Nelidovo 2021: how a former mining town becomes an area of healthy lifestyle

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City Nelidovo Flag	Coat of arms

A country	Russia, Russia
Subject of the federation	Tver regionTver region
Municipal district	Nelidovsky district
Coordinates	56°13′00″ n. w. 32°47′00″ E. d. / 56.21667° n. w. 32.78333° E. d. / 56.21667; 32.78333 (G) [www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=56.21667&mlon=32.78333&zoom=12 (O)] (Z)Coordinates: 56°13′00″ N. w. 32°47′00″ E. d. / 56.21667° n. w. 32.78333° E. d. / 56.21667; 32.78333 (G) [www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=56.21667&mlon=32.78333&zoom=12 (O)] (I)
Based	1900
City with	1949
Center height	200
Population	↘19,952[1] people (2016)
Names of residents	Nelidovitsy, Nelidovets
Timezone	UTC+3
Telephone code	+7 48266
Postcode	17252X
Vehicle code	69
OKATO code	[classif.spb.ru/classificators/view/okt.php?st=A&kr=1&kod=28435 28 435]

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Nelidovo

- a city (since 1949[2]) in the north-west of the Russian Federation, the administrative center of the Nelidovsky district of the Tver region.

Population - 19,952[1] people. (2016).

Story

Middle Ages
The first settlements on the outskirts of the city date back to the Mesolithic and Neolithic eras. It was at this time that human settlement began in our area along the banks of the Mezhi. In the 12th century, the territory where the city is now located was part of the Smolensk Principality. During the period of feudal fragmentation, the lands went to the Toropets principality. In the middle of the 14th century, the Lithuanian princes managed to seize the lands. According to the treaty of 1449, the border of Rus' with Lithuania passed along the Mezha River. The territory of the future city was still subordinate to the Lithuanian princes.

New time

Yotkino village

on the site of the modern city has been recorded by sources since the 15th century.
Since 1708, the territory of the future city has been part of the Belsky district of the Smolensk province. On September 11, 1901, a fourth-class railway station Nelidovo
, the main purpose of which was to serve the district town of Bely, located 50 km to the south.
The station owes its name to the ancient noble family of the Nelidovs. During the Soviet era, during the first five-year plans, the timber processing industry developed in Nelidovo: a sawmill and a plywood factory came into operation. Great Patriotic War
The first Heinkel appeared over the village on June 22, 1941. The first bomb fell on June 29. After the start of Operation Typhoon, German troops completely occupied the village and area. On January 25, 1942, Nelidovo was liberated. During the Great Patriotic War, as a result of hostilities, the village was destroyed, but in the first post-war years it was completely restored.

Mines

In 1936, near the Nelidovo railway station, specialists from the Leningrad Geological Department began work to explore mineral resources. In 1940, an experimental mine was founded. The intensive development of coal mines began only in the early 50s. In October 1948, at mine No. 2, miners opened a coal seam, and on November 5, 12 railway platforms (approximately 400 tons) were sent by Nelidovo miners to Leningrad. Coal enterprises were successfully operated for many years: mine No. 1 (1952-1963), No. 2 (1950-1953), No. 3 (1953-1976), No. 5 (1957-1960), No. 7 (1958-1990), No. 4 (1953-1996). The miners reached a record output for coal production in 1975, producing 1,019,218 tons of coal against the target of 965,800 tons. Miners: N. G. Konovalov, N. G. Trishankov, V. L. Stepunin, A. A. Tarasov, N. A. Belov, Yu. I. Skobelev are honorary citizens of our city. The last batch of coal was delivered to the mountain on August 27, 1996.

Modern times

Over the next decades after the settlement of Nelidova was awarded the status of “city,” it turned into a large industrial center. In 1964, a street in Moscow was named after the city[3].

