USSR TOURIST LITERATURE

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New Year Trees ore lighted for schoolchildren
Moscow's central thoroughfare is Gorky Street. There
are many handsome new buildings with shops and cafes
on the ground floor and lovely linden trees planted along
the sidewalks. Automobiles of all makes form on end-
less stream of traffic qn this broad thoroughfare and in
the evening the street is thronged with lively crowns on
their way to theatres, cinemas, concerts and other entei-
taintnents. On the squares adjoining Gorky Street ore
some of Moscow's best monuments?those of Yuri Dol
goruky, the founder of Moscow, the Great Russian poet
Alexander Pushkin and the great writer Maxim Gorky
Such. broad, handsome and lively thoroughfares as
Gorky Street ore now to be found in all the district; of
the capital. They have appeared in the course of corrimg
out the general plan of Moscow's ieconstruction during
the Soviet period.
Under the ground there is the Moscow Metro with its
comfortable trains that swiftly move in all directions, from
one brilliantly illuminated underground palace to an
other.
Moscow is the largest centre of culture in the country
Here are the USSR Academy of Sciences, the Academies
of Medical Sciences, Pedagogical Sciences, Arts, Build-
ing and Architecture, the V I. Lenin USSR Academy of
Agricultural Sciences and others. There ore also some
200 scientific-research institutes in the capital.
Moscow is the capital of the Union of fifteen Soviet
Socialist Republics and the largest political, economic
,d cultural centre of the Soviet country. In 1947 Moscow
'ebrated its 800th anniversary.
I he Red Square is one of the most beautiful city
squares in the world. The Cathedral of Vasily Blazhenny
viith its many multi-coloured cupolas, standing on this
square, is o wonderful example of 16th century Russian
architecture In front of the Cathedral is a monument to
the Russian patriots Minin and Pozharsky. To the right
s the Spassky Tower from which the Kremlin chimes are
heo:d throughout the world.
It is on the Red Square that the armed forces of the
Soviet Union demonstrate their might on national holi-
days and columns of working people march past the
Lenin and Stalin Masisoleum with music, banners and
flowers The Kremlin?this wonderful monument of Russian
culture?is a majestic architectural ensemble of palaces,
ancient cathedrals, belfries and towers. Near the Bell-
Tower of Ivan the Great there is the famous Tsar Kolokol
(King of the Bells) and not for off?the huge Tsar Cannon.
Chuzheinaya Palata (the Armory), which houses the trea-
sures of the Russian tsars, valuable artistic plate and
antique arms, is also in the Kremlin
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dedicated to the great Toultddr: of tie .S.cl.v.ier.Zt.ati....t.h
Tretyakov Art Gallery, thghuslitiipts;tileulin. of e h;ts,.
the Historical Museum, and others are famous for their
superb collections throughout the world.
There are many historical monuments and places of
old culture in the environs of Moscow. Among the most
interesting are Zvenigorod, the Troitse-Sergiyev Monas-
tery, the Palace-Museums at Arkhangelskoye, Ostonkino
and Kuskovo, the art-and-literary museum at Abramtsevo,
and many others.
Moscow is also a major Soviet sports centre. It posses-
ses dozens of stadiums, football fields, sports halls, richt
clt.bs, etc. The new Lenin Central Stadium for one hundred
thousand spectators was built in one year at Luzhniki
on the bank of the Moscow R'ver, opposite the Lenin
Hills. Opened in 1956, this sports centre contains a large
sports arena, swimming pool, a small sports arena, an
indoor Palace of Sports, more than 130 gymnasiums,
volley-ball, basket-ball and tenn;s courts, premises for
track-and-field events and football grounds. The 6th
World Festival of Youth and Students was held here in
the summer of 1957.
Physical culture and sports are truly mass undertakings
in Moscow, as they are throughout the Soviet Union.
Hundreds of thousands of workers, office employees, stu-
dents and schoolchildren are ardent enthusiasts of all
Forms of sport.
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ctustlictl pnd: the: AgOcultaral Exhibitions. Beautiful
aviirons,"flowe'r-gardens,?orCrZds, and artificial lakes
located there attract thousands of visitors.
Achievements in agriculture, livestock formiSTATI
industry are graphically demonstrated by the many ex-
hibits in the pavilions and on the grounds of the Agri-
cultural Exhibition. At the Industrial Exhibition in addition
to the latest types of machine-tools, automobiles, turbines
and electric locomotives, visitors can see models of the
atomic ice-breaker and the atomic power station and
full-size models of the man-made Earth satellites.
Moscow is a port of five seas and as such offers
travellers a wide choice of interesting trips on modern,
comfortable motor-vessels.
Moscow is also the centre of all the Soviet Union's air
lines. Every day scores of air-liners from all ports of the
world arrive at and depart from its airports Travelling
by Soviet jet air-liner TU-104, it takes only a few hours
to cover the distance from Moscow to Peking, New York,
Delhi, Kabul, London or Phyongyang.
If you once visit Moscow, you will be sure to want to
come again. And each time tourists see not only the
ancient Russian capital but a new Moscow as well; they
see people who are not only enhancing the beauty of
the Moscow of the past, but are also building the Mos-
cow of the future.
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Stalingrad is situated on the right bark of the great
Russian river Volga, at the point where it approaches the
River Don.
