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According to the 2004 census, 25,641 people live in Orhei: 46.56% are men, 53.44% are women. Ethnic composition: 89.17% - Moldovans, 3.59% - Ukrainians, 5.45% - Russians, 0.12% - Gagauz, 0.18% - Bulgarians, 0.07% - Poles, 0.14% - Jews, 0.59% - Gypsies, 0.67% - representatives of other nationalities. There are 8,715 registered households in Orhei, each with an average of 2.9 people.

[top] History

The first mention of Orhei dates back to the last third of the 15th century and refers to the pyrkalab (head of administration) of the Orhei fortress, located 18 kilometers downstream of the Reut from the current city. Researchers have tried to interpret the toponym “Orhei” in different ways. According to one version, it comes from the Hungarian word “var” - “city”. According to another hypothesis, “Orhei” is a local term designating a place for a farm or a yard. There are those who believe that the name of the city goes back to the Tatar word “orga”, which denoted the residence of the khan.

Orhei has an ancient and rich story. Initially, the village was located in another place, which the inhabitants abandoned several centuries later. The population left the old settlement on Reut and founded a new one with the same name. Old city, abandoned in the first decades of the 16th century, is now called Old Orhei, and the new settlement that arose in the middle of the 16th century is called Orhei. The old town became an ordinary village, which disappeared at the beginning of the 18th century.

Archaeologists have discovered in Old Orhei an ancient fortress of the 12th-13th centuries, built of wood and earth. It was destroyed during the Tatar-Mongol invasion of 1241-1242. At the same place around 1330, the Tatar-Mongols built fortifications and even created an oriental-type city called Shehr al-Jedid (translated as New City). In 1369, the Tatar-Mongols were expelled from the Prut-Dniester interfluve, and the local population occupied the city, which was named Orhei. The expansion of the territory of the Moldavian Principality due to the space between the Prut and the Dniester favored the development of Old Orhei, which became a center of handicraft production and trade. Political stability during the reign of Alexander the Good (1400-1432) contributed to the transformation of Old Orhei into a trading settlement.

Evidence of this is the many Moldovan and foreign coins from the time of Alexander the Good, found by archaeologists in Old Orhei.

The stone fortress built by the Tatar-Mongols, although damaged, continued to serve the Moldovans as a defensive center. During the reign of Stephen the Great (1457-1504), the citadel was reconstructed and turned into the residence of the Pyrkalabs. A document dated April 1, 1470 mentions the pyrkalab of the Orhei fortress, which also performed administrative functions in the cinuta. By building earthen and wooden fortifications in Old Orhei, Stefan the Great sought to strengthen the defensive system of Moldova and protect the principality from Tatar raids. The importance that the ruler attached to Old Orhei is indicated by the fact that the governor appointed loyal boyars there as pyrkalabs. These are Radu Gangur, Galesh, Vlaicu, Grozia Mikotić, Ivanko and Alexa.

During the 15th-16th centuries, the fortifications in Old Orhei housed the pyrkalaba palace and the houses of some townspeople. In 1499, as a result of a Tatar raid, the market and the fortress of Old Orhei were devastated. And although the citadel remained in the hands of the Moldovans, its defensive qualities were seriously damaged. A new invasion of the Tatars in 1513 dealt another blow to the fortress. The Tatar raids continued in the following years, causing enormous damage to the fortress, trade and the entire tzinut. The campaign of the Turkish Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the summer of 1538 to Moldova led to disastrous consequences for the fortress of Old Orhei and Tsinuta. Moreover, there was a real possibility of turning Old Orhei into a Turkish-Tatar fortress in order to strengthen the positions of Ottoman Empire in this region.

The destruction caused by a series of raids after 1499 apparently prompted the city's inhabitants to move to a new location. The transition began to occur more actively after 1530-1540. A new settlement (it is customary to call it Orhei) arose 18 km upstream of the Reut. Old Orhei was completely abandoned. Starting from the 50-60s of the 16th century, sources already speak of a new market, which became the administrative center of the Orhei cinut.

Accurate data about the city of Orhei appears during the reign of Alexander Lapusneanu - from 1554, when a dam began to be built at the confluence of the Kula and Reut rivers, which made it possible to create a lake. Dmitry Cantemir also wrote about him: “Orhei district. It is called so by the name of Orhea, which is on the Reut River, a city that is not particularly large, but quite beautiful and abundant in everything that is needed for human life. Lake Orhei, located not far from the city to the east, and the beautiful island on it provide abundant food.” The census of 1591 registered 2,657 poor people, 380 kurtians (servicemen) and 226 nemes (nobles) in the Orhei cinut.

Since 1559, Orhei appears in official documents as a market town. The settlement began to develop, turning into a regional shopping mall. Among the owners of the shops that appeared was the then Orhei pyrkalab Nicoare Donich. In 1607, he donated to the Seku monastery “several houses with all the places and shops with goods, which are located in the middle of the Orhei market and were built by us and with our money.”

The period of economic prosperity of the city occurred during the reign of Vasily Lupu, who cleaned the lake, built bridges, developed a number of streets, and founded a settlement near Orhei, the income from which was due to the ruler. Vasily Lupu initiated the construction of the Cathedral of St. Demetrius - one of the 15 churches and monasteries he founded. Pavel Aleppo, who passed through Orhei in 1653, wrote in his travel notes: “The houses are built of stone and wood, and the roads are paved with boards, like in Iasi.”

The Orhei pyrkalabs played an important role in the military-political life of Moldova, concentrating defense and administrative functions in their hands. Among them, the Pyrkalabs from the Danchul-Durak dynasty stand out - representatives of this family became the leaders of the Orhei fortress and the Orhei Tsinut in the 16th-18th centuries. In 1671, a major uprising broke out against the ruler George Duka, who introduced heavy taxes and appointed indifferent dignitaries to important government positions to the detriment of the interests of the boyars and the stratum of service people. The movement acquired a large scale in the Soroca, Orhei and Lapushnen cinuts. The uprising was led by the great serdar (military leader) Orhei Mihalcea Hincu, the former great serdar Apostle Fool and the former klucher (boyar rank) Constantine. In 1672, the rebels reached Iasi, forcing the governor to flee, but he, with the support of the Turkish-Tatar army, then managed to defeat them. The leaders of the uprising fled to Poland. Mihalcea Hinku returned to his homeland under other rulers, but Apostle Fool remained in Poland until the end of his life.

The transfer of the city into private ownership began in 1761, when voivode Scarlat Grigore Ghica, in exchange for several houses in Iasi, gave the steward Constantin Riscani part of the hospodar's domain in Orhei. In 1807, the city was already entirely in the possession of Costaque Balsha. Later, Orhei passed into the hands of the state councilor Alexander Ghika.

In 1833 Orhei received the status county town. The old settlement expanded to the north and west, towards the transit routes to Rezina, Balti and Soroca. The population grew, handicraft production developed. However, from an economic point of view, Orhei could no longer compete with such commercial and industrial centers as Balti and Bendery. In 1907, a 4-grade girls' gymnasium was opened in Orhei, which in 1910 was transformed into a 7-grade lyceum.

