Oryol celebrates 450th anniversary

Oryol is celebrating its 450th anniversary. Oryol has the titles of city of labour and military glory. A fireworks display was held in Moscow in honor of its liberation from the Nazi invaders on August in 1943 for the first time during the years of the Great Patriotic War. In 2007 Oryol became one of the first cities in  Russia to be awarded the title ‘City of Military Glory’.