Until 1925 the city was known as Tsori sn and, in the
past, for more than 150 years it serves cis o strong-hold
defending the Muscovy State against the incursiors of
nomads from beyond the Volga.
Stalingrad won world-wide fame during the bottles of
World War II. It was here, on the banks of the Volga,
that there was fought the greatest bottle in the history
of mankind, the Battle of Stalingrad, which ended in the
complete rout of the three hundred thousand strong Nazi
army.
The heroic defence of the city is reflected in many
monuments erected on battle sites and in the exhibits
of the Stalingrad Defence Museum
As soon. as the Battle of Stalingrad ended, Soviet
people set to work to restore the city.
Today Stalingrad is a large and beautiful city, on
important industrial and cultural centre of the Lower
Volga region.
On the western outskirts of the city is the historical
Momayev Mound, which was the scene of particularly
bitter fighting.
From here one can see the city's straight streets built
up with modern apartment houses, its broad squares, its
boulevards and parks. Stretching away into the distance
is the straight line of Peace Street, which intersects the
square of Fallen Warriors. It was the first street to be
rebuilt in the city after the war.
Te first school which functioned in the city after the
war was housed in the basement of a damaged building
Today the children of Stalingrad study in more than 100
new school buildings. There are many cultural facilities
in the city, 5 institutions of higher education, 13 speci-
alised secondary schools, 2 theatres, a planetarium, 108
kindergartens, 25 hospitals, 36 polyclinics, 82 libraries.
Stalingrad residents are parttr;ularly proud of the city's
central embankment, with its two wide terraces planted
with shrubbery, green lawns and flowers. An imposing
forty-metre staircase leads down to the bank of the
Volga. From the embankment there Is a lovely view of
the Volga and the country stretching beyond it.
There are many factories and industrial plants around
Stalingrad. The reconstructed city supplies the Soviet
Union with fitst-class tractors, high-quality steel, power
shovels, and other industrial products.
A new hydro-power station, one of the largest in the
world, is being built on the northern outskirts of the city.
The huge dam which holds the Volga in check at this
point has raised the level of the river by 16 metres and
formed the Stalingrad Sea.
Some twenty kilometres south of Stalingrad the Volga.
Don Shipping Canal takes its start.
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Rostov-on-Don, t le centre at Kostov Kegion, IS situated
at the mouth of the Don River, 46 kilometres from the
.Sea of Azov with which it is connected by a canal.
it is a comparatively young city, having been founded
only little more than 200 years ago. Thanks to its advan-
tageous geographical location (between Russia and the
Ukraine on the one hand the Caucasus on the other) the
city grew rapidly.
In the years of Soviet power Rostov became one of
the country's largest industrial and cultural centres. It
has greatly improved in appearance and has a handsome
new square facing its river and sea terminals.
The city's embankment has two terraces, upper and
lower, connected with each other by stairways and walks
with decorative trees and shrubbery.
There are many places of historical interest in the
city associated with its revolutionary past and with many
outstanding Russian personalities. The great Russian
writer M. Gorky worked as a stevedore in the Rostov
port in 1891.
The city now has seven institutions of higher edu-
cation, several research institutes and many schools.
Large audiences fill the Theatre of Comedy, the Musical
Comedy Theatre and the Puppet Theatre every evening
There are nine museums, five stadiums, many libraries
and cinemas, a Young Pioneers' Palace, a children's rail-
way, etc. On the outskirts of the city is the botanical gar-
den of Rostov University where there is a large collection
of subtropical plants.
Rostov has many parks and gardens?the October Re-
volution Park, the First of May Garden and the Gorky
Municipal Park At the entrance to the latter is a statue
of V. I. Lenin
Rostov is a large railway junction as well as a river
and sea port.
With the opening of the Volga-Don Shipping Canal,
Rostov's significance as a port became still greater. The
port is the scene of bustling activity connected with the
arrival and departure of passengers and cargoes from
and to the Don, the Volga, the Caucasus and the
Ukraine.
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Rostov-on-Don, the centre of Rostov Region, is situated
at the mouth of the Don River, 46 kilometres from the
.Sea of Azov with which it is connected by a canal.
It is a comparatively young city, having been founded
only little mere than 200 years ago. Thanks to its advan-
tageous geographical location (between Russia and the
Ukraine on the one hand the Caucasus on the other) the
city grew rapidly.
In the years of Soviet power Rostov became one of
the country's largest industrial and cultural centres. It
has greatly improved in appearance and has a handsome
new square facing its river and sea terminals.
The city's embankment has two terraces, upper and
lower, connected with each other by stairways and walks
with decorative trees and shrubbery.
There ore many places of historical interest in the
city associated with its revolutionary past and with many
outstanding Russian personalities. The great Russian
writer M. Gorky worked as a stevedore in the Rostov
port in 1891.
The city now has seven institutions of higher edu-
cation, several research institutes and many schools.
Large audiences fill the Theatre of Comedy, the Musical
Comedy Theatre and the Puppet Theatre every evening.
There are nine museums, five stadiums, many libraries
and cinemas, a Young Pioneers' Palace, a children's rail-
way, etc. On the outskirts of the city is the botanical gar-
den of Rostov University where there is a large collection
of subtropical plants.