Population

Population
1939[4]	1959[5]	1967[6]	1970[7]	1979[8]	1989[9]
4103	↗26 465	↗28 000	↗29 813	↘29 045	↗30 044
1992[6]	1996[6]	1998[6]	2000[6]	2001[6]	2002[10]
↘30 000	↘29 700	↘29 300	↘28 400	↘28 000	↘26 154
2003[6]	2005[6]	2006[6]	2007[6]	2008[6]	2009[11]
↗26 200	↘24 900	↘24 200	↘23 600	↘23 100	↘22 563
2010[12]	2011[6]	2012[13]	2013[14]	2014[15]	2015[16]
↗22 896	↗22 900	↘22 153	↘21 581	↘21 020	↘20 508
2016[1]
↘19 952

Economy

Industry
Large industrial enterprises of the city:

Nelidovo plastics plant;
[www.gidropress.ru/ Nelidovo Hydropress Plant (NZGP)];
Nelidovsky roofing;
Nelidovo woodworking plant (DOK).
JSC Nelidovsky Machine-Building - production of cabinet furniture.

Also in the city there is a machine standard plant, a metal structures plant, a clothing factory, numerous sawmills, etc. There are food industry enterprises.

Economics[ | ]

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Industry
Mechanical engineering and metalworking enterprises:

Nelidovo Hydropress Plant (NZGP);
JSC Nelidovsky Machine-Building Plant;
JSC "NelidovPressMash";
Factory of protective structures;
Nelidovo Metal Structures Plant];
Nelidovo roofing plant;
Nelidovsky plant machine normals;
Ecostop.

Chemical enterprises:

Nelidovo plastics plant;
Tverplastic;
LLC "Sava"

Woodworking enterprises:

Nelidovo woodworking plant (DOK);
"Furniture-N";
"Guarantee";
ACMO;
Workshop for the production of fuel briquettes.

Food enterprises:

"Vivat N";
"Okovsky Forest"

Garment factories:

Progress strategy;
Nelidovo-working clothes.

Communications and media

Fixed line services are provided by: Tver branch of Rostelecom, Eurasia Telecom Ru.
Mobile telephone services are provided by mobile operators: MTS, Beeline, MegaFon and Tele2.
Television: terrestrial analogue (Channel One, NTV, REN-TV (Nelidovo City Television), Pyatnitsa (Tele), Russia - 1, St. Petersburg - Channel 5), digital terrestrial DVB-T2 (First multiplex), cable analogue (digital) from operator "TV-COM".
Radio stations: 71.24 - Radio Russia; 100.1 - Russian Radio (Radio M9 - Baltic); 100.8 - Europe Plus (Europe Plus Nelidovo); 101.7 - Good FM; 102.0 - Auto Radio (Western Dvina).
Newspapers: “Nelidovskie Izvestia”, “Revival of the Region”, “Nelidovskie Blagovest”, “Nelidovskie Announcements”
Internet: forum-nelidovo.ru

Nelidovo

(Tver region)

OKATO code:
28435
Founded:
1900
Urban settlement since:
1938
City since:
1949 City of regional subordination
Center:
Nelidovsky district
Telephone code (reference phone)


48266*****	—

Deviation from Moscow time, hours:
0
Geographic latitude:
56°13′
Geographic longitude:
32°47′
Altitude above sea level, meters:
200 Sunrise and sunset times of the Sun and Moon in the city of Nelidovo

Culture

The city has the following municipal cultural institutions:

Municipal budgetary cultural institution Palace of Culture "Shakhtar"
Municipal budgetary educational institution of additional education "Children's Art School"
Municipal budgetary cultural institution Cinema "Sputnik"
Municipal budgetary cultural institution "Museum and Exhibition Center"
Municipal budgetary cultural institution "Nelidovo inter-settlement central library"

There is also a museum on the premises of school No. 3. This is the only school comprehensive local history museum in the Tver region. The Nelidovsky district literary association “Mezha” operates in the city.

Education[ | ]

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The following educational institutions are located in the city:

Branch of Tver State University (closed in 2017);
Nelidovsky College;
School No. 1 (merged with school 4);
Gymnasium No. 2;
School No. 3;
School No. 4;
School No. 5;
Nelidovskaya Secondary School (closed in 2005).

