The most beautiful cities in Russia. What are Russian cities famous for?

In February 2016, we asked the magazine's readers to tell us in two or three sentences about the city in which they live and what it is famous for. What are the main ones famous for? Russian cities— Moscow and St. Petersburg are known to almost everyone today, but with the rest of the cities (there are ~1,100 cities in Russia) things are not so optimistic. Unfortunately, only 4 people responded to our appeal. There was no mass revelation or engaging dialogue. Nevertheless, our collection of “stories about cities” continues to grow and we will continue to post everything that we “collect” in encyclopedias, on forums, in comments in this section. Let's start our educational tour with Tula, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg and Volgograd. So, what are these Russian cities famous for?

Tula

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For Halloween, the dinosaur standing at the entrance to the Tula Exotarium was dressed in a witch costume

"Hero City will replace gingerbread, samovars and weapons. And we also have Yasnaya Polyana nearby! Here's something else I remembered - Tula Exotarium!!! Here, all kinds of exotic snakes give birth to children, which sometimes does not happen in any country in the world (in artificial conditions)!!! This is especially surprising knowing what tiny rooms they live in! And next to dinosaur monument, but people always call it “the monument to the mother-in-law.” :) On New Year They put a red hat on him.”

From the editor: The famous Tula “dinosaur-mother-in-law” is dressed up not only for the New Year, but also on September 1, March 8, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, City Day, and they even tried on a kimono for the arrival of President Putin.

By the way, the first weapons factory, which was built specifically for the war with Sweden, was opened during the reign of Peter I in Tula. Subsequently, Tula became the most weapons-rich city in Russia.

Samovar factories at the beginning of the 20th century there were about 50 in Tula. At this time, the saying “You don’t go to Tula with your own samovar” arose. Naturally, there is a samovar museum in Tula.

A curious fact about Tula gingerbread: A unique Tula gingerbread was considered to be one whose baking form was cut out and left to infuse for 10-20 years. It was then that gingerbread could be baked in it, but only once. The second gingerbread baked in the same form was no longer considered unique. One of these unique gingerbread cookies was baked for the coronation of Nicholas II. The profile of the king himself was depicted on the gingerbread itself. By the way, the heaviest Tula gingerbread weighed 1 pood (16 kg), and the smallest baked one weighed only 50 grams.

Among other things, Tula is considered to be the birthplace of the Russian accordion. The funniest thing is that they started producing harmonics Tula gunsmiths at samovar factories (!) Tula was the main supplier of harmonicas for the entire Russian Empire. The sound capabilities of accordions imported from abroad did not satisfy Russian musicians, and by that time one of the artistic and stylistic features of Tula accordions had already emerged - their unique chamber sound.

Voronezh

The city is considered the birthplace of the airborne assault force, as well as the Russian Navy. It was first built in Voronezh admiralty. It was here that the first Russian fleet was located in the 18th century. For his perseverance, courage and heroism during the years of struggle for independence and freedom of the Fatherland, in February 2008, he was awarded the proud title "City of Military Glory".

Voronezh is famous all over the world for its black soils. Chernozem soils are among the most fertile in the world and occupy about 75% of the territory. Voronezh region. Of the 49 million hectares of chernozems in Russia, 3 million hectares are located in the Voronezh region. An interesting fact: at the famous fourth World Exhibition in Paris (1899), which lasted for six months, the “Russian department” looked so respectable that out of 818 participants, 662 awards were awarded to Russia. The most “unusual” award was a gold medal to the Russian “soil scientist” Dokuchaev and his black soil.

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General view of the Champ de Mars, 1889

Russian restaurant at the 1889 exhibition

Russian Pavilion, 1889

Main gallery Russian department, 1889

Here’s what the press wrote: “Among the huge Russian samovars, pound candles, piles of Siberian furs and barrels of caviar at the pavilion of the Russian Empire, on a high pedestal stood a huge cubic monolith of black soil, each face of which was two meters. Thus, in that “cube” there was not one, but eight cubic meters of first-class, anthracite-black chernozem. They took this monolith not far from Voronezh, in the current Paninsky district.

After the exhibition closes National Museum, the University of the Sorbonne, various institutes and scientific societies in France asked to cut the monolith of Russian black soil into pieces and distribute it as visual evidence of the immense soil wealth of Russia and all of humanity. But they still decided to preserve the miracle monolith in its entirety; by lot it went to the Sorbonne and was kept there for many years.”