Rostov has many parks and gardens?the October Re-
volution Park, the First of May Garden and the Gorky
Municipal Park. At the entrance to the latter is a statue
of V. I. Lenin.
Rostov is a lorge railway junction as well as a river
and sea port.
With the opening of.the Volga-Don Shipping Conal,
Rostov's significance as a port becarrre-still greater. The
port is the scene of bustling activity connected with the
arrival and departure of passengers and cargoes from
and to the Don, the Volga, the Caucasus and the
Ukraine.
Kiev, the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist
Republic, is one of the oldest cities in the Soviet Union.
From the 10th through the 12th century Kiev was the
capital of Kievskaya Rus, the powerful state of the
Eastern Slays.
In 1654 the historical decision to bnite the Ukraine
with Russia was adopted at an assembly held in Pereya-
slay. By this act the Ukrainian people confirmed the
close and lasting ties which had developed between
them and the people of Russia in the course of their
history.
Today Kiev is a large thriving city. It stands third in
population in the Soviet Union after Moscow and Le-
ningrad, and is the chief industrial and cultural centre
of Soviet Ukraine.
It is situated on the banks of the Dnieper, one of the
largest rivers in Europe.
The city's central thoroughfare is the splendid Kresh-
chatik, a broad avenue with many new multi-storied
buildings. Like all the streets of Kiev, it has a lovely
green array of chestnut, poplar, linden and maple trees.
A monument to V. I. Lenin, the founder of the Soviet
State, was erected in 1946 on Shevchenko Boulevard. A
little further on, opposite the University, is a monument
to Taros Shevchenko, a great son of the Ukrainian
people.
Kiev is rich in places and buildings of historidal inter-
est. In the centre of the upper part of the city, on Vla-
dimirskaya Street, are the remains of an 11th century
fortress known as the Golden Gates. Looking through the
Gates one sees the golden cupolas of the St. Sophia
Cathedral, a magnificent edifice of the 11th century
with splendidly preserved frescoes.
Nearer the Dnieper, on a hill in that part of the
city known as Podol, stands the graceful structure oft the
Andreyev Church (18th century) which was designed by
Rastrelli.
On the high bank of the Dnieper is the group of
buildings comprising the Kievo-Pecherskaya m,,nastery.
These buildings, dating to the period from the 16th to
the 19th century, and the historical objects preserved in
the Museum of the monastery testify to the great
mastery of the architects who designed them.
Kiev is the scientific centre of the Ukrainian SSR. It
is the seat of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian
Republic which directs the work of hundreds of research
institutes, the Academy .of Agricultural Sciences, the
Academy of Building and Architecture. There are more
than 20 institutions of higher learning in the city.
There are many museums in Kiev: the Lenin Museum,
which is a branch of the Central Lenin Museum in Mos-
cow, the Historical Museum, with exhibits showing the
history of the Ukraine from olden times to the present,
the Museum of Ukrainian Art, the Museum of Western
and Oriental Culture. Two museums acquaint visitors
with the life and work of Tares Shevchenko, a great
Ukrainian pact.
The city has several large libraries. That of the Aca-
demy of Sciences, for instance, has a fund of 13 mil-
lion books, periodicals and manuscripts.
There are 7 large theatres in Kiev: the Shevchenko
Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Franko Theatre of Ukrain-
ian Drama, the Lesya Ukrainka Theatre of Russian
Drama, the Musical Comedy Theatre, the Kiev Philharm-
onic Association, the Puppet Theatre and the Young
Spectators' Theatre.
There are 2 botanical gardens, many parks and
gardens in the city. Only recently a new Memoriol Park
honouring the fallen heroes of the Soviet Army has been
laid out on the sloping banks of the Dnieper. A perpet-
ual flame burns at the grave of Unknown Soldier in the
centre of the park.
Another thing worth seeing in Kiev is the park on the
left bank of the Dnieper and Truzhanov Island, with
its numerous facilities for ail forms of water sports. The
lovely river with its inviting beaches and shady groves
is a favourite recreation spot for Kiev people and a
sports centre for the youth.
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bilis', the capital of the Georgian Soviet
Socialist Republic, is one of the most an-
cient cities in the world. Its history dates
back nearly 1,500 years.
The city is situated in the mountain valley
adjoining the Kura River and cutting through
the city over a distance of 12 miles. Splendid
new bridges and embankments add to the
city's beauty.
Today Tbilisi is an attractive, flourishing
city immersed in greenery. It is the biggest
industrial and cultural centre of Georgia.
A monument to Lenin, the great founder
of the Soviet State, is erected on Lenin
Square, In the centre of the city.
The main thoroughfare - Shota Rusta-
veli Avenue - begins from Lenin Square.
It is adorned with the magnificent building
of the Georgian Government and many other
large and handsome buildings.
A beautiful view of the city opens from
Mount Mtatsminda where a fine park is laid
out. Visitors coming to the park to admire
the city's sights are lifted to the top of the
mount by the funicular.
The Russian writer Griboyedov and
many prominent Georgian personalities
are buried in the Pantheon on one of the
slopes of Mount Mtatsminda.
Numerous specimens of ancient Geor-
gian architecture have been preserved in
Tbilisi, including the Sion Cathedral built
in the 5-6th centuries, the Metekhi Fortress,
the 7th-century Anchikhatsk Temple, and
the remains of Narin-Kale Citadel.
