What to see in Ukhta, attractions and interesting places in Ukhta

The city was founded in 1929. There are two versions of the origin of the name: due to its location, because the Ukhta River flows into Izhma on the left side, “vuk” - left; from the word “uhta”/“vukva”, which translated from the Komi-Zyryan language means “tasteless water”.

There is also a legend about a leader who had been looking for a place for his people for a long time. The man sailed in his boat for several days. And suddenly I saw a wonderful sunset, the reflection of the rays of which, like a path, went into the distance. The leader of the northern people was fascinated by the view and exclaimed “Wow!”, which is how the city got its name.

The first structures appeared thanks to the hard work of prisoners, peasants, exiles and other lower strata of the population. Back in the 15th century, these lands attracted industrialists and miners with their numerous deposits of “black” gold. That is why Ukhta is called the oil capital of Komi. Here, in the 19th century, the development of the oil industry began: expeditions, drilling of wells and transportation of the product to other cities.

At the moment, Ukhta serves as the cultural and industrial center of the Komi Republic. The history of the city is associated with the following names: Kapustin S. A., Derzhavin A. V., Aprelsky S. A., A. A. Chernova, N. V. Oplesnina and others.

More interesting and beautiful places in the Komi Republic near Ukhta and beyond - in this detailed review.

Where is

Ukhta, whose attractions date back several decades, was originally named after the village of Chibyu, and the city received its modern name in 1939.
The large industrial center is located 320 km northeast of the capital of the republic on the banks of the river of the same name, occupying an area of 13.3 thousand km. More than 120.5 thousand people live here today. On the edge of the city there is a small airport that accepts direct flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg. The flight takes about 2 hours, the flight from Syktyvkar lasts a little less than 1 hour.

There are also regular flights to major cities in the country:

Yekaterinburg;
Krasnoyarsk;
Tyumen;
Voronezh;
Samara;
Novosibirsk;
Vorkuta;
Usinsk.

From the airport in the village of Dalniy to the city center there is bus route No. 12. A taxi ride will take no more than 20 minutes. and will cost from 150 to 200 rubles. You can also get to Ukhta using a well-established railway connection. Travel from Moscow takes not much more than a day, and from the northern capital it lasts about 33 hours.

The railway station is located in the city itself. The following public transport routes No. 2, 3, 7, 9, 12 pass through it, which will conveniently deliver passengers to any part of the city.

In the central part of the city on Oktyabrskaya Street there is a bus station that connects Ukhta with all nearby settlements. The bus covers the distance from Syktyvkar in 4.5-5 hours. Flights depart regularly, several times a day. The cost of a ticket is 500-700 rubles.

Religious buildings

The city lacks ancient temples and churches with a long history, since during the Soviet era religion was subjected to serious persecution in the country. Only at the end of the last century did the believers of Ukhta get the opportunity to build places of worship and participate in divine services.

Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia who shone forth in the land of Komi

A huge modern temple was built with funds from local entrepreneurs and ordinary city residents on Ziryunov Street 5A.

The construction of the red brick building took about 8 years and was completed in 2012. Today, regular church services are held here.

Stephen's Church

The Church of St. Stephen of Great Perm is located in a building from the middle of the last century, a former cultural center on Oktyabrskaya Street 8. This rather large basilica extension was given to the church in a state of disrepair. Some of the premises were illuminated already in 1993, after which a major renovation of the building was carried out. At the beginning of this century, a 4-tier iconostasis appeared in the temple.

Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The construction of the Intercession Church building began at the end of the last century, and was consecrated in 2002. The lower floor of the temple is made of brick. There is a parish library and a Sunday school here, the 2nd floor is wooden and houses the premises of the church itself. Here you can see beautiful icons.

The temple is located on Zeryunova Avenue 7. You can visit it any day of the week for free.

The Royal Palace is a beautiful architectural monument

Erected in the mid-18th century by the talented Italian architect Domenico Fontana, the palazzo for a long time served as the main residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Repeated reconstructions and restorations contributed to the fact that the palace radically changed its appearance and interiors, combining various architectural styles.

Royal Palace. ArTono

Russian tourists can pay attention to the generous gift to Naples from Nicholas II: the majestic statues of the “Horse Tamers” adorning the façade of the palace. In the 21st century, the building of the Royal Palace houses the Central Library of the city and the Museum of Historical Apartments, the pearl of the collection of which are paintings by Italian painters, including Titian

In the 21st century, the building of the Royal Palace houses the city's Central Library and the Museum of Historical Apartments, the pearl of whose collection are paintings by Italian painters, including Titian.

Statue on the facade of the royal palace. Sviluppo

Address: Piazza del Plebiscito, 33.

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Brief description of Syktyvkar

Syktyvkar is the capital of the Komi Republic and the center of the city district of the same name. The total area of the city is 152 km2, and the population is more than 280 thousand people. Syktyvkar took 128th place out of 165 cities in the ranking of attractiveness of urban living (2013). The city is located in the southwestern part of the republic (the left bank of the Sysola River), not far from the borders of the Arkhangelsk and Kirov regions.

Syktyvkar is located 412 km from Kirov

City `s history

The exact date of the formation of the first settlement in the city is unknown. In the Syktyvkar area, archaeologists have discovered traces of people from the Neolithic era (3rd century BC). Later evidence of settlement dates back to the 4th–9th centuries AD. The Komi people appeared here in the 16th century. Thanks to the close location of the Vychegda and Susola rivers, the territory was “inhabited” quite quickly. Since then, the status and name of the settlement have changed several times. At different times it was called Ust-Sysola, Syktyvdin, Kar, etc. The modern name of the city was assigned in 1930 (from the Komi language “Syktyv” is the name of the local river, “kar” is the status of the city).

In the 18th century, Ust-Sysolsky district became part of the Vologda governorate, and the city was officially founded in 1780. Later, the surrounding villages and towns were annexed to the district town, and by the 19th century a large trading center of the North had formed here. By 1897, Ust-Sysolsk became the fourth most populous city in the Vologda province. In 1921, the city became the center of the Autonomous Region of Komi, and the name Syktyvkar was given in honor of the 150th anniversary of the city status. In 1990, Syktyvkar became the capital of the republic. Now Syktyvkar is considered a provincial city, but its age and abundance of attractions make it attractive to tourists.

How to get to Syktyvkar

You can get to the capital of Komi in several ways:

By plane from Moscow (Sheremetyevo, flight time about 2 hours), St. Petersburg, Sochi, Anapa, Kaliningrad, Perm, Surgut, Minvod, Ufa, Samara, Vorkuta and Yekaterinburg.
By train from Moscow (about 25 hours), the Northern capital, Mikun, Pechora, Ukhta, Anapa, Vologda, Yaroslavl, Koslan, Usinsk, Vorkuta and other cities, but with a transfer.
By bus from nearby cities (neighboring regions and autonomous okrugs).
By car (roads: M7 and P-176, M8 and P-98).

You can get to Syktyvkar through the nearest cities: Arkhangelsk, Volsk, Vologda, Kirov, Ukhta

Sights of Ukhta

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A bit of city history

Back in the Middle Ages, the territory of Ukhta was part of the Novgorod Republic, and in the 15th century the city became part of the Moscow Principality. At that time it was famous for its industrial fur mining and, due to its rather harsh climate, remained sparsely populated.

