Sights of the city of Bugulma (Tatarstan)

Bugulma: areas, recreation, excursions, museums and churches, cuisine and restaurants, shopping and shops, attractions of Bugulma.

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

Sanatoriums of Bugulma

The main attraction is the beautiful virgin nature.
This is a real green corner among Tatarstan. Near the city you can relax not only your soul, but also your body. There are a number of famous, modern sanatoriums and boarding houses.

Sanatorium-preventorium "Lilia"

The place of the sanatorium is imbued with its own energy, thanks to the local landscapes and clean air.

The sanatorium is located in the center of Bugulma and welcomes guests from all over the world.

Treatment profile of the sanatorium:

• problems in the musculoskeletal system;
• problems with the cardiovascular or nervous system;
• digestive organs;
• respiratory system.
• The health resort offers the following healing procedures:
• massotherapy;
• physical training;
• physiotherapy;
• drug treatment;
• galvanic mud and mud applications;
• various types of baths;
• halochamber.

An individual treatment plan is drawn up for each visitor; there are programs for adults and children.

Leisure activities:

• walks through the pine forest;
• operating herbal bar;
• Gym;
• pool;
• entertainment program in the evenings;
• excursions and others.

Sanatorium "Vita"

"Vita" is a modern medical and health institution. It has everything you need to provide quality services in a timely manner. Holidays in Tatarstan are a calm and soulful pastime that helps relieve stress and increase vitality.

The multidisciplinary three-story institution is located in the city of Bugulma near a picturesque park where you can take a walk in your free time from treatment.

The dispensary offers the following services:

• mud bath;
• sauna;
• pool with spring waters.

The entrance to the hospital is equipped with a ramp for small-sized citizens.

Apartment house of merchant Shakir Khakimov

An ancient house of unusual construction - with a dome and a spire on the roof - has long become the “calling card” of the city of Bugulma. It was built in the 19th century by the wealthy merchant Shakir Khakimov, owner of several shops and fair stalls.

This building was never used as a residential building - only as commercial premises - shops on the ground floor, offices and a club on the second. In 1912, the first cinematograph in Bugulma was opened there. The building retained its purpose during Soviet times: it housed a haberdashery store and the Zarya cinema. Nowadays, in addition to shops, the former apartment building of Khakimov also houses the Center of Tatar Culture.

Apartment house of merchant Khakimov.

Address: st. Jaroslav Hasek, Z.

Sights of Bugulma

First of all, I would like to talk about the city’s museums. One of the most popular is the Museum of Local Lore, which is one of the oldest museums in all of Tatarstan. It was opened in 1929. It tells all the events that took place in a given area. Since many nationalities have lived and are living on the territory of the city, the museum presents household items of completely different peoples. There is everything there, from Russian household items to rich Tatar outfits. The museum also has a building that details its natural conditions and inhabitants. All exhibits are located in a 19th century building.

The Jaroslav Hasek Museum is a very interesting place. There are only two establishments of this kind in the world, one is located in the Republic of Tatarstan, the second in the Czech Republic. It is represented by an old wooden building with a neat, well-kept porch. This museum will be interesting for both adults and children. You should definitely come here and learn much more about the life of the Czech writer, why and when he came to Tatarstan.

Speaking of religious buildings. Probably the most famous is the Temple of the Icon of the Kazan Mother of God. It was built in 1993, in honor of the millennium of the baptism of Rus'. The temple turned out to be very picturesque with a four-tiered bell tower. In general, it looks very attractive and well-groomed, with a clean courtyard and arched gates.

Another of the latest buildings is the Church of John the Baptist. Construction began in 1996, and today it is one of the largest wooden churches in the area. The church is able to accommodate a colossal number of parishioners. It has a small bell tower, but surprisingly the ringing of bells can be heard very far from it. The most attractive view of the church is in winter, when its roof is covered with snow, and the golden crosses shine much brighter in the sun.

The best time to visit Bugulma is late spring or early summer. It is at this time that local residents celebrate Sabantuy. Usually such a holiday is celebrated in some large field and traditional food is prepared. But in addition to traditional dishes, you can enjoy Tatar songs, traditions and just have fun.

Russian Drama Theater named after A. Batalov, was built in 1897. Over the years it has changed a lot; it has a buffet, a tea room, and a large auditorium. Batalov began working in this theater as a member of the cast, and in 2008 it was decided to name the building after him.

It is also worth taking a look at the steam locomotive monument, which was installed in August 2007. It was installed in honor of the centenary of the opening of the Bugulmen railway. To be honest, a very interesting exhibit. Tourists and city residents love to take photos against its background.

If you are a fan of just quiet walks along clean alleys, then the “Alley of Heroes” is exactly what you need. Along its entire length there are busts of heroes of Bugulma and the region. A clean and well-groomed alley will not leave any city guest indifferent.

The “Eternal Glory” memorial will also surprise you. It is made like an airplane on a pedestal, and behind it in the square there is a huge stele on which the names of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War are written.

Local Lore Museum of Bugulma

The building was built at the end of the eighteenth century, but the museum was officially opened only in the 20-30s of the twentieth. This museum is one of the oldest in all of Tatarstan. The museum contains documents relating to all events that occurred after its founding.

There are special documents and archival materials on the Pugachev uprising, evidence of the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars, outfits of various class categories and nationalities, household utensils and other household items, as well as goods from fairs dating back to the nineteenth century. This museum will be very educational for those who are truly passionate about the history of this city and its people.

Location: Herzen Street - 88.

Bugulma State Russian Drama Theater named after A.V. Batalova

The Drama Theater is located in a building built in 1897, which was erected on the initiative of the Bugulma district committee as a People's House with an auditorium for 350 seats. It is known that already in 1900 there was a theater in the People's House that staged more than twenty performances per season, 12 of which were premieres. The successor to this theater troupe was the amateur group “blueblouses”, which was organized in the People’s House in the 1920s. It grew into a professional state theater. This status was received by the cultural institution in 1935. During the Great Patriotic War, Stanislavsky's student, the Moscow Art Theater and the Red Army Theater actress, and later theater director Nina Olshevskaya, worked in the theater. She came to the evacuation with her children, and for her eldest son, the future famous actor Alexei Batalov (born November 20, 1928), the Bugulma Theater became a launching pad in the profession.