Until 1947, Orhei remained the center of the county, which included the Bravici, Kiperceni, Criuleni, Raspopeni, Rezinsky, Suslensky and Telenesti districts. During the administrative reform of 1947, the counties were disbanded, and Orhei became a regional center. During Soviet times, the city’s economy developed, industrial and processing enterprises, social and cultural facilities, etc. were put into operation.

In 1998, Orhei became the center of the county of the same name. With the return to districts in 2001, the city was again given the status of a district center.

[up] Historical monuments

Orhei is a city with rich traditions and values. It has 63 historical, memorial, architectural and art monuments, including 14 of national significance and 49 of local significance.

Name of the museum complex Old Orhei comes from the name medieval city Orhei, which existed in the 15th-16th centuries. The name Old Orhei appeared after the population of the city left for another place. The museum complex of Old Orhei is a system of historical and natural monuments, unique landscapes located on high rocky capes, which are formed by the meanders of the Reut River between the villages of Trebuzheni and Butuceni. Archaeological research in Old Orhei began in 1947. Of particular scientific and museum value are the Geta and medieval Moldavian fortresses, a bathhouse, an inn, a church, as well as small and large caves, formed in rocky massifs on the banks of the Reut.

Old Orhei includes two giant rocky capes: Pestere and Butuceni. The originality of the landscape is given by the Reut channel, which has the shape of a canyon running through the limestone layers of the ancient Sarmatian Sea (14 million years ago). The first rock complex, located on the northern edge of the cave series, 20-30 m above the river, is the Bosie Monastery. He is ancient system rock galleries lined up in several rows. He has rock church, which has an altar, naos, and spacious cells.

Second cave complex located at an altitude of 30-60 m above the river level, to the west of the Bosie monastery, under the base of the Geto-Dacian settlement. Covers approximately 30 caves, built in a limestone massif in several horizontal rows over an area of ​​250 m. Some caves cannot be climbed without special equipment. Various signs are carved on the walls of the cells, which are similar to the symbols characteristic of the early Middle Ages.

The third rock complex is the Peshtere Monastery. It is located 60 m above the level of Reut and seems to continue other galleries of rock chambers (about 50 m to the west). The monastery consists of a church with an altar, a naos, a pronaos and a vestibule, a group of cells, a corridor with steps leading to Reut, and a tunnel carved into the rock in 1820 from the side of the village of Butuceni. A bell tower (1890) rises above the entrance to the tunnel, near it and above the church, on the edge of the cape there is a massive cross dating from the 18th century.

Orheevsky Museum of History and Ethnography has a rich collection of exhibits that shed light on the history of the city, the occupations of its inhabitants, biographies of famous personalities who were born or worked here: soil scientist Nikolai Dimo ​​(1873-1959), poet Yuri Barzhansky (1922-1976), folk music performer Tamara Cheban, writer Onisifor Gibu, who worked at the Orhei Lyceum during the interwar period. The museum is located in a building classified as a historical heritage of the city.

Cathedral of St. Demetrius founded by the ruler Vasile Lupu, was built before 1638-1639 on a hill in the south-eastern part of the country. The church consists of three parts, each of which is dominated by a spherical dome. The bell tower was erected simultaneously with the building. Its interior is visible from the outside due to arches supported on pillars. A memorial plaque with elements of sculpture, installed above the portal leading to the pronaos, reflects episodes in the life of the founders of the temple. In the Church of St. Demetrius, unauthorized work was carried out to replace old wooden window frames with metal-plastic ones, as a result of which the old plaster based on limestone mortar was knocked down, and cement mortar was used instead.

Installed next to the Cathedral of St. Demetrius Monument to Lord Vasily Lupu(sculptor Oscar Hahn, 1932), whose name is associated with many important changes in the development of the city. At first, the bronze statue was located in the city center, but in 1972 it was moved to the church.

Church of St. Nicholas was built in the first half of the 19th century and rebuilt at the end of the same century. The architecture of the temple fits into the tradition of Russian church eclecticism.

Historical monuments are Old Believer Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, built in the middle of the 19th century, and Church of All Saints, founded in late XIX century. A small church appeared in 1904-1915 through the efforts of the local Polish community. Orhei also preserves such architectural and historical monuments as the former women's gymnasium, the district zemstvo assembly (with a park), many residential buildings, and bank offices of the 19th-20th centuries.

[up] Natural resources

Orhei is located in an area with very diverse landscapes. The city covers an area of ​​2047 hectares. The area of ​​farmland outside the city limits is 218 hectares, 54 hectares are allocated to the Ivanos quarry. The rivers Reut and Ivanos belong to the Dniester basin. These rivers are fed by snow, rain and groundwater.

Near Orhei there is one of the richest forest areas - Codri. Trees and shrubs growing in the forests of this region supply valuable raw materials for folk crafts. It is also a wonderful place for recreation, tourism and hunting. The area of ​​green spaces within the city is 184 hectares (9.1% of total area), of which 70% are forests.

The fauna in the region is represented by wild boars, badgers, weasels, foxes, martens, roe deer, hares, etc. Rodents include squirrels, marmots and other species. Among the birds that inhabit these places are thrushes, doves, jays, finches, quails, herons, storks, wild geese and ducks, etc. In the reservoirs there are carp, bream, pike perch, beluga, etc.

Orhei has deposits of clay and stone. There are territories occupied by open quarries for the extraction of gravel, pebbles, lands with excess moisture content, salt marshes, and areas prone to erosion and landslides.

Economy

The economic potential of the city is formed by industrial, trade, transport, telecommunications enterprises, and economic agents working in the service sector. The industrial sector specializes in the production of food, juices, canned food, dairy products, bakery products, cigarettes, alcoholic and soft drinks, household goods, haberdashery, and shoes. These are enterprises such as Orhei-Vit JSC, Fabrica de pîine JSC, Gabini JSC, Tobacco Factory, Orlact LLC, Galanta JSC. They provide quality products to both domestic and foreign markets.

The Orhei region produces a wide range of wines. The wine industry is represented by five factories: Orhei Vin JSC, Marvin JSC, Vinul Codrilor JSC, Pivnițele Brănești JSC and Chateau Vartely LLC, exporting their products to Germany, Italy, France, Turkey, Israel, the UK , CIS countries, etc.

Trade and service enterprises are dynamically developing in the city.

[up] Social sphere

The city educational system covers 7 preschool institutions, 4 gymnasiums, theoretical lyceums named after. I. L. Karadzhiale and O. Gibu, vocational school, art and music schools, boarding school, sports school, medical and pedagogical colleges. In the cultural sphere, two cultural centers, 7 libraries, and 9 amateur art groups operate.

The Orhei Museum of History and Ethnography has a rich collection of exhibits that shed light on the history of the city, the occupations of its inhabitants, biographies of famous personalities who were born or worked here: soil scientist Nikolai Dimo ​​(1873-1959), poet Yuri Barzhansky (1922-1976), folk music performer Tamara Ceban, writer Onesifor Gibu, who worked at the Orhei Lyceum during the interwar period, and others.

