Rostov-on-Don – photo. June 2022

Rostov-on-Don. February 2022. Illustration © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Memorial sign: “On December 15, 1749, the Temernitsa customs house was founded, which laid the foundation for the city of Rostov-on-Don.” The beginning of Bolshaya Sadovaya Street. Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Rostov-on-Don is the administrative center of the Rostov region and the Southern Federal District of Russia with a population of more than 1 million people. The city is located in the southeast of the East European Plain, on the banks of the Don River, 46 km from its confluence with the Sea of Azov. The area of the city is 348.5 sq. km, the distance to Moscow is 1076 km.

The founding date of Rostov-on-Don is considered to be 1749, when the Russian Empress Elizaveta Petrovna signed a Decree establishing a state customs office at the mouth of the Temernik River.

After this, a port appeared here, and in 1761 the construction of the military fortress of St. Demetrius of Rostov began. The favorable geographical position contributed to the economic development of Rostov. By its 100th anniversary, the city had about 15 thousand inhabitants, and by the 20th century over 110 thousand people lived in it. The basis of Rostov's economy was trade, and the city itself was called a merchant city. However, by the beginning of the 20th century, more than 100 enterprises were already operating in Rostov, every third of which belonged to foreign capital. Until 1917, Rostov was the third city in Russia in terms of foreign economic trade turnover.

By the end of the 30s, in terms of population and level of economic development, it was one of the ten largest cities in the Soviet Union.

River Station. Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

View from the river station to the embankment. Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

River Station

The river station complex in Rostov-on-Don, which includes, in addition to the two-story station building, the 9-story Anchor Hotel, was put into operation in 1977. It is located on the right bank of the Don River, between the Voroshilovsky and Temernitsky bridges, at the address: Beregovaya Street, building 10. Now this building houses a shipping company.

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River station in Rostov-on-Don. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Shallow Don, extinct Rostov and a burning plane: the most striking shots of “Notepad” for 2020

Today, August 19, is World Photography Day.
It was established just nine years ago in 2011. The initiator was the Austrian photographer Korske Ara. On this day 170 years earlier, Francois Arago introduced the whole world to a method for obtaining a prototype of photography - the daguerreotype. The idea itself belonged to Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, from whom the French government bought the patent. The invention became a kind of gift for the whole world. In 2010, a website was created where, on the occasion of the holiday, photographers from the world share their creativity.
“Notebook Rostov” has made a selection of the most striking shots from photo reports of 2022. We enjoy the beauty of the city, the cuteness of the local cats, are sad about the Victory Parade without spectators and remember the most significant events of the past months.

1. New Year's festivities

Residents of Rostov celebrated the New Year on a grand scale. At that time, mass events were not yet prohibited and the townspeople did not know what awaited them due to the coronavirus. Thousands of Rostovites came to the square in front of Gorky Park, where the city's main Christmas tree was installed.

Local artists and Russian pop stars, Yulianna Karaulova and DJ Groove, performed on stage for the audience.

And on the first day of 2022, active residents of Rostov took part in the traditional event “Run on January 1”. More than two thousand people tested their abilities. They ran four kilometers.

2. Bathing in ice water at Epiphany

Eight fonts were organized especially for Epiphany in Rostov: on the territory of the Prepolovensky Church (Vsesoyuznaya St., 165); Serafimovsky spring, Botanical Garden of Southern Federal University; source "Surb Khach", (Baghramyan St., 1); Northern Reservoir, Alexander Nevsky Church under construction (Cosmonauts Ave. 2/3); Georgievsky spring, st. Pervomayskaya; Rostov Sea behind the dam, st. Sadovodcheskaya, 11; a source on the territory of the Holy Iversky Convent (Neklinovskaya St., 4); Gremuchiy spring.

Despite the frost, more than 12 thousand Rostovites took part in Epiphany bathing. Those who plunged into the water mostly wore swimsuits, but there were also those who wore a long shirt according to the old tradition. Entire families came to the fonts and even small children took a dip.

3. Snowy streets of Rostov

Rostovites were able to enjoy real winter in February. Heavy snowfall covered the city streets. Despite the truthful forecasts of weather forecasters, some Rostov residents went out in light jackets and without hats.

As always, there was a not very pleasant side. The roads were jammed with many kilometers of traffic jams, and motorists had to shovel their cars out of the snowdrifts.

Difficult weather conditions did not prevent a personal parade for 96-year-old veteran Pyotr Nikitin and his wife Nadezhda Kutseva.