Transport

The Nelidovo railway station of the October Railway has a direct passenger connection to the west to the Riga-Pasazhieru station of the Latvian Railway and to the St. Petersburg-Vitebsky station. Go east to the Moscow-Rizhskaya station of the Moscow Railway. The station is located on the single-track section Zemtsy - Rzhev-Baltiysky. Autonomous traction. From the station there are access roads to enterprises and mines. The station has a passenger building (station).

There are city, suburban and intercity transport links. Bus station. The most important points of intercity bus service are Smolensk, Andreapol, Toropets, St. Petersburg, Western Dvina, Tver, Rzhev, Moscow. Public transportation both in the city and in the region is carried out by route vehicles based on GAZelles and PAZs. Both official taxis and persons who do not have a license are engaged in private transportation.

Sport

The city has sections for various sports: football, basketball, athletics, skiing, wrestling, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, chess, checkers. In addition to team sports, the trend of involving young people in auto and motor sports has recently developed.

There is a children's and youth sports school on the basis of the Start sports complex and the Christina athletics club. Sports and recreational facilities (football, tennis, volleyball, basketball, wrestling), a gym on the basis of the Nelidovsky technical school (volleyball, basketball, football, tennis), summer playgrounds (rubber) near the boarding school, NT, school No. 5, school No. are open to everyone. 1 (basketball, tennis, football, volleyball). There is a city swimming pool with four lanes. The shelter has an outdoor synthetic playground for playing football and tennis.

Various competitions are held annually: stages of Russian and European motocross cups; long distance running; tournaments in billiards, football, basketball, etc.

Our athletes constantly bring medals of various denominations, both from regional and all-Russian competitions, and from international ones. Our fellow countrymen also successfully perform at the professional level, fighting in the boxing ring, playing on the basketball court and competing on the green turf of football fields.

Culture[ | ]

The city has the following municipal cultural institutions:

Palace of Culture "Shakhtar" (closed for renovations from 2021);
"Children's Art School";
Cinema "Sputnik";
“Museum and exhibition;

There is also a museum on the premises of School No. 3. This is the only school comprehensive local history museum in the Tver region. The Nelidovsky district literary association “Mezha” operates in the city.

According to some activists, Nelidovo may be the birthplace of the Russian character Petrushka.

Recreation infrastructure

Cinema "Sputnik"
Bowling club "Swallow" (4 lanes)
Sushi bar "Tori"
Gastropub "Ordinary People"
Coffee shop “Meeting Place” (closed in 2015)
Complex "Sfera" (beauty salon, cafe, disco club)
Billiard club "BARS"
Fast food restaurant "Muraveinik" (closed in 2015)
Cafe-bar "Shark"
Cafe-bar "Melody"
Cafe-bar "Afanasy"
Cafe-bar "Astoria"
Cafe-bar "Authority"
Restaurant-motel "Swallow"
Sandwich shop "ButerBurg"

Attractions

Monuments

Monument to V.I. Lenin on Lenin Square.
Monument to A. M. Gorky and V. I. Lenin in the DOK microdistrict, near the Oktyabr Palace of Culture (moved from the park near the railway crossing on Sovetskaya Street)
Monument to a miner in the city park, near Zhukov Square
Monument to a miner on the street. Matrosova, near GorGaz (moved from the territory of the village of mine No. 3)
Monument to a miner on the highway
Monument “Girl with a headscarf” on the street. Matrosova, near GorGraz.
In 2014, a stone was laid in the park near the crossing, in the place of which a monument to S.V. Nelidov will soon be erected.
Stele to the liquidators of the Chernobyl accident at the intersection of Matrosova and Sovetskaya streets
Bust of A. S. Pushkin, located in the courtyard of school No. 3
Memorial plate to the victims of the war in Afghanistan on the street. Builders

War graves and memorials

Memorial on Zhukov Square
Burial on the street. Glazova
Burial on the street. Annular
Burial on the street. Komsomolskaya