[up] Tourist routes

One of the most famous in Moldova is the tourist route - Ivancha - Old Orhei - Cricova - Chisinau (120 km). Among the most attractive points for tourists along this route are: museum complex Old Orhei. The section of the route from Chisinau to Ivanchi passes through an area where winemaking traditions are very rich. Settlements In this area, Cricova and Magdacesti have become famous for their wonderful wines. 10 km from the village of Peresechina is the village of Donich - the former estate of the Donich boyars and the house-museum of the classic of Moldavian literature, fabulist Alexander Donich. Then we find ourselves in the village of Ivancha, located in most picturesque place at the edge of the forest and near the river bank. There you can visit the Museum of Folk Crafts, the exhibitions of which present all the traditional activities of folk craftsmen of Moldova.

A few kilometers from Ivanchi is the village of Braneshti, famous for its masons. The houses, gates, and chimneys here are decorated with flowers and stone columns created with amazing skill. The next stopping point is the valley of the Reut River, where the ruins of three ancient settlements are located: Geto-Dakyi, Tatar Shehr al-Jedid and Moldavian medieval ones. An Orthodox rock monastery is carved into the steep banks of Reut. In the village of Butuceni there is an old peasant yard from the 19th century that has been turned into a museum. A tourist route then it runs along Reut to the Dniester River, the Dubossary reservoir and the hydroelectric power station. On the way back to tourists, a stop will be organized at underground city in Cricova, whose wine cellars are among the largest in the world.

Originated in the middle of the 16th century V. on the site of a destroyed ancient fortress. The name is explained from Hung. Varhely, where var "fortress, city",hely- "place".

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Orhei (Orhei (Mold. Orhei) - city (since 1835) in Moldova cm. Moldova)
, on the Reut River. Population 29.6 thousand people (2004).
The time of the city's founding is unknown. Orhei is one of the oldest settlements in Moldova. The Cossacks called Orhei Irgeev and Igreev; in Rus' it was known in ancient times under the name Oryga or Orygova. Built on the site of the Dacian fortress of Petrodava (Old Orhei), founded in the 14th century. Stephen the Great and destroyed by the Janissaries in 1499. The remains of the fortress with underground passages have survived to this day. In the mid-17th century, by order of the ruler of Moldova, Vasile Lupu, Orhei was moved 18 kilometers north, closer to the entrance to the Reuta Canyon. Until 1812, the city was the residence of Turkish sardars who ruled northern part Bessarabia. In 1835 it was renamed Ogreev and received the status of a county town.
Among the attractions: the cathedral church of St. Demetrius (1631-1636), repeatedly rebuilt, 15 km from the city - medieval fortress Old Orhei (remains of a palace and castle complex of the 14th-15th centuries), monument to Vasily Lupu - ruler of Moldova in 1634-53.
There is a local history museum in the city.

Encyclopedia of tourism Cyril and Methodius. 2008 .


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    District town of Bessarabian province, in 41 ver. from Chisinau, on the left elevated bank of the river. Reuta. Owner's city (surname Pangalo). By January 1, 1896, 11,585 inhabitants. (6142 men and 5443 women): 262 nobles, 37 clergy, honorary citizens and merchants... Encyclopedic Dictionary F.A. Brockhaus and I.A. Efron

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Orhei is one of the cities in the very center of Moldova. In Moldavian it is called “Orhei”. It is small, provincial town, in which most of the buildings remain from Soviet times. You won't find skyscrapers or high-tech street gadgets here. However, there are several highlights here, which are hidden behind dilapidated facades and crowns of hundred-year-old trees.

Discover Orhei

You can easily get to Orhei from Chisinau. The town is located just 40 kilometers from the capital of Moldova. Along the way, picturesque landscapes open from the car window. Orhei is located in a valley shrouded in hills and forests in one of the greenest areas of the country - next to the Codri nature reserve.

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Ancient city was founded approximately 20 kilometers from the modern settlement. Today, on the old site there is a historical and archaeological complex protected by the state. Tourists know it as Old Orhei, where one of the first settlements appeared in the 12th century. After 3 centuries, the Mongol-Tatars came to the lands of the Getae and Dacians - the ancestors of modern Moldovans. People were forced to flee and moved the settlement, which today is already known as new town Orhei.

Jewish trace

Modern Orhei is 463 years old. Jews were among the first settlers. Orhei attracted them with its geographical location– the city had easy access to other major points, as well as fertile lands and a temperate climate. Over the course of several centuries, Orhei became the largest Jewish community in all of Bessarabia - that’s what Moldova used to be called. By the end of the 19th century, the city's population was three-quarters Jewish. And the remaining quarter are Moldovans, Ukrainians and Russians.

In the 19th century, synagogues could be found on every corner in Orhei; to be more precise, there were 19 of them. Today, by the way, there is only one left.

« These were mostly the richest people. They held medicine and education in their hands. In our city and county, 20 millionaires were registered among Jews», – said Andrei Kalcha, an employee of the history museum.

The Moldovans got along well with the newcomers and were grateful for their contribution to the development of the city. Now the ancient cemetery, one of the oldest in all of Europe, reminds of the Jewish trace. Almost 15 thousand people are buried in the cemetery, which is over 400 years old. Stone tombstones with inscriptions in Hebrew are still preserved here.

The attraction, which sends a chill down your spine, will appeal to those who are attracted by history and architectural monuments. By the way, there are plenty of the latter in Orhei.

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One of oldest temples in Moldova - the Church of St. Demetrius. It was built back in 1636. Today it is the calling card of Orhei, the domes of which are visible almost immediately upon entering the city. To build the monastery, the Moldavian ruler Vasile Lupu invited the best architects from Romania and Poland. They built the temple in just 5 years. If not for the Second World War, the temple could have been preserved in its original form to this day. But the bombings of '44 destroyed half the building. The Church of St. Demetrius was quickly restored in the 50s of the last century. Since then it has not been closed for a single day. Moldovans value this architectural heritage so much that they immortalized it on a banknote national currency in denomination of 5 lei.

Gothic church - Orhei Hogwarts

Orhei is a compact city, where you can and even need to move around exclusively on foot. There is absolutely no need for transport. While walking through the center of Orhei it is impossible not to notice catholic church.

There are very few Catholics in Moldova, so a church is a rarity. The most beautiful of them is located just in Orhei - the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built at the very beginning of the 20th century by the Polish noblewoman Cesarina Bokarskaya, according to one version, a relative of the Russian reformer Pyotr Stolypin.

The church is made in the neo-Gothic style. In appearance, it resembles the fictional Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Such a building is the only one not only in Orhei, but throughout Moldova.

“Even believers of other faiths come to our church. The Mass lasts only 40 minutes, and not 4 hours, as in an Orthodox church, and there are benches here - soft and comfortable», – said the custodian of the church, Alevtina.

