YELETS IN THE MIRROR OF HISTORY ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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The Church Honoured to St. Prince Mikhail of Tver and to St. Prince Alexander Nesvkiy Past Nowadays The church was the last to be built in Yelets to commemorate a visit of the Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, a brother of Emperor Nickolay II and it is truly considered to be the pearl of Yelets architecture. The Church has not changed its appearance almost all time.

Women's gymnasium, one of the buildings of Yelets State University Nowadays Past Nowadays In 1874 a women’s gymnasium was established in Yelets. Girls studied there for seven years. They got the right to teach in a primary school and at home. Is currently one of the buildings Yelets State University. Building is not the best condition and needs a major overhaul.

The Church of the Transfiguration Past Nowadays It took 10 years to build the stone temple. The architectural base was composed with a technique called an octahedron on a tetrahedron. In 1971, the Church of the Transfiguration placed under protection as an architectural monument, but restoration work began only in 1983. All restoration work has been completed in 2011.

View Church of the Transfiguration in the ensemble of the city. Past Nowadays On the photo you will notice that the streets Yelets was much less green space.

The Yelets railway station Past Nowadays In 1969 railroad Gryazi-Yelets-Orel came into operation. The year before the construction of depot completed. Yelets railway station was build in 1896. Since Yelets is a major railway junction in the Central Chernozem. Modern building of the railway station was built in the Soviet Union along the lines of the original building. On the photo you can see the changes between the old and new buildings of the railway station.

Monument devoted to the centennial of the locomotive depot in Yelets Past Nowadays As you can see, nowadays the situation of monument has changed.

Summer garden, now Yelets town park. Past Nowadays Summer garden was founded in 1842. There are Yelets was a merchant town botanical garden with exotic plants located there. Even peacocks roamed. Since Soviet times, the park is the most visited holiday destination: bands played, danced people, children played. Popularity of this place has not fallen and now, although the appearance is definitely changed.

Garden furniture in the town park Past Nowadays On architectural composition "grotto" early 20 th century, having a circuit of the Black Sea, stands garden furniture where park visitors can relax and enjoy the surrounding views.

Past Nowadays You will notice as a rise the level of pavements since the Soviet Union. This is explained by a change in the road surface, which requires "a sand cushion“.

Yelets local history museum Past Nowadays The museum in existence since 1901. Moscow student N. M. Guselnikov is considered the founder. The original purpose of the museum was in promoting primary education in the school. During the revolutionary action Yelets museum was destroyed and re-opened as a museum of visual aids at the Department of Public Education September 6, 1918. Writer MM Prishvin and teacher AN Safonov were initiated the creation of the museum. In 1919 the museum was looted by the invasion troops Mamontov. In 1922, after the restoration - opened as The Yelets proletarian museum.

The Chief Executive Office Past Nowadays During the reign of the Soviet party in this building the chief executive office was housed. Rurrently building is a branch of music school. The wonderful music room and a grand piano, donated Khrennikov, located there.

The movie theater “Udarnik” (now the children arts school) Past Nowadays The exact date of construction of the building is unknown. It was built as a house for very wealthy customer. House project was created with the obvious influence of model projects of the time. Who developed the great masters of architecture. The building is not only an architectural and historical interest but , at first it was an apartment building , then - Nobility , and in 1917. Cinematograph "Express“ was worked here. In the same 1917 working party meeting here Yelets Bolsheviks. Currently, the building occupies Children's Art School.

The ice cream parlor “The snowflake" Past Nowadays Before or after a film show in the striker people can go to the cafe, which was near. Spending time there was enjoyable. Currently, this place is a hall for weddings.

Right from the Udarnik Past Nowadays Right from the cinema you can see the impressive building. If it were possible to choose the face of the Soviet epoch in our city, I would chose this building.

Hotel “The Yelets” Past Nowadays Hotel “The Yelets” located on the site of the inn, which stayed AS Pushkin. The original hotel building modern architecture took its first guests in 1988. By the fall of 2010 most of the room stock Renovated. At the same time the hotel can take place and more than 200 people.

Walk to the main Yelets sight. Past Nowadays Walk to the main Yelets sights begins near hotel. Going down the street, you can watch the ancient structures of Yelets. The photo shows that the fire lookout tower was rebuilt.

The next step Past Nowadays

A bit closer Past Nowadays On the photo you can see how much has changed downtown. Instead pawnshop “Vzaimnaya pol’za” now is Euroset shop.

Past Nowadays

Frontal view of The Cathedral of the Ascension

The Cathedral of the Ascension Past Nowadays Undoubtedly, Voznesensky Cathedral is the finest landmark of Yelets. It is the main architectural building in the town, the center of its architectural composition. Red Square, where the Cathedral is situated, used to be the centre of Yelets fortress in ancient times. The Cathedral is built in Russian-Byzantine style by Constantine Andreevich Ton, a great Russian architec.

Architectural composition of The Cathedral of the Ascension Past Nowadays On the photo you can see, that architectural composition of the cathedral changed greatly compared to the Soviet period. House which was built on the right of the main entrance to the temple was demolished.

Past Nowadays Next to the north entrance to the Cathedral there is a Chapel. It has a form of a bogatyr’s helmet. The Chapel was erected to honour Yelets people, perished in the struggle for their town with Timur’s army 6 centuries ago.

The city's skyline Past Nowadays Architectural ensemble of the central part of the city consists of buildings that are of historical value. Yelets feature is that many of the buildings hardly changed their appearance since the construction. For example on the photo you can see the building which changed only annexe.

Torgovaya street Past Nowadays Yelets is an ancient merchant town. In the old days, each town had a street that focuses on all business activities. Torgovaya Street (now Mir Street) has always been Yelets trading centre. There were a lot of shops and stores there. On the photo you will notice that it has not changed since.

The Yelets Industrial and Economic College Past Nowadays Yelets Industrial and Economic College is one of the oldest educational institutions in Russia and the Lipetsk region. Educational institution is housed in a former provincial zemstvo. College traces its history from the County Eletsk craft workshop.

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