Other significant buildings

In 2014, next to the children's playground on the street. Builders laid the alley of machine builders. At the beginning of the alley there is a stone with a memorial plaque
Wooden chapel of Alexander Nevsky on Zhukov Square
In 2002, the construction of the Church of St. John of Kronstadt began and continues today.
Palace of Culture "Shakhtar". Typical cultural center of Khrushchev times
Ruins of the Lidov house on the banks of the Mezha River
A memorial stele in the Children's School park, erected in honor of the 65th anniversary of the victory in World War II

Nelidovo 2021: how a former mining town becomes an area of healthy lifestyle

— Vladimir Gennadievich, the administration of the Nelidovsky urban district is actively creating a new, comfortable urban space. Please tell us what you have completed work on, what is in the area of increased attention today?

— Perhaps it’s worth starting with the fact that in 2021, a healthy food cafe called Petrushka opened in Nelidovo on Kuibysheva Street. According to the authors of this project - and it’s hard to argue with this - the location for the establishment turned out to be not the most successful. This is not the city center, not a recreational area, not an attractive area from the point of view of pedestrian traffic. Therefore, we decided to go “in reverse” - to develop the infrastructure not for future possible projects, but within the framework of the constructed facility, to create a high-quality and accessible urban environment around the cafe.

Now the major repairs of the road on Kuibyshev Lane are being completed - asphalt has been laid here, sidewalks have been installed, and drainage has been installed. On the site adjacent to the cafe's territory, a foundation has been created for the construction of a children's play complex "Ladya". The complex is a gift from the regional governor Igor Rudeni to the municipality on city day. The landscaping of the area adjacent to the cafe is being completed - it is turning into a comfortable recreation area for parents and children.

Another area of work is landscaping the area next to the fitness center on Kirova Street. Here, in particular, there will be a modern streetball court. That is, in parallel with the development of urban infrastructure, we are working on the development of children's sports and, in general, on improving the quality of life.

In my understanding, a comfortable environment should be created around other enterprises operating in the field of catering, services and services. In the future, business representatives interested in improvement can count on the support of the district administration.

— Do you notice that the culture of life in the area is changing along with space? If so, what does this mean?

According to my personal observations, a community of like-minded people has already formed around the Petrushka project. I would like to note that the project concerns not only healthy eating - its authors support yoga, Nordic walking, and the development of the creative potential of children - they conduct various master classes in modeling, drawing, etc. People are uniting around this - there are already more than 500 people, and their number is growing.

— Tell me, what would you like to achieve ideally? How do you see the new format of the city district?

— I would like to make the most efficient use of the territory’s potential, which was laid down historically, because in the Soviet years the city was rebuilt as a rapidly developing industrial center. If now less than 19 thousand people live in Nelidovo, then in its heyday the population of the city exceeded 30 thousand people. Therefore, the infrastructure that was formed during the Soviet years and has not yet been lost is the infrastructure of a rapidly growing, progressive city. This can be seen both in the quality of architectural and planning solutions and in the number of modern (at the time of construction) cultural and educational institutions. It is important for us to preserve this heritage and repair key facilities so that they continue to function for their intended purpose.

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So, the Shakhtar Palace of Culture is currently being renovated - this is an object that has only two analogues in the region: the Khimvolokno cultural center in Tver and the cultural center in Kimry. The reconstruction of the cultural center is being carried out on the instructions and under the control of Governor Igor Rudeni. The work is being carried out within the framework of the targeted investment program of the Tver region and has been financed in the amount of more than 200 million rubles. Upon completion of the renovation, we expect that our recreation center will become not just a place for Nelidovo residents to spend time, but a cultural and leisure center for the entire southwest of the region.

In order to preserve and enhance the Soviet heritage, we try to make maximum use of funds from regional and federal programs. In particular, we submitted an application to participate in a federal competition for financing improvement projects. In case of victory, large-scale work is planned in the center, on Lenin Square. In fact, this will be a renovation of the center, and Nelidovo may well become an example of a modern urban environment.