Theater building.

In 2008, on the initiative of the President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Alexei Batalov, the Bugulma State Russian Drama Theater, in which he played his first roles on the big stage as a teenager, was named after him.

Today it is one of the best theaters in small towns in Russia, the winner and laureate of numerous all-Russian and international competitions. The repertoire policy of his troupe is very diverse - from classical productions to light humorous and vaudeville ones. The team holds its mark high and confidently continues the best traditions of the national drama theater. It's definitely worth attending the performance.

Address: Lenin street, 28.

Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

The original Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (Bogoroditsky Cathedral) was lost during the years of Soviet power. The church was closed in 1927, and in the early 1930s it was demolished for building materials. Bricks from the decommissioned cathedral were used to build a public bath. This church was built in 1783 in the Baroque style and was located at the intersection of Lenin and Jalil streets. Today on this site there is a monument to Eternal Glory.

In honor of an important anniversary - the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus' - construction of a new Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God began in the city. Its construction was completed in 1993. The temple was built in neo-Russian style. This is a beautiful and elegant building with a four-story bell tower, asymmetrically inscribed in its composition on the western side. The entrance to the church and the main gate to the cemetery are designed in the style of a high arch. To the left of the gate is a one-story priest's house.

Fordson Tractor Monument

A monument to an outlandish and clumsy old tractor on metal wheels is installed on a pedestal near the Bugulma Agricultural College. This educational institution dates back to the end of the 19th century - a vocational school, and then an agricultural school. The first training courses for machine operators in the history of the region were opened there. In 1926, 9 Fordson-Putilovets tractors, made in Petrograd, arrived in Bugulma. One of them is a monument near the college. And the image of the Fordson-Putilovets tractor became the emblem of the Bugulma educational institution.

Monument to the Fordson tractor.

Location: st. Lenina, 135.

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Bugulma (Tat. Bөgelmә) is a city in the Russian Federation (originally founded in 1736 as the settlement of Bolshaya Bugulma). On December 23, 1781, by decree of Catherine II, it received the status of a district town of the Ufa governorship in Russia. Currently, the city is the administrative center of the Bugulminsky district of Tatarstan (since 1930). Located in the southeast of the Republic of Tatarstan, at the headwaters of the Zai River on the slopes of the Bugulminsko-Shugurovsky two-tiered elevated plateau.

The city is a large diversified industrial, cultural and scientific center of the republic, part of the territorial production complex of the South-Eastern economic zone, and the second city of the polycentric Almetyevsk (Almetyevsko-Bugulma-Leninogorsk) agglomeration.

City of Bugulma war memorial

The city is located in the Volga Federal District in the southeast of the Republic of Tatarstan, 300 km from Kazan, in the very center of the Bugulma-Belebeevskaya Upland - the eastern elevated part of the Russian (East European) Plain.

HISTORY OF BUGULMA According to the first mentions of Bugulma, which date back to 1736, it was a small village in the forest near a river, next to a well-worn merchant road. Bugulminskaya Sloboda was considered by the authorities as one of the outposts in the development and settlement by Russians of the territories eastern from the Kama. Soldiers with their families, non-serf peasants were transferred here from central Russia, and they were also evicted under the supervision of exiles. Russian villages arose next to Tatar, Chuvash, and Mordovian villages. The population of the settlement was engaged in arable farming, coachman driving, saddling, repair and production of wheels and carts.

During the Pugachev rebellion, Bugulminskaya Sloboda became the first major center for the fight against the rebel peasants and Cossacks. Since the autumn of 1773, the main headquarters of the Russian Empire to suppress the rebellion was located here. In 1781, the settlement was declared a district town of the Ufa governorate, and in 1806 it became part of the Orenburg province. The main significance of Bugulma was that the main roads from Ufa and Orenburg to Kazan converged there, which contributed to the development of trade. In terms of the number of certificates for the right to trade, Bugulma with its district ranked seventh in the province. 8 fairs were held here annually.

Since 1851, having become part of the Samara province, Bugulma began to acquire the features of a typical district town. In 1852, the first elections of the mayor's board took place.

By the first year of the twentieth century, Bugulma had a population of seven and a half thousand inhabitants, with four churches, two mosques, convents and monasteries. There were six educational institutions in the city, including a real school for boys and a women's gymnasium, a theater-teahouse, and libraries. City residents were served by two pharmacies and a zemstvo hospital. Twenty factories operated, ten of them produced bricks. Six creameries processed milk. In the city they made sheepskin and carded wool. In 1911, a railway appeared in Bugulma, which until the 30s of the 20th century was called the “Volga-Bugulma Railway”.

Bugulma canton (this name was retained from 1920 to 1930) before the Great Patriotic War was primarily an agricultural region. There were state industrial enterprises in the city: a meat processing plant, a MTM, three mills, a refrigerator, and a creamery. There was a pedagogical school, a trade apprenticeship school, a mechanics school, and a medical school. In 1937, an airport opened in Bugulma.

Museum of Tatar History City of Bugulma

Bugulma experienced a rebirth after the war in connection with the development of big oil fields. In 1950, the Tatneft association was officially established in Bugulma. In the early fifties, the departments for exploration and production of Tatarstan oil were concentrated here, a scientific center and a center for transporting “black gold” were created. In a short time, the city's population increased tenfold. For a long time, until the end of the 60s, the city was second in population and importance in the republic after Kazan.