Oil production near Ukhta began in the 20s of the 16th century, when oil fields opened on the rivers Ukhta, Chut, Yarega, Nizhny Domanik, Chib, Lyayel and Syd. Another ore prospector G.I. Cherepanov in 1745 wrote about oil springs flowing from the bottom of Ukhta, and under Peter the Great an oil “plant” was opened, which later became the property of the Vologda merchant A.I. Nagavikova.

In the second half of the 19th century, the number of oil production sites near Ukhta reached several dozen, and the raw material was increasingly used as fuel for steamships. Subsequently, production only increased, and after Ukhta was granted city status in 1943, the city became a large and developed industrial settlement.

What you can see in Ukhta and its surroundings

Most of the city's attractions are its natural monuments. So a large number of tourists come to explore the rocky outcrops of the Timan Ridge near the rivers Ukhta, Sed, Domanik and Chut. The flora and fauna here are simply stunning.

The Ukhta geological monument, officially created in 1984, is also known. It is located next to the Syrachoy tract at the mouth of the Ukhta. Scientists who are interested in studying dolomites, interlayers of clay and sandstones work here every year.

Also interesting are the healing mineral springs, filled with healing water and located near Ukhta. Not far from them is Belaya Kadva, an interesting natural reserve where you can see very rare animals and birds. The Chutyinsky complex reserve next to the Chut River, which is a tributary of the Ukhta, is also famous for similar properties, in which city residents collect tons of delicious blueberries every year.

The old part of the city is also very beautiful, built back in 1952-1958 according to the design of Moscow architects. It is very interesting for tourists for its construction and color schemes, as well as complex landscaping. The real finds for architecture lovers here will be the Mining and Oil College, designed according to the project of L.I. Konstantinova, and the Railway College, built in 1949.

We are also interested in the house of the city executive committee of the A.F. project. Orlov with its monumental columns and risalits located in the center and sides of the building’s façade.

House-museum of N.M. Zinoviev

Soviet artist Nikolai Mikhailovich Zinoviev worked in the village of Pelakh. The museum consists of his personal belongings and painting tools. Here you can also find books, paintings and other memorable souvenirs.

There is only one room in the house, which was simultaneously used as a bedroom, dining room and personal office. The decoration of the building is considered to be a real Russian stove, which is decorated with colorful paintings. The white architraves, light fixtures and porch also became a noticeable feature. Opposite the house you can see a well with a “crane” design. It is the only source of water in the entire area.

Attractions in the surrounding area

Reserve "Khrebtovy"

Coordinates: 67°19'8″N 65°2'6″EHow to get there: from the village. Soviet on a dirt road

The reserve received the status of a protected object in 1985. After the active development of the tundra began, the preservation of the landscape, climate and ecosystem was in danger of extinction. That is why it was decided to limit the territory of 3,500 hectares to human activity.

At the foot of the ridge there are many rivers and streams, and more than three hundred karst lakes are scattered along all the slopes. Summer here lasts only two months; snow can fall in August.

Conducting reconnaissance work, driving tracked vehicles, hunting and fishing in the territory is prohibited. Even for walking you need to get a special permit.

Mount Pemboy

How to get there: along the highway 60 km from Vorkuta

The mountain consists of rocks that are highly susceptible to weathering. The height of the rock group reaches 20 meters and stretches for almost 7 kilometers in length. At the very top there is an observation deck, which is also used for landing helicopters.

Most of the slopes are gentle; you can climb the mountain without any special equipment. There is snow in the crevices even in summer.

Some tourists call the mountain Erotic, for some ambiguous figures, the largest is called Venus.

Vorkuta Meadow Monument

Coordinates: N 67° 30′ 54.8244″ E 64° 1′ 42.5424″

The monument represents sown meadows in the “Dead End” and “Seventh Post” tracts. They were founded in 1958 and 1973.

They are the only ones of this type in the world. The monument covers an area of 20 hectares.

Although the meadows belong to the reserve, you can sow and harvest grass on them.

Waterfall on the Halmer-Yu River

Coordinates: 67.94424004834782, 64.73661371923828 How to get there: from Vorkuta 63 km along the former narrow-gauge railway by SUV or tractor

The village of Khalmer-Yu, or translated as “River in the Valley of Death”. Local residents considered this place sacred and used it as a cemetery. In 1995, it was decided to resettle the village and destroy all the houses. Residents were forcibly taken to Vorkuta and housed in dormitories.

Nowadays there is a military training ground on the territory of the village, called “Pemboy”.

25 km from it there is a waterfall on the Halmer-Yu River. This is the largest waterfall in the republic and is one of the largest in the European part of Russia. The waterfall is 10 meters high and falls from three steps. Since 1987 it has been recognized as a natural monument.

Here they go kayaking and set up tent camps for fishing.

Upper Kara Canyon

Coordinates: 67.930637, 65.530684 How to get there: from Vorkuta by helicopter or all-terrain vehicle

The canyon consists of nine rapids 15-20 meters high.

During the warm season, you can fish in the canyon. Here you can find: grayling, pink salmon, salmon, char, perch, pike, ide, whitefish, pike perch, stellate sturgeon.

Kayaking is quite dangerous; it is best to use heavy boats. The banks of the canyon consist of pink sandstone, downstream - of limestone and clay shale.

Up the Kara River there is a camp for reindeer herders, but people are there only in the summer.

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Modern objects interesting to visit

The modern shopping and entertainment center Fair on Stroitelnaya Street 2A is very popular among the city’s youth. Here you can visit modern cinema halls, play bowling, take part in various laser tag and airsoft scenarios, have fun in the rope park, trampoline arena or climbing wall. The complex is open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

In winter, entertainment at ski resorts is of particular interest, where you can go skiing, tubing or snowmobiling. The city also has skating rinks for public skating. Equipment rental costs from 150-200 rubles. at one o'clock.

You can have fun and dance at the Harat's pub nightclub on Stroitelnaya Street 2. The establishment is famous for its good cuisine, modern music, and interesting entertainment.

About the city

Ufa is the capital of Bashkortostan, a city with a population of over a million, one of the five largest cities in Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Dema and Ufa rivers into the Belaya River. The area of the settlement is just under 708 square meters. km, where more than 1.1 million people live. Local time differs from Moscow by +2 hours.

Ufa ranks fifth in area and eleventh in number of inhabitants among all Russian cities

History of Ufa

The first settlements on the site of modern Ufa appeared in the 5th century. In the 14th century, the settlement of the Golden Horde, Bashkort, was located here, and in the 16th century, the headquarters of the governor of the Nogai Horde, Tura Khan, was located here. After the local lands became part of the Moscow Principality, local residents sent Tsar Ivan the Terrible a request to organize the city. In 1574, a fortress was built here, inside which a settlement was organized. Ufa received city status in 1585, becoming the center of the Ufa district, and a century later it got its own coat of arms.

At the end of the 18th century, Ufa was affected by the Peasant War, but the rebels were never able to capture the fortress. There were fierce battles around the fort, which were soon suppressed. After the Peasant Revolt, the city was annexed to the Kazan province, and then to the Orenburg province. In December 1781, Ufa became the center of the Ufa governorate, but not for long - soon it again transferred to the authorities of the Orenburg province. At this time, the city developed rapidly, turning from a fortress into an economic center.

