The city of Kirov is quite ordinary, with typical problems for Russia, but there are pluses

Just returned from a trip to a seminar to Kirov. There was little time for a walk, but I managed to see something. The city itself is quite ordinary, with typical problems for Russia.

Kirov was founded in 1374. Previously, he also had the names Vyatka and Khlynov. At the moment, about 507 thousand people live in the city.

There are certain problems for improvement - apparently there is no single standard for street advertising and NTOs, some of the sidewalks are in terrible condition (because the city on the hills on the sidewalks is flowing water, storms are not always in good condition), old buses.

But there are a lot of advantages - a lot of greenery and parks, a pretty embankment, interesting city details, cafes and bars with quite democratic prices. Some buildings are decorated in the colors of the Dymkovo toy (hello, Ramenskoye!), Which is one business cards of the city.

One of the most memorable and beautiful buildings is the mansion of the merchant T.F. Bulycheva. At the moment, the FSB is located there, so it is impossible to get inside. The house was built in 1911 for the daughter of the merchant, but she could not leave St. Petersburg and the building was sold to the city for a symbolic cost.

I will also pay attention to the cathedral of Seraphim of Sarov, which is distinguished by black domes. It was built in 1906 for co -religionists to donate merchants. Since 1937, the church building has been used as an anti -religious museum. The services were resumed in 1942 and until 1991 the cathedral remained the only active temple in the city. In July this year, a monument to the tsarist family was opened on the territory. Some of the city’s inhabitants sharply spoke out against the installation of the monument.

A little more than a year ago, a Ferris wheel was built in the city 50 meters high. As in Yaroslavl, there were protests about its construction, and it was taken out of the city center.

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