Geography of Vladimir Oblast

plain in Russia

thumb|250px|The site of Blue Stone (Russia)|an ancient Meryan sanctuary in Zalesye Zalesye (, area beyond the forest) or Opolye (, area in the fields) is a historical region of Russia, comprising the north and west parts of Vladimir Oblast, the north-east of Moscow Oblast and the south of Yaroslavl Oblast. As the kernel of the medieval state of Vladimir-Suzdal, this area played a vital part in the development of Russian statehood.

thumb|A monument commemorating the 850th anniversary of Starodub