From a fortified city by the 19th century, Ufa turned into the economic and administrative center of the region

In 1865, Ufa acquired the status of the central city of the Ufa province. Then it entered the Civil War, and for some time the Provisional Government was located here. With the establishment of Soviet power in the country, the Ufa province disappeared, and in its place the Autonomous Bashkir Socialist Republic was formed with its capital in the city of Ufa.

During the Great Patriotic War, several research institutes and dozens of industrial plants were evacuated to the city. In the post-war period, oil began to be extracted here, as a result of which large factories were built here. The development of mechanical engineering and the chemical industry also began. Today, Ufa is a major industrial and scientific center of Russia.

Museum of Ukhta State Technical University

We didn’t get to the Ukhta Museum of Local Lore, but while walking around the city, we learned about the existence of another museum. Since 2009, the local technical university has opened its own historical exhibition, which, according to the students we met, is much more interesting than the city one.

The director of the university museum, Evgenia Anatolyevna Zelenskaya, was incredibly surprised by the delegation suddenly appearing on her doorstep in bright orange jackets, but still gave us a fascinating tour.

Back in the 16th century, fur hunters talked about Finno-Ugric tribes who lived on the banks of the Ukhta River and used the oil that rose from the river bottom for medicinal purposes. The first reliable written mention of Ukhta oil is found in the book of the Dutch traveler Nicholas Witsen “Northern and Eastern Tartaria,” published in 1692:

The Ukhta River is a tributary of the Pechora. On this river, a mile and a half from the portage, there is a shallow place where an oily substance is released, which floats on the water and is black oil.

In 1724, the first samples from the Ukhtinsky Oil Spring were delivered to St. Petersburg. Industrial development of the field began a quarter of a century later by merchant and ore explorer Fyodor Pryadunov, who in 1748 delivered the first convoy with 40 pounds of “Russian oil” to Moscow. The commercial plan failed, the fishery went bankrupt, and Fyodor Pryadunov himself ended his life in debt.

Until the end of the 19th century, oil was used mainly in medicine. A radical change occurred after the invention of kerosene lamps. Then the demand for oil increased sharply, and in 1868, in the same place where Fyodor Pryadunov’s field was once located, Russian entrepreneur Mikhail Sidorov began drilling the first oil well in the Russian Empire. In subsequent years, oil production in Ukhta actively developed, and even the revolution did not greatly affect this process.

The industrialization of the young Soviet state, announced in 1925, required centralized mining in various inaccessible places. There were no people willing to voluntarily go to work in the dense forests and swamps, so the government, in the spirit of the times, decided to “organize new forced labor camps in order to colonize these areas and exploit their natural resources through the use of prison labor.”

The issue with the labor force was resolved, and in 1929, at the confluence of the Chibyu River with Ukhta, the construction of one of the first Soviet camp centers began with the forces of the first detachment, which included political and criminal prisoners, former kulaks, civilians and security guards. It was named after the river - Chibyu.

In 1931, Ukhtpechlag (in full - Ukhta-Pechora forced labor camp) was formed on its basis. All lands from Mezen to the Urals and from Vychegda to the coast of the Arctic Ocean came under his control, in total more than a million square kilometers. Yakov Moroz, who had only two years of education behind him, was appointed head of the camp, but remained in his post until the reorganization of Ukhtpechlag in 1938. He didn’t need cars or horses (give more prisoners, and we’ll build a road even to the North Pole!), and he easily sent prisoners to the winter taiga without tents (they’ll warm themselves by the fire!) and without boilers for cooking food (they’ll do without hot!)…

By 1938, Ukhtpechlag had become completely ungovernable. Then three new formations were withdrawn from its composition: Ustvymlag with a center in Ust-Vym, engaged in timber extraction, Vorkutlag with a center in Vorkuta, engaged in coal mining, and Sevzheldorlag with a center in Knyazhpogost (now the city of Yemva), which was entrusted with the responsibility construction of the Pechora railway. Ukhtpechlag itself was transformed into Ukhtizhemlag, which concentrated on oil production. By the height of the Great Patriotic War, Ukhta oil and Vorkuta coal gained access to the main industrial centers of the country.

In 1939, Chibya was renamed Ukhta. In 1943, the village received city status.

Yakov Moroz was shot in 1940 for counter-revolutionary activities.

All exhibits presented in the museum are authentic. The portrait of Stalin, for example, was painted by one of the prisoners.

Conditions of detention in Ukhtpechlag were very cruel. I had to work 12-15 hours without days off. Many prisoners had neither warm clothes nor shoes, and the tents in which they lived did not have stoves. There was not enough food, and sometimes there were even cases of cannibalism.

In 1936, political prisoners of Ukhtpechlag organized the first strike in the history of the Gulag. They were waiting for an amnesty, or at least an improvement in living conditions, but in response a decision came from Moscow on mass executions.

Dry lines from the resolutions:

CHARGED with the fact that while serving his sentence in Ukht.Pech.ITL, together with a group of prisoners, he was engaged in systematic crime. [counter-revolutionary] agitation. He praised the tsarist system, discredited the bodies of Soviet power, and expressed sympathy for the fascists from the Troitsk-Zinoviev gang. SHOOT.

CHARGED that while serving his sentence in Ukht.Pech.ITL he carried out systematic crime. [counter-revolutionary] agitation, praising the tsarist system. He spread slander against Soviet power and expressed sympathy for the enemies of the people from the Troitsk-Zinoviev gang. SHOOT.

In total, several thousand people were shot; for the rest, the camp regime was tightened: production standards were increased by 25-30% and “columns” (a paramilitary form of labor organization) were introduced.

By the end of the 1930s, in Komi, through forced labor camps, 100% of oil and coal were extracted, 100% of electricity was generated, and 30% of timber was harvested.

Ukhta, along with all residential buildings, public buildings and industries, was built down to the last brick by prisoners. Remember, in the first part of my story I showed you a three-story Stalinist house with a beautiful arch? There, several years ago, during renovations in one of the apartments, under the floor, the following board was found (the original spelling was preserved):

June 5, 1951 Builders of the 14th OLP [individual camp point] carpenters With terms of 12 years without parole [loss of rights] 8 years without parole [defeat of rights] Dear Owners, Long live Nozdarov and for us

Here's another one:

Sharov worked here. He wishes the owners of this room a good life for many years. Of course, maybe someone will be offended by our work, but he will be wrong, because we did not come to build ships of our own free will. But we, even the unapproachables, do not look at us [inaudible], because we, too, were guardians [of the interests] of our homeland, our beloved homeland.

At the top it is written:

It has a lifespan of 7 years, 3 years. [defeat] in rights

Another message was found under the wallpaper in another house:

Builder Locust Petr Petrovich we are tried by decree for a period of 10 years the beginning of 1949 the end of 1959 we are tried for the construction of communism my crime is a penny prisoner the crime has not been proven by anyone just impudently judged required free labor born 1923 age 28 years torn from the family family went to beg

Scary and sad words. It is possible that these old boards and scraps of paper with the souls of prisoners poured onto them are all that remains of their lives...

Postcard.

Many of the prisoners of Ukhtpechlag and Ukhtizhemlag were rehabilitated after Stalin's death in 1953-1954. However, the operation of forced labor camps in Komi continued until the early 1960s.

According to declassified documents, at least one million one hundred thousand people passed through the millstones of Ukhtpechlag and Ukhtizhemlag alone. And these are only those whose cases are preserved in the archives.

One of the museum’s halls is dedicated to a unique method of oil production – the mine method.