The hot sulphur springs with the famous
Sulphur Baths are situated in the old sec-
tion of the city.
In recent years the appearance of the
city, particularly of its outskirts, has changed
beyond recognition. A large park with a
stadium capable of accommodating tens
of thousands of visitors, has appeared in
Vake District. A veritable city of new res-
idential blocks has grown up in Saburtalo
District.
Quite recently a new "sea" made its
appearance in the environs of Tbilisi - a
vast depression filled with the crystal-clear
waters of the Yori River. The "sea" has
become the residents' favourite recreation
centre. Crowds of people flock here from
all parts of the city to spend their time on the
beach, at the aquatic stations or in the
shady alleys descending to the waterfront.
Tbilisi has become an important scient-
ific centre. In the Soviet period the Geor-
gian S.S.R. Academy of Sciences has been
founded here and dozens of research insti-
tutes, higher educational establishments
and hundreds of schools opened There is
an Observatory and Zoological and Bo-
tanical Gardens
The city has many museums, theatres,
libraries and clubs. The Dzhanashia State
Museum with its remarkable collections of
ancient manuscripts, coins, specimens of
clothes belonging to different epochs and
nationalities, carpets. and weapons attracts
numerous visitors. The Museum of Fine
Arts contains outstanding paintings and
sculptures, as well as rare collections of
Persian miniatures.
Side by side with works produced by
Russian and Western classics, the Pa-
liashvili Opera and Ballet Theatre shows
operas and ballets by Georgian composers.
There are three drama theatres in the city-
Russian, Georgian and Armenian, a puppet
theatre, a theatre of musical comedy, a
conservatoire and a circus. Interesting per-
formances and concerts are given by the
Georgian national song and dance ensem-
bles and amateur art groups.
Tbilisi Is an important transport centre.
In addition to the Georgian Military High-
way, which connects Georgia with Northern
Caucasus, there are railway lines and air
routes radiating in all directions and linking
Tbilisi with Baku, Yerevan, Batumi, Suk-
humi, Sochi and the famed health resorts
on the picturesque shores of the Black Sea.
The colonnade of the funicular railway
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over the Grave of Alexander Kazbegi
Leaving Ordzhonikidze behind, the
road winds through the mountains
and runs along the bank of the impe-
tuous Terek The steep rocks of the
Darya! Gorge tower high on both
sides of the river. There is no similar
goige in the rest of the Caucasus or
in the Alps The Terek is squeezed
between the enormous pink-grey
granite cliffs of the canyon and the
distant sky looks like a bluish strip.
The ancient ruins of Princess Ta-
mara's legendary castle stand on the
summit of a huge rock. There are
many similar monuments dating back
to hoary antiquity along the entire
rote of the Georgian Military High-
wai ? that "Gate to the Caucasus."
Gradually the gorge grows wider and
alpine meadows appear. A few more
tuns in the road, and Kazbek ? one
of the highest Caucasian mountains
rising to 5043 metres above sea level ?
conies into view, with the village of
Katbegi at its foot. It is the site of the
monument over the grave of Alexander
Katbegi, a prominent Georgian writer
whose name has been given to the
local Regional Museum.
Now the higway runs along the Bai-
daty Gorge and then ascends the
Krestovy Pass, the highest point of
the Georgian Military Highway. The
plaque on the obelisk near the road-
side reads: "2382 metres above sea
level." This altitude affords an ex-
cellent view of the Caucasian moun-
tain peaks.
Beyond the pass, near the Georgian
village of Gudauri nestling at an alti-
tude of 2158 metres, the road winds
down steeply along the Mletsky Des-
cent into the flourishing Kaishaur
Valey. Far below the River Belaya
Artgva winds like a narrow white rib-
bot. The silvery threads of the brooks
anc torrents, feeding the main stream,
stretch fror the mountains down to
the river.
The northern, mountain section of
the Georgian Military Highway, is left
behind. Now it cuts across the green
hills and fertile valleys of Georgia.
At every step one comes across relics
of history: the ruins of ancient for-
tresses, watch towers and temples.
On the way from Pasanauri to Mtsk-
heta there stands a monument of the
feudal epoch ? the Ananuri Fortress,
which protected the road and the
approaches to Mtskheta and Tbilisi
from frequent incursions by the north-
ern mountain tribes.
Interesting historical and architec-
tural monuments have been preserv-
ed in Mtskheta which before the 6th
century A. D. was the capital of
Georgia. The town stands at the
confluence of the rivers Aragva and
Kura The huge Samtavro Burial
Mound (2nd ?1st millenniums B. C.)
is on the northern outskirts of Mtsk-
heta and the ruins of the Kremlin
erected by ancient Iberian kings (4th
century B C ) stand on the right bank
of the Kura There are also monu-
ments dating back to the 11th century:
the Cathedral in Sveti-Tskhoveli, one
of the most impressive buildings in
Georgia, and the richly ornamented
Samtavro Cathedral. On the moun-
tain overlooking Mtskheta stands a
remarkable monument of ancient
Georgian architecture, the Dzhvari
Temple, built at the close of the 6th
century.
The Zemo-Avchali hydropower sta-
tion built in 1927 is located in the
vicinity of Mtskheta.