In 2008, the temple was completely restored - it was also damaged during the war. For a long time there were warehouses, a gym and even a radio studio here. Now from the outside it looks impeccable, almost the same as 114 years ago. The inside is light and cozy – the multi-colored stained glass windows give a special atmosphere. Each of them reflects biblical scenes, such as the Annunciation or the crucifixion of Christ.

Orhei is the most dynamically developing city in Moldova in 2018

Orhei is a city with a rich past. At the same time, the regional center is trying to keep up with the times - it is developing dynamically and even strives to become modern European city. New buildings and structures appear here, roads are repaired and street lighting is installed much faster than what happens in Chisinau. Therefore, this city attracts even Chisinau residents. They come here for holidays or weekends. Residents of other cities are fascinated by Orhei with its quiet regularity, low prices and a pleasant environment.

A quiet harbor

One of the places where you can relax from the hustle and bustle is the city lake. It has no name because it is the only one in the city. Finding it is not difficult, you can ask any Orhei resident and he will tell you the way.

The first thing that catches your eye is the modern infrastructure: neatly laid paving slabs, snow-white benches, sports and playground. No wonder locals spend almost everything here free time. Here they swim, sunbathe and fish.

« This is very a nice place, here you can spend time with your family. We love to come here to eat ice cream and listen to music. Many concerts for children are held here» – says Orhei resident Cecilia Grisa.

For privacy, it is better to come here on weekdays, because on weekends you are unlikely to be the only visitors. Here you can enjoy the light breeze, walk around sandy beach.

The most beautiful park in the country

Once you've strolled around the lake, head into the central part of the city to the largest and green Park Orheeva - Ivanos. It was named after the river that flows along the entire territory. This park was built back in 1873. A few years ago it was completely restored and CCTV cameras were installed throughout the territory. There is also security on duty here around the clock.

The park is kept in perfect order - by the way, this habit dates back to the 19th century, when the city governor organized a massive cleanup of the area. Until now, no one has abandoned this tradition - all visitors maintain cleanliness. Automatic watering is installed on neatly trimmed lawns. The entire area is surrounded by tens of thousands of trees brought from all over the world: Canadian maple, Australian acacia and golden spruce.

Walking here is a pleasure. It feels like you are in an oasis hidden in the very heart of the city.

French style chateau

This paradise is located at the highest point of Orhei, overlooking the entire city and the Reut River. The history of the city inspired local winemakers to create a real “chateau” - in the French style. A chateau is a place with a full cycle of wine production, when one winemaker controls the entire process, from planting the vines to aging in cool cellars.

This winery does not have a centuries-old history - it was founded a little over 20 years ago, but this place will appeal to many.

On the territory of the complex there is a restaurant with Moldovan and European cuisine, a production workshop, as well as 4 villas where guests of the chateau can stay for several days until they taste all the wine available here. And there is a lot of it in cool basements. Classic European red varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Shiraz, and Pinot Noir. Whites: Chardonnay, Riesling, Traminer and Muscat. To get a feel for the Moldovan culture, it is worth trying local varieties that are found only in Moldova - these are Feteasca Regale, Feteasca Neagra and Rara Neagra.

Orhei – a good option for a busy one-day trip. Here you can feel the centuries-old history of the city, see some of the most beautiful architectural and cultural heritage of Moldova and taste good wine.

Orhei is one of the oldest cities in Moldova, rich in traditions and cultural values. In the city and its surroundings there are many monuments of local and national significance, attractions that attract many tourists.

Cathedral of St. Demetrius. The most old church Orhei and one of the oldest in Moldova. Built between 1632 and 1636. The founder of the cathedral was the ruler of Moldova, Vasile Lupu (1634-1653). The church is included in the register national heritage, being an architectural monument.

The Cathedral of St. Demetrius in Orhei is depicted on the 5 lei banknote of the Moldovan currency.

Monument to Vasile Lupu.Located on the central square of the city. Bronze statue of Vasile Lupu, ruler of the Moldavian principality from 1634 to 1653. The author is the famous Romanian sculptor Oscar Han. The monument was created in 1932. The statue is a real record holder for the number of changes in location. The monument was moved 8 times.

Roman Catholic Church. Located on the street. Vasile Mahu. Construction of the church began in 1904 and ended in 1915. The church was built at the expense of Cesarina Dobrovolskaya, who owned an estate in the village of Braviceni, not far from Orhei. Cesarina Dolivo-Dobrovolskayabelonged to an ancient Polish noble family and was even a relative of Pyotr Stolypin. She died in 1924 and was buried in a crypt under the church she built.During Soviet times, the Roman Catholic Church in Orhei was partially destroyed. The church was converted into a sports hall, and then into a regular warehouse. Thanks to the efforts of priest Klaus Kniffke, in 2005 the church was returned to the small Catholic community of Orhei. In 2008, after reconstruction, the church was reopened.


Museum of History and Ethnography Orheeva. The museum is located in the house of the former chief architect of the city, Mircea Bengulescu, who built many buildings in Orhei, as well as bridges over the Raut. Bengulescu was also involved in the development of the Ivanos city park, and in 1939 he restored the Church of St. Demetrius for its 300th anniversary. In 1940, the architect was forced to flee Bessarabia, captured by Soviet troops, to Romania. The collection of the museum located in his house contains more than 20 thousand exhibits, the most valuable are collections of coins and ancient books. The permanent exhibition of the museum is dedicated to historical and archaeological research on the territory of Paradise.

The building of the Zemstvo government. Monument architecture of the 19th century century. The building was built at the insistence of the former chairman of the Zemstvo, Alexander Cotruta. In this building, on March 25, 1918, deputies of the District Zemstvo Assembly voted for the unification of Bessarabia with Romania. After January 1, 1919, the building housed the Prefecture and the District Court. Then, for several years, the I. L. Caragiale Lyceum was located here. The building is currently empty.

District Court building. An architectural monument of the twentieth century.This former house doctor and lawyer Mihail Coteanu, director of the weekly„ Frăția Românească”( „ Romanian Brotherhood”), produced in the city from 1919 to 1940. After World War II, the building was occupied by the Executive Committee of People's Deputies. Since 1990, the district court has been located here.


Jewish cemetery. An ancient cemetery which, according to some sources, is about 400 years old. There are more than 15,000 tombstones. The oldest date back to the 18th century. For several centuries, a large Jewish community lived in Orhei. It is known that at the beginning of the twentieth century, 3/4 of the population of Orhei were Jews. Now there are only about 0.1%. The Jewish cemetery is located in a landslide zone, which is why its old part was badly damaged.

Ivanos Park. Central city park, entrance from the street. Vasile Mahu. The park was established in 1933 by the decision of city and county authorities. Located at the foot of a granite hill that towers over the entire city. The Ivanos stream flows through the park, from which the park gets its name. Initially, 9,000 trees were planted, brought from the Romanian Carpathians and Europe. In subsequent years, the park developed and developed with the active support of the townspeople. In the early 2000s, the park was seriously neglected due to a lack of funds for its maintenance. In the summer of 2015, entrepreneur Ilan Shor, who became the mayor of the city, carried out a complete restoration of the park, including a fountain, a waterfall, a massive staircase and the main alley. Now Ivanos Park has again become a favorite vacation spot for Orhei residents.

