One of the many Russian cities that was renamed during the years of Soviet power, but never regained its ancient sonorous name. Meanwhile, before the Russians learned about Friedrich Engels, this settlement through its centuries-old history passed with the euphonious name "Pokrovsk", but about it, except for the indigenous inhabitants of modern Engels, practically no one remembers.

To date, this city is a kind of suburb of Saratov; located on the other bank of the Volga, Engels until recently was a remote province, but with the construction of a bridge across the river, the life of the Engels changed significantly, since the distance to the nearest major settlement was only 14 kilometers.

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A paragraph of history

Beginning with the first years of the establishment of Soviet power in the country, modern Engels was the original capital of Russian Germans who nurtured such talented writers as Lev Abramovich Kassil and composers as Schnittke on the banks of the Volga.

However, with the onset of 1941, the government began to distrust the "rusland douche" and sent part of the Germans back to their homeland, and part of them to labor camps, which certainly did not make too good a name.

Types of Engels

Hotels

Unfortunately, the sights in Engels are slightly smaller than those of heavy industry, nevertheless, in this city there is where to stop the lonely traveler. Engels knows the hotel "Rusich" and a very pretentious hotel with the original name "Volga". The first has two dozen rooms and favors tourists, which still smoldered the fire of the Soviet mentality. "Volga" in this regard is much more modern, although price tags amaze the minds of experienced experts. The smaller that a tourist can leave in this hospitable place is 2 700 rubles.

It is rumored that in Saratov, not far from the Ministry for Youth, Sports and Tourism, you can get a special card for the "guest of the Saratov region", which will save up to 15% of living in the Volga and receive some other small preferences.

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Entertainments, excursions and sightseeing of Engels

If the first time in the city of Engels to find the sights will not succeed, to help single travelers get special sightseeing tours around the city and the region, a couple of local travel companies will happily hold Engels' guests in all memorable places, which the city has about ten. @

For those who are not used to looking for easy ways, about 13 sights of the city of Engels are offered, seven of which are monuments and memorials, one is the building of the Engels district administration.

Especially noteworthy on the general background is the Museum of Long-Range Aviation, the richness of local exhibits is provided by the close location of the air base near the city. In addition, near the city of Engels at one time landed Yuri Gagarin, than put a fat point in his space epic.

Guests of the city will appreciate the Holy Trinity Church, which in its history has been counted for almost two hundred years and experienced many turning points in history together with the inhabitants of the city of Engels. Other noteworthy places are the Kassil House-Museum and Petrov's House.