The photos from the event turned out to be very impressive - the participants were covered in snow, but this did not stop them.

4. Burning effigies and pancakes

After such snowy photos, let's remember how Rostovites greeted spring. On March 1, about 15 thousand Rostovites, according to the administration’s estimates, gathered to spend the winter in Levoberezhny Park. The weather was warm and already spring-like - +11 degrees.

Townspeople took part in traditional folk entertainment, competed in dexterity and strength, and also enjoyed the creativity of local groups.

The event concluded with the burning of a 15-meter-high effigy. The photographs turned out fiery.

5. Extinguishing a burning plane in Platov

In fact, everything was not so scary. In Platov, rescuers were trained to evacuate passengers from a burning plane. The photographs look like stills from a film about a terrible disaster. The plane's engine failed and its side was engulfed in flames. Rescuers in special equipment rushed to put out the fire.

After successfully extinguishing the fire, rescuers began evacuating passengers - mannequins or airport workers.

6. Bottom of the Don

At the end of March, the mighty Don became shallow. This has already happened in November 2022. Rostovites again did not miss the opportunity to take a walk where there was water just a few days ago.

Some had romantic dates at the bottom of the river, some took family walks, and some studied what the water hid underneath. Enterprising townspeople walked along the Don with metal detectors in search of valuables.

7. Spring and cats

Unfortunately, the residents of Rostov were not able to enjoy the nature waking up from the frost. The coronavirus “allowed” me to look at the street only from the window of my apartment. However, the photographer "Notebook Rostov" was able to capture flowering trees and the bright spring sun.

With the onset of spring, there are more furry inhabitants of the streets. And even though many cats are dirty and beaten, they are so cute.

8. Empty Rostov

Against the backdrop of beautiful photographs of a blooming city and fluffy cats, in the spring residents were forced into self-isolation due to coronavirus. The streets of the city were truly deserted.

It was unusual to see empty roads. So, on the morning of March 30, traffic jams were only 1 point, which is a rare occurrence for Rostov.

Rostovites were forbidden to leave their homes unless necessary on March 28. It was only possible to walk the dog, go to the store or go to work for those who were not transferred to remote work. Anyone who violated it was issued a protocol and fined considerable sums. However, this did not stop the believing Rostovites. On Palm Sunday, hundreds of townspeople, defying all government restrictions, went to church. Children, pensioners without masks, no social distance - this is how you can describe the past Orthodox holiday.

At the same time, the patrols were in no hurry to punish those present, and the priests did not ask the Rostovites to return home and blessed the willows of the parishioners.

9. Parade for the elite

The celebration of Victory Day in 2022 has been postponed from May 9 to June 24. True, it took place without spectators. However, officials and veterans were invited to the stands, despite the scorching sun and hot June weather.

It was not possible to see the parade live, but the photographs show how neatly and confidently the even rows of military personnel walked along Theater Square.

The celebration ended with aviation. 45 planes and helicopters took off into the sky over Rostov.

10.Running and horses

In August, two major sporting events took place in Rostov - the All-Russian half marathon "ZaBeg.RF" and the opening of the racing season. The first took place on August 2 and the coronavirus did not become an obstacle. Participants had their temperatures taken and were asked to maintain social distancing and wear masks.

No matter how difficult it was to overcome the distance, the Rostov residents received vivid emotions, which the photographer “Notebook Rostov” Alexander Prokhortsev was able to capture.

And already on August 9, the racing season at the hippodrome opened in the Don capital. The event took place without spectators, but in the photographs you can feel all the dynamics of what was happening.

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Monument to M. A. Sholokhov

Monument to M. A. Sholokhov on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. Sculptor: N.V. Mozhaev. Opened on May 24, 2000. Installed on a marble pedestal, there is a recognizable Sholokhov flourish and a well-known almost life-size figure in a simple blouse with the same cigarette in his hand. The monument is cast from copper. Height – just over two meters. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Monument to M. A. Sholokhov. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Monument to M. A. Sholokhov on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. June 2021 Photo: © Nikita Kirichenko │ SNEG5.com

Monument to M. A. Sholokhov. Photo: © Nikita Kirichenko │ SNEG5.com

Sculpture "Rostovite"

Sculpture "Rostovchanka" on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. Sculptor A. A. Sknarin. Installed in 1984. The sculptor presented the image of a beautiful and young resident of the city, facing the sources of the Don. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Sculpture "Rostovite". June 2022 Photo: © Nikita Kirichenko │ SNEG5.com