Square of Europe. Located between st. Vasile Mahu and Renasterii, opposite the city hall building. The square owes its name, which was given to it in 2015, to the benches painted in the colors of the flags. European countries which have become a local landmark.

Tourist complexOld Orhei (Orheiul Vechi). Counts business card Moldova. One of the most famous and popular tourist destinations. It was here that Orhei was originally located, but after another devastating raid in 1533, the settlement was transferred to a more quiet place, away from trade routes (read more in the History section). Old Orhei is located 18 km southeast of the current city. The unique landscape with steep limestone slopes of the winding mouth of the Raut River creates a unique landscape here. This place literally breathes history. The ancient Dacians, Romans, the Golden Horde of the Tatar-Mongols, etc. left their mark here. The ruins of an ancient fortress and Roman baths are still preserved. In addition, tourists are attracted by caves, an ancient rock church and ancient monks’ cells, gouged out of limestone.

The villages of Trebujeni and Butuceni. Located on the territory of the Old Orhei complex. Known as centers of agro and ethno-tourism. Very attractive beautiful scenery and traditional Moldovan buildings, some of which are more than 150 years old. Here you can stay in mini-hotels decorated in traditional style, as well as try dishes national cuisine prepared by local housewives.

Geological and paleontological natural monument „Orheevskoe ugap". It is a state protected area. It occupies an area of ​​100 hectares.

Curchi Monastery. Located in the village of Curchi, 12 km from Orhei. Some researchers say that the monastery was founded during the reign of Stephen the Great. In documents, the monastery dates back to the time of the ruler Alexander Ghik, when the peasant Iordache Kurkiu founded a wooden hermitage. Between 1937-1938 a beautiful temple was built in honor of St. Nicholas. In Soviet times, the monastery became psychiatric hospital. Only in 1992 the monastery was reopened. In 1995, a monastic seminary was created here and restoration began. The monastery is included in the UNESCO list of architectural monuments.

MuseumAlexey Donich (1806-1865). The museum of the famous Moldovan fabulist is located in the village of Donich, 26 km from Orhei. It was opened in 1976 in the old family mansion of the Donich family. Near the mansion there is the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, founded by the writer’s father, family graves and the Stynka spring.

Estate-museum of the Lazo family. Located in the village of Piatra, 7 km from Orhei. At the end of the 19th century, the village was the property of the wealthy Lazo family. The last landowners of this dynasty were Georgy and Elena Lazo - the parents of the hero of the Russian Civil War, Sergei Lazo. In 1906, Elena Lazo, after the death of her husband, sold the estate in Piatra and moved to an estate near the city of Balti. During Soviet times, the village of Pyatra was renamed Lazo, in honor of Sergei Lazo. After Moldova gained independence, the village was returned to its former name. The Lazo estate, which had fallen into complete disrepair, began to be restored in 2008. The work is almost completed. The exhibition rooms include household items, furniture, photographs, books that belonged to the Lazo family.

ManorBaliosa. Located in the village of Ivancha, 14 km from Orhei. The estate was built by order of the landowner Karabet Balioz, an Armenian by origin. The estate is surrounded by an ancient park with an area of ​​7 hectares, founded in 1880. Here you can see plants that are not typical for Moldova, such as Canadian spruce, American pine, red linden, yellow cladrastis, Argentine pine, Chinese wisteria, yew. In 1984, the estate was transformed into the Museum of Folk Crafts, a branch of the National Museum of Ethnography and natural history. The museum hosts several permanent exhibitions dedicated to traditional Moldovan crafts. One of the halls is dedicated to traditional costume. The museum has a collection of musical instruments.

OPEN LETTER - ADDRESS TO THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ORHEI - ORGEIVA REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Mr. SHOR ILAN MIRONOVICH

Mister MAYOR! ILAN MIRONOVICH!

