Pasage Theater

In 1778, Ryazan vice-gerency was formed. Later it became a gubernia and Pereyaslavl-Ryazansky received its current name “Ryazan” and a coat-of-arms depicting a prince with a sword in his hand. Trade was well developed in the town. In the early 18th century, Ryazan merchants owned about 18% of the Moscow bread-making market. By the end of the century, about 10,000 people lived in Ryazan. In 1786, a school was opened, one year later - a theater of opera and drama (one of the oldest in Russia).