From Mtskheta the highway follows
the course of the Kura. The contours
of industrial enterprises and blosso-
ming orchards in the outskirts of
Tbilisi are seen in the distance.
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The Monument over the Grave of Alexander Kazbegi
Laving Ordzhonikidze behind, the
road winds through the mountains
and runs along the bank of the impe-
tucius Terek. The steep rocks of the
Daryal Gorge tower high on both
sides of the river. There is no similar
gorge in the rest of the Caucasus or
in the Alps. The Terek is squeezed
between the enormous pink-grey
granite cliffs of the canyon and the
distant sky looks like a bluish strip.
The ancient ruins of Princess Ta-
mara's legendary castle stand on the
surnmit of a huge rock. There are
many similar monuments dating back
to hoary antiquity along the entire
rote of the Georgian Military High-
we/ - that "Gate to the Caucasus."
Gradually the gorge grows wider and
alpine meadows appear. A few more
tuns in the road, and Kazbek - one
of the highest Caucasian mountains
rising to 5043 metres above sea level -
conies into view, with the village of
Kazbegi at its foot. It is the site of the
monument over the grave of Alexander
Kazbegi, a prominent Georgian writer
whose name has been given to the
local Regional Museum
Now the higway runs along the Bai-
dary Gorge and then ascends the
Krestovy Pass, the highest point of
the Georgian Military Highway. The
plaque on the obelisk near the road-
side reads: "2382 metres above sea
level." This altitude affords an ex-
cel!ent view of the Caucasian moun-
tain peaks.
Beyond the pass, near the Georgian
village of Gudauri nestling at an alti-
tude of 2158 metres, the road winds
down steeply along the Mletsky Des-
cert into the flourishing Kaishaur
Valey Far below the River Belaya
Arigva winds like a narrow white rib-
boi. The silvery threads of the brooks
an torrents, feeding the main stream,
stretch fror- the mountains down to
the river.
The northern, mountain section of
the Georgian Military Highway, is left
behind. Now it cuts across the green
hills and fertile valleys of Georgia.
At every step one comes across relics
of history: the ruins of ancient for-
tresses, watch towers and temples.
On the way from Pasanauri to Mtsk-
heta there stands a monument of the
feudal epoch - the Ananuri Fortress,
which protected the road and the
approaches to Mtskheta and Tbilisi
from frequent incursions by the north-
ern mountain tribes.
Interesting historical and architec-
tural monuments have been preserv-
ed in Mtskheta which before the 6th
century A. D. was the capital of
Georgia. The town stands at the
confluence of the rivers Aragva and
Kura. The huge Samtavro Burial
Mound (2nd -1st millenniums B. C.)
is on the northern outskirts of Mtsk-
heta and the ruins of the Kremlin
erected by ancient Iberian kings (4th
century B. C.) stand on the right bank
of the Kura. There are also monu-
ments dating back to the 11th century:
the Cathedral in Sveti-Tskhoveli, one
of the most impressive buildings in
Georgia, and the richly ornamented
Samtavro Cathedral. On the moun-
tain overlooking Mtskheta stands a
remarkable monument of ancient
Georgian architecture, the Dzhvar.i
Temple, built at the close of the 60
cent ury
The Zemo-Avchali hydropower sta-
tion built in 1927 is located in the
vicinity of Mtskheta.
From Mtskheta the highway follows
the course of the Kura. The contours
of industrial enterprises and blosso-
ming orchards in the outskirts of
Tbilisi are seen in the distance.
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The Metekhi Palace
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he smooth and convenient Ge-
orgian Military Highway, inter-
secting the Main Caucasian Range
and connecting Ordzhonikidze
with Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is
one of the most picturesque and
interesting routes through the
Caucasus. It stretches for 207 kilo-
metres. The wild, austere beauty
of the mountain gorges, snow-
capped peaks, turbulent mountain
streams, glaciers and alpine mea-
dows attract many tourists.
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rdzhonikidze, the capital of the North Osetian Autonomous
Republic, spreads on the northern slopes of the Caucasian
Range on the banks of the Terek, where it emerges into the
Osetian Valley.
Ordzhonikidze is a beautiful modern city with attractive buil-
dings and tree-lined streets. In the years of Soviet Power it has
become an important economic and cultural centre of North
Caucasus. The city has a philharmonic society, a Young Pio-
neer Palace, two drama theatres, eleven clubs and palaces of
culture, four museums, and several young technicians' and
young naturalists' centres.
There is a picturesque Recreation Park stretching along the
bank of the Terek in the central part of the city. In summer time
the deep waters of the river, fed by the glaciers of the Main Cau-
casian Range, fill the park's shady alleys with unceasing noise.
The city's two monuments are dedicated to Lenin and Ord-
zhonikidze.
There is a railway line connecting Ordzhonikidze with
Rostov-on-Don and Baku; the Georgian Military Highway links
the city with the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
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Kiev the capital of the , Ukrainian Soviet Socialist
Aepublic, is one of the oldest cities in the Soviet Union.
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Today Kiev is a large thriving city. It ds It 4 the +-Monastery. testify to the mastery, of the architects - ?