In 1968, major student unrest occurred at the Sorbonne and during battles between youth and the police, the monolith was completely destroyed. French soil scientists preserved only fragments of that monolith. The largest of them is 60 cm in length, 40 in width and 25-30 in height. The remains of the sample are now stored in the attic of the National Agronomic Institute.

And the city also has its own sea— “Voronezh” is a local reservoir. The length of the reservoir is about 30 kilometers, the width is about 2 km, the average depth is about 2.9 meters. The reservoir on the Voronezh River was built in 1972, and became the first man-made reservoir of such a scale within the city in the history of the USSR. The “sea” was intended for the industrial water supply of Voronezh.

And also Voronezh - Homeland of the Oryol trotter. The Oryol trotter is a famous Russian breed of horse with a hereditary ability for a fast trot (trot is the gait of a horse in which it alternately rearranges pairs of legs located diagonally).

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Great Oryol trotter "Krepysh"

One of the victories of "Krepysh"

Oryol trotter "Bedouin"

Trotter "Bull"

Trotter "Balagur" with a lady

Oryol trotter

Trotter "Crown Prince"

Oryol trotter "Kochet"

Trotter "Huge"

Count Orlov

The Orlov Trotter breed was bred at the end of the 18th - beginning of the 19th centuries at the Khrenovsky stud farm, which still exists and is located in the village of Khrenovoe, Bobrovsky district, Voronezh region. The breed of trotting horses was named Orlovskaya in honor of the favorite of Catherine II - Count Alexei Orlov-Chesmensky, who worked on creating a new breed until his death - from 1775 to 1808. His co-author in this matter is deservedly considered the serf Vasily Ivanovich Shishkin, who after the death of Alexei Grigorievich successfully completed the work he started. It is thanks to V.I. Shishkin, the Oryol trotter spread to stud farms and became the main Russian factory breed.

Portrait of Alexander I on horseback (artist Franz Kruger, from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg).

A funny incident: There were legends about the Oryol trotters; crowds of people gathered to watch them run. Once, in 1812, Alexander I visited the Khrenovskaya stud farm. When the emperor stepped onto the threshold of the stable, 500 horses, as if welcoming him, reared up and neighed deafeningly. The secret was that a few weeks before the Tsar’s arrival, Shishkin, who managed the plant, ordered the grooms to open the shutters on the windows when distributing oats to the horses, thus developing a conditioned reflex. As soon as the emperor entered the stable, the shutters were thrown open... Alexander was very pleased with this reception, gave Shishkin a diamond ring and asked Anna Orlova, the count’s daughter and heir, to give Vasily Ivanovich his freedom.

Orlova complied with this request of the tsar, but refused to violate the ban established by her father - not to release a single uncastrated stallion from the stud. When Alexander I wanted to get “Khrenov’s” stallions for riding, he was given geldings...

Ekaterinburg

Natalia Balbutskaya: « The city is famous for the “Musical Comedy Theatre”, a dozen of the strongest Universities, the railway, museums, theaters (24), literate people, just normal HUGE Ural city, the capital of the Southern Urals."

A forum member with the funny nickname “Rain’s Wife” shared more extensive information: “Ekaterinburg is the stronghold of the state. It is famous for being located on the Europe-Asia border; execution of the family of the last Emperor Nicholas II; the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, lived and studied here; KVN team “Ural dumplings”; humorous artist from “Our Russia” Sergei Svetlakov; S/C Greenwich, where Gena Bukin from “Happy Together” works; there are many Olympic and world champions, for example Sergei Chepikov, etc.”

S. Chepikov, Soviet and Russian biathlete and skier, two-time Olympic champion and two-time world champion in biathlon. First ever new Russia Biathlon World Cup winner. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR.

The information and tourism service of Yekaterinburg pleased with the following facts:

The world's oldest wooden sculpture, the Great Shigir Idol, is kept in Yekaterinburg. He is older Egyptian pyramids, its age is 9,500 years. Radiocarbon dating of fragments of the idol found in the vicinity of the city gave a sensational result: it was made with stone tools during the Mesolithic era in the 8th millennium BC.

Yekaterinburg houses the one-of-a-kind Kasli cast-iron pavilion, created by Ural craftsmen and which won the Grand Prix and gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900. Each of the 25 Ural workers who assembled the pavilion at the exhibition received a personalized silver watch in Paris as a reward for their art. The pavilion is made up of more than 1,500 unique cast iron parts and sculptural compositions and weighs about 20 tons. In 1978, the pavilion was registered by UNESCO as a rarity - the only architectural structure in the world made of cast iron that is in a museum collection.

