Provincial Russia: "Who has not been to Uryupinsk does not know Russia"
In the issue - about one of the most famous provincial cities of our country - Uryupinsk, Volgograd region. He is known primarily for his name, which often appears in Hochma and anecdotes, and the authors of Hochma are often people who have never been to this city.
So, sketch about Uryupinsk - first of all in the photographs of this wonderful city, welcoming guests with a poster, which informs us that Uryupinsk bears the proud title the capital of the Russian province. On the same poster, no less proud words: "Who has not been to Uryupinsk, does not know Russia." Maybe it is quite important for residents of large cities.
Not so long ago, a city on the Khoper River, one of the strongholds of the Don Cossacks, celebrated its 400 anniversary, as evidenced by quite a few renovated squares, parks, and various new constructions and structures. Good for the depths of the road, at least in the central part, really pleased.
38-thousandth town is famous for its masters in knitting products from goat down. That is why one of the main symbols of Uryupinsk is a goat, whose monument is erected in the central part (sculptors O. Dedov and V. Fetisov):
A couple of tens of meters is a monument to the characters of Mikhail Sholokhov. Speech about the characters of his piercing story "The Fate of a Man":
The city has a wonderful militaryhistorical a park that presents the history of citizens (and not only) who fought on various fronts - from the civilian to the Great Patriotic War.
Portraits of the Cossacks, natives of Uryupinsk and the environs - on separate stands:
Uryupins in the same park decided to create a version of the "Immortal Regiment", whose faces could not be seen only on May 9. This is the "Wall of Memory", which presents hundreds of residents of the city and district who took part in the Great Patriotic War:
In the same military historical park of Uryupinsk there is a monument in honor of sailors from different eras:
Monument to the Red Army soldiers - civil:
A special attention in Uryupinsk is drawn on the Board of Honor - that in Soviet times was a constant attribute of almost any of our city. Today it is rather a rarity. On the Hall of Fame - well-known and deserved townspeople, as well as schoolchildren who especially manifested themselves.
The central square with the administration building and the monumental Ilyich:
The Church of the Nativity of Christ welcomes the Orthodox with a holiday greeting and bell-ringing:
Some photos of local architecture:
As it is now fashionable to say, "landscape composition" at the entrance to Uryupinsk from the east - "Cossacks - the glory of Russia" - says for itself that you are in the Cossack edges.
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