Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Ulyanovsk (Russia). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Ulyanovsk Aircraft Museum, Ulyanovsk State University, and Lenin Memorial Museum. Also, be sure to include Simbirskaa fotografia in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Ulyanovsk (Ulyanovsk).
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Ulyanovsk Aircraft Museum
Also known as: Головной отраслевой музей истории гражданской авиации
Museum in Russia. Ulyanovsk Aircraft Museum is located in Ulyanovsk, Russia. It has over 25 aircraft, many of which are quite rare.[1]
Ulyanovsk State University
Public university in Ulyanovsk, Russia. Ulyanovsk State University is a public, research university, located in Ulyanovsk, Russia. City of Ulyanovsk is situated on the Volga River, about 440 miles east of Moscow and has a population of 700,000. The university, one of the largest in that region, enrolls some 16,000 students in six colleges offering 68 majors and claims considerable international ties. USU was one of the first among Russian universities to join Bologna process and started to reform its Doctoral, Master's and Bachelor's standards of degrees.
As a part of Moscow State University in State of Ulyanovsk, based on the traditions of classical education, was established by a resolution of Government of the Soviet Union in February 1988 (formerly Simbirsk People's University, established in 1648). In 1996, Ulyanovsk affiliate of MSU was reorganized into Ulyanovsk State University. At present Ulyanovsk State University is one of the largest higher educational institutions in the Volga Region, which comprises six institutes, 7 independent faculties, 2 affiliates, 6 learning centers and many international study centers.
The university enrolls about 16,000 students, among them almost 200 foreign citizens from Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. Currently the university employs 1,254 faculty members, including 138 Doctorate and 623 Candidate of Science degree holders.
Ulyanovsk State University offers a wide range of study options: full and part-time, external, further and distance education programs on undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. A student may choose from 77 majors, 76 post-graduate, 37 medical internship and medical residency programs. In addition, the University provides an opportunity to receive dual degrees in Law and Business. The Ulyanovsk State University Business School also offers MBA degree with focus on international business and finance.[2]
Lenin Memorial Museum
The Vladimir Lenin Memorial Center is a complex of buildings and structures created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Lenin's birth in the city of Ulyanovsk.
Address: 1 площадь 100-летия со дня рождения В.И.Ленина, Ulyanovsk
Simbirskaa fotografia
Top attraction, Museum
Address: Улица Энгельса, 1Б, Ulyanovsk
Ulanovskij oblastnoj hudozestvennyj muzej
Regional state budgetary institution of culture "Ulyanovsk Regional Art Museum" - art museum in the city of Ulyanovsk.
Simbirskaa klassiceskaa gimnazia
Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium is the first gymnasium in Simbirsk. The historic building teaches elementary school students at Gymnasium No. 1 named after V.I. Lenin, and the annex building houses the "Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium" museum.
Address: ул. Спасская, 18, Ulyanovsk
President Bridge
Also known as: Президентский мост
Truss bridge in Ulyanovsk, Russia. The President Bridge is a truss bridge that crosses over the Volga river in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, connecting the city of Ulyanovsk with the east side of the city Ulyanovsk. It is the second longest bridge in Russia, and one of the longest bridges in Europe, with a length of 5.825 kilometres, and 12.98 kilometres including the connecting highway.
It has 25 spans of 221 metres (725 ft) and weighs 4,000 tons. The bridge's capacity is over 40,000 vehicles per day.[3]
Spaso-Voznesenskij kafedralnyj sobor
Spaso-Voznesensky Cathedral is the cathedral cathedral of the Simbirsk Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ulyanovsk.
Address: 2Б Ульяновская улица, Ulyanovsk
Ulanovskij oblastnoj kraevedceskij muzej
Regional state budgetary institution of culture "Ulyanovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore named after I.A. Goncharov". - Local history museum in the city of Ulyanovsk. It is located on the first floor of the Monument House, in the same building as the Ulyanovsk Regional Art Museum, second floor.
Pamatnik Bogdanu Hitrovo
Bohdan Matwiejewicz Chitrów monument - a monument located in Uljanowsko commemorating the founder of the city Uljanowsk, Bohdan Chitrov.
The idea of erecting a monument in honor of the founder of the city was born in 2000, but for financial reasons only in March 2005, the Mayor of the City of Uljanowsk signed a contract deciding to install the monument. In April 2007, the city authorities announced a nationwide competition to select the best monument project. The winner of the competition was the sculptor Oleg Klujew, who was selected in June 2007.
The monument consists of a stone plinth on which there was a bronze sculpture of Bohdan Chitov sitting on a horse, and one of the future inhabitants of the city holding the banner on which there is an icon of the face of Jesus Christ. The monument is high at about 6.5 meters, of which the sculpture itself is 3.8 meters high, the total weight of the monument exceeds five tons. The cost of installing the monument was estimated at about 14 million Russian rubles.
According to preliminary assumptions, the monument was to be unveiled on June 12, 2008 in the 360th anniversary of the city of Uljanowsk, however, due to the failure of the monument on time, the solemn opening of the monument took place on September 1, 2008.
Pamatnik Karlu Marksu
Monument to Karl Marx in Uljanowsko - a monument by the Russian sculptor Sergei Mierkurow, unveiled on November 7, 1921 in Symbirsk. It commemorates the German philosopher, economist and activist of revolutionary Karl Marx.