The names of cities are often remembered thanks to aphorisms, quotes from songs and films or folk sayings, the true meaning of which is lost. We tell you why we need to go to Karaganda and Tmutarakan, which was guilty of the Tambov wolf, and what kind of wells in Uchkuduk.
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
If you are asked “where-where?” You will probably answer “in Karaganda!”. This city in the central part of Kazakhstan has an important industrial, scientific and cultural significance for the whole country. Here is one of the largest stone coal deposits in Kazakhstan. For research in the field of ore mining to the city in the middle of the 20th century, the best scientists of the country were invited. Karaganda is also known for powerful metalworking enterprises. And the Karaganda Technical University is considered one of the best in Kazakhstan. In addition, in the city you can visit the Kazakh Drama Theater named after Saken Seifullin – by the way, one of the oldest in the country!
A significant mark in the history of the city was left by Karlag, a large -scale correctional camp for the repressed intelligentsia, which was in the 20th century. If a person said that he returned from Karaganda, many people around him understood exactly where he was. Today in the administrative premises of the camp, a museum is organized, the expositions of which are devoted to the difficult life of prisoners.
However, a comic modern interpretation of the phrase about Karaganda gained popularity thanks to the cinema. Probably, for the first time, she sounded in the film of Albert Mkrtchyan “Legal marriage” (1985). But she became truly folk after she said Dmitry Kharatyan in the film “On Deribasovskaya, good weather, or rains go to Brighton Beach again.” So expressively the hero answered the bandits about the whereabouts of Sheikh.
In 2011, a sculpture appeared in Karaganda, personifying this dialogue. Two men are at a loss stand near the road sign, and the symbol of the city is watching them – a marf.
Where to stop: Hotel Lacasa. The cost of daily accommodation in a standard room with breakfast is 3,900 rubles.
How to get: Aircraft to Karaganda. Travel time will be 3 hours 50 minutes. In September, a ticket from Moscow can be bought for 14,000 rubles.*
Tambov, Tambov region
“The Tambov wolf is a comrade!” – Let’s say we who do not want to deal with.
There are many unflattering versions of the origin of this stable expression. Some researchers believe that the wolves called the robbers who settled around Tambov. According to another hypothesis, in the 19th century, after the completion of the active agricultural season, hundreds of workers went to neighboring areas and took away the earnings from the local population, for which they received the nickname “Tambov wolves”.
The phrase gained popular fame thanks to two films. At first she sounded in Joseph Hyphizem’s film “The Rumyantsev Case”. Later “Tambov wolf you are boyar!” – said the character of the comedy “Ivan Vasilievich changes the profession.”
Today, the city’s symbol is trying to create a positive image. Now the version of the blessed elder Simeone is raised to the fore. According to legend, at the beginning of the 19th century, a hermit lived in the Morshansky district of the Tambov region, who had a gift of foresight and could communicate with animals. Simeon rarely appeared on the streets of the surrounding villages, but at these rare moments next to him always noticed a permanent satellite and comrade – a gray wolf.
Today, the Tambov Wolf brand is recognized as a popular treasure. And along the tracks on the entrances to the city, sculptural compositions of very cute and friendly wolves are installed.
Where to stop: Three-star parking park “Amax”. The cost of the room for two is 2,200 rubles per day.
How to get: by plane or train to Tambov. The flight from Moscow in September costs 3,500 rubles, the travel time will take a little more than one hour. A train ticket can be bought for an average of 1,000 rubles.
Taman, Krasnodar Territory
Today Tmutarakan is a synonym for terrible Dali, a deaf outcome. It seems that there is no such place at all. But in the X-XII centuries, Tmutarakan was a rich principality on the southern coast of the Kerch Strait, flourishing due to a favorable trading situation, oil deposits and exemption from tax fees.
During the reign of Catherine II, this region became part of the Russian Empire and became its outskirts. Since then, it happened: who wants to say that he is far away, mentions Tmutarakan. And today Taman is at this place.
Where to stop: Hotel “Fort Apatures”. Breakfast number will cost 2,400 rubles per day for two.
How to get: From Moscow to Taman you can go by train-to the Taman-Passenger railway station, and from there by bus or car to the final destination. The cost of a railway ticket in September is 3,500 rubles.
Saratov, Saratov region
“To the village, in the wilderness, to Saratov!” – threatened with his guilty daughter Famusov, the character of the work of A. S. Griboedov “Woe from Wit”. The punishment for love intrigues was the excommunication from the metropolitan secular society and the move to the Deep Province, where the only entertainment for a young girl is embroidery. Thanks to this well -known quote today, we send those who need to think about our behavior to Saratov.
