At first it was a Tatar village on the Zai River - it was in 1736 .Soon on the site of the settlement arose Bugulma Sloboda, which was inhabited by yasak peasants and exiled soldiers .The city was in the epicenter of the Pugachev Uprising .After 45 years the settlement received the status of a county town, which then was in different subjects: it was part of the Ufa province, since 1796 - as part of the Orenburg, since 1850 - Samara province .Bugulma was an important trade center and had an advantageous geographical position: through it there were routes from Ufa and Orenburg to Kazan .Every year people from neighboring cities came to the fairs here: they sold cattle, horses, leather goods .By modern standards, Bugulma is a small provincial city, but still beautiful and interesting for tourists .

How to call

+ 7-85594 - telephone number

How to get to Bugulma

Every day planes fly from Moscow to Bugulma - from Domodedovo airport. The journey takes 1, 5 hours. Every day trains run from the Kazan station. Before Bugulma by rail you will travel a day. A ticket to a reserved car costs about 1300 rubles per person. Autotravel - a length of 1148 km - will take more than 12 hours, of course, without taking into account the rest stops. On the way you will have such beautiful cities as Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Bugulma

Bugulma is a city with a great history, the local history museum will help you to find it out. Still here is the only museum in Russia, Yaroslav Hasek. Take a look at the tour and find out what links the Czech satirical writer to the Tatar province. The city will get tired of, at your disposal - a delightful nature: go fishing or a vineyard, or just swim in the river.

And consider you lucky if you find yourself in Bugulma in late May - early June: the Tatars at this time celebrate the end of the sowing campaign, the Sabantuy celebration is celebrated on a large field near the city, it is called Maidan. Here you can see national entertainments, dances, listen to Tatar songs, taste authentic Tatar dishes.

Weather in Bugulma

March 1, Sunday Clear -3 ° С in the afternoon -13 ° C at night ° С water	2 March, Monday Clear -2 ° С in the afternoon -9 ° C at night ° С water	March 3, Tuesday Clear -3 ° С in the afternoon -11 ° C at night ° С water
Bugulma weather forecast for 10 days

Local History Museum

Bugulma Museum of Local Lore (ul .Herzen, 88), one of the oldest in the Republic of Tatarstan, was opened on October 1, 1929 .The exposition of the museum tells the history of the city from its inception, about the Pugachev uprising, the 19th-century fairs held in Bugulma, the Civil and Great Patriotic War .Among the objects of the life of the Tatars, Russians, Mordvins, Chuvashes, especially admire the jewelry of the Kazan Tatars - surprisingly light and graceful! In the museum there is a department of nature where you can see the tusk and teeth of a mammoth, a rare collection of butterflies, get acquainted with the animal and vegetable world of the region, see stuffed wolves, golden eagles, woodcock .The exposition is located in two mansions built in the late 19th century and connected by a transition .One of the mansions belonged to the outside counselor A .F .Elachin, the other - the merchant Klimov .The museum operates from 8 am to 5 pm, every day, except Sunday .

Museum of Yaroslav Hasek

Walking along the ancient streets of Bugulma, where the merchant houses interspersed with modern buildings, past the carved wooden house, you definitely will not pass .This is the Yaroslav Gashek Museum - the only one in Russia, and there are only two in the world - another in the Czech Republic .In this house, which belonged to the merchant Nizheradze, in the autumn of 1918 the author of the famous "References of the Brave Soldier Schweik" .As evidenced by a commemorative plaque on the building .It was here that the office of the military commandant's office was located, where Hasek worked .About the city, which he spent only 2 months, he wrote: "Bugulma on the map is small, but a lot - in my heart" .In this museum, even children will not be bored: here you can sit on old chairs, look under the lid of the wrought-iron chest, push out heavy drawers of the desk, hear the battle of wall French watches .Doors of the museum (st .Sovetskaya, 67) are open daily from 8 .00 to 17 .00, except Sunday .And yes - there is a break for lunch, from 12 to one o'clock!

Drama Theater

The history of the professional theater in Bugulma began in 1935, but the theatrical company existed in the city at the end of the 19th century .This is confirmed by historical records of the State Archives of the Samara Region and letters to .FROM.Stanislavsky, addressed to the theater actors .In 1897, on the initiative of the county committee, the People's House was built, which housed a theater with a hall for 350 seats .By 1908, a circle of music and drama lovers represented annually about 20 productions, and also organized musical and literary evenings .After the revolution, a circle of theatrical amateur performance "Blue Blouse" appeared in the city, on its basis a professional drama theater was created .During the war he was led by a talented actress, a student of Stanislavsky, Nina Olshevskaya .In Bugulma she was evacuated with her son Alexey Batalov .Here began his theatrical path, and after many years the theater was named in honor of this outstanding artist .By the 70th anniversary of the theater an old building was restored, and now it is a worthy decoration of the city's architecture .And in 2008 the Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan recognized the Bugulma Theater as the best among the republican . Ul. Lenin, 96; tel .: (85514) 3-52-43, 3-69-80, 3-68-68.

The prices are indicated in March 2013. Photo Bugulma (11)