Описание (английский)
Ulyanovsk is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 893 kilometers (555 mi) east of Moscow.
The city, founded as Simbirsk (Симби?рск), is the birthplace of Alexander Kerensky and Vladimir Lenin (born Ulyanov), for whom it was renamed in 1924. It is also famous for its writers such as Ivan Goncharov, Nikolay Yazykov and Nikolay Karamzin and painters (Arkady Plastov and Nikas Safronov).
During the Soviet period, Ulyanovsk lost much of its historical
heritage. All traces of the original wooden fort are gone, as are the
churches of old Simbirsk; majority of 19th-century buildings remain in
the city, most notably the houses where Lenin lived between 1870 and
1887. The reconstruction of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity was
considered, but has since been canceled. However, many historical
constructions remain. Among them the house in which writer Ivan Goncharov was born, Protestant church and other buildings.
Ulyanovsk has well-known tourist destinations around the downtown museum district and famous Volga River
tours. T
he Ulyanovsk State historical memorial complex "Lenin`s
hometown" is a unique keeper of a regional city center, the center of
Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk. The memorial estate has been recreating the unique
layer of local culture connected with architecture,education and way of
life of Russia since the end of the 19th century till the beginning of
the 20th century. The State historical memorial complex "Lenin`s
hometown" was founded in 1984. Now it consists of 14 museums and the
Showroom, and has got a young creative collective of 152 people.