The calmest and most fruitful period for Bugulma of the twentieth century were the so-called “years of stagnation” - the thirty years from the early sixties to the early nineties. The infrastructure of the city and region developed on the basis laid in the fifties. Good roads remained in Bugulma; with the development of the oil complex, new, quite promising factories and developed construction organizations appeared. More than once the experienced trust “Tatneftegeofizika” and the Management of North-Western Trunk Oil Pipelines have been recognized as the best and awarded. The electrical equipment plant fulfilled customer orders from the Baltic to Sakhalin, the mechanical plant supplied its products to dozens of countries, and the porcelain plant's products were in great demand in Italy, Germany and other countries. The collapse of the Union hit the Bugulma economy; many Bugulma enterprises found themselves in a difficult situation, but none of them closed. Of all the cities of Tatarstan, Bugulma, during all the difficult economic, social and political years, was the most stable city in the republic.

Today Bugulma is a city with a population of 93 thousand, a major center of the oil production industry of the Republic of Tatarstan. Mechanical and electrical plants, an experimental plant, a mechanical repair plant, an electric pump plant, a brick plant, a porcelain plant, a building structures plant, a furniture and clothing factory operate successfully here. In Bugulma there are research and design institutes (TatNIPIneft), oil industry enterprises, and the Tatneftegeofizika production association.

The city was awarded the UNESCO Palm Branch of the World gold medal for the revival and ensuring the dynamic development of the region. Bugulma is one of the three most comfortable cities in Russia.

City of Bugulma sports festival - City Day

POPULATION The national composition of Bugulma, according to the All-Russian Population Census of 1897: Russians 47%, Bashkirs 30%, Tatars 15%, Chuvash and Mordovians 8%. In 1911, the Volga-Bugulma railway was built through Bugulma.

Awards For success in economic, cultural and social development, the city was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor (1982), the UNESCO Gold Medal “Palm of the World” (2001). For the successful implementation of the Clean Water project in 2011, Bugulma became the fourth Russian city included in the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) Honor Roll. Diploma of the 3rd degree, All-Russian competition “The most comfortable city in Russia” among cities with a population of less than 100 thousand people in 2002. Bugulma city

Famous residents Stolyarov, Evgeny Vasilyevich (February 22, 1922 - March 22, 1985) - General Director of the Bashneft production association (1972-1985). Hero of Socialist Labor. Honored Oilman of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1972). Honorary Oilman of the USSR (1979). Participant of the Great Patriotic War. Nadezhda Nikitichna Kadysheva (born June 1, 1959, Gorki, Leninogorsk district, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic) is a Russian singer of Erzya origin, soloist of the Golden Ring ensemble. Honorary citizen of Bugulma. People's Artist of Russia (1999), People's Artist of Mordovia. Honored Artist of Tatarstan. Alsou Ralifovna Abramova (maiden name - Safina; born June 27, 1983, Bugulma) - Russian singer, Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan (2000), People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan (2010). UNESCO Artist for Peace (2011). Representative of Russia at Eurovision 2000, where she took 2nd place, losing to the Danish duet Olsen Brothers. Nikolai Alekseevich Kolesnikov (March 15, 1952, Naratly village, Bugulminsky district, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, RSFSR, USSR) - Soviet weightlifter. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1976). Champion of the 1976 Olympic Games in featherweight (285 kg in biathlon: snatch 125 kg + clean and jerk 160 kg). Batalov Alexey Vladimirovich (November 20, 1928, Vladimir) - Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, film director, screenwriter and public figure, teacher. People's Artist of the USSR (1976). Hero of Socialist Labor (1989). Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1981) and two Russian State Prizes (1966, 2005).[27] Danilova Olga Valerievna (June 10, 1970, Bugulma, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic) - Russian skier, competed from 1991 to 2002. Honored Master of Sports. Two-time Olympic champion, four-time world champion. She played for Dynamo Bugulma. Shimkova Svetlana Valerievna (September 18, 1983, Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan) - Russian weightlifter, Honored Master of Sports, world champion, European champion in the weight category up to 69 kg.

Zhdanov Vasily Nikolaevich (November 14, 1896 - November 10, 1956) - Soviet military leader, Colonel General of Aviation (1946). Klontsak Vladimir Yaroslavovich (February 27, 1968, Bugulma, USSR) is a former Soviet and Russian football player. He played as a midfielder and striker. Since 2004 - coach, since 2011 - head coach of FC KAMAZ, for which he played 243 matches in 1990-1997, scoring 14 goals. Levitan Alexander Matveevich (1913-1980, Bugulma, Samara province, Russian Empire). Soviet architect and theater artist, Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Osipov Evgraf Alekseevich (December 21, 1841 - April 4, 1904) - Russian doctor, one of the active figures in zemstvo medicine and the founders of Russian sanitary statistics. Sapozhnikov Grigory Stepanovich (1894, Bugulma, Samara province, Russian Empire - September 5, 1920, Aleksandrovsk, RSFSR) - Russian and Soviet military pilot ace, warrant officer of the Russian Imperial Army.

Heroes of the Soviet Union Gafiatullin, Gazinur Gafiatullovich (1913-1944) - a participant in the Great Patriotic War, repeated the feat of Alexander Matrosov, covering the enemy's embrasure with his chest and received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously. Grafov Vladimir Sergeevich (1913-1991) - lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Army, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Konev Ivan Nikitich (1899-1983) - Soviet military leader, Major General (1944). Hero of the Soviet Union (December 13, 1944). Kudryashev, Gerasim Pavlovich (1910-1979) - gun commander of the artillery battalion of the 23rd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade (7th Guards Tank Corps, 3rd Guards Tank Army, 1st Ukrainian Front), Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Monakov Pyotr Zakharovich (1915-1987) - captain of the Soviet Army, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union (1943). Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Mednonogov (1924-1997) - Hero of the Soviet Union, pilot of the 783rd assault aviation regiment of the 199th assault aviation division of the 4th assault aviation corps of the 4th air army of the 2nd Belorussian Front. Nikitin Ivan Moiseevich (1892-1972) - participant in the First World War and the Civil War, the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union, shooter of the 57th motorized rifle brigade (3rd Tank Corps, 2nd Tank Army, 2nd Ukrainian Front)

Rudakov Alexander Pavlovich (1912-1979) - tank commander of the 142nd tank battalion (95th tank brigade, 9th tank corps, 65th army, Belorussian Front), Hero of the Soviet Union (1944). Sentyukov Nikolai Petrovich (1923-1943) - Company commander of the 19th Guards Airborne Regiment (10th Guards Airborne Division, 37th Army, Steppe Front), Hero of the Soviet Union (1943). Khaliullin Misbakh Khaliullovich (1916-1983) - Hero of the Soviet Union. Squadron commander of the assault aviation regiment, captain.

