From there, the Georgian bishop Timothy brought the cross to the emigre Georgian prince Bakar, residing in Moscow and then in Lyskovo.
In 1686, Lyskovo was granted by the Russian government to the emigré Georgian monarch Archil of Imereti.
The Makaryev Monastery opposite of the town of Lyskovo used to be the location of the largest fair in Eastern Europe.
In 1536, the Russians and Tatars were on the brink of a new war and met near Lyskovo, but the battle was averted.