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and is the chief industrial and cUltural centre, of Soviet ,?_it ,-., Kiev-is th,t scientificsentreof the Ukrainian,S.S.R. It is 4. The Opera House
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largest rivers in-Europe. . ,,,,...%. - c-- i.. the Acaderm of Agricultural Sciences; the Aitclemy, of.-
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which provide the country with -,There are 7 large:theatres in Kiev: the Shevchenko
city's, central.thorough,-,
'faro' is'fthet 'Splendid Kreshchit:,:'
. tik, a broad ' avenue with maii
-new multi-storied buildings. Like;
.alr,the streets .of:Kieit;hal a.
lovely green array- ofcheitnut;7,',..
poplar,-)inden,and Maple trees.: '
-,;-:-'-?A'monument to V. I. Lenin,. ,
The founderOf the Soviet,state,
was erected in 1946 ..'on-:Shevphenko Boulevard. A little in Kiev: the Lenin Muscum, which is a branch of the in the city-/ Only;, recently a new Memorial Park honouring
further on;!opposite the University is a monument to Taras Central Lenin Museum in Moscow the.HistOrical,Moseuw--7-:the.,Fallin Heroes of the Soviet Army has been laid out on
SheV-Cheiiko, a great son of the Ukrainian people with exhibits showing' the'5history.:pf# the,_Ukraine;_fioni the.,aloping,banks of the Dnieper. A perpetnak,flameburns
is rich in places and buildings of historical. interest. ancient.,.ftimW-to;_the:Prikent,-.:Ahe' Mtiseinn:of :"Ukrainian:,:".' "at the gnive Of Unknown Soldier : in the centre of sthe,paik.
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In the centre of the upper part of the,city,.on ;y1adirnirskaya- Art.,-Ale:Atu:.eum.of-Western-and:OrientarCulture."ITwd. ..--';,-_.',-"Another thing, worth "seeing in Kievisithe parknon the
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Street arc remains of an 11th century fortress krinWn Work...of:Tams - left' bank-of the -Dnieper atfd.;,'TrukbanOv, Island ,-t with its
the Golden Gatcs. Looking t:trough-tfie-,Gatii?one ieesythe,-.7ShevZhinkia, it great Ukrainian poetj. - _q_.-..nnmerous facilities for all forms of.`Water?aportL7he loVely
golden cupolas of theSt.-SophiacathedM1,:amagnificent edi;'-1::-'1:-''.The _city lus several large libraries. Tlia-bof.the Academy jiver with its inviting beaches and shady groves iia favourite
flee of the 11th cu.ntiiry wittrrsplendidly preserved frcscocs- of Sciences, Jar instance, has a fund _of 13 'Million books, recreation spot for Kiev-people and a sports centre for the
Nearer the Dnieper ,r oehThill:in-that part of the city ard manuscripts :- , youth.
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more than 40,000 new specialists
every year. Tens of thousands
of children study in its 165 ele-
mentary and secondary schools.
There arc many museums
Kharkov is _the second largest city of Soviet Ukraine.
Three centuries ago Ukrainian settlers;first ptpup their
dwellings r-, al- a ipoi nti where, ?three small .riveri - the
Kharko_y, the Lopan and theUdai- meet. This became the
site of the future citY Of-, Kharkov. Situated nearithe Donbas,
on travel, routes leading!froni MOsCoiv in the POith to the
Crimea and,Cancasus in the jobtli, KhaikoV'gri?o`vilnd deve-
loped at krapid pace: Bystlieend of ther,19th Centt.lry it was
already a large industrial city. The Great'OctObeekivolution
inaugurated, new _ericin1he'-hiStory.,:pf thiiycity:. In 1917
Kharkovcbicame the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet, Socialist
Republic and rerriained 'it until 1934. Whert-the; capital was
removed to Kiev.; Mani hfige"fieletoiies, ;ivcie erected in the
city during the years SovietPo,Wee Within the sliort span
of twenty years it indusiyy increased inorethan twelvefold
and it became one of the ec,i'intry7,s majCirsindustriii centres.
The 'appearance oft the, eityt??
also greatly changed. Its 4,:teiri;i:? "
tory mdrithan tripled intiminy,,
new 'settlements-grew?tippriihe i' .
outskirts. Numerbuil-sanato- -'.:
riums, rest homes and children's'..-,,-.!
summer camps were built in thel,,,..'
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enormous damage to the-citys during.; WOrldi War II.
Whole blocks of dwelling housei,_lirge.factory buildings,
schools and instifute?s7iiiii7fized, to'-- the groun J. Today
Kharkov hal not-onlyJisen,frOna ,jti7 ruini"butis?cven more
beautiful than it was before the war.
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Kharkov now, occupies a. territory ' or_300 sq km. km. There
are many buildings of historical-intereitiriathe,citk, among
them the- POkrovsky-Cathedial, the -lispinsky,Tathedral,
and the former Ekaterininsky-'Palaie:'..-Aftertlie Great
Patriotic War a tremendous construction programme was
launched in Kharkov. Many new districts appeared, the
largest of these being the Ordzhonikidze District. The group
of buildings on Dzerzhinsky Square, one of the largest city
squares in the world, is now being reconstructed. New
' thoroughfares have been laid out; old factories and plants have
been remodelled and reconstructed and many new ones built in
the; posOkar )%cars. Much is being done in -Planting of greenery.
