Before you go abroad, you should think about whether you want to visit interesting places in your country? For example, the Republic of Mordovia, the sights of which are described below, can be a great place for cultural recreation and enjoying nature.
Culture of Mordovia
The expositions of the Mordovia Regional Museum of Local Lore (it also has nine regional branches), the Mordovian Republican Museum of Fine Arts (this institution has three branches), the Temnikovsky Museum of History and Local Lore, and the Museum of Military and Labor Feat and are considered modern large museum complexes in the republic. many others.
The beginning of the last century brought worldwide fame to the local sculptor Stepan Dmitrievich Erzya, who became famous thanks to his work. He owes his pseudonym to the name of one of the Mordovian nationalities. The value of his work is recognized by experts from many countries, and is also widely known in the republic itself. They try to promote his creations, because in them he emphasized the peculiarities of local culture.
Saransk
The Saransk fortress was built in the middle of the XVII century, where the rivers called Insar and Saranka merge, from which the name of the city later came. She survived the era of peasant wars, was besieged and was taken by Stepan Razin and his troops. Already in the 18th century, detachments of Emelyan Pugachev entered the city, whom the population greeted with great honor.
If you have some free time to get acquainted with the sights of Saransk, you should try to look at least at the building of the Nativity of the Virgin Monastery, which also contains the grave of Admiral Ushakov.
Temnikov
The city of Temnikov is considered to be the oldest in the Republic of Mordovia. Sights, photos of which you can see below, include the building of the famous museum of local lore, as well as many old buildings that convey the atmosphere of past centuries. In addition, in Temnikovo there is a church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Also here you can see the exposition of the house-museum of the composer L.I. Voinova.
Mordovian Reserve
The territory of the Mordovian State Nature Reserve is located in Temnikovsky District (Republic of Mordovia). The sights listed in this article cannot be illuminated without it. The reserve is located in the vicinity of the village of Pashty. Here you can also see the exposition of the Museum of Nature, which includes a large number of samples of the plant and animal life of the region, as well as photographs. In the reserve, a significant area is occupied by woodland. There are also some protected species of animals, including deer, beavers, black storks, etc.
Famous people
The Republic of Mordovia (attractions and famous people are described in this article) is proud of famous people who grew up and lived on its territory. There is information about the belonging of Protopop Avvakum, as well as Vasily Klyuchevsky and others. In addition, the legendary commander Vasily Chapaev and singer Lidia Ruslanova are considered to be Mordvin.
Among the living, it should be noted the singer Nadezhda Kadysheva, model Natalia Vodyanova, artist Nikas Safronova. If we talk about the Mokshaans, then it is worth mentioning Nikolai Mordvinov, who was a famous public figure in the 19th century, as well as the hero of the Soviet Union Andrei Kizhevatov, who defended the Brest Fortress during the Great Patriotic War. In addition, Saransk researchers discovered that Vasily Shukshin also had Mordovian roots.
Mordvin is the famous hockey player Alexander Ovechkin. A few years ago, the famous actor of French descent Gerard Depardieu came to the republic. It was here that he was right after he accepted Russian citizenship. The actor was well received by representatives of the authorities and ordinary people in the city of Saransk. The newspapers reported that Depardieu promised to buy property in the Republic of Mordovia.