From the Market Square of Suzdal passing the monastery of St. Basil there goes a road to the village of Kideksha. 4km to the east from Suzdal we've got one of the earliest monuments of Vladimir-Suzdal white stone architecture - St. Boris and St. Gleb church. Within one year (1152) Suzdal prince Yuri Dolgoruky built a number of churches in different cities of Zalessye (region beyond the forests). St Boris and St. Gleb church was among them. Possibly the church of St Boris and St. Gleb was the center of the royal residence, surrounded by earth ramparts. Of all the buildings of the residence only the church survived. The prince didn't stay here for a long time. In 1155 he became the prince of Kiev, where he soon died.

The church of St Boris and St. Gleb is striking by its austere simplicity. Its cube-shaped main body with solid apses is built of perfectly trimmed white stone slabs. The plain clear constructions almost devoid of carved decorations. Only a band of blind arcade and modestly decorated portals break the simplicity of the architecture.

The upper part of the church collapsed and in the 17th the four-sloped roof with a tiny dome was built instead. In the 14th century there was a monastery here and since the 18th century it was used as a village church. In 1780 a small heated church of St. Stephen was built in addition to the ancient non-heated temple. And in front of them a tent-shaped bell tower with the Holy Gate and a low brick fence were constructed. Nowadays the church of St. Boris and St. Gleb is a part of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum. It's on the World Heritage List of UNESCO.