This is how oil is produced in Yarega, a small village located 20 kilometers from Ukhta and formally being one of its administrative units.

I’ll tell you about the Yaregskoye oil field a little later, but for now just look at the next photo. This is oil-saturated sandstone.

Backstage (photo source: ; author: Evgeniy Grokh).

Ukhta was built at an accelerated pace. In 1929, on the site of the future city there was only a stunted swampy forest and a couple of rickety wooden buildings. By 1933, the mining technical school was commissioned, and by 1934, the theater. By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Ukhta was already a full-fledged city - with its own stadium, park, canteen-restaurant, department store and hotel.

In the university hall there is a model of the city of that time. Almost all the buildings then were wooden, and most of them have not survived to this day.

In the background with white columns is a school.

A large dark building with lit windows is a mountain technical school. The main administration of Ukhtpechlag was also located here.

The white building is the Ukhta dining room and restaurant.

Club-theater. Graduates of the best theater universities - actors, musicians and dancers from among the prisoners - performed on its stage. In 1948, the club-theater was dismantled, and in its place a stone cultural center appeared, which today has been turned into a temple (I talked about it a little higher).

Dynamo Stadium.

What sights to see in Ukhta in one day

If tourists have only one day left, they are advised to look at the architectural monuments of a given city, such as the Eternal Flame. The memorial, erected almost in the center, is worth a visit, as it is quite different from the squares of the same name in other cities.

The first oil production in Russia began on the Ukhta River

If you want to see a panoramic view, then it is advisable to visit Vetlosyan Hill, from the height of which you can see a beautiful panorama and take wonderful pictures. On the hill there is also a profile of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, made of wire, which was previously beautifully blessed and won the hearts of all tourists and local residents.

One of the good options for traveling by car is to visit the reserves: Sedyuksky, Belaya Kedva and Chutinsky. In which you can see different animals, plants and fish. On the way from Syktyvkar, if you wish, you can stop by the village of Vodny and visit a monument dedicated to local residents who died during the Great Patriotic War.

In the Middle Ages, the lands of the present Komi Republic were part of the possessions of the Novgorod Republic; at the end of the 15th century they were transferred to the Moscow Principality

Ukhta is known for its large oil and gas deposits, and the bulk of natural monuments and museums are dedicated specifically to this matter. If religious residents come, you should definitely visit the churches and cathedrals built by local residents.

If you have time, it is worth continuing your trip by visiting the neighboring cities of Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk. And then to Barnaul, Irkutsk or Kemerovo. Another option is a trip to Syktyvkar, Perm, Novokuznetsk and Tyumen.

The city of Ukhta is equated to the regions of the Far North

Oil and Gas Museum

The oil capital of Russia is how this northern city is often called. The museum exhibits rock samples and interesting photographs telling about the development of oil production in the region.

The furnishings of the office of the famous scientist A.Ya. Krems with a unique collection of minerals have been recreated. Most visitors are unlikely to have seen such exhibits before.

Address: st. Mira, 6.

Explore the Church of St. Stephen the Great. This Orthodox church appeared in Ukhta in the 60s of the last century. The opening of the temple in the center of the camp settlements became a significant event in the life of Ukhta.

The townspeople waited a long time for permission to build a temple. There were only small prayer rooms in the settlements.

Father Sergius from Syktyvkar obtained permission to build an Orthodox church. All icons were painted by the art teacher of school No. 2.

Address: st. Oktyabrskaya, 8.

Cathedral of Saint Januarius - a beautiful religious building

The religious center of Naples and a place of pilgrimage for Catholics from all over Europe is the majestic Church of St. Januarius, built by Charles of Anjou in honor of the patron saint of Naples. The cathedral impresses city guests with the luxury and grandeur of its interior decoration, which includes works by famous Italian artists, including Perugino.

Cathedral of Saint Januarius. Mikhail Yuryev

The main relic of the temple is a small vessel in which the blood of Januarius is stored. Twice a year it changes from the traditional solid state to a boiling state, which confirms its holy status.

The dome of the cathedral inside. LEONARDO VITI

The miracle did not happen twice:

1527 - a plague epidemic struck the city, killing hundreds of residents;
1979 - an earthquake occurred in the region with a large number of casualties.

Believers are sure that if the blood does not boil, then troubles and misfortunes await the city.

In addition to the saint’s blood, his skull and headdress decorated with precious stones are carefully preserved in the temple.

Address: Piazzetta Guglia del Duomo.

We can talk about the most revered shrine of Naples all day long. Only the best licensed guide can fit the most interesting facts into a few hours! Therefore, it is worth joining the private excursion “Naples - love at first sight” and learn a lot of interesting things about the monastery of St. Januarius.

Education

There were positive emotions about our university. The rector thinks highly of him. The university is quite popular in Russia and the largest specialized one in the north-west. To be honest, you won't learn much there. But student life is very exciting

Much attention is paid to students' leisure and sports. There is even a sanatorium where students can relax almost free of charge.

But after graduating from the most prestigious specialty at the university, I was never able to find a job in the city. Therefore, now I am forced to travel to a village 130 km away in order to somehow improve my professional skills. And it's not that I didn't look well. The problem is that all the places are already occupied for 40 years in advance. Already now, every head of a production department knows where his son, grandson, nephew and son-in-law will work. Seriously, you shouldn’t hope to get a job at Transneft, Gazprom or Lukoil in this city without having connections. But most people are attracted to Ukhta by high salaries and living standards.

Religious sites

Not far from Victory Park, at Komarova 5, is located one of the symbols of the Republic of Bashkortostan - the Lyalya-Tulpan mosque. The building resembles a blossoming flower, and the minarets are its buds. This flower was not chosen by chance, since it is the tulip that symbolizes Allah for Muslims. The mosque opened its doors on April 7, 1998.

The building consists of 3 floors, its height is more than 20 m, and the height of the minarets is 53 m. The area of the mosque is 2500 sq.m. “Lala-Tulpan” is not only a mosque, but also a madrasah, Sunday schools, classrooms, a dormitory and a conference hall.

It is an object of historical and cultural heritage. The consecration and opening of the temple took place on September 6, 1909. Its height is 21 m, including the bell tower - 47 m. The modern appearance is the result of several reconstructions. The building is sky blue and is crowned with golden domes.

The interior decoration of the temple is truly amazing - the walls and floor are decorated with the best Italian and Greek stones. Italian emerald-colored minerals were used for the mosaic, as well as granite from South Africa. The walls and ceiling are covered with paintings. The cathedral contains parts of the relics of many saints. Address: Kirova, 102.

The Ar-Rakhim mosque is being built in Ufa, which will become the tallest in Russia. The facility is located at the intersection of Salavat Yulaev Avenue and Kommunisticheskaya Street. Despite the fact that construction has not yet been completed, the mosque impresses every resident and guest of the city with its appearance and scale. The height of the four Al-Rahim minarets is 74 m.

The design uses classical Islamic motifs in combination with elements of Bashkir ornament. It uses only hand work. The mosque consists of 6 floors, 2 of them underground. Inside there will be prayer halls, a conference hall, a museum, a library and other premises. Capacity – 2000 people. A park and fountains will be equipped in the adjacent area.

There will be 2 observation platforms for tourists. A special feature of the mosque is that it will house a relic - a hair from the beard of the Prophet Muhammad. On Mingazheva 4 there is the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is the oldest surviving Ufa church. Despite its not the most convenient location, the temple is worth visiting for all believers.