Extutsivei:iestarch 'work is carried out in the city's
44 institutei'.7Ati6nt 60,000.1stUdenti4tudy:knits 24 insti-
tutions Of higher education and its many specialized secon-
dary schools. There are 6 theatres, a philharmonie?associa-
tiott, a circus, a TV centre; and many cinemas. The,Khar-
kov'Museum of Fine Arts is one of the largest in thescountry.
The Historical Museum acquaints visitors' Witli'lh`e:;city's
historical and revoltitionary past--
There ilet 45 clubs ?/
There about
500 libraries inthe'city:'''
Kharkov is one of the largest
railway and highway junctions
in the Soviet Union. It is the
starting point of numerous
trunkjines ;Whin- radiate- in
inanildireitions.fKharkov links
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,indtistiy'tof \Moscow and
Leningrad with the Doneti..cosil-field ,and the southern
metallurgical region:, Railway lines and ii+aysconnecting
the Ukraine with the caticasus,?thelga region, and the
Far East all pass through Kharkov. Fioin Kharkonne may
Ira I by automobile and motorbus to Kiev, Rostov-on-Don,
7.,:e-, th'yeand the ,rielocitieri the Black Sea coast.
taiorig any of,these routes,takes one past Ukrainian
villages 4th their lovely gardens and orchards and through
thf houndless steppe filled with the fragrance of wild flowers
and ripening grain.
Opera arid Ballet Theatre, the,Franko Theatre of Ukrainian
Drama, the Lesya-Ukrainka Theatre of Russian Drama, the
Musical Comedy Theatre, the Kiev Philharmonic Associa-
tion, the Ptippet Theatre and the Young Spectators' Theatre:
There ,are '2botanical gardens, many parks.andigardens '
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Acity of the Soviet Union, second to Moscow in impor-
tance, area, population and industrial output. Leningrad
is the cradle of Russian culture and of the Russian revo-
lution. Blockaded by the fascists during World War II, this
heroic city, which bears the name of the great creator of
Soviet State Lenin, withstood a 900-day siege, which
unprecedented in the history of wars.
The beautiful. broad Neva and its numerous arms runn
through Leningrad, determined the future outlook of the ct
with its severe classical architecture, superb ensembles, pano-
ramas and perspectives, striking monumental buildings, all
forming an integral whole with the surrounding nature.
Leningrad is one of the most beautiful cities in t
The October Revolution brought grc Inge
city, effacing the contrast between its ceittral distri
former suburbs. Former palaces have e
museums. New districts with modern a
numerous gardens and parks, public buildi
mas, sports grounds, polyclinics,
schools and kindergartens have
replaced the formerly wietched
suburbs.
The territory of the city has
grown fourfold. The recently
built underground railway with
its beautiful stations, halls and
vestibules, connects the new
districts with the centre. .
Nevsky Prospect, the city's central thoroughfare
straight as an arrow for five kilometres, beginning
Admiralty to the Moscow Railway Station and furt
Alexander Nevsky Monastery.
Walking along the Nevsky Prospe
historical monuments, magnificent b
restaurants and caf? the tourist is attracy the
semicircular colonnade of the Kazansky C.
ments to generals Kutuzov and Barclay d
Further on, on Ostrovsky Square looms the
of the Pushkin Theatre. The centre of the s
by a garden with a monument to Catherine
Anichkov Palace, now the Palace of Young
the Anichkov Bridge, with the famous rearing
work of P. Klodt.
At the other end of Nevsky Prospect is the Pal
skirted by the impressive semicircle of former S
quarters with the triumphal arch in the middle.
the centre of the square, before the majestic faga
Winter Palace is a granite monolith?the Alexa
The opposite front of the Winter Palace face
Neva embankment. Here opens a view whic
the French writer Alexander Dumas, Sr.,
the optItL Th PArice flfdg:cst nec t s this
;vial! Vasiligrsky island.. litre. two Rostral
against the background of the exquisite building of the Naval
Museum. Nearby is the austere and impressive pile of the
Peter and Paul Fortress, and behind it, bathed in greenery,
loom the turquoise minarets and cupolas of the mosque,
ich is greatly reminiscent of the ce,lebrated mosques of
amatkand.
xt to the Winter Palace is the monumental Admiralty
urther on the Decembrists Square, formed by the magni-
nt structures of the former Senate and St. Isaac Cathedral.
/he centre of the square is occupied by Falconet's celebrated
creation, "The Bronze Horseman" ? a monument to Peter I,
it lie founder of the city.
iad's largest square is the Mars Field, skirted by
.roeiPay Barracks and Engineering Palace, the
en, and the Marble Palace, now Lenin
es the Neva. Here too is the monument
general Suvorov. In the centre of Mars
ous flowerbeds, stands a beautiful granite
monument "To the Victims of
the Revolutioe, marking the
grave of the Heroes of October
1917.
Leningrad has as many as
? 400 bridges. The largest and
most beautiful bridge, the
Kirov Bridge, spans the Neva
from Mars Field. Running
from Kirov Bridge is Kirov
hich stretches for several kilometres and ends on
rids, where the biggest parks of the city have been
'
Id on
seashore: the Kirov Park and the Seaside Victory,,
latter houses the Kirov Stadium, built on an arti-
1950 and seating 80,000 spectators. A beautiful
opcs from the stadium on to the Gulf of Finland and
sque ov Islands.
spel cc among Leningrad ensembles is occupied
td ensemble of the Smolny Palace, which
here worked.
enings a treasure-house of
onal culture, science
art. TI city has more than 60
er educational establishments
det some 100,000 students.