Sculpture "Rostovchanka" on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. June 2021 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Sculptures “Anchor” and “Artist”

The sculpture “Anchor” on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

The sculptural composition “Artist” on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. Installed in 2013. Sculptor: Oleg Kukushkin. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Sculpture "Cranes"

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Sculpture "Cranes" on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. June 2021 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Sculpture "Cranes" on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. June 2021 Photo: © Nikita Kirichenko │ SNEG5.com

Sculpture "Cranes". Photo: © Nikita Kirichenko │ SNEG5.com

Sculpture “Mechanical Heart”

Symbolizes the key role of the Don region in the new industrialization of southern Russia. Development of the investment development agency of the Rostov Region for the International Investment Forum “Sochi-2012”.

Of no less interest is the paving stones on which this unusual structure is installed. She is not simple here. A During the Great Patriotic War: It was founded during the end of the Second World War after work was carried out to restore the embankment. Nazi prisoners of war took part in laying the paving stones.

Sculpture “Mechanical Heart”. Embankment in Rostov-on-Don. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Sculpture “Mechanical Heart” (“Industrial Heart”). Embankment in Rostov-on-Don. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Sculpture “Mechanical Heart”. June 2022 Photo: © Nikita Kirichenko │ SNEG5.com

Photo: © Nikita Kirichenko │ SNEG5.com

Sculpture “Mechanical Heart” (“Industrial Heart”). Embankment in Rostov-on-Don. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

What to visit in Rostov-on-Don: walking tour through the city center

You can walk around the center of Rostov, especially in good weather, for hours. But what if you’re in the city for the first time and don’t know where to go first? Donnews.ru has prepared an approximate route for a short walking walk - in just over two hours you can measure the entire central part of the city in steps. But keep in mind that we indicate the time it will take just to walk, and how much you will spend on photography and detailed study of the sights is up to you.

Comfortable shoes, a bottle of water and a good mood will be a great help on this little journey. So, let's go!

Route: we start a walk near the Central Department Store (Bolshaya Sadovaya, 46/30) , go down into the underground passage, admire the mosaics, make a stop near Korobeinik with a cat, then go for a walk in Gorky Park. The route length is 480 meters, travel time is 6-8 minutes.

The central entrance to the park is located on Bolshaya Sadovaya, where many houses of merchants who made a huge contribution to the development of Rostov have been preserved. It’s not for nothing that a sculpture of a Merchant Peddler with a cat was installed near the intersection with Budennovsky Avenue. The cat must be petted for good luck. The townspeople love this sculpture, and one of the fun is dressing the merchant and his companion. So, in the cold season, a cat sometimes dresses in a knitted sweater, and on Airborne Forces Day, a peddler is dressed up in a vest.

Next to the monument there is a cultural park named after Gorky. Here, for example, there is an astronomical observatory, which was founded in 1948, and reopened in 2015 after reconstruction. Here you can observe photos and chromospheres of the Sun, watch 3D video lectures on astronomy, go on a virtual tour of the starry sky and “fly” on a spaceship simulator. If you are in Rostov on Sunday, you can go to the park in the morning to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the antique market. Here you can find antique dishes, vintage accessories, copper samovars and military history items.

The underground passages on Sadovaya are also interesting. They were built in the 1970s and 1980s and were transformed by their creators into true works of art thanks to Florentine-style mosaics. Each piece of tile was selected, painted and fired by hand. The subjects of the panels are quite diverse - some are dedicated to Soviet childhood, others to the Great Patriotic War or the conquest of space.

Route: Leaving Gorky Park, turn left, pass the beautiful building of the Rostov City Duma, cross Bolshaya Sadovaya along a controlled pedestrian crossing and reach Soborny Lane. We walk, take pictures or visit coffee shops. Next we continue along Soborny to the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and then visit the Central Market. The length of the route is 1.7 kilometers, travel time is about 20 minutes.

Adjacent to Sadovaya is Soborny Lane, which after reconstruction has become almost completely pedestrian. Coffee shops, bakeries and shops have opened here, and sitting on a bench you can admire the view of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and then take a walk to the Central Market and further to the embankment.

