Ulyanovsk: attractions, souvenirs, prices
Travels Educational Program / / December 29, 2020
Table of contents
- Where to stay
- What sights of Ulyanovsk to see
- Where else to go in Ulyanovsk
- What to bring from Ulyanovsk
Where to stay
The Volga River divides the city into two banks - right and left. It is better to settle on the right bank, where all the main attractions are located. Minaev, Goncharov and Karl Marx streets can serve as a reference point for finding housing - this is the very center.
Apartments without "grandmother's" renovation can be found on Airbnb. Prices per day start at 1,300 rubles. For example, there are several options to choose from: Studio overlooking the Volga and the city center, comfortable apartment 10 minutes walk from the center, spacious apartments For the company.
There are also hotels in the city. Lovers of Soviet aesthetics and democratic prices should take a closer look at “Wentz», «Volga" or "Oktyabrskaya». Rooms in them cost from 1,200 rubles per day.
For those who want designer interiors, small hotels are suitable: “Barcelona», Butik 1881, Regatta or "
Foreshortening». True, the last two are located 10 minutes from the center. Accommodation in such rooms will cost more - from 2,000 to 6,000 per day.What sights of Ulyanovsk to see
Lenin memorial complex
Address: pl. Lenin, 1.
Ulyanovsk is famous for the fact that V. AND. Lenin, that's why there are many places dedicated to him in the city. Among them - an impressive memorial, erected to the centenary of the birth of the leader. The building is currently being renovated, so it will soon look different from the photograph.
Inside the building is a museum with documents and things that tell about the life and occupations of Lenin from an early age. The interior is designed in red colors, here and there revolutionary slogans and posters flash. In one of the halls you can stumble upon a five-meter statue of a pensive leader, and in the other, you can trace the route of Soviet power spreading on a ruby map. In a word, the situation is conducive to an increase in the level of communism in blood.
There are several more houses near the memorial: where the Ulyanov family lived in 1870-1871, where V. AND. Lenin and where they lived later. Not far from the latter, a small alley with figures of pioneers is broken.
Museum of local lore and art
Address: Blvd Novy Venets, 3/4.
The building, designed by a local architect, housed two museum. The first floor is occupied by the local history department with the flora of the Ulyanovsk region, stuffed animals, ancient household items, weapons and personal belongings of some famous townspeople.
The second floor is reserved for an art museum with a collection of paintings by K. P. Bryullov, A. A. Plastova, V. L. Borovikovsky and other Russian and Western European painters. Next to the paintings are antique ceramics, porcelain and luxury furniture.
Monument to the letter "e"
Address: blvd Novy Venets, 3, near the regional scientific library.
The long-suffering letter "e" was neglected even when it was not yet mainstream. Instead, they wrote two letters - "io". Princess Dashkova, head of the Russian Academy of Sciences, suggested replacing them with one - "e". Everyone agreed with her, but the matter did not go further.
The letter "ё" became known only a few years later thanks to the historian and native of Simbirsk N. M. Karamzin. He was one of the first to use it in his collection of poems, which was sold in large circulation. So Karamzin began to be considered a popularizer of the letter. A monument to Karamzin himself can be found in a park nearby, on Spasskaya Street.
Historical and Memorial Center-Museum of I. A. Goncharova
Address: st. Lenin, 134/20.
When someone from Ulyanovsk says “I will wait under the clock,” he means this very red building with a turret. This is not only a favorite meeting place, but also the house where I. A. Goncharov, the author of the same “Oblomov».
The first two floors of the house-museum are devoted to different life periods of the writer and his novels, and on the third they introduce the mechanism of the city clock. You can listen to their fight from the square diagonally from the building and look at the monument to I. A. Goncharov and Oblomov's sofa.
Boulevard Novy Venets
An alternative “embankment” of the city with a panoramic view of the Volga. You will not be able to go directly to the water, but you will be able to see the opposite bank, the Imperial and Presidential bridges and recently installed giant windmills from the hill.
The pedestrian zone stretches from Plastov Boulevard to Cathedral Square. It is equipped with benches, fountains and is planted with trees. Here there is everything for the amusement of the townspeople: a shooting gallery, stalls with cotton candy, a whole herd of assorted ponies and horses, bicycles for hire and skaters doing tricks at the foot of the monument to Bogdan Khitrovo, the founder of Simbirsk.
Obelisk of Eternal Glory
Address: Square of the 30th anniversary of Victory.
The square of the 30th anniversary of the Victory was laid in memory of the Ulyanovsk soldiers, whose lives were taken by the Second World War. On its upper tier there is a stele-obelisk, on the lower one - an eternal flame is burning and there is a plate with the names of the dead soldiers.
Civil Aviation History Museum
Address: st. Aviation, 20A.