I AM AN ODESSIAN AND BORN IN ODESSA. BUT I LIVED IN ORGEI FOR 25 YEARS, BELIEVE ABSOLUTELY UNFORGETTABLE YEARS. AND BELIEVE AGAIN THAT THESE WERE PROBABLY THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE!
Here I met, truly, with wonderful people, many of whom are from school years, and this is more than 60 years ago, and still remain the best, most reliable and faithful my friends ...
AT THAT TIME, A FAR, FAR LONG TIME IN ORGEI, I THINK, LIKE ANYWHERE ELSE IN MOLDAVIA, A SPECIAL, SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY HAS FORMED. AND THIS WAS A UNIQUE, ACTUALLY FAMILY, ATTENTIVE AND INCREDIBLY BENEFITIVE ATTITUDE OF THE CITY RESIDENTS TO EACH OTHER... IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING THAT THIS UNIQUE BENEVOLUTION, GOOD MEMORY, EVEN ATTACHMENT TO EACH OTHER TO RUGA AND WHO PREVIOUSLY RESIDED IN ORGEIVA AND LIVING THERE NOW - PRESERVED AND, I THINK, WILL PRESERVE FOR LONG YEARS AND... AS LONG AS WE ARE ALIVE!!!... AND THIS IS DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE ARE SCARED ACROSS ALL THE EXISTING CONTINENTS OF THE HUGE EARTH!...
DIASPORAS OF ORHEIANS - ORHEIANS, LIVING IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND LIVING IN MOLDOVA, ACTIVELY “CONTACT” DAILY, COMMUNICATE, EXCHANGE NEWS, AND SOMETIMES AND PROBLEMS ARISING AS WELL AS ACTIVELY AS WELL AS THEY CONTINUE TO LIVE NEARBY IN THE ONE CITY, IN THEIR OWN TO YOUR FAVORITE ORCHEA...
BUT STILL HUMAN MEMORY IS AN INTERESTING, AMAZING, UNIQUE, UNIQUE CREATION OF NATURE...
AND THESE UNFORGETTABLE TRADITIONAL EVENING festivities - WALKS ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS IN FESTIVE, BEST CLOTHES, ON THE MAIN, AT THAT TIME, GOGOL STREET!...
AND THESE TRADITIONAL CAMPS - MEETINGS ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS FOR DANCES, WHICH HELD FIRST IN THE HOUSE OF CULTURE, LOCATED THEN IN THE SQUARE, AND THEN IN THE NEW, FROM THE SNOW-WHITE MOLDAVAN KOTEL, ONLY - ONLY THE BUILD HOUSEHOLD, PALACE OF CULTURE!...
AND THESE UNIQUE EVENING CINEMA SHOWS IN THE FAMOUS ORGHE SUMMER CINEMA, AROUND WHICH OLD, INCREDIBLY fragrant LINDE PLUM GROWED... AND WHAT HIGH WALLS-FENCES THIS CINEMA HAD, THAT WE HAD TO CAUGHT OVERCOME WITH A RAPID THROW, MANAGE TO LAND SUCCESSFULLY AND ALSO QUICKLY DISSOLVE BETWEEN DISSATISFIED, OUTSTANDING VIEWERS BEFORE THE APPEARANCE OF THE EVIL, PEDANTIC AND NERVOUS GRANDMOTHER - THE CONTROLLER, TO WATCH THE NEW FILM FOR FREE AND WITH GREAT ENJOYMENT!...
I AM BOTH A SAILOR AND A JOURNALIST. AND THIS OBVIOUSLY HAPPENED BECAUSE THIS IS HOW THE STARS ARE POSITIONED IN THE SKY AND THIS IS HOW, AND NOT ANY OTHER WAY, THE CARDS FELL OUT ON THE GAMING TABLE OF MY DESTINY.
AND I, JUST LIKE OTHER FORMER ORHEIANS, CONTINUE TO BE MENTALLY, ALMOST DAILY, INVISIBLY PRESENT IN MY DEAR AND HOMETOWN, TO EMPATHATE AND BREATHE WITH THE EVENTS AND CHANGES HAPPENING IN THE CITY.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE EVENTS AND SHARPING CHANGES!
ILAN MIRONOVICH!
YOU ARE A BRIGHT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEW GENERATION OF THE MOLDOVAN ELITE ESTABLISHMENT IN THE FIELD OF BUSINESS, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
WITH YOUR ARRIVAL TO THE VERY HIGH, BUT INCREDIBLY TROUBLESOME AND HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE POST OF MAYOR OF SUCH, I REPEAT, A UNIQUE CITY AS ORHEI, THE CITY HAS FOUND (RECEIVED) IN OUR CURRENT MOMENT EXPERIENCES ENOUGH NEW TIMES, NEW BREATH, NEW LIFE.
THE CITY BEGAN TO RISE, TO RISE FROM THE KNEES...
THE CHANGES IN ORHEI ARE SIMPLY AMAZING...
THE LIVING STANDARD AND WELL-BEING OF CITY RESIDENTS, GRADUALLY, NOT AS QUICKLY AS WE WOULD LIKE, IS RISING AND IMPROVING.
ORGEEV, SPEAKING IN NORMAL ODESSA LANGUAGE, IS OF COURSE NOT THE FIRST CITY IN MOLDAVIA, BUT ALSO... NOT THE SECOND!!!...
THE REAL RESULT OF YOUR INITIATIVES AS A WISE, THOUGHT, RESPONSIBLE OWNER - THE MAYOR IS AVAILABLE! THE CITY IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE APPROPRIATE, MORE CAREFUL AND...BEAUTIFUL!
AND, COMPLETELY UNEXPECTEDLY, ORHEI IS GRADUALLY TURNING INTO THE CULTURAL CAPITAL OF NEW MOLDOVA!!!
THANKS TO YOU, ILAN MIRONOVICH, IN RECENT YEARS OUR CITY HAS BEEN VISITED BY SUCH AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF THE BRIGHTEST STAR, THEATER AND CINEMA STARS, ON A WORLD SCALE, OF A WORLD LEVEL, THAT ALL OF MOLDOVA-MOLDAVIA HAS PROBABLY NOT SEEN FOR ALL THE PREVIOUS CENTURIES OF ITS EXISTENCE...
MOLDAVIA - MOLDOVA ITSELF HAS ALWAYS BEEN INCREDIBLY RICH IN PEOPLE'S TALENTS, WAS FAMOUS FOR ITS UNIQUE MUSICALITY AND THE SPECIAL, UNREPEATABLE "SINGILITY" OF ITS ETHNOSIS...
AND IT IS ON HER SCENE SKY OF STARS THAT WORLD-FAMOUS, FAMOUS DIAMOND NAMES SUCH AS MARIA BIESHO AND SOFIA ROTARU ARISED AND BLOOMED IN LUXURIOUS COLOR!
WE HAVE TO NOTE THE FOLLOWING, MOLDOVA, AT ITS TIME, WAS PROVIDED A UNIQUE CHANCE TO CONFIRM ITS MEMBERSHIP IN AN ELITE CLUB OF COUNTRIES, IN WHICH REALLY WAS ARTISTS OF THE HIGHEST, STAR WORLDS, WOW LEVEL! AND MOLDOVA, WELL, IN NO CASE SHOULD IT BE SO RIDICULOUS TO REFUSE TO ADDITIONALLY DECLARE ABOUT ITSELF, ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF ANOTHER STAR IN ITS ARSENAL - THE LEVEL AND CLASS OF MARIA BIESHA AND SOFIA ROTARU!
MOLDOVA SIMPLY HAD NO RIGHT NOT TO TAKE USE OF THIS EXTREMELY RARE CHANCE!
AND... NEVERTHELESS, TO INCREDIBLY BITTER SORRY, THIS CHANCE, FOR COMPLETELY UNEXPLAINABLE REASONS, WAS NOT USED!
...IN ORGEI ON NOVEMBER 8, 1949, ON PERVOMAYSKAYA STREET AN AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL, DREAMY AND INCREDIBLY TALENTED GIRL APPEARED INTO THIS STRANGE LIGHT OF GOD.
HER NAME was LILECHKA AMARFY.
