Igor Meshov

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Fast transition: Nikolaev Kherson

Sights:

• Naval parkway, foot quay over river Ingul. A memorable sign in honour of the city basis - an ancient gun, a monument to the town-planner M.Faleevu.
  
• Staff of the Black Sea fleet (1794), street Admiral's, 4. In style of Russian classicism. Now - the Museum sudostroitelstva and fleet. The exposition shows shipbuilding development in Northern Black Sea Coast from the most ancient times to the present - more than 100 models of the ships. Before a building - Avenue of naval commanders (Ushakov's busts, Lazareva, Bellinsgauzena, Nakhimov, etc.)
  
• Complex of buildings of Sea department (1848), street Quay. Gate and walls korabelni, and also two cases staroflotskih barracks.
  
• Officer meeting (1824), street Artillery, 7. Now - the House of officers of fleet.
  
• The Nikolaev church (1813-17), street Faleevsky, 4. In style of classicism. Ornaments and lists were saved.
  
• Cathedral of Christmas Presvjatoj of the Virgin (1800), street Ljagina, 10.
  
• St. Joseph's church (1886), street of Decembrists, 32
  
• The Nikolaev observatory (1827), street Observatornaja, 1а. Has the meridian in the international astronomical atlases. The unique collection of astronomical devices is stored.
  
• Man's grammar school (1805), street the First Slobodsky, 2. Now - the Nikolaev building college.
  
• Water tower (XIX century), Ryumin's street.
  
• Vereschagin's museum, street B.Morskaja, 47. The building is a monument of architecture of XIX century the Aggregate number of meeting of a museum makes ten thousand jobs.
  
• Museum of local lore, street of Decembrists, 32. In an exposition, in particular, the subjects found during archaeological researches Olvii.
  
• The Nikolaev zoo (1901), avenue Zhovtnevyj, 2. It is considered one of the best in Europe. The collection totals 370 kinds of animals.
  
• Yacht-club, on the party of river Ingul opposite from quay. The yacht-club building is constructed in XIX century in a modernist style.
  

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Area:

Koblevo
Resort at northern coast of Black sea with a steppe climate. About 80 boarding houses and bases of rest with various degree of the conveniences which have been stretched by a strip lengthways the sea on 6 km. Private, inhabited and industrial sectors in a resort zone are absent. Annually at coast the festival of magnificent rest "is held Koble-in!".
[Rest in Koblevo]
[Resort Rybakovka]

Ochakov
Possibly, the Penalty-kermen (the Black Fortress) has been based on a place of Lithuanian fortress Dashev (1415) and more earlier Ancient Greek, Sarmatian and slavic settlements by khan Mengli-Gireem in 1492 as a fortress. Later it is renamed by Turks in Achi-Kale. It is taken by storm by the Zaporozhye Cossacks in 1788 during conquest of Northern Black Sea Coast by Russia (practically it was not saved). The city had the important defensive value after defeat of Russia in the Crimean war - the fortress has been constructed, and in the middle of estuary the artificial island-fortress May (the military unit is now deployed) is created. Now - the fishing centre and a resort.

Pervomaisk
The city Southern Bug is based on the river in 1676 as Cossack fortress Orlik. In 1769 it has been destroyed by Tatars, on its place there were settlements Olviopol, Bogopol, Golta, since 1919 — Pervomaisk. The Pokrovsk church (1805) with a belltower (1839) was saved. The museum of local lore (street Dzerzhinsky, 10) works. In vicinities - landscape park "Granitno-steppe pobuzhe". During Soviet times with. Pobuzhsky near Pervomaisk the base of intercontinental ballistic missiles of 46th ракетнoй divisions was deployed. It is disbanded during liquidation of nuclear arms in Ukraine, on its base the Museum of rocket strategic forces is opened.

