Today we will go on an exciting express tour of Smolensk. Smolensk from A to Z - you have never seen anything like this!)
Smolensk is located on the Dnieper River. The Dnieper is the fourth longest river in Europe after the Volga, Urals and Danube.
In ancient times, Smolensk was surrounded by a 6.5 km long stone wall. There were 38 towers, only 17 remain. The work was led by the architect Fyodor Kon. What has this wall seen! And Poles, and French, and Germans!
Smolensk is antiquity itself. How many churches are there!
Smolensk is rich in squares, parks, gardens and public gardens.
Victory Square is a major transport hub of the city.
On the square there is: a monument to the defenders and liberators of Smolensk, a monument to A.T. Tvardovsky and Vasily Tyorkin, a monument to the painter and sculptor M.O. Mikeshin.
The Pioneer Park is adjacent to the square. Named in honor of the heroes of the pioneers of the Great Patriotic War. A place of memory and mourning. In the park near the wall there is a mass grave of Soviet citizens tortured by fascist executioners.
A monument to the partisans who took part in Operation “Children” - the evacuation of children from the Smolensk lands to the rear due to the threat of their abduction to Germany. 3225 children were saved.
Monument "Scorched Flower" - prisoners of children's concentration camps.
Heroes' Memorial Square.
The eternal flame is located here; participants of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 are buried. The grave of the hero of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Egorov, who, together with Meliton Kantaria, hoisted the banner of victory over the Reichstag in 1945.
Bust of M.I. Kutuzov, who was awarded the rank of Field Marshal and the title of Prince of Smolensk for the liberation of Smolensk.
Busts of the generals who defended Smolensk on August 4, 5, 1812: Barclay de Tolly, Bagration, Dokhturov, Raevsky, Neverovsky and Olenin.
Blonier Garden.
A romantic place with a singing fountain, a monument to the Russian composer Glinka, a monument to a deer and a cafe “Russian Courtyard” with national Russian cuisine.
Lopatinsky garden.
One of the city's attractions with beautiful ponds and swans, there is even a black swan and a cheerful squirrel. There is a monument to Skalon, a hero who died defending the city in 1812.
In the city center behind the Pobeda cinema there is a multi-park of Soviet cartoon characters - I think children and adults will be happy to meet them!
In the shade of tall trees there is a square in memory of internationalist soldiers.
Rachevsky Park is the creation of local residents, they got together and improved this picturesque place.
House-community. They tried to build communism in it. Interesting history of the house.
Just below is the planetarium named after Yu.A. Gagrina.
And next to the planetarium is the Church of the Resurrection. The history of its construction is also very interesting.
Smolensk is an aviation city. There is an aircraft factory and monuments to the TU-16 and Yak-42 aircraft in the city.
The land of Smolensk is famous for its fishing bloggers: Alexander from the “Simple Fishing” channel, Vladimir “Spinningist”, Maxim “Fishing with a Trick”, funny guys from the “Fisherman’s Philosophy” channel.
But the people of Smolensk do not live by bread alone. We bring to your attention the festival of street food and historical reconstruction “Gnezdovo”.
This is our outpost on the western borders!
Take care of yourself, monuments and history!
With you was a traveler and fisherman, guide Andrey!))))))
See you again!
Fast teleportation via video:
00:00 Introduction
00:33 What's in the episode
00:57 About the Dnieper
01:33 History of the origin of the city
02:02 Railway Station
02:32 Monument to soldiers of 1632-1634
03:09 About the fortress wall
03:39 Tower "Veselukha"
08:18 Holy Trinity Convent
08:46 Holy Assumption Cathedral
09:24 Church of St. John the Evangelist
09:52 Temple of the Archangel Michael
10:13 Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
10:45 Polish Cemetery
11:11 Victory Square
12:07 Pioneer Park
13:13 Square of Memory of Heroes
15:40 Blonier Garden
17:19 Cafe "Russian Courtyard"
18:14 Lopatinsky Garden
19:17 Swans
21:27 Monument to General Skalon
22:44 Square named after. Pushkin
22:52 Multipark
23:36 Square in Memory of Internationalist Soldiers
24:26 Rachevsky Park
25:38 Tvardovsky House
26:24 Monument to Tvardovsky and Terkin
26:51 Communal house
28:40 Underground passage
29:34 Planetarium
29:44 Church of the Resurrection
30:33 Spring
32:43 Airplane TU-16A
33:24 Yak-42 aircraft
33:39 Nightingale Grove Park
34:57 Park named after. 1100th anniversary of Smolensk
35:23 Soldiers' Lake
36:42 Kolkhoznaya Square
37:42 Fishing bloggers
39:26 Street food festival
39:43 Festival "Gnezdovo"
40:30 Final