An ancient icon of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary is kept here. The church is protected by the state as a cultural heritage. Restraint in architecture and design does not prevent it from being a significant place among Orthodox Christians. Another cultural heritage site is the Bogorodsko-Ufa Church.

This is one of the largest churches in the Ufa diocese. It houses a relic - the Bogorodsko-Ufa Icon of the Mother of God. There is a Sunday school at the church for adults and children. At services you can listen to the church choir, created in 2008. Temple address: Ferina 15.

Parks and monuments, streets

Memorial complex "Three bayonets"

Address: Victory Square

Monument to Soviet soldiers-liberators, partisans and underground fighters - the three forces that defeated the enemy. From Victory Square, where the monument is located, three stairs descend to the Western Dvina.

In the evenings the complex is illuminated.

Residents call the complex “treshka”.

Monument to Prince Olgerd

Address: Market Square

The monument adorns the historical center of the city.

Olgerd, Grand Duke of Lithuania - founder of Vitebsk castles. He was married to Vitebsk Princess Maria. He turned a small settlement into a castle town with stone walls and churches. During the years of the prince's reign, the territory of the principality doubled.

The prince achieved great influence in the Novgorod and Smolensk lands. Residents of Pskov invited Olgerd for protection from the Livonian knights. Olgerd was the first to defeat the Tatars at the Battle of Blue Waters in 1362. During the reign of Olgerd there were no popular unrest, which speaks of the wisdom of the ruler.

The equestrian sculpture depicts Olgerd riding out of the castle, a falcon on his hand - as a message from the prince to his descendants. The monument is called the Vitebsk Bronze Horseman.

Vitebsk giant

Address: Mayakovsky Square near the town hall

Monument to the tallest man in the world, Fyodor Makhnov. His height was 2 m 85 cm. More precisely, this is an artistic interpretation of a real image. Money for the monument was collected at city cleanup days.

The Belarusian Gulliver is depicted in full growth. The height of the figure together with the cylinder is 3m 20cm. Fyodor Makhnov was born in the Belarusian village of Kostyuki. In his youth, he was invited to Germany to perform in a circus. In Europe, the giant was a public favorite. After 9 years of working in the circus, Fedor became a wealthy man. During a family trip to Europe, Fedor and his family were granted an audience by the Pope. According to family legend, he gave the giant’s daughter Maria a gold cross, which during the war, in order to escape poverty, relatives had to sell.

In 1912, Fyodor Makhnov died. He was 34 years old. He was buried in the village cemetery.

But there is no body in the grave. The teachers of the medical institute, where Fyodor’s son Rodion studied, persuaded him to sell the giant’s skeleton for 5,000 rubles. The family was in need, and the offer was accepted. During the war the remains disappeared.

Botanical Garden of Vitebsk

Address: st. Uritskogo/st. CommunistPhone: 8 (212)036-02-26Operating hours: daily 08:30-20:00

University park. Located on the banks of Vitba. It is not only a place for walking, but also a scientific department of the local university.

The park’s collection of plant species is the second largest in Belarus. In the park you can buy seedlings of flowers and trees.

Monument to A.S. Pushkin

The sculpture of the great poet, installed on Oktyabrskaya Street, could have decorated the city much earlier. The opening of the monument took place in 1999. Long before this date, in 1937, sculptor N.A. Bruni prepared sketches and bronze casts for the future monument.

Unfortunately, the master was unable to complete the work. In 1938 N.A. Bruni was shot. After 60 years, in memory of the talented master, local sculptors finished their work, and the city was finally decorated with a bronze Pushkin.

Address: st. Oktyabrskaya.

Pompeii - historical place

The legendary Pompeii, whose destruction was immortalized in numerous works of art, was located in the suburban area of modern Naples.

Remember:

At the archaeological site, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, there is a vast open-air museum, clearly demonstrating to its guests the echoes of an ancient catastrophe.

Pompeii. lara-sh

The powerful eruption of Vesuvius wiped out Pompeii and several other neighboring Roman cities in 79 AD. The first excavations organized by Alcubierre were carried out with the aim of finding another city destroyed by the volcano - Stabia. During the work, an ancient inscription with the real name of the city was discovered.

Pompeii - ruins. lara-sh

The museum displays numerous figures of the inhabitants of Pompeii, frozen in contorted poses, in which they were overtaken by a hot cloud of ash. All casts were obtained as a result of filling with plaster the voids formed in place of the bodies of victims of the eruption buried under volcanic material. The author of this idea is Giuseppe Fiorelli.

Pompeii - view of Vesuvius. Daniela Migliorisi

How to get there from Naples:

train: 35-40 minutes, from 4 euros per ticket;
carrier bus: 40-45 minutes, from 4 euros;
car: highway A3, parking cost at Pompeii - from 5 euros per 1 hour.

Although Pompeii has long lost its former grandeur, a tour from a licensed guide will breathe life into even the ruins of the ancient Italian city. You will have an amazing chance to stroll through the ancient streets and feel the ambiguous atmosphere that has reigned here since the ancient eruption of Vesuvius.

Historical places and museums of Ukhta

Oil and Gas Museum

Address: Lenina Ave., 50 Phone: Website: https://ukhta-tr.gazprom.ru/press/complex_exhibition_halls/ Cost: free Opening hours: 08:00 – 16:15 Mon-Fri, Sat-Sun – closed How get there: by minibus No. 2, 5, 7 to the stop. "Kurchatova Street"

The museum complex has been operating since 2003. The exhibition halls are on two levels:

the first demonstrates the history of the development and formation of the gas industry;
the second serves as a venue for conferences, as well as temporary exhibitions and displays.

Visitors will learn about the development of city enterprises and the intricacies of the work of gas industry employees, and will be able to participate in an emulated flight on an MI-8 helicopter, both as a pilot and as a passenger.

Ukhta Museum of History and Local Lore

Address: st. Mira, 5b Phone: Website: https://uhtamuseum.ru/ Opening hours: 09:00 – 17:00 Tue-Sat, Sun-Mon – closed Cost: 100 rubles – adults, free – preferential categories of citizens, children under 16 years

The museum stores exhibits that came into its collection from archaeological expeditions: household items, finds describing the history of the Gulag camp, works of art and various documents about the development of the oil and gas industries.

Museum of Geological Collection

Address: st. Pushkina, 2 Phone: Website: https://uhtamuseum.ru/ Opening hours: 09:00 – 17:00 Tue-Sat, Sun-Mon – closed Cost: 100 rubles – adults, free – children under 16 years old, preferential categories citizens

The Geological Collection Museum houses various types of stone material (rocks, fossils, minerals), documents, photographs, a diorama of the ancient world, models of industrial installations and jewelry.

Museum of 20th Century Migrants

Address: st. Bushueva, 5b Opening hours: 10:00 – 15:00 Sat, Sun-Fri – closed

The museum is an old heated carriage, which contains a collection of antiques: household items of indigenous people and settlers, wartime finds, as well as belongings of political prisoners.

The exhibition was created by a resident of the city, V.V. Moor, in the museum, in addition to excursions, he is engaged in the restoration of exhibits.

Visitors are allowed to touch any objects.

Church of San Francesco di Paola - interesting interiors

Created from light stone in a classical style, the building of the Church of San Francesco di Paola was built as a Neapolitan equivalent of the world famous Roman Pantheon.