Ulyanovsk positions itself not only as the homeland of you-know-who, but also as an aviation capital. The city has the largest aircraft plant in Russia, Aviastar-SP, where passenger and cargo planes, and there is also an aviation school, which trains pilots, dispatchers and others specialists.
Not far from the Baratayevka airport there is an open-air museum with many airplanes and helicopters of different types. They are allowed to inspect not only outside, but also inside. Sitting at the helm in the cockpit, walking along the wing, feeling the blades - the exposition has a chance to please even those who are indifferent to aviation.
Museum quarter
Historical buildings have been preserved on the streets of Lev Tolstoy and Lenin. Some old houses now house small museums.
Among them, for example, "Melochnaya Lavka", imitating an old private store. There is a seller's desk and shelves with goods: sugar loaf, tea, dishes, writing utensils and much more.
On these two streets there are museums for every taste: postal affairs, photography, urban life, architecture, fine arts - read the signs and choose the one you like. If you don't want to visit them, you can just walk around the block, looking at the wooden houses. This part of the city is usually quiet and not crowded, and friendly cats often walk around the Na Pokrovskaya exhibition hall.
Where else to go in Ulyanovsk
Creative space "Kvartal"
Address: st. Lenin, 78.
A place where interesting exhibitions, concerts, lectures, dances and much more are held without unnecessary pathos and officialdom.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Mary
Address: st. Lenin, 100.
There is an organ in the building of the church - anyone can come and listen to it. Classical concerts are held quite often, and sometimes the chamber orchestra even performs hits of The Beatles and other bands. It is also a great opportunity to explore the Gothic building not only from the outside, but also from the inside.
Ferris wheel
Address: Moscow highway, 108.
Another Ulyanovsk river, Sviyaga, flows near the Aquamall shopping center. On its embankment, there is a Ferris wheel, from which a view of the water and the central part of the city opens. Here you can go boating, catamarans and look at ducks.
Park of the 40th anniversary of the Komsomol
Address: st. Orenburg.
The park is located on the left bank of the city, so you have to get to it by minibus or taxi. This is a huge forest, passing through which you find yourself on a sandy beach. It is good to meet sunsets and admire the Volga here. You can also sunbathe, eat boiled corn, or overcome obstacles in the rope park.
House-studio of architect F. ABOUT. Livchak
Address: st. Architect Livchak, 4.
Several buildings in Simbirsk were built according to Livchak's designs. His own house is an example of Russian Art Nouveau, decorated with colorful tiles and panels with birds. Inside the building there is an architect's study-studio. He was an avid theater-goer, so on the second floor you can learn the history of the formation of the Simbirsk theater, change into a stage costume in a virtual fitting room and even work as a prompter.
Bars and cafes
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Publication from Wols. Coffee and wine (@volsovcafe)
You can have breakfast with poached or sandwiches, drink a Hario funnel, filter coffee or a glass of wine in Wolsow. The cafe was named after another architect who was involved in the improvement of the city.
There is also where to have a good snack. Czech dishes are served in the Veprev Kolene, and in the Hopak tavern you can taste Ukrainian borsch, which praised chief Ivlev. For steaks you need to go to the Gonzo meat restaurant, for pasties - to the Chef gastropub. For a lost atmosphere, a hundred square meters of beer and a huge pizza, run to the Nutr bar, and if you want something refined, the small Pravda! Wine bar will do.
During a pandemic, many local establishments have delivery and pickup. Some have summer verandas.
What to bring from Ulyanovsk
Products from simbircite
Simbircite is a decorative stone, the deposit of which is located in the Ulyanovsk region. Due to its external similarity, it is called "Volga amber". Local craftsmen make jewelry and decorative items from stone. You can buy them in store at the museum-salon "Simbirtzit" or in souvenir.
Sweets
Big round gingerbread with filling and the inscription "Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk", packed in a box with views of the city, handmade chocolate works "Simbirsk Atelier" or honey from the regional reserve "Sengileevskie Gory" - good options for edible goodies. Gingerbread can be found in "Bakery №1" at st. Goncharova, 28, a honey and chocolate - in the chain of stores "Green Street".
Mineral water "Volzhanka"
The water, for which the residents of Ulyanovsk who have moved are often nostalgic, is extracted from a local artesian well and is considered environmentally friendly and healing. You can get hold of a bottle at any grocery store.
Fashion postcards
Bright postcards with watercolor sketches of the city and the inscriptions "From Ulyanovsk with love", "This is Ulyanovsk, baby" - an excellent compact souvenir.
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Publication from Julia | Postcards Ulyanovsk (@ dubrovina.julia)
Merch HOLTOV
Informal souvenirs from street art artist Yegor Holtov. "Greetings from the homeland of laziness" postcards, sweatshirts, stickers, badges and other accessories with the Lenin-Gopnik print will appeal to connoisseurs of irony.
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Publication from H O L T O V (@holtov_stuff)
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