The products of Yekaterinburg metallurgical plants were used to create the most famous architectural structures and designs around the world. It is known that the first industrial machines in England were made from Ural iron. In 1820, the roof of the English Parliament building in London was made of roofing iron produced in Yekaterinburg. Ural steel was used in construction Eiffel Tower in Paris, and Ural copper - during the construction of the Statue of Liberty in New York.

Yekaterinburg is the first city in Russia in which ore gold was found and began to be mined. From 1745 to 1922, 559 tons of alluvial and 145 tons of native gold were mined - about a third of Russia's total balance. But the significance of this Ural metal can hardly be overestimated: it was the first Russian gold. Here, the technology for searching for primary and alluvial deposits, technologies for processing ores from gold-containing sands were developed, and machines for gold extraction were designed. In short, the historical, geological, and technological significance of Ural gold is unusually great.

In the 18th century, the Yekaterinburg Mint was one of the main mints in the country, producing up to 80% of the copper coins in the Russian Empire. For almost two centuries, the entire population of a huge country paid for purchases daily in Ural nickels.

First bicycle, analog modern models, was invented in Yekaterinburg. Peasant Efim Artamonov built a model not much different from modern ones, and in 1801 he arrived on it for the coronation of Emperor Alexander I in St. Petersburg. A similar two-wheeled “running machine” with pedals appeared in Europe only in 1839.

The world's first jet aircraft, BI-2, was tested in Yekaterinburg. On May 15, 1942, BI-2, under the control of test pilot Grigory Yakovlevich Bakhchivandzhi, took off for the first time using a rocket engine. The flight lasted 3 minutes 9 seconds at an altitude of 840 meters.

Yekaterinburg, like the entire Urals, is directly related to the opening of the space age of mankind. It was in Yekaterinburg that a transmitter was invented that made it possible to receive signals from a satellite to Earth.

The world's most famous walking excavator, listed in the Guinness Book of Records, was produced in Yekaterinburg. The boom length of the giant model ESh 100.100, manufactured at the famous Uralmash plant in 1980, is 100 meters. One bucket of such an excavator loads two railway cars at a time.

Volgograd

Revived from the ashes, the hero city of Volgograd (formerly Tsaritsyn, Stalingrad) is primarily known to the whole world memorial complex"Mamaev Kurgan" and the statue of the "Motherland" erected in memory of one of the most terrible battles in the Second World War. Mamayev Kurgan - the most high point in the central part of Volgograd. Its military name is "Height 102"

Battle of Stalingrad- is the largest land battle in human history. For 140 days and nights, the troops of the 62nd Army under the command of V.I. Chuikov stood to the death on the slopes of Mamayev Kurgan, which occupied a key position in the battles for Stalingrad. Therefore, whoever owned the mound at that time also owned the city. That is why, holding this height in your hands was a matter of life or death. In total, the Battle of Stalingrad lasted exactly 200 days and nights!

The fierce nature of the battles for this height is confirmed by the fact that immediately after the battle, from 500 to 1250 shell fragments were found on every square meter of land on Mamayev Kurgan. In the spring of 1943, not even the grass was green here. According to official data, casualties Soviet army exceed 1,130,000 people.

Most tall monument Lenin in the world - The stone giant is located in the Krasnoarmeysky district, on the Volga embankment. The height of the monument together with the pedestal is 57 meters, and the Lenin sculpture is 27 meters.

Volgograd is famous for its embankment! Embankment named after the 62nd Army named after the army that defended it in the Battle of Stalingrad. Its length is 3.5 km. One of the most popular places recreation for Volgograd residents and city guests. For many tourists and vacationers, their acquaintance with Volgograd begins from the central embankment.

The most noticeable building on the embankment is Volgograd River Station. This is the largest building of this type in Europe: the length of the building is almost equal to the length of Red Square in Moscow and is 296 m, the width is 36 m, and the height at the top point is 47 m. The building river station built on reclaimed land. 6 ships can moor at the station at the same time.

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Russia– the most big country in the world! With its history, unique culture, exquisite architecture and natural beauty! With forests, fields, rivers, lakes and other gifts of our nature! Man is also a creation of nature. So who, no matter how human, will help Russia become even more beautiful!

What are the most beautiful cities in Russia?

