Historic places in Staraya Russa

Historic places in Staraya Russa

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   Museum of the Northwest Front

   Музей северо-западного фронта

   A modest military history museum with exhibits on the history of the Russian Northwest Front during World War II.

   Mon Wed-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sun 09:00-17:00·RUB 70
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   Cathedral of the Resurrection

   Воскресенский собор

   This monumental cathedral was built close to the end of the seventeenth century. It looks quite impressive from a distance on its grand location, but there is no pressing need to get up close with a camera.
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   Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior

   Спасо-Преображенский монастырь

   The monastery includes the beautiful Cathedral of the Transfiguration (1442), the Church of the Nativity (early seventeenth century) and Sretensky Church (early seventeenth century), all having charming wooden domes. Closed following the Bolshevik Revolution, it is today managed by the Museum of Local History, which houses in the buildings both a small regional museum and an art gallery with exhibits by local artists.

   Mon Wed-Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat Sun 09:00-17:00·RUB 70 for the museum and art gallery each
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   Staraya Russa Balneologic Resort

   Курорт Старая Русса

   While today foreigners come to Staraya Russa because of Dostoevsky, and Dostoevsky alone, the town was for hundreds of years known for its balneologic resort, where ailing Russians would come and avail themselves of the mineral water and mud treatments. The buildings and sculptures throughout the park are for the most part pretty unremarkable, whereas the so-called Muravyovsky Fountain merits a visit. This big fountain at the centre of the complex is built atop a natural mineral water spring, and for most of its history was covered by a rather marvellous metal pavilion, with covered galleries, adorned with wooden carvings, running from the fountain to the hotel and to the wooden theatre. The complex was almost completely destroyed in World War II. In the early 1980s, the government made a half-hearted attempt to erect a new metal dome over the fountain, but the salt in the air corroded the metal and quickly brought it down. Today, the fountain is a shell of its once majestic stature—even the flow has been reduced to reduce salt water damage to nearby trees. But you can still sample its waters from the Drinking Pavilion behind it—chilled or hot like it came out of the ground.

   Muravyovsky Fountain 'gives' water strictly on schedule 07:00-09:00, 11:30-14:30, 18:00-19:30

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   St Nicholas Church

   Церковь Николая Чудотворца

   Built in 1371. The classical bell towers were built in the early eighteenth century while the church was being rebuilt. Unfortunately, the renovations and modern décor have for all intents and purposes ruined the elegance of this ancient church.
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   памятник «Доблестным Вильманстрандцам»
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   Дом Васильевых

   29 набережная Глебова

   Built 1898

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   Memorial to the Victims of political repressions

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   Бензохранилище, где в январе 1942 года были замурованы советские люди

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    В. И. Ленину

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    Вечный Огонь

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    Добролюбов Николай Александрович

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    Лёгкий танк Т-26

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    Максим Горький

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    Отважным воинам-авиаторам северо-западного фронта

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    Памятник В.И. Ленину

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    Памятник Т. Фрунзе

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    Памятник ратному подвигу старорусских авиаремонтников

    Воздушный винт от Ан-12

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    Пятницкий раскоп

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    Стела "Город воинской славы"

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    Ф. М. Достоевскому

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