City of Bugulma monument to a steam locomotive

ATTRACTIONS OF BUGULMA Bugulma State Russian Drama Theater named after A.V. Batalova - in 1897, the Bugulma district committee acquired the site on which the People's House with a theater hall for 350 seats was built. In January-March 1899, the committee worked with the Theater Commission to arrange the arrangement of the city theater-teahouse. In 1904, the Committee of Trustees allowed the resulting circle of lovers of musical and dramatic art to stage at least 12 performances during the year. The mug was provided free of charge by the orchestra, which played during intermissions. In 1908, 21 performances were given, not counting musical and literary evenings. In the 1920s, an amateur group of “blue blouses” appeared in Bugulma. In 1936, a professional state theater was created on its basis. During the Great Patriotic War, the theater was led by N.A. Olshevskaya, a student of K.S. Stanislavsky. She was evacuated to Bugulma along with her son, A.V. Batalov; here he started as an actor, and in 2008 the theater was named after him.

MUSEUM Bugulma Museum of Local Lore - opened on October 1, 1929. The museum's exposition reflects the history of the city since its inception in 1736. The main interior complexes represent materials from the Pugachev uprising, Bugulma fairs of the 19th century, periods of the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars, documents on the history of the city of the 18th - 20th centuries. Until 1917 - the house of the landowner Jelacich , built at the end of the 19th century.

Bugulma city

JAROSLAV HASHEK Literary and Memorial Museum of Jaroslav Hasek - Jaroslav Hasek (1883-1923) - Czech writer - satirist. From October to December 1918, at the height of the civil war, he served as assistant military commandant of the Bugulma district. In the house where the military commandant's office was located at that time, the world's only Literary and Memorial Museum of Jaroslav Hasek was opened. The exhibition includes three halls and a memorial room. There is an exhibition hall. The exhibition halls display documents, photographs, collections of stories and collected works of the writer in different languages ​​of the world, as well as souvenirs associated with the name of the writer and his literary hero - the good soldier Schweik. Part of the exhibition tells the story of the origins of the idea for “Bugulma Stories”. The memorial room was created on the basis of items that were in the building of the military commandant’s office during the period of Yaroslav Hasek’s stay in Bugulma.

MEMORIAL Memorial of Eternal Glory - in the 60s of the 20th century, a memorial of “Eternal Glory” was built with an Eternal Flame at the foot. The granite-concrete monument consists of a stele and an unfurled red flag. The right part of this flag is made in the form of a black mourning ribbon, and on the left, where the faces of a sailor, soldier, and women are depicted, it symbolizes burial. The names of 5,560 people who died on the battlefields are immortalized on marble slabs. Of the 15 thousand soldiers who went to the front during the war from Bugulma and the region, only 10 thousand returned. For the 55th anniversary of Victory Day, in 2000, a T-54 tank, an armored personnel carrier and a Pe-2 dive bomber with an inscription on on board the Bugulminsky Kolkhoznik.

THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK Monument to the good soldier Svejk - the monument was erected in 2011, on the platform of the Bugulma station, by Bugulma sculptor Andrei Mayer, a sculptural composition dedicated to the "good soldier Svejk" - the main character of the novel "The Adventures of the Good Soldier Svejk during the World War", by the Czech writer - humorist Jaroslav Hasek. The monument is made of patinated bronze, where Schweik stands on the station platform near a sign, the arrows of which are aimed at Ufa, Moscow and Prague.

MONUMENT TO THE TRACTOR The monument to the Fordson tractor is a monument located near the Bugulma Agrarian College, on Lenin Street, 135. On the pedestal there is a Fordson tractor, one of the first models of agricultural machinery of the early 20s of the twentieth century. The history of the emergence of this monument is inextricably linked with the activities of the Bugulma Vocational School, which was created at the end of the nineteenth century. Initially it was a vocational school that trained carpenters and mechanics. And after the revolution of 1917, the institution received the status of a vocational school with an agricultural focus. The first courses for training tractor drivers were opened here. In 1926, the first nine Fodzon-Putilovets tractors, produced in Petrograd, appeared in Bugulma. One of these became a monument at the college. The importance of this event was so great that subsequently “Fordson-Putilovets” became the symbol and emblem of the educational institution.

MEMORIAL Memorial complex and obelisk of the 352nd Orsha Division - a memorial complex with military equipment from the Great Patriotic War and an obelisk of the 352nd Orsha Red Banner Division was installed in the 83rd year of the twentieth century in the central part of the city. Above the square rises a memorial stele, on which are carved in large letters the names of the cities through which the soldiers of the famous division passed the difficult path. Every year, during the celebration of Victory Day and the anniversary of the creation of the 352nd Orsha Division, the memorial complex and obelisk become the center of celebrations and rallies.

MERCHANT'S HOUSE The apartment house of the merchant Sh. L. Khakimov - the house of the famous philanthropist Khakimov was built in the 19th century by the architect I. V. Gusarov. City of BugulmaThe building was never a residential building for the Khakimov family; it was originally built as a club for commercial and public purposes. Created in a unique architectural style, which later became one of the calling cards of Bugulma, this building is also famous for the fact that it was in 1912 that a cinematograph was first opened there, on the initiative and at the expense of the merchant Khakimov. And on the ground floor of the club they were then briskly selling “red goods”, that is, fabrics and textiles. In Soviet times, the building housed the Zarya cinema, now it is the Center for Tatar Culture.