Among them are some of the countiy's oldest and biggest
institutions of learning, such as the State Zhdanov Univer-
sity, Kalinin Polytechnical Institute. Lensoviet Technological
Institute, Mining Institute, Railway Engineering Institute, etc.
Prior to 1934, the USSR Academy of Sciences had its
scat in Leningrad. Now the city and its suburbs house many
of its institutes, lat)oratories and scientific institutions.
Leningrad is justly proud of its numerous museums and
theatres. Its fifteen theatres include the Kirov Opera and
Ballet Theatre (former Mariinsky Theatre), which brought
forth many celebrated artists, among them Chaliapin, Sobi-
nov, Pavlova, Ulanova; the Pushkin Theatre; the Maly
Opera Theatre; the Bolshoi Drama Theatre named after
Gorky, and the State Philharmony. An important part in the
development of Soviet cinema art is played by the Lenfilm
Studio.
The city boasts a great number of clubs and palaces of
culture.
Foremost among Leningrad's museums is the State
Hermitage, a repository of priceless works of art, counting
more than two million exhibits. The paintings, sculptures and
other exhibits on display at the Hermitage Museum reflect
the history of culture and art of the antique world, ancient
Egypt, China, India. More than 120 halls of the Hermitage
are dedicated to works of Western painting and sculpture,
including those by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael,
Tician, Michelangelo and other great masters.
The Hermitage collection of canvases and
engravings by Rembrandt is one of the --
largest in the world.
Another large museum, the Russian Museum, has in its
custody up to 200,000 works by outstanding Russian painters
and sculptors.
Leningrad's environs with their enchanting palaces and
parks present an unforgettable picture.
Petrodvorcts is known throughout the world for its
numerous fountains and the beautiful canal running from
the foot of the palace to the seashore.
The town of Pushkin, formerly Tsarskoye Selo, situated
at a distance of 20 km from Petrodvorets, is famous for its
unique palaces, pavilibns and parks.
A number of health resorts is situated along
the shore of the Gulf of Finland, with lovely
beaches, numerous sanatoriums, rest homes,
Young Pioneer camps and tourist bases.
Leningrad, that majestic Russian
city, leaves an indelible impression,
presenting a host of interesting
sights for the tourist.
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V. I. Lenin Museum, ,--...Rrid the Agricultural Exhibitions. Beautiful pavilions, flower-
(ind r of the Soviet state, the rdens, orcha artificial lakes located there attract
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, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Li ousana , f visitors,
oTections throughout the world. iOustry are graphically demonstrated by the maexigki.ts
-M'iminx historical monuments and places nf old i& the pavilions and on the grounds of the Agricultura
fiftgElne tairons of Moscow. Amon the most Exhibition. At the Industrial Exhibition,inr addltlein to the
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ruky, the founder qi oe v is also a rnaji)slayist.mos,t5.sentreAt-Vbs's'aes..,..,.. e man-made Earth satellites.
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Alexander Pushkin and t e area wrijMVmGordozens of stadiums, football fields, sports halls, yacht clubs,
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Moscow is a port of five seas and as such offers travellers
Such broad, handsome and livel); thorulmfres as Go_zer.14-4,1' , c. The new Lenin Central Stadium for one hundred thou- a wide choice of interesting trips on modern, comfortable
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Street are now to be found in all the districts the capi nd spectaors was built in one year at Luzhniki on the bank motor-vessels.
They have appeared in the course of carrying out the general of the Macow River, opposite the Lenin Hills. Opened in Moscow is also the centre of all the Soviet Union's
plan of Moscow's reconstruction during the Soviet period. 1956, this ports centre contains a large sports arena, swirnm- air lines. Every day scores of air-liners from all parts of the
Under the ground there is the Moscow Metro with its ing pool, ; small sports arena, an indoor Palace of Sports, world arrive at and depart from its airports. Travelling by
comfortable trains that swiftly move in all directions from more than 130 gymnasiums, volley-ball, basket-ball and Soviet jet air-liner T1J-104, it takes only a few hours to cover
one brilliantly illuminated underground palace to another. tennis couns, premises for track-and-field events and football the distance from Moscow to Peking, New York, Delhi,
Moscow is the largest centre of culture in the country. grounds. ., Kabul, London or Phyongyang.
Here are the USSR Academy of Sciences, the Academies of Physic 0 culture and sports are truly mass undertakings If you once visit Moscow, you will be sure to want to
Medical Sciences, Pedagogical Sciences, Arts, Building and in Moscoii, as they arc throughout the Soviet Union. Hund- come again. And each time tourists see not only the ancient
Architecture, the V. I. Lenin USSR Academy of Agricultural reds of thcusands of workers, office employees, students and Russian capital but a new Moscow as well; they see people
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Sciences and others. There are also some 200 scientific- schoolchilIii?en are ardent enthusiasts of all forms of sport. who are not only enhancing the beauty of the Moscow
research institutes in the capital. Anothe of Moscow's places of interest are the Industrial of the past, but are also building the Moscow of the future.
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