On the banks of the Kuibyshev reservoir, at the mouth of the Bolshoi Cheremshan River, is the second largest and largest administrative center of the Ulyanovsk Region - the city of Dimitrovgrad. It covers an area of 113.97 square meters. km The city is home to 118.5 thousand inhabitants.
The first settlements on this land between the Volga and Cheremshan appeared in the XVII century. In the 80s of the last century, the formation of a modern city began. At the same time, there was a division of Dimitrovgrad into two districts: Western and Pervomaisky. The first is the historical part, where the buildings of the pre-revolutionary buildings are located. The second district was built after the war.
Today, Dimitrovgrad is the largest nuclear center in Russia. There are many industrial enterprises, factories and plants. In each district of the city, an infrastructure is thought out that meets modern requirements for comfortable living. The long and interesting history of the city is reflected in its memorable places.
Sights of Dimitrovgrad: description and photo. Gagarina street
The central and most visited street of the city, which has turned into an open-air museum. All buildings here are styled with antique, original lanterns and flowerpots are installed, mini-museums work in many institutions. All this recreates the extraordinary. atmosphere of the city of the XIX century.
Museum of Local Lore
In 1964, N.I. Markov created, and for many years headed the city museum of local lore. The basis of its collection was made up of exhibits that were collected in the 50s of the last century by the famous local historian S. G. Dyrchenkov. The exhibitions "From the past of Posad Melekess", "Nature of the native land", "Master Cluster", "Living Earth", "Melekesses in the battles for their homeland" cause great interest of citizens and guests to this attraction of Dimitrovgrad. The museum has over 23 thousand exhibits. This is a major center for the study, collection and storage of valuable materials on the history of the city.
SSC Scientific Research Institute of Atomic Reactors
One of the main attractions of the city of Dimitrovgrad in the Ulyanovsk region is this city-forming enterprise. The institute has six research nuclear reactors, the largest complex in Europe for researching the active zones of nuclear reactors, a complex of facilities for research and development of the nuclear fuel cycle, a complex for radioactive waste management and a radiochemical complex.
Transfiguration Cathedral
The cult landmark of Dimitrovgrad in this review is a temple erected on the site of St. Nicholas (White) Church, destroyed in the 30s of the last century. The construction of the church on the donations of parishioners began in 2004, and already in 2007 it was consecrated in the name of the Savior Transfiguration.
After the formation of the independent Cherdaklinskaya and Melekesskaya dioceses, the Transfiguration Church received the status of a cathedral. A Sunday school operates at the cathedral parish, discussions are held with those who wish to receive the baptismal rite, and active social activity is being conducted.
Drama Theater A. N. Ostrovsky
A magnificent monument of culture, architecture, history of Dimitrovgrad. You can see photos of the sights in this material. At the request of the Posad Duma in 1908, this building was built as a People’s House, with funds from the city treasury and private donations.
The authors of the project were Samara architects I. M. Krestnikov and A. Voloshin. The building is eclectic. Until today, it has protected its external features, the internal layout. This is a red-brick two-story building on a small base, lined with curly brick.
With two risalits and Gothic towers on the upper ledges of a rectangular shape, the facade is decorated with narrow high twin windows in the shape of an arch. Well-known directors stage performances in the theater, which attracts a wide audience.
Monument "Airplane"
I must say that the inhabitants of the city are very kind to the sights of Dimitrovgrad in the Ulyanovsk region, associated with the memory of the dead heroes.
Monument dedicated to the pilots who gave their lives in the Battle of Kursk. In one of the hardest battles near Kursk, 317 residents of Dimitrovgrad took part. Fifty-five heroes are buried on Kursk. The monument was erected in the city in 2003 according to the project of architects E. Suslin and T. Tarasova.
Monument "Eternal Glory"
The memorial is a tribute to the soldiers who died during the Second World War. It was opened on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Great Victory (1975). On the pedestal of this landmark of Dimitrovgrad, important for the townspeople, two capsules were walled up with a letter to the descendants and the sacred earth, which was brought by the Komsomol members of the city from the places of heroic battles where their heroic countrymen were killed.
Monument to the Victims of Radiation
In our opinion, the appearance of such a monument in the city of atomic scientists is quite justified. The monument to everyone who suffered in radiation disasters took a worthy place on the Walk of Fame. Over 700 residents of the city, as well as the Melekessky district, took part in nuclear tests in Semipalatinsk, in eliminating the consequences of the terrible accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the Mayak association.
42 liquidators were awarded high government awards, 192 became disabled, 207 people died from the effects of radiation exposure. In the Ulyanovsk region, the Chernobyl tragedy affected more than five thousand people.
Monument to I. A. Goncharov
Sights of Dimitrovgrad (Russia) include monuments and bas-reliefs dedicated to famous military leaders, travelers, writers. The monument to I. A. Goncharov, the famous Russian writer, was erected in a park at the intersection of Dimitrov Avenue and Goncharov Street. Three of his novels are most famous and popular - "Oblomov," Cliff "," Ordinary History ". The sculpture was handed over to the city museum of Ulyanovsk.
Monument to the merchant Markov
The iconic landmark of Dimitrovgrad was established in the city in 2003. It is noteworthy that a monument was created on the donations of citizens. K. G. Markov is the first city head who ruled Melekess (present-day Dimitrovgrad) for 40 years. He has done a lot for his development and prosperity.
Markov was a philanthropist and philanthropist. An interesting fact: by 1915 Melekess belonged to the few cities of Russia that did not have debts. On the contrary, in his asset was capital in the amount of 340 thousand rubles. Konstantin Grigoryevich took an active part in the October events of 1917 - he was an opponent of the dispersal of the Duma, but on March 12 it was dissolved and a new executive committee was selected, accusing it of hostile activity, removed from its post and advised to leave the city forever.
By the verdict of the revolutionary tribunal in 1919, Markov was shot. At that time he was over 70 years old.
Ruble Monument
The original attraction of Dimitrovgrad, of course, is this art object. This is the first monument to the monetary unit of Russia in the world. It was established in 2004 and is dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the beginning of the regular coinage of the ruble, which was established by Peter I.
The monument is made of metal and is a double two-meter capital letter "P", which is enclosed in a circle, mounted on three masts. They are painted in the colors of the flag of Russia.