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg- the city of Empire, which is rightfully considered the most beautiful city! Peterhof, Winter Palace, Nevsky Prospekt, drawbridges and many other attractions without which this unique city with white nights would not exist!

Moscow

Moscow- the capital of our country. There is a lot of history here, a lot of non-standard and classic ideas in architecture that cannot be compared with anything else! See the quiet, calm and at the same time luxurious Arbat, or walk past those streets that with their appearance tell the stories of our country’s past. Both are beautiful and incomparable sights, as well as the Kremlin, Red Square, Arc de Triomphe, Resurrection Gate, Museums and exhibition halls - all this is Moscow.

Kazan

Third on this list - Kazan. A city where several religions from Islam to Buddhism meet and where friendly communities coexist. A lot of beauty in this city is the amazing Pink Mosque, Peter and Paul Cathedral, Syuyumbina Tower, Kazan Cathedral, Millennium Bridge, and for the little ones - an amazing puppet theater.

Kaliningrad

Fourth in this ranking Kaliningrad. The city is an era that was built for the Germans by the Germans themselves. Ancient Gothic architecture amazes with its beauty and unusualness - squares, parks, gardens, museums, as well as the Royal Gate, Palmburg Bridge and business card of this city - Königsberg Cathedral.

Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod- the largest regional center of Russia which has always been famous for its rich and global history. This city is very rich in historical and modern attractions. The main masterpiece is the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, the Chkalov Stairs, the Nativity Church. You can see the most popular attractions of Nizhny Novgorod.

Ekaterinburg

Ekaterinburg- this is a real decoration of the Urals. This city is unique in its beauty and history. Pre-revolutionary places that miraculously remained untouched during the difficult Soviet period, monuments, palaces, gardens, churches, as well as the Tsarsky Bridge, the Zheleznov Estate, Bolshoi Zlatoust and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

Vladimir

Vladimir– one of the few historical and ancient cities. Most of the monuments of Russian architecture have been preserved here. Beautiful gardens, parks, monasteries, museums and many other attractions in this city.

Sochi

The eighth city - Sochi. The city is a garden, which is surrounded by greenery, the beauty of nature is mesmerizing, the streets and alleys, the unusual coloring, the architecture, this is what creates the mood of the city. The climate, picturesque vegetation, clear sea, parks, waterfalls, fortresses, canyons and more can be seen in this stunning city.

Rostov-on-Don

Decent, ranks ninth Rostov-on-Don. Green City, where there is a lot of greenery and flowers. Squares, parks, the beauty of ancient buildings, gardens with huge hundred-year-old trees. This city is famous for its numerous sculptural compositions, which you want to see again and again.

Volgograd

At number ten Volgograd is a city with unique architecture, with churches, fountains and big amount memorials of Military Glory, the most famous of them is “Motherland”, which is located on Mamayev Kurgan.

Krasnoyarsk

Krasnoyarsk– a beautiful city, it is located on the banks of the Yenisei with straight and level streets, captivating with many historical monuments and its green reserves. There are a lot of chapels, temples and churches, many amazing fountains that summer days give mood to guests and residents of the city.

Pyatigorsk

Pyatigorsk– city museum and mineral waters. Amazing nature in this area there are mountains, caves, forests, lakes, healing springs, historical sculptures, beautiful streets and alleys that fascinate with their beauty.

Yoshkar - Ola

Yoshkar - Ola– a city that everyone needs to see. The beauty of this city will surprise every resident of Russia. There are many masterpieces in this city: the Tsarevokokshai Kremlin, the “12 Apostles” Complex, and here there is an animated clock that every three hours, to the accompaniment of music, the “12 Apostles”, led by “Jesus,” come out of the tower, walk along the balcony and hide in the neighboring tower.

Irkutsk

Irkutsk- unique old City with modern buildings and distinctive architecture. The most important attraction of this city is considered to be Lake Baikal.

Samara

Samara- the fourteenth city in the twenty most beautiful cities in Russia - this city is famous for its numerous monuments and sculptures, and Samara is one of the largest transport hubs in Russia.

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk– one of the most beautiful and historical cities in Russia. Walking along the shady narrow streets with wooden sidewalks, all this creates an atmosphere that is reminiscent of the great Russian history.

Yaroslavl

Yaroslavl– this city is more than a thousand years old, it has a lot of history – significant places, with ancient churches, the main one is the Transfiguration Monastery, which replaces the Kremlin.