The Central Market is the true embodiment of the South. Whole rows of vegetables, fruits, spices, sweets. Meat and dairy aisles, all types of cheeses and sausages. Recently, a fish pavilion was opened inside the market, where you can buy both local fish and seafood delicacies. For residents of the northern regions, such abundance will be a special experience and a reason for gastronomic shopping.

Route: From the Central Market we turn left to Budennovsky Avenue. Then along the avenue we go down to the Don to Beregovaya Street. We cross the road and find ourselves on the Rostov embankment. We enjoy a walk along the stretch to Gazetny Lane. The length of the route is 1.3 kilometers, travel time is 15-20 minutes.

If you walk from the market down one of the alleys, you will find yourself on the embankment, a pleasant place for a walk. From here you have a beautiful view of the Don, the new Rostov Arena stadium and the renovated Voroshilovsky Bridge connecting Europe and Asia. During the warm season, food markets, festivals and concerts are held on the embankment, musicians perform and souvenirs are sold. There are cafes and restaurants here where you can taste dishes of national cuisines from different countries, and of course, enjoy Don dishes and taste local wines. Another bonus is a lot of sculptures. There is a monument to Rostovchanka, and Don Father, and a huge mechanical heart, and a monument to the Don crayfish - in general, there is a place to take memorable photos. In the heat, Rostovites, especially children, love to cool off under the streams of the fountain, which, when darkness falls, is illuminated with all the colors of the rainbow and plays to the accompaniment of music.

Another idea for relaxation is a short boat trip along the Don on boats. And if it doesn’t seem like enough, you can take a mini-cruise to the Cossack village of Starocherkasskaya. Some travel agencies even offer accompaniment of the Cossacks with songs and dances - everything is as it should be, there is plenty of color.

Next, near the monument to Maxim Gorky, we cross Beregovaya and begin to climb the Kazan Stairs. Then we follow straight along Gazetny Lane to Pushkinskaya. The length of the route is 2.4 kilometers, time is about 30 minutes.

Having climbed from the embankment to the central part of Rostov along the Kazan Stairs, it is worth crossing Sadovaya and strolling along Pushkinskaya - the green pedestrian artery of the city. Here you will meet street musicians, living sculptures, as well as flower sellers and souvenir sellers. In the summer, exhibitions and festivals, flash mobs and dance evenings are held here.

Route: from the intersection of Gazetny and Pushkinskaya we follow towards Teatralny Prospekt, admiring one of the greenest streets in Rostov-on-Don. The length of the route is 2.3 kilometers, travel time is about 30 minutes.

There are also many interesting houses with history. For example, in house No. 83 lived Sabina Spielrein, one of the world’s first female psychoanalysts, a student of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud. And in house No. 59 there is an “Artists’ Entrance” - it’s definitely worth stopping by and taking a couple of shots.

Near the Don Public Library there is a bookstore where you can find literature for every taste for mere pennies. And the place was also chosen by Rostov cats, who doze on the old bindings, catching the sun's rays and the admiring glances of passers-by.

If you follow Pushkinskaya towards Teatralny, you can see the most beautiful forged balls dedicated to the life and work of the poet. Quite recently they were illuminated, and in the dark they began to play in a new way.

Route: having completed the journey along Pushkinskaya, we cross the road and go for a walk in the October Revolution Park. Travel time - about 5 minutes, distance - 440 meters

Having reached the end of Pushkinskaya, it is worth going to the October Revolution Park. There is something to do here at any time of the year. Attractions for the little ones, a wonderful carousel with horses for photo sessions, a pond with swans and even flamingos. In summer, you can meet and feed squirrels here, as well as lie on the grass or have a picnic on the well-groomed lawns. The park has several decent restaurants, a street food area, souvenir shops and even a small puppet theater.

One of the brightest attractions of the park is the One Sky Ferris wheel. Its height is 65 meters, and it is the second largest such attraction in Russia. The cabins offer a beautiful view of the city, the Gorky Theater, Theater Square and the Don River.

At the entrance to the park there is a fountain made by the famous sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich. After reconstruction, the fountain acquired a light and music design and is especially beautiful in the evenings. It is curious that the composition was popularly called “Men with a Cup.” One glance is enough to understand why.

TOTAL: The total length of the route will be about 8.2 kilometers. The minimum travel time is about two hours.

Where to go? There are many places in Rostov that are worth visiting. It would take a lot of time and letters to list them all. Therefore, we will focus only on some of them.