— You have already mentioned the Petrushka project. Please tell us how your partnership is shaping up?

So far we are not talking about public-private partnerships in the legal sense. The administration has its own scope of work, the Petrushka project has its own, but these processes are deeply interconnected, and, in my opinion, we are thinking in the same direction.

— As far as we understand, this cooperation already goes beyond the “routine” and division of areas of responsibility. That is, we are talking about branding Nelidovo as a territory of a healthy lifestyle?
- Yes, I think there are all the prerequisites for this. This includes the cultivation of a healthy lifestyle, which we talked about, and a very strong children’s and youth sports school with a powerful coaching staff, and traditions of holding sporting events. By the way, on May 9, for 43 years, we have been holding an athletics race. Our runners take part in serious competitions in the Central Federal District and Russia. Basketball players have been among the top three teams in the region for 10 years, and the girls’ team of school No. 4 is a six-time champion of the Tver region, four times medalist of the Central Federal District, winner of the super final of the IES-BASKET school basketball league championship. The youth and adult football teams had a great time last season, finishing in the top three. I can also note one of the latest achievements of the swimming department - the first master of sports in 10 years - Nikita Bystrov (coach Evgeny Ipatov). Our sport is at the proper level, and we do not stop - we move forward. But this is only one of the components of the brand. We envision comprehensive work in various areas: landscaping, healthcare, ecology, culture and the development of children's creativity, tourism and hospitality. I would like both the public and business to be interested and involved in the processes of creating a comfortable environment and conditions for raising a healthy generation.

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An excerpt characterizing Nelidovo