STEAM LOGO Monument locomotive L-1765 (L-9669) - The steam locomotive was installed on August 27, 2011. in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Bugulma station and the opening of traffic on the Volga-Bugulma railway.

ALLEY OF HEROES Alley of Heroes - on the Alley of Heroes there are busts of Heroes of the Soviet Union - natives of Bugulma and the region.

WHERE IS Transport: Road communication is carried out along the roads P239 Kazan - Orenburg P246 Bugulma - Uralsk Bugulma - Aznakaevo Bugulma - Leninogorsk Railway communication is carried out through the Bugulma station. Transportation is carried out by the Kuibyshev Railway, heading to Ulyanovsk, Ufa and Naberezhnye Chelny. Air communication is carried out through Bugulma Airport. Until January 2015, transportation was carried out by Ak Bars Aero airline, with destinations to Moscow, Kazan, St. Petersburg, Simferopol, Sochi, Surgut, Omsk and Nizhnevartovsk. Currently, transportation is carried out by RusLine and Yamal, heading to Moscow. Urban transport is represented by twelve bus routes, covering almost all parts of the city, including the nearest settlements - Podlesny, Progress, Berezovka, Malaya Bugulma and Zabugorovka.

Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist

Religion On the territory of the modern city of Bugulma, before the revolution of 1917, there was the Bugulma Kazan-Bogoroditsky Monastery and two cathedrals, both of which have not survived to this day: the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, built in 1866, and the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary, named after the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, built in 1783. Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist Church of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious Central Mosque City of Bugulma

MUSEUMS OF BUGULMA Bugulma Museum of Local Lore Address: 423230, Republic of Tatarstan, Bugulma, st. Herzen, 88

Opening hours:* Daily from 8.00 to 17.00, except Mondays Entrance fee:* Adult - 30 rubles, with a guided tour - 50 rubles; for children - 15 rubles, with excursion - 20 rubles.

MUSEUM OF LOCAL HISTORY The Bugulma Museum of Local Lore, one of the oldest in the republic, was opened on October 1, 1929. The museum's exposition reflects the history of the city since its inception in 1736. The main interior complexes represent materials from the Pugachev uprising, Bugulma fairs of the 19th century, periods of the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars, documents on the history of the city of the 18th - 20th centuries, rare household items of the Tatars and Mordvins , Chuvash, Russians. Among the materials about the peasant war of 1773 - 1775. under the leadership of Emelyan Pugachev, there are unique exhibits: a cannon, weapons from the times of the Peasant War, a book describing military operations near Bugulma, E. Pugachev’s manifesto.

In the section “Bugulma XIX - early XX centuries.” Everyday objects of various classes of Tatars, Russians, Mordovians, and Chuvash are exhibited. The jewelry of Kazan Tatar women is admirable - amazingly light filigree braids, collar fasteners decorated with various stones, woven towels, embroidered headdresses, and waist decorations. They convey to us the ideals of national beauty and make us proud of the skill of our ancestors.

Among the rarities on display are materials from the KGB archives about dispossession in the Bugulma region, a telegram signed by Stalin to collective farmers of the Bugulma region, newspapers, combat leaflets from the period of the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 45.

The nature of the Bugulma region is rich and varied. The nature department features a rare collection of butterflies, tusks and mammoth teeth. Here you can get acquainted with the animal and plant world of the region, see a stuffed wolf, golden eagle, woodcock, and other inhabitants of forests and steppes. Written sources occupy a leading place in the museum's collections. Among the earliest relics are the journals of the meetings of the Bugulma district zemstvo assembly, Muslim ethics, the city plan of 1834, and the parish chronicle of the City-Bugulma Cathedral.

Ethnographic material is presented in a multifaceted way. These are clothes of different nations, household utensils, samovars, and jewelry. They convey to us information about the occupations of our ancestors, trade routes, and traditions of the people.

The names of many famous writers, scientists, and artists are associated with Bugulma. V.A. Zhukovsky and A.S. Pushkin write about Bugulma. During the Great Patriotic War, Alexey Batalov, the future People's Artist of the USSR, lived here in evacuation, with his mother N.A. Olshevskaya and two younger brothers. In 2008, the Bugulma Russian Drama Theater was named after A.V. Batalov.

In 1941, Marshal of the Soviet Union K.E. Voroshilov visited Bugulma, and in 1937, Otto Yulievich Schmidt. Nadezhda Kadysheva, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, studied in Bugulma; Alsou Safina, Eurovision winner 2000, Nikolai Kolesnikov, Olympic champion 1976, was born.

Literary and Memorial Museum of Yaroslav Hasek Address: 423230, Republic of Tatarstan, Bugulma, st. Sovetskaya, 67 Directions: Route taxi 2T, 4T from the bus station; minibus 2T, 4T from the railway station to the “Books Store” stop. Operating hours:* Daily from 9.00 to 17.00, except Sunday and Monday. Attention: excursion service only by prior arrangement. Entrance fee:* 20 rubles, excluding preferential categories. Preferential categories are free. The preferential category includes: children under 7 years old, disabled people, orphans, war veterans City of Bugulma

Jaroslav Hasek (1883-1923) - Czech writer and satirist. From October to December 1918, at the height of the civil war, he served as assistant military commandant of the Bugulma district. In the house where the military commandant's office was located at that time, the world's only Literary and Memorial Museum of Jaroslav Hasek was opened. The exhibition includes three halls and a memorial room. There is an exhibition hall. The exhibition halls display documents, photographs, collections of stories and collected works of the writer in different languages ​​of the world, as well as souvenirs associated with the name of the writer and his literary hero - the good soldier Schweik. Part of the exhibition tells the story of the origins of the idea for “Bugulma Stories”. The memorial room was created on the basis of items that were in the building of the military commandant’s office during the period of Yaroslav Hasek’s stay in Bugulma.

