Ulyanovsk was previously called Simbirsk, and he received his current name in honor of the leader of the entire world proletariat V.I. Ulyanova - on history more familiar as Lenin. Today, the most famous world museum dedicated to the Epoch of Socialism is also located in this city - "Lenin Memorial Center". You can go to this museum if you are interested in the history of socialism, but there are many other interesting places in the city, where you need to go.
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It is worth looking at the world's longest bridge, the length of which is 5,834 meters. It connects the two shores of the Volga, the width of which in this place is the biggest on all its length. Ulyanovsk is located on both shores of the Volga, and the bridge is called "presidential".
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Stroll along the Volga embankment, which is located at an altitude of 350 above sea level and it opens a magnificent panorama of the most majestic Russian river. And, of course, get to the port to make a river walk on the ship.
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In Ulyanovsk, there is a head museum of civil aviation of Russia. The territory of the museum is open and on it collected more than forty aircraft species. Some copies are preserved in the singular. Sometimes Ulyanovsk is even called the "winged" city, but this name he received due to the fact that the city is the only center for the preparation of civil pilots in Russia. By the way, at the airport of the city, frames with a plane with the famous comedy "The Adventures of Italians in Russia" were shot.
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Ulyanovsk is rightfully considered the city of pedestrian tourism, because almost all museums are located in the city center and can be circumvented in the day. The most interesting: the museum of the city life "Simbirsk of the late 19th - early 20th century", the regional local history museum. I. Goncharov and the Museum of Urban Planning and Architecture of Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk.
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In the old part of the city there is a museum-reserve. V.I. Lenin, the territory of which is 174 hectares. Here, until today, the ancient buildings of the 19th century are preserved in the original form. So, if you are an old fan, then you must strive on the open-air museum.
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As in any city, in Ulyanovsk a large number of monuments. But the most unusual, attractive tourists is a monument to the letter "E". It seems to be nothing unusual in it, just no longer in the same city of Russia there is no monument of the most frequently used letter of the Russian alphabet.
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After walking around the city you should go to relax in the Alexandrovsky Park. Its area is 15 hectares, and in the territory, except for fountains, playgrounds, cafes and restaurants, there is even a water park. Here is the most comfortable hotel "Imperial", in which you can stay if you are a guest of the city.
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If you arrived in Ulyanovsk in winter, you can spend time at the local ski resort of Lenin Gorki, which is located almost in the city center near the Museum-Reserve with the same name.
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Suddenly you will delay in the city for a few days, then try to visit the real fleet of the Jurassic period, which is located next to the city near the village of Undora. Here, scientists at different times were found the remains of the oldest mollusks-ammonites and lizards, who lived on Earth another 140 million years ago. In the Undorontological Museum, you can see representatives of the long-standing era found at different times by archaeologists.
So, you virtually met Ulyanovsky. Surely, now you want to visit the city and really - pleasant travel to you.
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*** Lenin Gorki ornoyal resort
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