- Well, okay, okay. ABOUT! what are you like! The governor's wife led him to a tall and very fat old woman in a blue cape, who had just finished her card game with the most important persons in the city. This was Malvintseva, Princess Marya's maternal aunt, a rich childless widow who always lived in Voronezh. She stood paying for the cards when Rostov approached her. She narrowed her eyes sternly and importantly, looked at him and continued to scold the general who had won against her. “I’m very glad, my dear,” she said, holding out her hand to him. - You are welcome to me. After talking about Princess Marya and her late father, whom Malvintseva apparently did not love, and asking about what Nikolai knew about Prince Andrei, who also apparently did not enjoy her favors, the important old woman let him go, repeating the invitation to be with her. Nikolai promised and blushed again when he bowed to Malvintseva. At the mention of Princess Marya, Rostov experienced an incomprehensible feeling of shyness, even fear. Leaving Malvintseva, Rostov wanted to return to dancing, but the little governor’s wife put her plump hand on Nikolai’s sleeve and, saying that she needed to talk to him, led him to the sofa, from which those who were there came out immediately, so as not to disturb the governor’s wife. “You know, mon cher,” said the governor’s wife with a serious expression on her kind little face, “this is definitely the match for you; Do you want me to marry you? - Whom, ma tante? – Nikolai asked. - I'm wooing the princess. Katerina Petrovna says that Lily, but in my opinion, no, is a princess. Want? I'm sure your maman will thank you. Really, what a lovely girl! And she's not that bad at all. “Not at all,” Nikolai said, as if offended. “I, ma tante, as a soldier should, do not ask for anything and do not refuse anything,” Rostov said before he had time to think about what he was saying. - So remember: this is not a joke. - What a joke! “Yes, yes,” said the governor’s wife, as if speaking to herself. - But here’s what else, mon cher, entre autres. Vous etes trop assidu aupres de l'autre, la blonde. [My friend. You look after that blond girl too much.] The husband is pathetic, really... “Oh no, we are friends,” Nikolai said in the simplicity of his soul: it never occurred to him that such a fun pastime for him could be for him. no one is having fun. “What a stupid thing I said, however, to the governor’s wife! – Nikolai suddenly remembered during dinner. “She’ll definitely start wooing, and Sonya?..” And, saying goodbye to the governor’s wife, when she, smiling, told him once again: “Well, remember,” he took her aside: “But here’s the truth.” tell you, ma tante... - What, what, my friend; Let's go sit here. Nikolai suddenly felt the desire and need to tell all his innermost thoughts (those that he would not have told his mother, sister, friend) to this almost stranger. Nikolai later, when he recalled this impulse of unprovoked, inexplicable frankness, which, however, had very important consequences for him, it seemed (as it always seems to people) that he had found a stupid verse; and yet this outburst of frankness, together with other minor events, had enormous consequences for him and for the whole family. - That's it, ma tante. Maman has long wanted to marry me to a rich woman, but the thought alone disgusts me, marrying for money. “Oh yes, I understand,” said the governor’s wife. – But Princess Bolkonskaya, that’s another matter; first of all, I’ll tell you the truth, I really like her, she’s after my heart, and then, after I met her in this position, it’s so strange, it often occurred to me that this was fate. Think especially: maman has been thinking about this for a long time, but I had never met her before, as it all happened: we didn’t meet. And at a time when Natasha was her brother’s fiancée, because then I would not have been able to think about marrying her. It’s necessary that I met her exactly when Natasha’s wedding was upset, and then that’s it... Yes, that’s what. I haven't told this to anyone and I won't tell it. And only to you. The governor's wife shook his elbow gratefully. – Do you know Sophie, cousin? I love her, I promised to marry her and I will marry her... Therefore, you see that this is out of the question,” Nikolai said awkwardly and blushing. - Mon cher, mon cher, how do you judge? But Sophie has nothing, and you yourself said that things are very bad for your dad. And your maman? This will kill her, for one. Then Sophie, if she is a girl with a heart, what kind of life will she have? The mother is in despair, things are upset... No, mon cher, you and Sophie must understand this. Nikolai was silent. He was pleased to hear these conclusions. “Still, ma tante, this can’t be,” he said with a sigh, after a short silence. “Will the princess still marry me?” and again, she is now in mourning. Is it possible to think about this? - Do you really think that I will marry you now? Il ya maniere et maniere, [There is a manner for everything.] - said the governor’s wife. “What a matchmaker you are, ma tante...” said Nicolas, kissing her plump hand. Arriving in Moscow after her meeting with Rostov, Princess Marya found there her nephew with his tutor and a letter from Prince Andrei, who prescribed them their route to Voronezh, to Aunt Malvintseva. Concerns about the move, worries about her brother, the arrangement of life in a new house, new faces, raising her nephew - all this drowned out in the soul of Princess Marya that feeling of temptation that tormented her during her illness and after the death of her father, and especially after meeting with Rostov. She was sad. The impression of the loss of her father, which was combined in her soul with the destruction of Russia, now, after a month that had passed since then in the conditions of a calm life, was felt more and more strongly by her. She was anxious: the thought of the dangers to which her brother, the only close person left with her, was exposed, tormented her incessantly. She was preoccupied with raising her nephew, for whom she felt constantly incapable; but in the depths of her soul there was an agreement with herself, resulting from the consciousness that she had suppressed the personal dreams and hopes that had arisen in herself, connected with the appearance of Rostov. When the next day