Church of San Francesco di Paola. SF

The interiors of the temple amaze visitors with the luxury and beauty of its decoration: there are many sculptures, mosaics and ancient paintings. The main attraction is considered to be the sculptures of three saints on the central façade and the equestrian statues of the two rulers of these lands.

Church dome inside. Alexey Pevnev

Address: Piazza del Plebiscito.

Entry: free.

Since the church adorns the main square of Naples, most excursion routes pass by it. Take advantage of Tripster's unique offer and join a private walk with the mysterious name "See Naples to..." After the tour, you will enjoy aromatic Neapolitan coffee and a pleasant conversation with your guide.

Parks and monuments, streets, natural sites

Rock "Cockerel"

Coordinates: 44.622114, 39.091680 How to get there: to the restaurant “Old Castle” by car or by public transport to the stop “Sanatorium Goryachiy Klyuch”, then on foot; travel time - 30 minutes.

The rock got its name from its top, which looks like a cockscomb. But it is also called the Rock of Salvation, because at the top there is the Psyfabe fortress, where the inhabitants of the settlement hid from enemies.

According to another version, the rock was the last chance for criminals: if they climbed its slope, they were given life.

According to one legend, the “Cockerel” acquired its bizarre shape thanks to an evil magician who, long ago, caught the last unicorn on Earth and chained it between two rocks. But this was not enough for the sorcerer, and he moved the rocks so close to each other that they squeezed like an accordion, trapping the unicorn inside forever.

Dante's Gorge

Coordinates: 44.620588, 39.094105 How to get there: to the restaurant “Old Castle” by car or by public transport to the stop “Sanatorium Goryachiy Klyuch”, then on foot; travel time - 30 minutes.

In its original appearance, the gorge was a narrow fissure in the rocks. But in the 1870s, the territory was improved, a staircase was made, and the swampy clearing was drained. After the work was carried out, the place began to be compared to heaven on earth.

But a path leads to it along the bottom of a damp gorge, which people call the hellish road. Thanks to this opposition, an association arose with Dante, who wrote the Divine Comedy, and the gorge was named after him.

According to another version, the place got its name from the evil witch Danta who lived here. She threatened to destroy the whole world, then the Great Goddesses killed her. But at the moment of the witch's death, lightning struck and split the rock. A stream of blood ran from the rift. The gates to the world of the dead have opened. Then one of the goddesses sacrificed herself, changing the spell: instead of blood, healing water flowed, and the gate was sealed by the chapel. They say that several souls remain in our world, and every night they wander through the gorge.

Sounding Cave

The cave got its name for its acoustics: you can hear everything that is said on the other side of the river.

At the entrance there is a stone ledge, which tourists nicknamed “the bench.” Sitting on it, you can feel how the sound is reflected from the arches.

Avenue of a Thousand Pines

Address: st. Lenin

The Alley of a Thousand Pines is considered a kind of border of the Goryachy Klyuch resort area. Rare Pitsunda pines were planted by the city's youth in 1958.

Today the number of trees on it is much greater, but the name was not changed because of this. The first 500 meters of the alley are crossed by a road, but then there is a 1.5 km pedestrian zone, which is wider than the largest street in the city.

Attractions in the surrounding area

Complex reserve Sedyusky

Address: State Institution Ukhtinskoe forestry, st. Socialist, 9Phone: 8

The reserve was created to protect the natural complex in the Sedyu River basin.

Inside the protected zone there are animals and plants listed in the Red Book. For example, European mink, honey buzzard, Mnemosyne and others.

The remains of armored fish from ancient times were found on the territory of the reserve.

Pechora-Ilychsky State Biosphere Reserve

Address: pst. Yaksha, st. Lanina, 8Phone: 8 (821) 389-50-91 Website https://www.pechora-reserve.ru/Cost: price list is on the website

The reserve is organized to preserve biological diversity (animals, plants), as well as to study the genetic fund of its representatives.

On its territory you can engage in ecotourism, see the inhabitants of the reserve, for example, the black swift, small vole, flying squirrel and others. And visit the world's first moose farm.

Ukhta River

Coordinates: 63°52′24″ N. w. 52°46′15″ E. d

The river was formed from two others: Lun-Vozh and Voy-Vozh. The name of the river can be translated as “unpleasant-tasting water.”

The river basin contains various minerals (bauxite, titanium and others).

Lake Bolshoye Paraskino

Coordinates: N63.33749 E52.93916

The reservoir is part of the system of three Paraskin lakes. In the lake there is a plant listed in the Red Book of the Komi Republic, chara vulgaris. In the reservoir, scientists found a glacial relic of Gamarus lacustrine, and several archaeological sites are located on its territory.

According to local legend, the lake got its name from a beautiful girl named Praskovya, she is considered the guardian of these waters. The woman lived in a hut on the shore of the lake for more than 40 years, even after her husband’s death in the war, she remained his faithful wife.

According to one eyewitness, Praskovya loved to look at the water and twirl a golden-pink crystal in her hands. The woman was buried next to her hut, and the mysterious crystal was thrown into the water. Local residents periodically see pillars of golden light coming from the bottom of the reservoir.

Sopka Vetlosyan

Address: Ukhta, Vokzal quarter

Vetlosyan Hill offers a panoramic view of the entire city.

There is also an electric monument to Lenin, which is made of wire.

Belaya Kedva complex reserve

Address: Komi Republic, Ukhtinsky district

The complex reserve was created with the aim of protecting natural landscapes, plants and fauna that are susceptible to extinction, for example, swallowtail, haymaker, falcon, lesser white-fronted duck and others.

This is the largest reserve in the Ukhta region.

Eshmes Cave

Address: Belaya Kedva River

The Eshmes cave is a local pagan sanctuary; ancestors conducted rituals of communication with higher beings here.

Arrowheads, coins, animal bones and teeth, and metal items were found inside the sanctuary. A pair of idols found near the cave were moved: one is kept in the national museum of the republic, and the other is in the Ukhta Museum.

And in the cave there are now copies of them, to which local residents and tourists give offerings: sweets, cartridges and coins.

Walking around old Ukhta

It’s done, the “old town” in Ukhta has been declared a cultural heritage site. The corresponding order was signed by the Department of the Komi Republic for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Objects.

According to the document, it was decided to include the ensemble of Mira, Pervomaiskaya, Krems streets by architects P. Murzin, N. Zhizhimontov, N. Rybin and N. Aleshin, built in 1947-1968, in the unified state register of cultural heritage sites of regional significance.

In addition, the subject of its protection, borders and regime of use of its territory will be approved.

The ensemble included houses at the following addresses: st. Mira, 1,2,3,4,5,8,11,12,14,16; st. Pervomayskaya, 2/6,3,4,6; st. Krems 1/10,3,5.

Having learned about this wonderful news, we decided to recall a series of articles by the famous Ukhta local history writer Yuri Teplinsky; the first material was published in the newspaper “Bell of the North” in August 2014.

Peace to the world

On March 28, 1955, the executive committee of the city council of workers' deputies of Ukhta (Komi Republic), as part of a campaign to collect signatures for the Vienna Appeal of the World Peace Council against preparations for nuclear war, renamed the Oktyabrskaya section from the mouth of the Chibyu River to Svyazi Square to Mira Street.