Youth Theater (Svobody Square, 3). There are several theaters in Rostov, but this one is worth paying attention to, if only because its repertoire will appeal to both the youngest spectators and sophisticated theatergoers. Even classical works are approached here very creatively, and the production solutions are quite innovative. The legend of the theater is the play “Hamlet”, the action of which is not limited to the stage, but unfolds throughout the entire theater building, with the audience becoming part of the performance. It is worth considering that it is not easy to get tickets for this performance, so you need to take care of purchasing them in advance.

Theater "18+" and art space Makaronka (18th line, 8). A former pasta factory in Rostov has become a home for contemporary art. Under one roof there is a modern, rather experimental theater, as well as an exhibition space where the works of young artists are exhibited, performances and creative meetings take place.

Rostov Regional Museum of Local Lore (Bolshaya Sadovaya, 79). The museum's exhibitions are dedicated not only to the history of Rostov and the Rostov region: here you can learn about the history of perfumes, crystal, porcelain, toys and jewelry. You can also become a guest of a musical evening or sign up for a fascinating walking tour of Soldatskaya Sloboda, the historical part of the city, or immerse yourself in the world of the cinema of old Rostov.

Rostov Regional Museum of Fine Arts (Chekhova, 60). The museum presents several permanent exhibitions dedicated to foreign and Russian art, the art of the East, icon painting and applied art of the Don. It is curious that it was this museum, the only one of the classical ones, that was the first to host a rather shocking exhibition of brand realism by Sergei Shnurov. In addition, lectures and master classes await guests.

The Museum of the History of the North Caucasian Railway (Kazachiy Lane, 44a) has a large collection of antique steam locomotives, and also houses the oldest surviving passenger carriage in the country, which was produced in England in 1869. It is noteworthy that all the locomotives are still running today.

Rostov Hippodrome (Malyugina St., 233). Not everyone can boast that they have been to the races and, like in the old movies, placed bets, excitedly cheered for their horse, and then happily took their winnings from the box office. In Rostov, everyone has such an opportunity. Here you can not only try your luck, but also find out whether all ladies really come to the races in intricate hats or whether this tradition is a thing of the past.

All-season water park H2O (Mikhail Nagibin Avenue, 34). This is a place where you can plunge into summer on any day, and on a winter evening, when snow is falling from the sky, garlands are around, and steam is rising above the warm water, swimming in the heated pool on the roof of the water park can make a special impression. Steam in the thermal baths, swim, ride down the slides or visit the spa - everyone will find entertainment to their liking.

Rostov Zoo (Zoologicheskaya, 3). Rostov Zoo is one of the largest in Russia and Europe. Visitors can expect to meet a whole family of elephants, polar bears, rhinoceroses, lemurs and other animals. The zoo is open all year round, and in winter the residence of Father Frost opens there. One of the most famous inhabitants is the Amur tiger Ustin, who was found dying in the taiga. In 2014, the young tiger was released into the wild by President Vladimir Putin, but was never able to adapt to life in the wild and settled in Rostov. Here he found his wife Prima, and in 2022 he became the father of the little tigress Jasper.

What to try? Rostov is a multinational city, which means that here you can find cuisines from different nations and countries of the world. Of course, you should definitely try the dishes of Don cuisine - Don fish soup, Don cabbage soup, solyanka, local fish, Cossack-style liver pies, fish kulesh, dolma, Cossack-style blue ones...

By the way, you can order local Don wines with your meal, so that you can fully enjoy the local flavor.

Crayfish occupy a special place in the culinary life of Rostovites. Crayfish in Rostov can even be ordered to your home, like pizza or rolls. Crayfish are eaten at any time of the year, washed down with cold beer. Many families have secrets for properly boiling crayfish, and every Rostov resident can clean the crayfish correctly so that not a single piece of juicy meat is lost. All guests of the city should take a master class from local residents to learn all the intricacies of eating this snack.

Of course, Rostov has not escaped burger mania - here you can try burgers in almost every establishment. But still, the original Rostov street food is shawarma. Every Rostovite at least once in his life went “to the Central City Hospital” (a section of Voroshilovsky Prospekt adjacent to the Semashko Central City Hospital) to eat shawarma. Now this place has been improved - instead of scattered stalls of all types and sizes, civilized pavilions have appeared here. There is less color, but more attention is paid to sanitary standards. Competition, however, is still high, so be prepared to deal with barkers.

Recently, vegetarian establishments have also appeared in Rostov, where even vegans and raw foodists can find treats to suit their tastes.