after her evening, the governor’s wife came to Malvintseva and, having talked with her aunt about her plans (having made the reservation that, although under the current circumstances it is impossible to even think about formal matchmaking, it is still possible to bring the young people together, let them get to know each other ), and when, having received the approval of her aunt, the governor's wife under Princess Marya spoke about Rostov, praising him and telling how he blushed at the mention of the princess, Princess Marya experienced not a joyful, but a painful feeling: her inner agreement no longer existed, and again Desires, doubts, reproaches and hopes arose. In those two days that passed from the time of this news to the visit to Rostov, Princess Marya continually thought about how she should behave in relation to Rostov. Then she decided that she would not go into the living room when he arrived at his aunt’s, that in her deep mourning it was indecent for her to receive guests; then she thought it would be rude after what he had done for her; then it occurred to her that her aunt and the governor’s wife had some kind of plans for her and Rostov (their looks and words sometimes seemed to confirm this assumption); then she told herself that only she, with her depravity, could think this about them: they could not help but remember that in her position, when she had not yet taken off her plereza, such matchmaking would be insulting both to her and to the memory of her father. Assuming that she would come out to him, Princess Marya came up with the words that he would say to her and that she would say to him; and sometimes these words seemed to her undeservedly cold, sometimes they had too much meaning. Most of all, when meeting with him, she was afraid of embarrassment, which, she felt, should take possession of her and betray her as soon as she saw him. But when, on Sunday after mass, the footman reported in the living room that Count Rostov had arrived, the princess did not show embarrassment; only a slight blush appeared on her cheeks, and her eyes lit up with a new, radiant light. -Have you seen him, auntie? - Princess Marya said in a calm voice, not knowing how she could be so outwardly calm and natural. When Rostov entered the room, the princess lowered her head for a moment, as if giving time to the guest to greet his aunt, and then, at the very time Nikolai turned to her, she raised her head and met his gaze with sparkling eyes. With a movement full of dignity and grace, she stood up with a joyful smile, extended her thin, gentle hand to him and spoke in a voice in which for the first time new, feminine chest sounds were heard. M lle Bourienne, who was in the living room, looked at Princess Marya with bewildered surprise. The most skillful coquette, she herself could not have maneuvered better when meeting a person who needed to please. “Either black suits her so well, or she really has gotten so prettier and I didn’t notice. And most importantly – this tact and grace!” - thought m lle Bourienne. If Princess Marya had been able to think at that moment, she would have been even more surprised than M lle Bourienne at the change that had taken place in her. From the moment she saw this sweet, beloved face, some new force of life took possession of her and forced her, against her will, to speak and act. Her face, from the time Rostov entered, suddenly changed. How suddenly, with unexpected, striking beauty, that complex, skillful artistic work appears on the walls of the painted and carved lantern, which previously seemed rough, dark and meaningless, when the light is lit inside: so suddenly the face of Princess Marya was transformed. For the first time, all that pure spiritual inner work with which she had lived until now came out. All her inner work, dissatisfied with herself, her suffering, desire for good, humility, love, self-sacrifice - all this now shone in those radiant eyes, in her thin smile, in every feature of her tender face. Rostov saw all this as clearly as if he had known her all her life. He felt that the creature in front of him was completely different, better than all those he had met so far, and better, most importantly, than himself. The conversation was very simple and insignificant. They talked about the war, involuntarily, like everyone else, exaggerating their sadness about this event, they talked about the last meeting, and Nikolai tried to divert the conversation to another subject, they talked about the good governor’s wife, about the relatives of Nikolai and Princess Marya. Princess Marya did not talk about her brother, diverting the conversation to another subject as soon as her aunt spoke about Andrei. It was clear that she could talk about the misfortunes of Russia feignedly, but her brother was a subject too close to her heart, and she did not want and could not talk lightly about him. Nikolai noticed this, just as he, with an astute observation unusual for him, noticed all the shades of Princess Marya’s character, which all only confirmed his conviction that she was a very special and extraordinary creature. Nikolai, just like Princess Marya, blushed and was embarrassed when they told him about the princess and even when he thought about her, but in her presence he felt completely free and said not at all what he had prepared, but what instantly and always opportunely came to his mind. During Nikolai's short visit, as always, where there are children, in a moment of silence Nikolai ran to Prince Andrei's little son, caressing him and asking if he wanted to be a hussar? He took the boy in his arms, began to twirl him cheerfully and looked back at Princess Marya. A tender, happy and timid gaze followed the boy she loved in the arms of her loved one. Nikolai noticed this look and, as if understanding its meaning, blushed with pleasure and began to kiss the boy good-naturedly and cheerfully. Princess Marya did not go out on the occasion of mourning, and Nikolai did not consider it proper to visit them; but the governor’s wife still continued her matchmaking business and, having conveyed to Nikolai the flattering things that Princess Marya had said about him, and back, insisted that Rostov explain himself to Princess Marya. For this explanation, she arranged a meeting between the young people at the bishop's before mass.