Welcome to Kurgan city

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Welcome to Kurgan city

• Travelers Brochure
• Project made by Svetlana Khodko and cadets of
  School No 23
• Kurgan Russia
• Music by Modest Moussorgsky

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Kurgan Region on the Map of Russia

• Kurgan is the city and the administrative centre
  of the Kurgan region.
• Kurgan region is an independent subject of
  Russian Federation. The region was founded on
  February, 1943. The territory of the region is
  71.5 thousand square kilometers. The population
  of the region is over one million people, over 90
  are Russian.

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Geographical Location

• The region has a favorable geographical and
  geopolitical location at Eurasian continent. It
  is situated at the turn of the Ural Mountains and
  Siberia at the basin of the rivers Tobol and
  Iset. It borders on such highly developed Ural
  regions as Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk, as well as
  on Tyumen region and Kazakhstan.

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Nature and Climate

• The region is rich in natural recourses forests,
  land reserves, and wonderful nature with its
  recreational potentialities.
• The climate is harsh continental with long cold
  winter (the average January temperature is -18
  C). Summer is warm, with regular droughts (the
  average )July temperature is 19 C).

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Kurgan Coat of Arms

• Kurgan is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. It
  was founded in 1662 as a peasant settlement on
  the bank of the Tobol River close to Tsar Barrow.
  The settlement was called Tsaryovo Gorodishcher.
  It acquired its present name in 1782.

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Kurgan Flag

• Some people compare this place to the United
  States of America underlining that the majority
  of people living here were persons who came here
  by their own will independent and enter-prising.
  Serfdom never existed here.

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Vegetation

• All kinds of vegetation, peculiar to forest
  steppe zone of Western Siberia, can be found in
  the region. There are miscellaneous herbs in the
  forest, a lot of dog rose, steppe cherry,
  current, stone berry, strawberry, bird cherry,
  various mushrooms.

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The Fauna of the Region

• The fauna of the region is various. There is a
  significant population of elk, wild boars, as
  well as wolves, badgers, foxes, white hares. In
  the lakes there are a lot of musk-rats and
  different kinds of fish. The most widespread
  birds are ducks, white partridges, black cocks,
  etc.

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Mikhail Naryshkin

• Up to the end of XIX century it was developing
  slowly traditionally serving as one of exile
  places. In different periods the town saw 13
  members of December revolt of 1825, among whom
  there were such famous people as Vilhelm
  Kukhelbecker, Andrei Rosen, Mikhail Naryshkin.

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Kurgan Railway station

• During its life Kurgan had two major impulses for
  development opening the Trans-Siberian railway
  in 1894 and granting of regional centre status in
  1943 together with evacuation of major plants
  from the western part of the country during the
  Second World War.

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Monument to the Soldiers of the 32nd Reserve
Regiment

• Over 250.000citizens of Kurgan region took part
  in the Second World War. Over 105.000 defenders
  of their Motherland were killed. 75.0000 war
  participants were decorated with orders and
  medals. One hundred and eight men were awarded
  the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Kurgan Nowadays

• Nowadays Kurgan is a modern centre of Eastern
  Ural with the population of334,1 thousand
  people. Its territory is 390 square kilometers.
• Kurgan is twinned with
• Appleton, United States.
• Rufina, Italy.

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The Industry of the City

• The industry of the city is represented by sixty
  large and medium sized companies with the overall
  annual production of over 613 million . Powerful
  tractors, buses, bridge construction elements,
  equipment for oil and gas industry, drugs are
  produced at the city plants.

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A Bridge in Leipzichmade in Kurgan
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A School Bus
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Airport

• An airport, a railway station, a bus station
  connect Kurgan city with towns and cities of
  other regions.

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Drama Theatre

• Kurgan is an important cultural centre of the
  region. Theatres, museums and parks make it one
  of the most exciting cities in the region.
• The regional Drama Theatre welcomes a great
  number of spectators every night. People can
  enjoy brilliant acting of many talented actors.

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Philharmonic Society

• The Philharmonic Society arranges musical
  festivals and concerts.
• The Kurgan Regional History Museum contains a
  unique collection in archeology, ethnography and
  history describing the culture of Kurgan region.
  Its visitors can learn a lot about the flora and
  fauna of the region.

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The Buildings of Kurgan

• The building of the Fine Arts Museum is a fine
  example of modern architecture. Each year many
  exhibitions of local artists, as well as artists
  from the whole of Russia are held in the Museum.
• Visitors to Kurgan are struck by its varied
  architectural styles. There are the buildings of
  the XIXth century construction

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Lenin Square

• Gogol Street is the main street of our town. The
  central square named after Vladimir Lenin is
  situated in it. He was the founder of the first
  socialist state in the world. The square is the
  place where different meetings and festivals take
  place.

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Monument to the Soldiers Died in the Local
Conflicts

• Kurgan boasts the only memorial complex in the
  Ural Federal District in memory of the soldiers
  died in local conflicts.

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Tsar Barrow

• One of the most amazing sights of the city is
  Tsar Barrow. There is a very interesting legend
  about this historical monument. In old times
  there was a famous khan who had a very beautiful
  daughter. She died young and grieving father told
  to bury her near his house and build a barrow on
  her grave.

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Central Park

• There are a number of parks in the city. A
  favorite place for rest for grownups and children
  is the Central Park. They can find swings,
  merry-go-round, sports grounds and what not.
  Trees, bushes and flowers make this park an
  enjoyable place for many people.

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Additional Education

• Kurgan has a highly developed system of
  educational institutions including schools,
  colleges, and institutions of higher education.
  The system of additional education is represented
  by 75 specialized institutions in which more than
  100 thousand children and teenagers study.

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Palace of the Youth

• One of the most popular institutions of higher
  education is the Palace of the Youth founded in
  1935. Its beautiful building is situated in the
  central square. More than two thousand children
  attend its clubs and studios.

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Straw Handiworks
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Young Technicians
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Tourist Club
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Drama Club
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Dance Ensemble Smile

• Katya Bondarenko has been studying Russian folk
  dances for seven years. Her folk dance ensemble
  Smile takes part in festival performances and
  competitions. The ensemble is very popular among
  children and grownups.

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Gavriil Ilizarov

• Kurgan city is a home to Ilizarovs Scientific
  Centre of Restorative Traumatolo-gy and
  Orthopedics. The founder of the Center Gavriil
  Ilizarov proposed a unique method of fracture
  healing by means of a compression and
  distrac-tion apparatus.

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City Day

• People of Kurgan engage in all kinds of leisure
  activities. One of the most popular events is
  City Day. Its usually held in August.
  Traditionally the holiday begins on Lenin Square.
  The city authorities and honored people of Kurgan
  open the holiday. Many well-known orchestras and
  dance ensembles take part in the festival
  program. Special games are organized for
  children.

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Pancake Week

• Pancake Week festival enjoys great popularity
  with the citizens of Kurgan. The festival is held
  in the squares and parks of the city. Early in
  the morning a fairy Russian Stove drives along
  the streets and merry clowns invite citizens to
  the square .Grownups and children enjoy taking up
  in various traditional Russian competitions and
  games.

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Burning of the Straw Dummy

• Children like sledging. A horse harnessed in a
  Russian sledge decorated with bright colors,
  gives them an opportunity to have a merry drive.
  Grownups enjoy a traditional Russian game the
  storm of a tall pole.
• Girls in bright Russian dresses sell pancakes
  with butter or sour cream. Traditionally at the
  end of the festival crowds of people gather
  around a straw dummy and burn it. Burning the
  straw dummy is a symbol of coming spring.

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Well be very glad to meet our friends in
Kurgan