Museum of Tatar History and Culture Address: 423230, Republic of Tatarstan, Bugulma, st. Vorovskogo, 4 Directions: Route taxi 1T, 1Ta from the bus station; Opening hours:* Every day from 9.00 to 16.00, except Saturday and Sunday. Entrance fee:* Adult - 70 rubles; for children - 40 rub. The museum has two halls: the first hall reflects the ancient Turkic period, starting from the 4th millennium BC, you can learn more about the Bulgar and Golden Horde periods, the Kazan Khanate and the Russian colonization pre-imperial period. The most valuable exhibit is the original saber, which is more than a thousand years old. It was found during excavations in Bolgar. In the second room, a reconstruction of the modest life of rural Tatars at the beginning of the last century was made. Here are collected the things that surrounded them: a manual butter churn, a wood-burning samovar, a spinning wheel, a cradle, etc.

COAT OF ARMS OF BUGULMA History of the coat of arms - The city was founded in 1736 as the settlement of Bolshaya Bugulma. On December 23, 1781, by decree of Catherine II, it received the status of a district town of the Ufa governorship. The coat of arms of Bugulma, Supremely approved in 1782, was drawn up in the Department of Heraldry under the Senate under the leadership of the master of arms, actual state councilor A. A. Volkov. In 1796, the city of Bugulma became part of the Orenburg province. According to unconfirmed data from archives cited by A.V. Kudin, A.L. Tsekhanovich in the reference book “Coats of arms of cities, provinces, regions and towns of the Russian Empire. 1649-1917." On December 30, 1839, a new coat of arms of Bugulma was approved: “In the upper part is the coat of arms of the Orenburg province. At the bottom, blue, silver fish." In 1850, the city of Bugulma and Bugulma district became part of the Samara province. In 1865, during the heraldic reform of Köhne, a draft of a new coat of arms for the county town of Bugulma was developed (not officially approved): “In an azure shield with a silver wavy border there is a silver fish with scarlet eyes, a tail and wings; in the free part the coat of arms of the Samara province; The shield is topped with a wall crown and surrounded by ears of corn connected by the Alexander Ribbon.” During the Soviet period, the historical coat of arms of Bugulma was not used. In 1994, a souvenir badge was issued with a new design of the Bugulma coat of arms. The project had the following form: “In a green field there are two golden pipes in a column, from which three black streams emerge to the right and left, turning into shortened belts. The pipes cut through the golden ring of the ear and part of the gear. In the free part of the shield is the coat of arms of the Republic of Tatarstan.” This project repeated the design of the Bugulma emblem of the Soviet period. In the post-Soviet period, decisions on the revival or restoration of the historical coat of arms of the city as the official symbol of Bugulma were not made by the city authorities. On February 21, 2007, by decision of the Council of the Bugulma Municipal District, the coat of arms of the Bugulma district was approved. The historical coat of arms of the district town of Bugulma (1782) was taken as the basis for the coat of arms of the Bugulma municipal district.

_________________________________________________________________________ SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND PHOTO: Team Nomads https://www.bugulma.ws https://rus.bashkir-encyclopedia.rf/index.php/prosmotr/2-statya/7267-bugulminskaya-sloboda Tatar encyclopedia: In 6 volumes /Ch. ed. M. Kh. Khasanov, resp. ed. G. S. Sabirzyanov. — Kazan: Institute of the Tatar Encyclopedia of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan. Bugulma residents at war / ed. V. Savelyev. - Bugulma, OJSC Bugulma Printing House, 2000. - 230 p. https://mybugulma.ucoz.ru

Monument “Peace to Peace!”

The monument “Peace to Peace!”, the work of sculptor Stanislav Savitsky, is an excellent example of socialist art and Soviet propaganda. The monument depicts a group of people of different nations and races who raise high in their hands the globe, entwined with a ribbon with the inscription “Peace” in different languages. This is a convincing embodiment of the love of peace of many, many ordinary people on the planet who went through the most difficult world war and hope for a long and happy peaceful life. Such a sculptural composition was installed in several Soviet cities in 1955-1959. But only Almetyevsk completely survived the period of decline of “perestroika” and the chaos of the 90s.

Another similar monument to Savitsky stands in Moscow, in the park on the square of the Novodevichy Convent (as of the early 2010s), but it is in a dilapidated state and is unlikely to be restored. Perhaps the capital’s “Peace to the world!” already disposed of.

Location: Chekhov street.

Temple of St. Seraphim of Sarov

The church in honor of the revered elders is located in the western part of the city. It was built in 2005-2006 with funds from a benefactor - the head of the Twenty-First Century Foundation E.A. Borodin. For this, the philanthropist was awarded the Order of St. Seraphim of Sarov, III degree, by the Russian Orthodox Church. A special hall for baptism was built in the basement of the church. On Sundays and holidays, services are held in the church.

Temple of St. Seraphim of Sarov.

Address: Dzerzhinsky Street 11. 11.

About the history of the city

The name of the city comes from the Bugulminka river. The first mention of Bugulminskaya Sloboda dates back to 1736. Its development was associated with the advance of the Russian Empire to the east - the founding of the Orenburg fortress and other settlements on the border with the Kazakh steppes. During the years of the great Pugachev revolt, the headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the punitive forces, Chief General Bibikov, was located in Bugulminskaya Sloboda.

Bugulma received city (district) status already in 1781. But it was unclear for a long time which province it belonged to: in less than a century the city was part of the Orenburg, Ufa, and Samara provinces. The advantageous geographical position at the crossroads of routes from Ufa, Orenburg and Kazan determined the dynamic development of Bugulma as a trading city. Fairs were held here three times a year, the largest in terms of turnover in this and neighboring regions. In particular, the Vozdvizhensk Fair, which took place from September 14 to 26. Industry also developed: at the end of the 19th century, there were about forty factories and factories in the city: brick, pottery, oil presses, etc.

