“Valery Bryusov” is a three-deck passenger ship with a rich past, which has already served its term as a floating craft. Once it was considered one of the most comfortable in Russia and carried tourists on cruises, including foreign ones. Then it became a hotel and restaurant, as well as the world's first public venue for residents of Moscow and visitors to the city. But now the ship has left the capital and will be moored at the joke of the port of the city of Kimry. We will tell about the history and past of this cruise ship below.
Ship building
"Valery Bryusov" is a motor ship that the Austrians created. His homeland is the city of Korneuburg, at the shipyard of which he saw the light. The ship was built in 1985 and sold to the Moscow River Shipping Company. True, there is some information that Russia received all these five ships, as it were, "in the load" for other orders. After all, this project was planned back in the Soviet Union, and there were several other economic calculations. Initially, the ship was intended for tourist and cruise purposes. They named him in honor of the famous Russian poet Valery Bryusov. In those years, the ship was one of the highest class and was built at the famous Austrian shipyard, which specialized in such ships.
Project Q-065: what is it?
That was the name of the plan for the construction of cruise ships of the same type. They were created in 1984-1986 in Austria especially for Russian shipping companies. In total, five were built. They served the Moscow, Ob-Irtysh and Lensky shipping companies. These are “Sergey Yesenin”, “Alexander Blok”, “Demyan Poor”, “Mikhail Svetlov” and the ship “Valery Bryusov”. The ships of this project were the property of the Moscow and Lensky tourist fleets. The project at that time was considered super modern and was intended to service the so-called “blue ring”.
"Valery Bryusov" during cruise operation: ship description
This ship, like all five of its brothers, can accommodate one hundred and eighty people. It was intended for inland river cruises. On its decks there were cabins for one, two and four people. There were also deluxe rooms. All cabins had showers, toilets and washbasins, as well as radio points. There were sofas in the suites, as well as refrigerators and televisions. “Valery Bryusov” is a motor ship, the equipment of which also provided for the provision of various services on board. At the disposal of passengers were: ironing room, cinema, sauna, dance floor, bar and restaurant for 80 people. The ship also had a lounge with panoramic windows.
The ship was launched in 1985. Its length is 90 meters, its width is 15. It can reach speeds of up to 22 km per hour, and its displacement was 1342 tons. Draft during swimming was a little more than one and a half meters.
Valery Bryusov (ship): route
The ship worked on tourist lines until 1991, and according to some reports - until 1992. He made walks, as well as cruises on the route Moscow - St. Petersburg. On this ship you could walk along the rivers and lakes of the European part of Russia. There was a ship on the Volga, Oka, Neva, Kama, on the Don. Went on Ladoga, Onega and White Lakes. Cruise routes were different - from 1 (walking) to 22 days. The program included visits to ancient cities and cultural and historical centers of Russia - Ples, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Murom, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Yaroslavl.
But the ship was economically disadvantageous. The elite handsome ship “Valery Bryusov” (photos of 1985-1989 show this) used up fuel too much. Although its size was small and made it possible to travel along the rivers, its services were refused after a few years. To the financial problems were added also repair issues. In Russia, there were not enough spare parts of the right type. Austrian or German were in short supply, and a replacement could not be found. In the end, the ships became easier to get out of work. The only vessel of this type, which is still used for its intended purpose in the European part of Russia, was "Sergey Yesenin".
Motor ship after retirement
Since 1993, the ship was no longer used as a cruise. He did not change the owner, but became a floating hotel and restaurant on the Moscow River. Its new address was a place near the Kremlin, the vernissage and the House of Artists: Krymskaya Naberezhnaya 10. The motor ship Valery Bryusov turned into a landing stage. It is interesting that in order to deliver the ship to the center of Moscow, it was specially prepared for this, and the river level was lowered so that the ship could pass under the bridges. For the sake of the latter, the leadership of the shipping company even had to commit an official crime. In 1994, all the necessary work on connecting communications was completed, and a hotel, restaurant and casino were opened on board. A lot of money and labor was invested in this business. But in the 2000s, many hotels were built in the capital, the gambling business was banned. The hotel became unprofitable, and the standards of its comfort did not meet modern requirements. In the end, only budget tourists and students used her services, and even less so. It was closed in 2009, and the restaurant in 2011.
Reputation disputes
When the embankment began to be rebuilt, the ship caused numerous discussions both among architects and among the public. There were suggestions to remove him from the river altogether. But since 2014, two companies, Drymers United and Flacon, decided to make something special out of it. This concept was considered by Valery Bryusov, a survivor of his tourist career, but still functional, the photographs of which illustrate this article as a public space of a new type. Thematically and architecturally, he was supposed to fit into the new style of the center of Moscow, as well as become part of the nearby Museum Museum. This concept has been approved by the city authorities and implemented.
Public space
What until recently was the ship “Valery Bryusov”? A restaurant, a museum, a lecture hall, a place for walking, a shopping and training center? Just a little bit. There were creative studios and a cinema hall, and almost every day various cultural programs were implemented. It can be said that this was the first example in the world of using a vessel that is on a joke in this way. Boutiques, a hairdresser and a health food restaurant were located on the main deck. On the boat - various bureaus, agencies, lecture halls and training centers. Above are workshops, fast food with Greek cuisine, as well as panoramic platforms where cultural and festive events were held.
Current state
Nevertheless, recently it turned out that the authorities of the capital still decided to tow the ship from the Crimean embankment. This decision was made by the court, accusing the ship owners of violating the Water Code of Russia. All tenants of offices and public areas on the ship, at the suit of the prosecutor's office, which was satisfied, were to leave its territory by May 27 this year. Now the ship gave moorings from the Crimean embankment for the first time in many years. This time, in order to spend it under the bridges of the capital, the cabin was dismantled. The ship was launched at the port of Kimry, where its status of public space will be restored. But not in Moscow. There are some suggestions that the ship can be used again for cruise purposes, putting new engines and repairs. After all, this has already happened with the ships, which became jokes. Well, as they say, wait and see!