Berezan
Small island at an input in the Dneprovsky estuary described by A.Pushkin in "to the Fairy tale on tsar Saltane" as the Brawler (in slavic mythology - fantastic paradise island). In the end of VII century BC (to a sea level raising was peninsula) here there was an antique settlement Borisfen first in Northern Black Sea Coast or Borisfenida, based by natives ionijskogo of Miletus. Later was a strong point rusichej on a way "From the Varangian in Greeks". The rests of Turkish strengthening of XVIII century, ferro-concrete fortifications of 1910, the battery of times of the Second World War, a chapel and a monument on a place of execution of lieutenant Schmidt (1906) were saved. Is a part of National reserve "Olvija", visiting is limited, vedutsja archaeological researches.

Kinburnsky plait
The western extremity of the peninsula separating Dneprovsky estuary from Black sea. In XV-XVIII centuries here, opposite to Ochakov, there was Turkish fortress Kinburn. Now - regional landscape park. In territory it is noted about 60 kinds of the animals brought in the Red Book of Ukraine. Here nests about 240 kinds of birds: swans, pink pelicans, geese, pheasants, herons, a sea eagle-belohvost, etc. Involves tourists with empty and pure beaches.

Olvija
Ruins of an Ancient Greek city on southern suburb with. Parutino, on the bank of Bugsky estuary. Olvija Pontijsky was one of four greatest antique policies in Northern Black Sea Coast, having existed throughout a millenium - from VI century BC till IV century It has been AD based by immigrants from of Miletus, as a reloading point for which has served island Borisfen (Berezan). It is mentioned in "History" Gerodota. The greatest blossoming has reached in ellinsky the period (till I century AD), then was the Roman province, has not disappeared yet under an impact gunnov. The main altar (temenos) is found, the central area (agora), fundamety temples and apartment houses, fragments of a citadel, defensive walls and gate, roads etc. Now - National archaeological reserve "Olvija", works a museum.

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Sights:

• The Kherson fortress, complex of buildings and the rests of the defensive constructions which have given rise to a city (now - territory of Komsomol park). Arch Moscow (Northern) and Ochakovsky gate (street Rekopsky, 13) the end of XVIII century, a powder cellar, and also an arsenal (street Rekopsky, 10), constructed in 1784 - one of the earliest buildings of a fortress were saved.
  
• Ekaterinensky cathedral (1782-1787) with a belltower (1806), street Rekopsky, 13. On a place of wooden Mihajlovsky church, in territory of the former fortress. In an interior - the products of painting attributed by V.Borovikovskomu and D.Levitsky. In 1791 here has been buried kn. G.Potyomkin-Taurian. In territory - "Pantheon Hersonkoj of a fortress" - burial places of the fallen officers.
  
• The Greek-Sofia church (1780), street Krasnoflotsky, 13. Stone, with the wooden chapter. In an interior wall painting, a carving, wooden sculptures was saved.
  
• Svjatoduhovsky cathedral (1804-36), street of Decembrists, 36. Stone, in style of classicism.
  
• Suvorov's house (XVIII century), Suvorov's street, 1а. The house of provincial board where the commander lived in 1792-1794 In the beginning of foot street of Suvorov - a monument to the commander.
  
• House Senjavina (the end XVIII), street Komsomol, 36. One of the earliest stone houses of a city. In style of classicism. It is located a little in depth and it is limited along a red line of street by a stone fencing with columns and a metal lattice.
  
• The house of the chief of admiralty (the Arhierejsky house) (1820), street Krasnoflotsky, 1. In style of classicism, in architecturally-planirovochnom decision reception of connection of a civil and cult construction is applied.
  
• Residence of the governor (1905), street Rekopsky, 6/2. In style of neoclassicism, the sample of official smart residence. Now - a youth Palace.
  
• Monument. J. To Howard (1828), Ushakov's avenue, 52. An obelisk with a sundial and a portrait of the English doctor-enthusiast who arrived to Kherson in 1789 on struggle against epidemics and has died here in year.
  
• Monument to the first ships of the Black Sea fleet (1972), square October. A city symbol.
  
• Museum of local lore, Lenin's street, 9. It is based in 1890, since 1982 - in a building of XIX century Funds make 140 thousand subjects. Expositions: "the World of subjects", "Kinburnsky fight", "the Person and the weapon", etc.
  
