Borisoglebsk is a historical city of the Voronezh region and Russia, due to its origin to Peter the Great, the city of military pilots and a quiet place that still retains the atmosphere of the county town.
Historical information
Borisoglebsk, like many other localities in the Voronezh region, the successful geographical location of the site, not left unattended by the Emperor Peter the Great. It was by his decree in 1698 that a Novo-Pavlovsk fortress appeared on the plateau near the Raven River, which flows into the Khoper River nearby. She became the ancestor of Borisoglebsk, which received its city status in 1779.
The fortress originally served to protect the already existing settlements in this territory from the raids of Crimean and Nogai Tatars. Then, for several years, it turned into a place for harvesting and storing timber for the cabotage fleet that was being built on the surrounding shipyards.Curious fact: how Boris and Gleb "buried"
In 1930 the residents of Borisoglebsk posed the question: to "bury Boris and Gleb" and rename the city "going all the way along the way of industrialization" . In a local newspaper called "The Voice of the Plowman" (she was "Kolkhoznaya Pravda") a vote took place in which the majority of the activists who took part in it spoke in favor of the name Kolkhozgrad . Another part of the proposed to name B but the name was rejected, considering it "uncharacteristic for the district" . And even the congress of trade unions approved the renaming to Kolkhozgrad in order to get rid of the anachronism . It would seem that the matter was solved: in honor of the future name of the district and its capital in the village of Tantsyrei even the street was renamed Kolhozgradskaya (the name has survived until now!) . But for some reason in the Kremlin Kolkhozgrad was not happy and the name did not approve, so the ancient city of Borisoglebsk has been given to him in 1704 for more than 300 years year name .
How to get and where to stay
From Voronezh to Borisoglebsk buses leave from the central bus station several times a day. You can also get there by train to Povorino station and from there by bus or train to Borisoglebsk.
Search for tickets to the city of Voronezh (the nearest airport to Borisoglebsk)
Driving by car: from Voronezh on the M4 highway to the south , then in the village of Rogachevka turn to the road A144 and go along it. The distance between Voronezh and Borisoglebsk is 230 km
There are three economy class hotels in Borisoglebsk with prices ranging from 720 to 5000 rubles per room: Borisoglebsk, Vizit and Yubileynaya.
- Visit the Assumption Church. This oldest religious construction of Borisoglebsk, built in 1792, belongs to the protected objects of the architectural heritage of the Voronezh Region.
- See the house in which Maxim Gorky lived. Before the revolution, the writer stayed in Borisoglebsk for several years and worked at the local railway station as a watchman.
- Take a photo against the background of the flying school and the monument to the plane. This is the same school that graduated from the famous pilot Valery Chkalov. Nikolai Kamanin, one of the first heroes of the Soviet Union, also studied here. in 1934 he saved 34 people from the icebreaker "Chelyuskin" sunk in the Bering Strait.
- Try local beer. The Borisoglebsk brewery has a two-hundred-year history and, despite all the difficulties of a small provincial enterprise, continues to please the townspeople with a tasty beer.
Weather in Borisoglebsk
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Sights of Borisoglebsk
In Borisoglebsk, which has the status of the historical city of Russia, 113 cultural monuments and architecture ry. These are various merchant houses and estates, commercial shops, churches, public buildings and other objects. But the most notable sights that you can see while walking around the city are the Assumption, Kazan and Znamensky churches, the railway station building and the monument to Maxim Gorky, the buildings of the former Novosobornaya Square and the Drama Theater. In addition, you can visit:
- Borisoglebsky History and Art Museum. Address: st. Freedom, 180. Phone: (47354) 6-0689. Working hours: 10.00-17.00, weekends - Sunday and Monday. The museum combines the functions of a local history and art gallery. The exposition presents: a collection of archaeological finds, a collection of weapons, a collection of samovars, as well as works by local artists P. Sholokhov, A. Kuprin, A. Ryabushkin, V. Savinov.
- Art Gallery. PI Sholokhov. Address: st. Freedom, д.162. Petr Ivanovich Sholokhov is a Russian and Soviet artist whose childhood and youth were held in Borisoglebsk. Seven works of the master are represented in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and several dozen - in the gallery of his native city. The exposition also includes works by other artists, about 150 exhibits take part in a permanent exhibition, and more than 1000 are stored in funds.
- Borisoglebsky Drama Theater named after NG Chernyshevsky. It is considered one of the best theaters in small towns of Russia. In the repertoire of the performances on the works of Ostrovsky, Williams, Chekhov, Lorca, Durrenmatt, Olshansky and other authors. The building itself is also worth the building - a monument of architecture of the early twentieth century, the Mokhov Merchant's Home.
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