Voronezh

Voronezh– a beautiful city, decorated with wonderful cultural and architectural monuments, with museums, churches and cathedrals. Walking along the quiet streets you can feel and see the beauty of these places with a great past, a wonderful present and a successful future, where in every corner of this city there is a history of these places.

Pskov

Pskov- a city with the atmosphere of an ancient city, here you can enjoy the historical beauty of the city, visit the Kremlin and see what the Gremyachaya Tower looks like.

Arkhangelsk

Completes the top 20 most beautiful cities in Russia - Arkhangelsk. One of the oldest cities in the Russian north. It is located at the mouth of the northern Dvina. City of Sea Glory, which has: beautiful embankment, historical quiet streets, wooden estates, Arkhangelsky Arbat. And only in this city is the first Christmas tree in Russia.

Interesting cities in Russia? Ratings issued search engines Internet, are usually compiled on the basis of statistics from queries such as “attractions...” or “what to see in...”. Based on this data, we decided to compile a list of interesting places in Russia, dividing the cities into categories.

The most interesting millionaire cities

According to 2016 data, in Russia there are 15 major cities, whose population exceeds 1 million people. Undoubtedly, the most interesting and beautiful among them are Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazan.

Moscow - the main city of Russia, which has a long history. There are many interesting places here that attract both tourists from other cities and foreign guests. The main attraction that is visited daily great amount man, is Red Square. Here you can admire the Kremlin towers, see the changing of the guard at eternal flame and visit St. Basil's Cathedral.

In addition to Red Square, there are many more amazing and beautiful places in Moscow:

Well, and of course, we must not forget about such wonderful places, which are simply created for walking, like the old Arbat, Vorobyovy Gory, Victory Park, VDNKh.

city of federal significance. Compared to Moscow, this is a rather young city, but, according to many tourists, it surpasses the capital in beauty.

it is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. The city is located at the confluence of the Kazanka River and the Volga. Kazan is ancient city, in 2005 it celebrated its millennium. But despite its venerable age, it can safely be called a youth city. There are many specialized secondary and higher educational institutions here, where students from all over Russia study. In Kazan there is a good place to relax and enrich yourself culturally. Here are a few must-see places for all visitors to this city.

The Golden Ring of Russia is a whole a tourist route, which runs through eight ancient cities. Among them, 4 cities are considered the most interesting and beautiful by tourists.

Suzdal – quite a small town with only about 10,000 people. It is called the capital of the Golden Ring. It was here that the classic Soviet cinema “The Marriage of Balzaminov” was filmed. Suzdal is a city-reserve, where at almost every step you can meet historical monument. The most visited place here is the Suzdal Kremlin, which is the most ancient part cities. You can wander around Suzdal for hours, admiring the churches, wooden huts with elaborate carvings, and simply the beauty of nature. Of course, this is the city where you want to return.

Kostroma. This city, where at one time the fate of the Russian state was decided, is located on the banks of the Volga. There are many temples, museums and monasteries here.

Vladimir. This ancient city was once the capital of the Vladimir Principality. It is famous for its unique architecture and picturesque landscapes.

This is an ancient city, it was founded by Yuri Dolgoruky in the 12th century. There are many interesting museums here that will undoubtedly appeal to both children and adults:

In addition, in Pereslavl-Zalessky it is worth visiting its main attraction - the Dormition Goritsky Monastery. This is a whole complex consisting of a chapel, churches, a cathedral, a bathhouse, a belfry and a school building.

The most interesting cities on the Black Sea coast

The Black Sea has many beautiful and interesting cities, but I would especially like to mention Sevastopol and Sochi.

Recently, this is another, third, city of federal significance. Probably not even a month is enough to visit everything. interesting places of this city. Everything here is steeped in the military history of our country. Here is just a small list of what is worth seeing in Sevastopol:

Not far from Sevastopol you can see most beautiful place– Cape Fiolent. There are picturesque cliffs, clear water and a jasper beach, to which there are about 800 steps.

Sochi. Recently, thanks to the 2014 Winter Olympics, this resort town noticeably transformed. Now Sochi has become not only a popular Russian holiday destination. To ride on alpine skiing, European tourists also come here. The most famous sights of Sochi:

And, of course, one cannot help but recall a city like Kaliningrad. Its whole appearance suggests that this is a city built in accordance with European architectural traditions. Here you can see ancient fortresses, temples, stroll through parks and reserves, and visit museums.

Of course, these are not all the most interesting cities. The rating can be replenished, because our country is huge and there are a lot of interesting places in it.

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