But already at the end of the 19th century, due to the rapid development of railways and shipping, the city ceased to hear with frank wilderness and received the informal status of the “capital of the Volga”. Today, Saratov is a large training center, which is reminiscent of the sculpture “Night before the exam.” She depicts a student bent over an unfamiliar book.
Where to stop: Hotel “Panda City”. The night in a three -star hotel is 3,200 rubles.
How to get: by plane or train from Moscow to Saratov. A ticket for September can be bought for 3,800 rubles one way. Travel by train will cost 1,800 rubles. Travel time is from 14 hours.
Lukhovitsy, Moscow region
“There are three capitals in Russia – Moscow, Ryazan and Lukhovitsa!” – reports a peppy proverb. Depending on the context, Ryazan changes to another city, but the Lukhovitsa never give up their positions. For a long time, the provincial village did not stand out, but in the 19th century it was in a favorable trade position due to the proximity to the new Moscow-Ryazan railway.
Since then, the Lukhovitsy have blossomed so blossomed that in the middle of the 20th century they received the status of the city. Including because The largest aircraft manufacturing plant in Russia appeared here, where the MiG-29 fighter is being produced today.
But the people of the Lukhovitsa are better known as the “cucumber capital.” Lukhovitsky cucumbers are a patented brand and one of the main sources of income of the local population. It is believed that a local unique climate guarantees the unsurpassed quality of vegetables. In the 2000s, a sculpture even appeared in the city with the inscription “cucumber-feeder from grateful Lukhovichi.”
Where to stop: In the four -star Harmony Hotel. A day of residence in a standard room with breakfast – 3 850 rubles.
How to get: From Moscow on a regular bus, train or car. The bus can be reached in September from 550 rubles.*
Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El
Who is Yoshkin Cat is unknown. However, we often recall this animal when decent words for expressing emotions are not enough. The protagonist of the film “Love and Pigeons” so colorfully injected this saying into the conversation that after the film released the audience, she was remembered and instantly became popular.
“Homeless” Yoshkin did not stay long. Thanks to the consonance of the first letters, the phrase-brand took Yoshkar-Ola, who is affectionately called Yoshoshka in colloquial. One of the main points of attraction of tourists in the city is a monument to a fairly cat, which imposingly collapsed on a bench. The next place is free, and anyone can take a picture with him in an embrace for luck. Under the Yoshkin Cat brand, various goods are produced and sold in souvenir shops – from sweets to alcoholic beverages.
Where to stop: Stone boutique hotel. Daily accommodation with breakfast costs 3,000 rubles for two.
How to get: by plane or train to Yoshkar-Ola. The flight from Moscow will cost 5,100 rubles. Travel time is 1 hour 30 minutes. The train by train will take 14 hours 44 minutes, the ticket cost – 1,700 rubles.
Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan
If the musicians of the Tashkent VIA “Yalla” arrived in the Uchkuduk in winter, they would definitely not compose their famous song “Three Wells”. Due to the winds of the winds, the cold in the desert Kyzylkum becomes simply unbearable. However, the authors of the hit observed the exhausting summer heat, and the Uchkuduk became known as “in the desert – a life buoy.” Contrary to the text of the hut, the caravans in these died places never went. People settled here only in the 20th century due to accident: the intelligence expedition was looking for water in red clay, but instead of it found large deposits of uranium. Around the prey zone, strategically important ore began to build a city. The first builders dug three wells – for drinking, for washing and for technical water. Thanks to the song, the Uchkuduk was remembered as an oasis, and in reality, those who agree to high -paid labor in difficult climatic conditions go to the center of Uranus and gold mining and gold.
Where to stop: Uzbekistan Hotel in Urgench. A day of residence with breakfast – 5,000 rubles.
How to get: by plane to Urgench, and from there by taxi or train to Uchkuduk. The flight from Moscow to Urgench in September will cost 14,350 rubles, 3 hours 30 minutes on the road.
Tula, Tula region
It is believed that the first Tula samovar was released at the end of the 18th century. And at the beginning of the next century, Tula received the glory of the samovar capital of the Russian Empire. Almost a century later, A.P. Chekhov will write in his diaries: “To go with his wife to Paris is the same as going to Tula with his samovar.” The second part of the phrase was so loved by the public that it became an independent proverb. It implies that it is pointless to put in baggage those things that are easy to find at the end point of the trip. In an allegorical comic form, the saying is suitable not only for travel, but also for domestic situations.
Where to stop: Hotel Azimut. Hotel of the Four Stars category is located in the very center of the city. The day of residence cost 4,000 rubles for two.
How to get: By train, train, regular bus or car. The cost of a train ticket in September is 600 rubles*, travel time from two hours. You can get to Tula by bus in 3 hours 30 minutes.
*Prices are given for September and valid at the time of publication.