THIS WAS THE FUTURE SOVIET AND RUSSIAN PRIMA AND QUEEN OF THE MOSCOW STATE ACADEMIC OPERETTA THEATER, PEOPLE’S ARTIST OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, WINNER OF SEVERAL HIGH GOVERNMENT AWARDS, BRILLIANT SINGER, WINNING WITH AN IMPOSSIBLE, WONDERFUL, MAGICALLY CHARMING VOICE - LILIYA YAKOVLEVNA AMARFY, WHO WILL FOREVER CONQUER HEARTS WITH HER DIVINE TALENT ESCAPED AND GRATEFUL SPECTATORS OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS THEATERS AND STAGES IN THE WORLD...
LILECHKA STARTED SINGING, LITERALLY, FROM “NAPPY.” BEING A SOLOIST OF THE ORGEI VOCAL-INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE "CODRU", SHE PERFORMED WITH BRILLIANCE AND CONTINUOUS SUCCESS AT THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS REPUBLICAN AND ALL-UNION COMPETITIONS AND FESTIVALS. LOUD APPLAUSE, FURIOUS SCREAMS OF "BRAVO" "SCENES LITERALLY FLAMED WITH BOUQUETS AND BASKETS OF FLOWERS ACCOMPANIED THE PERFORMANCE OF LILY VO CONCERTS TIME ALL OVER MOLDAVIA AND ABROAD.
IN 1966, THE DECADE OF THE MOLDAVAN USSR WAS HELD IN MOSCOW, IN THE CONTEXT OF WHICH, DURING A PERFORMANCE IN THE KREMLIN PALACE OF CONVENTIONS, LILECHKA WAS RESULTINGLY SUCCESSFUL!
IN 1967, AFTER GRADING OUT OF ORHEI SECONDARY SCHOOL No. 1 (3), LILY ENTERED VGITIS NAMED AFTER MOSCOW. LUNACHARSKY /THE TREASURED DREAM OF ALL THE BEAUTIFUL AND... NOT VERY, ALL TALENTED AND... NOT VERY GIRLS OF THE SOVIET UNION AND... NOT ONLY.
LILY AMARFY WAS AN ACTIVE TOURING ACTIVITY IN RUSSIA FROM KALININGRAD TO KAMCHATKA, AND ABROAD. THIS IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, GERMANY, NORWAY, ISRAEL, ITALY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HUNGARY AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES.
LILIYA YAKOVLEVNA AMARFIY WAS BURIED ON OCTOBER 1, 2010 IN MOSCOW, AT TROYEKUROVSKY CEMETERY, ON ALLEY No. 6a, ON ARTISTS' ALLEY.
A HUGE BOUQUET OF FRESH FLOWERS APPEARS DAILY AT HER GRAVE...
ILAN MIRONOVICH!
WHY DID I DESCRIBE AND TELL EVERYTHING IN SO DETAIL?!...
SORRY! ...
I WILL REPEAT AGAIN - I HAVE TO CONCERN - I STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MOLDOVA, HAVING RECEIVED SUCH AN INCREDIBLY GENEROUS GIFT FROM HEAVEN IN THE PERSON OF LILIA AMARFII, WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE USE OF SUCH A CHANCE TO BE FAMOUS IN THE THEATER AND OPERA WORLD AND.. . DIDN'T AWARD THE GLORIOUS DAUGHTER OF BOTH ORGEI AND THE REPUBLIC - LILY AMARFIA - THE TITLE OF PEOPLE'S ARTIST, NAMELY OF MOLDOVA?!...
AND NOW, SORRY AGAIN (!) I WANT TO ADDRESS YOU WITH A HUGE REQUEST!!!
I THINK IT IS IN OUR POWER, AND WITH GOD'S HELP, TO PERFORM WHAT THE STATE OF MOLDOVA AND ORHEI, AS "ALMA MATER", FAILED TO DO IN A TIMELY AND FAIR...
NOT SO FAR FROM YOUR OFFICE, ON GOGOL STREET, A MARBLE PLATE-PLATE IS ATTACHED TO THE WALL OF A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE: “IN THIS HOUSE LIVED... THE ORHEI POET YURI BARGHANSKY”...
CAN WE NOT AND WILL NOT CORRECT THIS blatant INJUSTICE AND, DESPITE EVERYTHING, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERPETUALATE THE MEMORY OF THE BEAUTIFUL, NAMELY BEAUTIFUL /LILY WAS INCREDIBLY, DIVINELY BEAUTIFUL/ DAUGHTER OF ORHEI AND MOLDOVA, NATIVE ARTIST OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, WORLD-FAMOUS SINGER AND ACTRESS - LILY YAKOVLEVNY AMARFIY???!!!...
AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF MY MEMORIES ABOUT LILY AMARFIY, ON THE INTERNET THROUGH THE MOSCOW SITE OF L.AMARFIY, SEVERAL DOZENS OF FANS OF LILIYA YAKOVLEVNA’S WORK CONTACTED ME AND, Oddly enough, WANTED TO COME TO ORHEI AND THEY ASKED ME USING THE INTERNET PROGRAM - "GOOGLE - PLANET" , ON THE 3D IMAGE OF ORHEI EXPLAIN WHERE LILY'S HOUSE WAS LOCATED, WHERE SHE AND MOM LIVED!!!...
AND THIS HOUSE-KHATYNKA WAS LOCATED - IF YOU STAND ON THE FORMER PERVOMAYSKAYA STREET WITH YOUR FACE TO THE STADIUM, AND YOUR BACK TO THE NEW /RELATED/ HOUSES, IT WOULD BE AN AREA ROUGHLY ON THE FULL RIGHT OF THE ENTRANCE TOWARDS REUT AND THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. DMITRY...
SUBSEQUENTLY, THESE FANS TOLD ME THAT THE MOST AMAZING THING IT WAS THAT THE RESIDENTS OF THIS HOUSE HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT L. AMARFY AND Wandering around the city, when asking questions, no one could tell them anything clearly or understandably THREAD AND, FURTHERMORE, THEY THEMSELVES /THE ARRIVING FANS/ WERE ASKED A COUNTER QUESTION: “WHO IS THIS?!”
AND ONLY THANKS TO MY TIPS THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THE GRAVE OF LILIYA YAKOVLEVNA'S FATHER IN THE CITY MOLDAVIAN-RUSSIAN CEMETERY. THERE IS A PHOTO IN WHICH SHE STANDS AT THIS GRAVE WITH A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS, DRIVING FROM CHERNIVTSI /CHERNOVITSI/, WHERE SHE WAS ON TOUR, THROUGH ORGEI TO CHISINAU FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH MOLDAVAN TELEVISION AND IMPORTANT TO NOMOLDAVAN JOURNALIST AND PUBLIC FIGURE - AURELIAN DANILA...
ILAN MIRONOVICH!
AND NOW FOR THE ESSENTIAL PROBLEMS AND REQUESTS!...
WHAT DO I STILL WANT TO ADDRESS YOU AND WHAT I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO ASK YOU AS THE MAYOR OF ORHEI - IS IT CAN’T BE INSTALLED, PREFERABLY TWO COMMEMORATIVE MARBLE PLATES:
1. ON THE FAÇADE OF THE ORGEI-ORGEI PALACE OF CULTURE, ON WHERE THE MIRACLE HAPPENED. THE BIRTH OF A NEW WORLD-LEVEL STAR, WHOSE NAME IS AMARPHIAN LILY.
2. ON THE FACADE OF RUSSIAN SCHOOL No. 3 ???!!!...
IF TWO WILL COST EXPENSIVELY, THEN AT LEAST ONE WILL BE ON THE FAÇADE OF THE PALACE OF CULTURE...
IT IS DESIRABLE, OF COURSE... THAT THE BAS-RELIEF WOULD BE VOLUMERIOUS, AND WOULD BE MADE BY A GOOD MASTER, AND WOULD STAND OUT WITH ITS ORIGINALITY... BUT THAT IT WOULD BE MADE EXACTLY FROM MARBLE - BRONZE VANDALS, NATURALLY A SACRIFICE UT AND...THIS IT WILL BE... JUST NOT VERY NICE...