• Art museum of O.Shovkunenko, Lenin's street, 34. A collection of painting of XX century, including. The outstanding Ukrainian painter O.Shovkunenko.
  

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Area:

Red beacon
Settlement on the right coast of the Kahovsky water basin. On this place there was a Turkish fortress, later Cossack advanced posts. In 1781 it is based deserts Sofronieva, in 1803 it is transformed Piously-grigorev (Bizjukov) a monastery. Walls were saved and three angular towers of a monastery, Pokrovsk church, gate in pseudo-Russian style (1898), are caves with an exit to Dnepr, the rests of ramparts.

New Kakhovka
City of regional submission on Dnepr, arisen in 1951 as the companion of Kahovsky HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION near to Kakhovka (izvsten since 1791 as a Turkish fortress Islam-kermen). In 1787 the oldest has been based on Hersonshchine Korsunsky edinoverchesky a monastery. Walls, a northeast tower, the central and western gate, trapeznaja (1804), Partially Dmitrievsky church (1797-1802) were saved. In new Kakhovka the headquarters plant based in XIX century Swiss poselentsami konjachnogo Open Society factory "Agroindustrial firm" Таврия "(the central manor in is located with. The basis), children's park" Kazkova Dibrova "(in park of Faldzinsky), works a history museum (Lenin's street, 22а), are popular water excursions in dneprovskie plavni. In Tavrijske there passes annual festival" Tavrijsky games ". In 5 km to the northwest from Kakhovka the well-known monument" Legendary tachanka "is established.

Skadovsk
Resort and a seaport on Black sea. It is based in 1894 by large land owner S.Skadovskim on a place of fishing settlement Ali-Agok ("silent landing stage"). Water and air nasyshchenny iodine and bromine, is available wide melkopeschanyj a beach, the set of health resorts operates. Sea walks on island Dzharylgach are popular. Other popular resorts in it r-not: Azure, Iron Port.
[Skadovsk - a childhood city]

It askanija-is new
Biospheric reserve (33 thousand in hectares), the unique file which has saved in Europe virgin tipchakovo-kovylnoj steppes. It is based in 1874 as private reserve "CHapli by"baron F. E.Falts-Fejnom, in a consequence has received a name of its estate. The zoo has been created, put in pawn unique dendropark with artificial lakes (1885), for arychnuju which system of an irrigation the Fold-fejn has received a gold medal at an exhibition in Paris. In semifree conditions 250 kinds of mammals and birds from all continents contain (including. The horse rescued from disappearance Przhevalsky and the greatest in the world an antelope kanna), proizrostaet 2500 kinds of plants. The museum works, will organise a photo-safari on dendroparku and Big Chapelsky podu in horse crews. The manor the Fold-fejna is restored.

Arabatsky arrow
The tongue of sand largest in Ukraine separating a gulf Sivash from sea of Azov. It was formed as a result namyvanija sand 850 years ago. Length — about 115 km, width — from 270 m to 8 km. With the continental party begins from port Genichesk, at the basis from Crimea - ruins of a Turkish Arabatsky fortress (1651), taken by Russian armies in 1771 Is a recreational zone, functions about 100 health resorts. All east part represents a continuous beach, western - having filled in Sivash with a unique curative dirt and salts. In r-not with. Schastlivtsevo - a thermal source of medical mineral water.

Dzharylgach
Reserved island in a northwest part of Black sea, botanical zakaznik. The name is translated with Turkic as "the scorched wood". 49 km. At length, it is connected to continent a narrow isthmus in the summer. On extreme east part of island there is a beacon made in 1902 in Paris on means of land owner S.Skadovskogo (on a legend, it is designed by the engineer, uchavstvovavshim in Tour d'Eiffel building). Red deer, muflony, rams, foxes, etc. kinds of animals on which hunting is organised are found. Huge pure beaches use popularity of tourists. The regular sea message from Skadovska.

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