The center of Bugulma at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Even then, the national composition of the city was dominated by Russians, and this trend has continued until our time. In 1911, a railway passed through Bugulma. When large oil deposits (Romashkinskoye field) were discovered in the south-east of Tatarstan in 1948, this gave a powerful impetus to the development of Almetyevsk and Bugulma. The Tatneft production association, now based in Almetyevsk, was officially created in 1950 in Bugulma.

Since the beginning of the 50s, institutions for the exploration and development of oil wells, scientific centers for the extraction and transportation of “black gold” have been concentrated here. This in a short time led to a significant expansion of the city and an increase in its population by 10 times. Until the end of the 1960s, Bugulma was the second most populous city in the republic after the capital Kazan.

The development of the city was carried out according to the master plan developed by the Leningrad State Institute of Urban Design. In the Soviet years, in particular, the following were built here: the Yunost sports complex, the VNIIneft institute, the Bugulma hotel, the Youth Palace and much more.

The city's coat of arms depicts a fish in river water, a green hill with a silver dome above it, and a silver wave representing the winding Bugulminka River.

War years

In August 1941, during the Second World War, the 352nd Orsha Red Banner Rifle Division was created in Bugulma. These years were also marked by the construction of a tank column called “Komsomolets of Tatarstan”, which was created thanks to donations from city residents. From May 1944 to May 1945, the strategic bomber PE-8 “Bugulminsky collective farmer” flew.

1948 is a significant year, it was then that the Romashkinskoye oil field was discovered, and in 1950 the Tatneft organization was established; this time is truly considered the second birthday of the city.

"Tatneft" is the exploration of oil deposits and its production in the territory of Tatarstan. Then a transportation center and a scientific center were created to develop the production of “Black Gold”. Thanks to the mining work, the number of city residents increased several times in a short period of time.

In 1974, the general plan of Bugulma was designed under the leadership of Leningrad State University. Between the 1970s and 1990s the city expanded significantly.

Scientists from Moscow on December 12, 1976 translated the word “Bugulma”. As a result, the city could be called “Bykovka”. If you delve into the basics of the Turkic languages, it will become clear that the root of the word “Bug” is equal to the root “bull”. This information was covered by the program “In the World of Words” and most residents knew this feature, since almost everyone listened to the radio.

Church of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious

The Church of the Great Martyr George the Victorious began its work in Bugulma in 1999, a year before the completion of the temple. The main relic of the temple is the icon of the Mother of God “It is Worthy to Eat,” which before the revolution was in the Alexander Nevsky Monastery in the village of Sosnovka.

The rector of the church and others like him do a lot of social work. Every year, pilgrimage trips to holy places and ancient monasteries are organized for all interested parishioners: Diveevo, Sergiev Posad, monasteries of Tatarstan. The Sunday school has been operating at the church since its founding. In 2011, a children’s theater studio “Pobedonosets” was created at the church, which regularly takes part in various meetings and festivals.

Church of the Great Martyr George the Victorious.

Address: Depovskaya street, 55.

Memorial complex and obelisk of the 352nd Orsha Division

The complex consists of military equipment from the time of the Great Patriotic War, an obelisk and a stele on which are carved the names of the cities through which the 352nd Division happened to pass, which glorified the Red Army in the Second World War. During the anniversaries of the Great Victory and days of remembrance of the fallen, the Memorial becomes a real center of celebration and various demonstrations.

A visitor to this city can also visit:

1. Monument to the Fordson tractor
2. Church of the Ascension of the Lord
3. City festivities in honor of Sabantuy

Bugulma is an amazing city that combines culture and science, modern technologies and traditions of local peoples, huge buildings and small village houses. Every guest of this beautiful corner of our country, having been here, will certainly want to return again. Therefore, every lover of history and culture should definitely visit the city of Bugulma in the Republic of Tatarstan.

Memorial of Eternal Glory

It is a memorial complex consisting of separate monuments: in front, on a small elevation, there is an eternal flame, and then there is a stele in the form of a flag, the right part of which is represented as a black mourning ribbon, and the right one contains 5560 names of heroes who gave their own lives for the defense of the Motherland and future generations from the Nazi invaders. In 2000, an armored transport and combat vehicle, the famous T-54 tank and a bomber with the inscription “Bugulma Collective Farmer” on board were fixed in front of the pedestal.

Having become more thoroughly acquainted with the history and architecture of the city, you come to the conclusion that Bugulma is one of the Russian cities that contains a huge number of monuments, steles and other buildings dedicated to the Great Patriotic War, which is so important for the younger generation to know and remember.

Location: Alley of Heroes.

Boulevard of Enthusiasts

A tour of Naberezhnye Chelny is also unthinkable without visiting Entuziastov Boulevard. This picturesque pedestrian street is a favorite meeting and relaxing place for citizens and guests of the city. It is furnished and decorated with beautiful lanterns and benches, fountains and sculptures in the avant-garde style. The author of these abstract works is the sculptor and architect Ildar Khanov, already mentioned above. From 1982 to 1991, he decorated the boulevard with abstract figures made of concrete and mosaic: “Confrontation” (“Family”), “Evolution”, “Harmony”, “Awakening”, “Tree of Life”, “Guardian Angel”. In the summer, a traditional flower festival takes place on Enthusiasts Boulevard.

Boulevard of Enthusiasts

Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist

Construction of the wooden Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist began in 1996, and until the completion of construction work, services were regularly held there. At the end of 1997, the church was opened and consecrated by the Archbishop of Kazan and Tatarstan. This is a beautiful building in the old Russian style, where services are held on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

Address: Lenin street, 136.

Theaters and museums of Naberezhnye Chelny

Among the places where Naberezhnye Chelny is worth visiting for a traveler who wants to broaden his horizons and replenish his baggage of impressions, city museums and theaters should be highlighted. There are quite enough such centers of culture in the city.