The confectionery “Golden Ear” on Bolshaya Sadovaya, 43 can be called a kind of time machine. For adults, this place will be a ticket to childhood, when on weekends there was a family trip to the park with carousels and balls, and then a mandatory visit to the confectionery followed. There was nothing better and tastier than a milkshake with ice and a milk mustache afterwards and a “Stump” cake on a saucer with a golden border. In the confectionery on Sadovaya, even the interiors retain the spirit of that unforgettable time.

Those who are lucky enough to be in Rostov for the Old New Year can join a tradition that is unusual for most regions of Russia - fortune telling on dumplings with surprises.
They are molded in advance, adding peas, coins, caramels, threads, buttons to the filling - there are no limits to your imagination. Then the family gathers or invites guests and the fortune-telling itself begins - a cheerful eating of dumplings with a discussion of who got what in the treat and, accordingly, who will have what in the coming year. For example, caramel - for love, beans - for a new addition to the family, a coin - for money. On this holiday, you can eat dumplings with surprises in almost all cafes and restaurants, or you can buy frozen ones in supermarkets. Alina Klyuchko

Sculptural composition “Gregory and Aksinya”

The sculptural composition “Gregory and Aksinya” on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Voroshilovsky Prospekt - Bolshaya Sadovaya Street

A square on Soviet Square near the building of the Administration of the Rostov Region. Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Square on Soviet Square. On this site, in 1909, the construction of a temple in the name of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky was completed according to the design of academician of architecture A. A. Yashchenko. The temple was destroyed in 1930. Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

A fragment of a panel in the underground passage at the corner of Bolshaya Sadovaya and Voroshilovsky Prospekt based on the painting by Bogdanov-Belsky “Oral arithmetic in the rural school of Rachinsky.” Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Read more about the unique underground passages of Rostov-on-Don in the material “ Rostov underground passages ”.

Sculptural composition “Sport”

Sculptural composition “Sport” on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. Installed in the 1950s. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

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Sculptural composition “Sport” on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. Installed in the 1950s. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

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Monument to Admiral F. F. Ushakov

Monument to Admiral F. F. Ushakov. Sculptor A. A. Sknarin. Installed in 2002 on the embankment in Rostov-on-Don. June 2022 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Moskovskaya street

The building of the VGIK branch. S. A. Gerasimova in Rostov-on-Don on the street. Moskovskaya, 43. Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Monument to the “gray-haired sons of the Don, who gave their lives for the happiness of our Fatherland” on the street. Moscow. Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Sculptural composition “Cancer”

The sculpture was installed in 2013 as an original decoration of a favorite vacation spot for local residents and guests of the city. This sculptural composition, as a small memorial plaque indicates, is a gift to Rostov-on-Don from Rostov Port LLC.

It is no coincidence that cancer is immortalized in bronze on the embankment. It is these inhabitants of the aquatic environment that are the brand of Rostov-on-Don, in which boiled crayfish is a local “national” dish. It is boiled crayfish that is fed here to visiting stars, politicians, writers and all guests of the city.

Bolshaya Sadovaya Rostov-on-Don

Then we are already walking along Bolshaya Sadovaya in the direction of increasing the numbering of houses. For our walk, we chose the odd side of the street, the one on which the “house with caryatids” stands.

Having reached Ostrovsky Lane, and walking along it several houses up from the Don, we see a sculpture of the merchant I.A. Suprunov. The monument was erected in front of the merchant's apartment building. Ivan Alexandrovich was a famous horse breeder and flour manufacturer. His flour was called “grade zero” flour and was valued throughout Europe.

Let's go down to Bolshaya Sadovaya again and after two blocks we come to the central park of culture and recreation named after M. Gorky. For some reason, almost every city has a Gorky Park. Near it there is a funny monument to a merchant-peddler, popularly called “The Merchant with a Cat.” Indeed, it is the cat that attracts the main attention.

The merchant-peddler stands to the left of the entrance to the park, and to the right is another sculpture. You may not even notice it. A girl sits on a parapet in the shade of trees and sells flowers. The sculpture is called "Flower Girl".

And right in front of the entrance to the park there is a disk - the zero kilometer, the symbolic center of the city of Rostov-on-Don, on which the distances to major cities of the world are indicated.

Exactly opposite the central park, but on the opposite side of Bolshaya Sadovaya is Cathedral Lane. This is a pedestrian area that goes directly to the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and since we chose the other side of the road for the walk, we will return here a little later.