I personally think that this section of Oktyabrskaya Street (if it should have been renamed) is more appropriately named “Ukhtinskaya”. Thus, the historical name of one of the first streets of the “Pearl of the North”, which finally disappeared after the construction of a concrete bridge (now closed to vehicle traffic), would be preserved on the city map.

It must be noted with regret: the city is clearly unlucky with the names of many streets. Without touching those approved according to strict party regulations, let us recall only a few personal names: Pushkin, Gogol, Gorky, Dzerzhinsky, Volodarsky, Oplesnin - what do these people have to do with our city?! Isn't Ukhta the industrial center of the Republic of Kazakhstan? Doesn’t it have enough glorious names, whose hands have created fishing facilities that have no analogues not only in Russia and the USSR, but also in the world? The city authorities should have been puzzled by this long-overdue issue, because today they have sufficient freedom of action and do not risk their heads, like Ya. M. Moroz (head of the Ukhtpechlag in the 40s of the 20th century).

Over the first 25 years, with the help of the best representatives of the technical intelligentsia, a whole range of pressing scientific and technical problems was solved, including the accelerated construction of the city. These people left us architectural structures that still define the special flavor and face of the historical part of Ukhta.

Until the early 1950s, Ukhta was predominantly made of wood. The picture changed dramatically when the Ukhtkombinat brick factory was put into operation in May 1953 in the Dezhnevo area. High-quality yellow-lemon brick made it possible to build residential and industrial buildings without resorting to external plaster (such as secondary school No. 2, houses on Pervomaiskaya 16, Oktyabrskaya 6 and many others). In the first year, the plant produced 16.4 million bricks, and in 1956 – 25 million. In October 1953, the Council of Ministers of the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic approved the master plan for the development of Ukhta, designed for 25 years.

In 1957, three-four-story residential buildings were built from yellow-lemon brick on the streets of Mir, Pervomaiskaya and Studencheskaya Ukhta, which are still called “Stalinist”. In 1957, they were all gasified.

The first brick houses, built using the techniques and methods of Stalinist architecture, are distinguished by their special façade decoration. A significant number of stucco decorations were used here, from the base to the roof eaves: figured borders and spiers, edging of attic exits, window openings and balconies. And how original the arches and fences with forged gates and bars look. Similar houses built a little later (for example, on Pervomaiskaya, 15) no longer have such figured gypsum concrete facade decorations. During the time of N.S. Khrushchev, they were recognized as “architectural excesses.”

In those years, the professional knowledge of two Ukhta architects N.P. Zhizhimontov and P.K. Murzin, with the participation of the chief architect of the city M.E. Vodarskaya, was most clearly demonstrated.

Zhizhimontov Nikolai Pavlovich was born in 1910 in Moscow. He was arrested in April 1937, when he was still a third-year student at the Moscow Architectural Institute. He served a five-year sentence in Ukhtpechlag, where, under the leadership of Moscow architects A.F. Orlov and S.N. Puslin, he worked as a technician-architect of a residential civil construction design office. Formally released in June 1942 with the appointment of chief artist and director of the Ukhta Art Theater. In February 1946 he was transferred to the design and survey office.

Zhizhimontov is the author of projects for the construction of new buildings in Ukhta: the theater (now the Church of Stephen of Perm), music school No. 1, the administrative building of Ukhtizhemlag (now the Petrokamerts Bank), the House of Communications, the building of the city committee of the CPSU (now the social security department), residential buildings on Pervomaiskaya and Oktyabrskaya Square, Mira Street. He is the author of projects for the development of residential settlements in oil mines (Yarega), carbon black factories (Sosnovka village), a club and residential buildings in the village of Voyvozh. These projects were awarded State Prizes of Russia.

In 1960, two years after complete rehabilitation, Nikolai Pavlovich, at the invitation of the State Construction Committee of Kazakhstan, moved to the city of Alma-Ata, where he died in the early 1990s. In 2000 he was recognized as the “Ukhta citizen of the century”.

Murzin Pavel Konstantinovich was born in 1913 at the Kavkazskaya station in the Krasnodar Territory. After defending his diploma at the Moscow Aviation Institute, he remained as a teacher in the department of industrial architecture. Part-time, he worked in the workshop of the People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry, where he co-authored a number of design assignments for the cities of Moscow, Kostroma, Volgograd, Tashkent, and Ryazan. In January 1939 he became an author-architect under the Moscow Soviet Administration. Designed residential and public buildings in the city of Stupino. In September 1940, he was accepted into the design bureau of the Academy of Architecture under the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR. He fought, was captured, after liberation in May 1945 he was sent to a special settlement in Ukhtizhemlag for a period of six years, rehabilitated in 1960. Honored Builder of the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic P.K. Murzin worked in design organizations in Ukhta for over forty years.

Personally and in collaboration, he designed a number of objects in the Komi Republic - in Ukhta, Sosnovka, Voyvozh, Yarega, Vodny, Nizhnyaya Omra in the fifties; in Nizhny Odessa, Vuktyl, Usinsk, Syktyvkar, Sosnogorsk - in the 1960-1970s. He drew up plans for the planning and development of cities, workers' settlements, and microdistricts.

Until the last days of his life, he was doing what he loved, fulfilling his professional duty. Died in September 1987. In 2000 he was recognized as the “Ukhta citizen of the century”.

Vodarskaya Maria Evgenievna – chief architect of Ukhta from 1952 to 1962. She came to our city from Vladimir, where she headed the regional inspection of the State Architectural and Construction Control. She was distinguished by high professionalism and integrity. In addition to local employees, I tried to attract people with not only the specialty of an architect, but also artistic taste. On the initiative of Maria Evgenievna, an architectural and construction inspection was created.

Mira Street began with the square of the same name and in its center stood the garden and park sculpture “Peace to Peace,” which is a kind of calling card of Ukhta. Two strong men carried the globe on their outstretched arms, and an inspired woman showed them the way.

Landscape sculptures are, as a rule, stamped works of art, mass produced until the mid-1960s. They were centrally supplied to numerous cities of the Soviet Union. Apparently, they had their own assortment of products and a special schedule for where and what to release. However, in any children's park in the country in the 1950s one could see plaster pioneers mounted on concrete pedestals, holding a drum and bugle in their hands, and in stadiums - muscular athletes with balls, spears, oars and other similar equipment. With rare exceptions, park sculptures were formed from plaster and then, as necessary, tinted with white. So in winter they completely disappeared against the background of snowdrifts.

There were many such products in the Ukhtinsky children's park and at the Dynamo stadium (later Neftyanik), and not only there. For example, for a long time, gypsum pioneers greeted schoolchildren at the main entrance of modern school No. 1, built in 1962. Relatively recently, the garden sculptures that were located in front of the old USTU building (now building “D” of USTU) disappeared.

However, the most famous of the sculptures related to gardening are “Peace to the World” and “Friendship of Peoples”, which was installed opposite the railway technical school. Unfortunately, in his colorful photo album, the former chief architect of Ukhta, L. S. Fedosov, names these sculptures incorrectly, and in the photo chronicle of the local history museum, the installation date is assigned to 1955. Meanwhile, the October 1957 issue of the Ukhta newspaper said:

“For the 40th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, several sculptural groups will be installed in the city. At the beginning of Mira Street, the sculpture “Peace to Peace” has already been installed, work has begun on installing the sculpture “Friendship of Peoples” at the House of Communications, several children’s sculptures have been installed in the kindergarten in the village of Oplesnina and at the House of Pioneers.”