ILAN MIRONOVICH!
THIS IS SUCH A STUPID AND ENDLESSLY NAIVE REQUEST!!!...
GENERIOUSLY... SORRY FOR BOTH THE REQUEST AND... FOR THE NAIVET!!!...

APPLICATIONS:

LILIYA YAKOVLEVNA AMARFY - BORN ON NOVEMBER 8, 1949, ORGEI, MOLDAVAN SSR.
PASSED AWAY - SEPTEMBER 28, 2010, MOSCOW.
BURIED - OCTOBER 8, 2010, MOSCOW, TROEKUROVSKOE CEMETERY. ALLEY No. 6a,
ALLEY OF ARTISTS.

RANKS: HONORED ARTIST OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION - 1983.
PEOPLE'S ARTIST OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION - 1998.

AWARDS: ORDER OF FRIENDSHIP - 2003.
ORDER OF HONOR - 2010.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. PERSONAL SITE OF LILY AMARPHIY - LILY AMARPHIY.
/I WILL INDICATE THE LINKS IN SUCH ORDER SO THAT THEY WILL BE AS EASY TO FIND USING THE SEARCH BAR OF YOUR BROWSER/
2. AMARFIA LILY - TRACE IN HISTORY - author Elena Pakhomova / BRILLIANT, SIMPLY GREAT WORK OF MOLDAVAN TV JOURNALISTS / - VIDEO - 6 minutes.
3. PRINCESS OF OPERETTA - BOOK PUBLICATION - BUCHAREST - AUTHOR WELL-KNOWN MOLDAVAN JOURNALIST, TV JOURNALIST, PUBLIC FIGURE - AURELIAN DANILA.
4. LILY AMARFY - AURELIAN DANILA - A GREAT INTERVIEW OF MOLDAVAN TELEVISION IN THREE EDITIONS, AN EXEMPLARY FILIGREE WORK BY THE MASTER OF MOLDAVAN JOURNALISM!
5. LILY AMARFY - PORTAL POSTI.RU - AUTHOR - ANATOLY YANI - ODESSA POET.
6. SHE WAS HIS FAVORITE - POEM AND AUTHOR'S PHOTO COLLAGE - PORTAL POSTI.RU - AUTHOR - LINA TOMCHI - ODESSA POET.
7. AMARFY LILY IN THE MEMOIRS OF YURI SUBBOTNITSKY - / L.AMARTHY WEBSITE/
8. AH, THIS FIRST LOVE! - STORY - YURI SUBBOTNITSKY.
9. DESTINY SILVER WHISPER - STORY - YURI SUBBOTNITSKY.
10. AMARPHI LILY - MEMORY / THOSE WE LOVE - LIVE / - STORY - YURI SUBBOTNITSKY.
11. GARNET RING - STORY - YURI SUBBOTNITSKY.
12. THE LIGHT OF A DISTANT STAR - AN EXTRACTION OF DESTINY - STORY AND FILM SCRIPT - YURI SUBBOTNITSKY.

WITH SINCERE RESPECT AND WISHES
FURTHER PROSPERITY FOR ORHEI -

YURI SUBBOTNITSKY

JOURNALIST,
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL
UNION OF JOURNALISTS
UKRAINE,
FIRST MATE
OFFSHORE VESSELS
BLACK SEA SHIPPING COMPANY

ADDITIONAL APPEAL TO THE ASSISTANT MAYOR OF ORHEI
ON CULTURAL ISSUES...

Mister Christie!

Generously forgive me for addressing you without a middle name! I urgently need to send you another, additional letter before I receive a negative response from you to my appeal to Ilan Mironovich!

Mister Christie!

You know, if I occupied a certain position in the mayor's office of Orhei and were approached with the same request, similar to the one with which I addressed Ilan Mironovich - I, believe me and I swear, would have solved it positively in 15 seconds!! !

Unfortunately, we were brought up in such a way in the traditions of the Soviet past that it is easier, without thinking, to say “NO!!!” than to say “YES!!!”.

My first letter lies in the Orhei city hall - three weeks! And I asked to confirm the very fact of receiving an appeal to Ilan Mironovich, because I was not 100% sure or whether I had the correct address - I still haven’t received an answer!!!

Sending a letter to Orhei, I analyzed possible scenarios in response to my rather unusual request and... a possible answer...

The established creative, impeccably and extraordinarily successful life of Liliya Yakovlevna, high titles and government awards, resounding stage success and world recognition of her talent on numerous, most prestigious stages. globe, inimitable, unique, given by the Lord God himself, the pearl gamut of the colorful palette of her voice - does not leave ANY doubt about the necessity and obligation, YES... YES... precisely the DUTY to honor her memory with both her hometown Orhei and the Republic of Moldova, as the country that gave the world such a unique gem!!!

I repeat, the level of Liliya Yakovlevna’s talent stands at the same unusually high level as such star names - Maria Bieshu and Sofia Rotaru, and, quite possibly, much higher...

That is, from this side there is nothing to “CAPTIFY” about!!!...

The only thing that can be reproached to some extent and on this basis can be said: “NO!!! UNDER NO EVENT!!!” this is that after finishing school in Orhei she went to Moscow and entered such prestigious university, like VGITIS, and then, until leaving this world, she gave her life to a unique artistic genre - operetta...
Yes, Lilia Yakovlevna is indeed a Russian-speaking and singing actress, but she was brilliant, fluent in the Moldovan language, sang incomparably in this language and, in addition to all this, possessing natural dance skills and choreography,
superbly performed folk and modern national Moldavian dances...

But the artist’s lofty, stellar creativity has no national boundaries for true art admirers! And while performing on the high Moscow stage, Liliya Yakovlevna did not lose her creative ties with Moldova in general and her life ties with Orhei, in particular... Every year she either came on tour to Moldova or came to her native Orhei to visit her father’s grave...

The second thing you can “CLAIM” about is that...

I am quite an adult and understand perfectly well that the Moldovan people can and do have certain claims against Russian speakers, and against Russia, against Russian Federation, as the successor to the Soviet Union...
But in the context of my request and the request of many thousands of fans of Lilia Amarfiy’s work, let’s postpone this topic or topics to politicians and historians and... let’s not collect all the black dead cats in one dimensionless bag...

To be honest, I have never been interested in the problem of nationality before...

I have never asked a person before: “Yes, damn it, what is your nationality, after all?! - Moldavian, Jew, Russian, Tatar, Uzbek..”! I won’t be original - I believed and still believe that the most important and important thing is that a PERSON BE GOOD, in the human understanding of the meaning of this word!!!...

Probably, according to this principle, one can cling to Liliya Yakovlevna - she, in her own words, considered herself a Jew...

Although the eight-minute video clip is amazing in its depth and brevity of elaboration of the factual material, the impeccable work of the Moldovan television journalists of the REPUBLIC TV company - "AMARTHIAN LILY - TRACE IN HISTORY", a true masterpiece of television journalism, says quite the opposite...
Take a look and I guarantee you will truly enjoy it...

Her uncle, her father’s brother, lived all his life in Romania, in Braila, that is, he was either Moldovan or Romanian by nationality... Mom Maria Efimovna... I never asked her what her nationality was...

I repeat - the topic of nationality has NEVER interested me...

So, “CAPPING” about the problem of nationality... I think /speaking Odessa language/ - well, it’s somehow NOT NICE at all!!!...

In this case, the question is “THEN WHY, MOST PROBABLY - NOT!!!...”.

Mister Christie!

I really want to PERSONALLY ask you that the texts of both of my letters of appeal, with all my incredible busyness, be reviewed by Ilan Mironovich - PERSONALLY...

SINCERELY

YURI SUBBOTNITSKY

Journalist, member of the National

Union of Journalists of Ukraine,

First mate

Offshore vessels

Black Sea Shipping Company

E-mail- [email protected]

WATCH THE VIDEO CLIP WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF LILY AMARPHI...
YOU MUST CLICK ON THIS ADDRESS -

 

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