Museum of the History of Naberezhnye Chelny

Curious tourists will be interested in visiting the city's local history museum, which has existed since 1972. It has a collection of several tens of thousands of exhibits telling about the past and present of Naberezhnye Chelny, nature, and ethnography of Tatarstan. The paleontological section displays fossils, fragments of the skeletons of prehistoric animals, and stuffed specimens of modern fauna living in local forests and steppes. Part of the exhibition is dedicated to archaeological finds dating back to the period of the Volga Bulgaria. In separate halls there are exhibits and exhibition materials telling about the history, participation of Chelny residents in the Second World War, and the post-war development of the city.

Art Gallery

The halls of the city art gallery, established in 1980, are the main exhibition platform of Naberezhnye Chelny. It is here that works of art brought as part of traveling exhibitions from various art museums in the country are displayed. In addition, the institution has its own funds, the basis of which are the works of painters and graphic artists of Tatarstan of the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. The pride of the gallery is its collection of colorful works by masters of decorative and applied arts. Vernissage is visited annually by about 50 thousand people.

Museum of the History of Automotive Troops

Guests of Naberezhnye Chelny have the opportunity to take an excursion to a unique museum dedicated to the history and military glory of the automobile troops. Visiting an institution based on the DOSAAF city driving school will be interesting for both adults and children. Only here you can see and touch a real “emka” - GAZ 67 or a humble worker of front roads - the legendary “one and a half” GAZ AA. The museum has a wonderful collection of military uniforms from different years. The weapons collection contains real rarities - PPSh, PPD assault rifles, and a Mosin rifle. Exhibition stands tell the story of the history of the automobile troops, their participation in the Second World War, and combat operations on the territory of the DRA.

Museum of Ecology

Visitors to this museum will be able to learn a lot about the amazing nature of the Kama region and Tatarstan in general, as well as how environmental problems are solved in the republic. The institution's funds contain over 10 thousand storage units. The museum has a unique collection of samples of soils, minerals, and minerals. Of particular interest is the collection of fossils and ancient sediments from prehistoric oceans.

Theater "Masters"

The most unique theater in Naberezhnye Chelny owes its appearance to the enthusiasm of young workers of the Soviet auto giant, who organized an amateur artistic group in the 70s of the last century. Despite problems with financing and the lack of its own premises, it managed to survive both Perestroika and the era of wild capitalism. Today, the theater’s vibrant performances are enjoyed by city residents, and premiere productions regularly attract full houses. The group's repertoire includes productions for children and adults based on both classical and modern plays. Theater travelers should take care of purchasing tickets in advance.

State Tatar Drama Theater

Naberezhnye Chelny can boast of more than centuries-old theatrical traditions. Back in 1906, the first performance in the Tatar language was performed on the local stage. Since then, the theater has steadily developed, gained authority and received State status. Today, the repertoire of the creative team includes more than 80 performances of various genres - from folk tales to musicals. The troupe is made up of seasoned actors awarded the title of Honored Artist of Tatarstan and talented youth. The theater's performances are bright and original.

Economy

If you are wondering where Bugulma is in Tatarstan because you are thinking about moving there, you should find out about the economic situation in the city.

Of course, it is in many ways inferior to what it was during the Soviet period. First of all, this is due to the fact that in the 90s many enterprises closed, which led to a deterioration not only in the economic but also in the demographic situation in the city.

Currently operating in Bugulma:

• "Factory of reinforced concrete products";
• garment factory;
• Distillery;
• mechanical named after V. D. Shashina;
• ;
• meat processing plant;
• furniture factory;
• dairy plant;
• TNG-Group LLC;
• electric pump plant;
• brick ;
• Ak Bars Aero;
• and some other industrial enterprises.

The city also has an airport and a railway station.

Sculpture "The Good Soldier Schweik"

A good-natured, cheerful and impudent fat man - the brave bronze soldier Schweik, depicted in classic book illustrations - appeared in 2011 near the Bugulma railway station. Sculptor Andrei Maer depicted a literary figure with arrows pointing to Moscow, Prague and Ufa next to the column.

Sculpture "The Good Soldier Schweik".

Location: Klubnaya street, 9a.

Locomotive-monument "L"

The locomotive was installed in August 2011, and its opening was timed to coincide with the centenary of the Bugulma station and the opening of railway traffic on the Dimitrovgrad section. The steam locomotive "L", "Lebedyanka" or "Swan" was named after the name of its designer (Lev Sergeevich Lebedyansky).

“Lebedyanka” was one of the best mass-produced steam locomotives in the entire vast Soviet Union, and its use took place on absolutely any part of the railways. After a short restoration, the “swan” pleases the eyes of tourists and hundreds of visitors from different parts of the Earth take photographs with it every day.

Location: Tukhachevsky street.

Literary and Memorial Museum of Jaroslav Hasek

Jaroslav Hasek is a world-famous Czech satirist writer, who during the Russian Civil War served as a military commandant, and this building housed a military commandant’s office.

Another museum dedicated to this wonderful writer is located in the Czech Republic, so this memorial complex is worth visiting for both children and adults in order to obtain new information and get acquainted with his personality and peculiarities of creativity.

Location: Sovetskaya street - 67.

Historical Museum named after Khaliulla Akhmetshin

The museum of the history of the village of Elkhovo, founded in December 1961 by the Honored Worker of Culture of Tatarstan, war veteran Khaliulla Akhmetshin, is also among the important cultural values ​​of the region. It is known that exhibit No. 1 of this museum was a one-kopeck coin from 1734. Today his collection numbers almost 13 thousand items. These are archaeological finds, objects of folk applied art, everyday life and ethnography, natural science exhibits. And also: painting, graphics, sculpture, the interior of a peasant hut of the 19th century; thematic sections on the history of the collective farm; schools; about war veterans; about oil workers.

Historical Museum named after Khaliulla Akhmetshin

Address: Almetyevsky district, village. Nizhnee Abdulovo, st. Lenina, 27.