In the mid-1970s, as a result of the reconstruction of the road around the bypass circle, and changes in political views on peace and friendship between individual nations, the sculpture “Peace - Peace” was removed. It ended up in the city landfill.

The orphaned place was empty for a very long time, and then the city authorities used the most effective option and instead of the city’s calling card... they planted young cedars. It’s strange that there is money to build a useless underground passage to the Yunost swimming pool, but there is no monument worthy of Ukhta! By the way, the sculpture “Peace to the World” is a very significant symbol for a multinational city, in which, unlike well-known regions, there are no ethnic conflicts or nationalist protests. It was quite possible to be puzzled and restore the old sculpture to its original form, especially since such experience already exists in Ukhta. Suffice it to recall the completely recreated monument to A.S. Pushkin on Oktyabrskaya Square, the thoroughly restored monument to V.I. Lenin on Pervomaiskaya Square.

On the first floors of houses No. 2 and 6 on Mira Street, all the same urgently needed establishments have been preserved as they were originally: the oldest city pharmacy, a grocery store, a catering outlet.

Also noteworthy is house No. 3 on Mira Street, where the Komi writer, honorary citizen of Ukhta Boris Fedotovich Shakhov (1928 – 2002) lived and worked. In 2006, a memorial plaque was unveiled here in his honor.

Shakhov began his literary activity as a publicist, the author of essays about prominent people of Ukhta: he wrote about the famous oilman Vladimir Ulnyrov, about the city builders Pyotr Pushkin, Anatoly Mishankov, Vladimir Mishchenko, Ivan Lipin, and about his friend Alexei Vokuev. In the 1970s, a series of his essays about these and other famous people in the republic was published in the press.

But Boris Fedotovich demonstrated his talent as a master of artistic prose to the general public in 1980, when his first book in the Komi language, “Against the Current,” was published. Contemporaries criticized this work a lot, saying that it was written in a useless style. After this, the writer decided to seriously study his native language. I collected a large library at home of books, dictionaries, textbooks in the Komi language and began to study with persistence. Soon Shakhov admitted that when writing his works he began to think in Komi language.

“...Ezhva begins his long journey with a small stream. It hides under gray fir trees, meanders between mossy hummocks, making its way through the centuries-old Parma-taiga from north to south. It collects thousands of nameless streams along the way, gradually grows stronger, straightens its shoulders, boldly pushes apart the dense wilds - cutting its way. But here she is, like a mischievous boy, jumping on the stones, washing out deep holes in the bends - the favorite places of grayling in the heat. Whirling in whirlpools, Ezhva noisily and cheerfully rushes past the steep mountainous shores, escapes from the tenacious embrace of Parma, and emerges onto the plain. It rushes steeply to the east and, having made a wide loop around the expanses of Parma with a scope of one hundred miles, zigzags away to the west, dividing the Komi land into two halves...” (B.F. Shakhov “Peers”).

However, Shakhov was not only a writer, but also an ardent propagandist. He wrote articles and spoke on Ukhta radio. Until the last days of his life, he fought for the revival of the Komi language and people.

“...The thoughtless policy of extensive economic development without taking into account the interests of the population, aimed at plundering the region’s wealth, destroyed the habitat of the indigenous Komi population, their traditional way of life and prepared for them the fate of an endangered people.

For us, stopping the genocide of the Komi people means reviving, preserving and ensuring the further development of the Komi language and restoring the traditional economic way of life of our people at a modern scientific and technical level. And we really want everyone, regardless of nationality and language, to understand our pain and anxiety and act not as enemies, but as friends in solving our problem. This is humanly so natural...”

Undoubtedly, he made a significant contribution to the development and popularization of Komi culture and language. It is no coincidence that the Komi Culture Center in Ukhta bears his name.

Yuri Teplinsky

Photo courtesy of the author

(To be continued)

“Bell of the North” No. 5(58) August 2014

Mini golf resort "Galant"

The court and holes are equipped in accordance with international standards. It should be noted that this sport is not limited by age or fitness level, and will benefit people of all ages. Mini golf stimulates the discovery of personal potential and logical thinking. Administrators work with visitors to help them place a shot, select a ball for a hole, and talk about the history of the game.

It is important to note that the administrator of the mini-golf resort is an active competition judge, a professional and an active participant in mini-golf competitions

Churches and Temples

Chapel in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God

Coordinates: 44.62074, 39.093816 How to get there: to the restaurant “Old Castle” by car or by public transport to the stop “Sanatorium Goryachiy Klyuch”, then on foot; travel time - 30 minutes.

The Iverskaya Chapel was built in honor of the consecration of the source, which after some time disappeared due to the shift of ground rocks. Residents of the city say that on the site of the chapel there used to be an entrance to an underground labyrinth that led to the sea.

The Kuban Cossacks wanted to take out carts of gold through this tunnel, but disappeared into it. The same fate awaited everyone who later went in search of their treasures.

According to another version, the entrance is indicated by a stone in the shape of a lamb, which is located to the right of the chapel.

Spring of Panteleimon the Healer

A spring with rejuvenating healing water is located on the Mineral Glade of Goryachy Klyuch. In 2011, it was reconstructed and decorated with an icon of a healer, cast in bronze using donations.

It is customary here to ask for health for yourself and your loved ones.

Holy Trinity Church

The history of Trinity Church begins with the construction of a church with a bell tower in 1867. But it did not survive Soviet times: it was looted and abandoned.

Divine services were restored in 1992, but they were held not in the church, but in the building of the former parish school. After 2 years, a new building dedicated to the Holy Trinity was laid. Work on it was completed only in 2009.

Today the following are stored here:

icon of Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom with particles of relics;
Icon of the Mother of God “Quick to Hear”.

Interesting places to relax with children

The sights of Ukhta can be explored by the whole family with children. It will be very interesting to visit the Earth Nature Museum on Oplesnina Street 28. Every year the museum receives more than 8 thousand visitors. Here you can see interesting exhibitions with various animals, fish, birds and insects. Opening hours: 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, except Mondays.

Both children and adults will enjoy the entertainment of the Gladiator paintball club on Vetlosyanovskaya Street 16. You can visit the establishment on weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

On Gazovikov embankment 4/2 there is an quest studio called Prisoner. Interesting entertainment events are held here for visitors of all ages. The establishment is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Ukhta Planetarium is located in the children's park on Pushkina Street 25A next to the mini-zoo, which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can visit it for a nominal fee of 50 rubles. for a child and 150 rub. for an adult.

The Dragonfly family entertainment center is located in the Yarmarka shopping center on Stroitelnaya Street 2A. Interesting entertainment events, master classes and children's discos are held here. You can play in various labyrinths, inflatable and soft areas, and game rooms. There are many different attractions, a cinema, cafes and animation entertainment.

Museum of History and Local Lore

The city council proposed placing the exhibits in the oldest wooden building in Ukhta, in which drilling master Kosolapkin lived for a long time. The museum was opened in 1981.

A large collection of exhibits on various subjects is exhibited in several halls. Guests will be interested in exhibitions dedicated to:

the foundation of Ukhta;
natural resources of the northern region;
mineral resources of the North Ural region;
culture and traditions of the Komi people and other nationalities of the Russian North.

Address: st. Mira, 56. Come from 9:00 to 16:00 on weekdays.