The carriageway of Bolshaya Sadovaya is separated from the pedestrian zone by fences, and there are not many traffic lights on this street, which is why you don’t really run from side to side.

In Gorky Park itself there is a monument to the city mayor A. M. Baikov, it can be seen from Bolshaya Sadovaya. It was under Baikov that Rostov-on-Don acquired an embankment, sidewalks, lampposts, a fire brigade and much more, so the mayor’s contribution to the development of the city is difficult to overestimate.

Right behind the park is the main building of Rostov - the city administration. The building was built in 1899 and is an architectural masterpiece.

On the other side, opposite the city council, there is the apartment building “S. Gench-Ogluev and I. Shaposhnikov”. It is notable for the fact that it is the first multi-storey apartment building in Rostov. In 1920, this house, like many things in the city, was nationalized. Next to it is another apartment building of Kostanaev.

If we walk a few steps along Semashko Lane, we will see a beautiful brick building. This building was built in 1901 by Rostov merchant Nikolai Tokarev and transferred to the city. It housed a school of home economics and cooking.

But let's return to Bolshaya Sadovaya. At the intersection of Bolshaya Sadovaya and Voroshilovsky Prospect, Soviet Square is located. This time we will still cross the road to end up in this square. At this time, however, our walk took on an unexpected color. It started to rain and we had to wait it out in one of the cafes, at the same time we refreshed ourselves and regained our strength. When the rain stopped, we continued our acquaintance with Rostov. At the entrance to the square there is a miniature, a smaller copy of the once existing majestic structure, as a reminder that until 1930 the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky stood on the square, but was destroyed by the Bolsheviks.

In the center of Soviet Square there is an impressively sized “Monument to the First Horsemen”. A monument to the hands of the legendary Soviet sculptor E.V. Vuchetich, who created the sculpture “The Motherland Calls!” on Mamayev Kurgan. They wanted to erect the monument in Volgograd as a memory of the defense of Tsaritsyn, but they placed it in Rostov-on-Don, with a memorial plaque “Built to commemorate the liberation of Rostov-on-Don from White Guard gangs in 1920.” The sign was indeed dismantled at the request of the Cossacks, but this only happened in 1996. Rostovites don’t like this monument for many reasons, the main one, of course, is that it stands on the site of a blown-up temple.

Having passed Soviet Square diagonally, we again came out to Bolshaya Sadovaya and returned to the odd side of the street. The next monument that greeted us was the monument to Matvey Platov, ataman of the Don Cossack Army, who took part in all the wars of the Russian Empire at the end of the 18th - beginning of the 19th centuries.

The next block of Bolshaya Sadovaya is Pokrovsky Square, where the Intercession Church is located. At the beginning of the square there is a monument to the first water supply system, which appeared in the city in 1865. And at the site of the monument in those days, through the efforts of the then mayor Andrei Baikov, the first column was installed.

In front of the Intercession Church there is a monument to Empress Elizabeth Petrovna.

Another block away, a monument to the “Founders of the Fortress of St. Demetrius of Rostov” was erected.

After another block we come to the theater square of the city, on which the Rostov Academic Drama Theater is located. Maxim Gorky and the Memorial to the Soldiers-Liberators from the Nazi Invaders. From here we go up Teatralny Prospekt to Pushkinskaya Street, which runs parallel to Bolshaya Sadovaya and go in the opposite direction.

Monument to G. Ya. Sedov

Monument to G. Ya. Sedov on the Walk of Fame, founded in 2022 in honor of the 70th anniversary of the formation of the Rostov region. Rostov-on-Don, June 2021 Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

View from the observation deck at the monument to G. Ya. Sedov of the Rostov Arena stadium. Rostov-on-Don, June 2022. Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

View from the observation deck at the monument to G. Ya. Sedov on the Voroshilovsky Bridge. Rostov-on-Don, June 2022. Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Voroshilovsky Bridge

Descent to the embankment from the Voroshilovsky Bridge. Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Entrance to the city from Voroshilov Bridge. Building with a clock. Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

View of the embankment upstream from the Voroshilovsky Bridge. Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

View of Rostov-on-Don upstream from the Voroshilovsky Bridge. Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Rostov Arena stadium on the left bank of the Don. Photo: Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

Don is a navigable river

River boats pass under the Voroshilovsky Bridge (height 17 m). Rostov-on-Don, June 2022. Photo: © Anatoly Belov │ SNEG5.com

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