MariinskMariinsk

This project was done by Tarasova Alyona, Skrylnikova Natalya, Boyarova Nastya.

Mariinsk is a small Mariinsk is a small town which is town which is situated in the situated in the West Siberia. For West Siberia. For a long time it had a long time it had been a village but been a village but in 1867 it was in 1867 it was transformed into transformed into town. Our town town. Our town was named in was named in honour of empress honour of empress Maria. Mariinsk is Maria. Mariinsk is located on the located on the bank of the river bank of the river Kija.Kija.

It flows from the It flows from the northern slope of northern slope of the Abakan the Abakan Mountains. Why is Mountains. Why is it called Kija? it called Kija? There is a legend There is a legend that the Kija is that the Kija is called in honour of called in honour of a girl Kija who fell a girl Kija who fell in love with a in love with a young man but her young man but her love was unhappy. love was unhappy. So her tears So her tears became the river. became the river. There are also There are also mountains called mountains called the Archekas near the Archekas near Mariinsk. The Mariinsk. The Archekas is like a Archekas is like a beautiful fairy tale.beautiful fairy tale.

There are a lot There are a lot of stories and of stories and legends about legends about

Archekas. Why? Archekas. Why? Probably Probably

because of its because of its wonderful and wonderful and

mysterious mysterious nature. It has a nature. It has a lot of kinds of lot of kinds of birds, animals birds, animals in the forests in the forests and fish in the and fish in the river Kija. But river Kija. But

there is no need there is no need to speak about to speak about it. You’d better it. You’d better come see this come see this

beauty.beauty.

Mariinsk is called “a wooden flower” Mariinsk is called “a wooden flower” because it has a lot of masters who because it has a lot of masters who

create magnificent laces out of wood. create magnificent laces out of wood. They cover the facades of the buildings They cover the facades of the buildings in our town. The symbol of Mariinsk is in our town. The symbol of Mariinsk is

also a wooden floweralso a wooden flower..

The people of Mariinsk remember the The people of Mariinsk remember the history of the town and people who glorified history of the town and people who glorified it. There are some museums such as the it. There are some museums such as the museum of Vladimir Chivilikhin (a well museum of Vladimir Chivilikhin (a well known poet), the Museum of Local Lore, the known poet), the Museum of Local Lore, the museum of birch barkmuseum of birch bark

The Museum of Local The Museum of Local lore was lore was

founded in the VIII founded in the VIII century.century.

In 1949 the In 1949 the Palace of Palace of

Culture was Culture was opened in area opened in area of the alcohol of the alcohol

plant.plant.In honour of the

warriors who struggled against the fascism during the Great Patriotic

war the Monument of

Glory was founded. In 2005 the fountain was

opened.

Mariinsk contains Mariinsk contains a lot of a lot of educational educational institutions. Many institutions. Many of them have a of them have a long history and long history and their own their own traditions. They traditions. They are Mariinsk are Mariinsk Pedagogical Pedagogical College, Technical College, Technical College, College of College, College of agriculture, Art agriculture, Art School, Music School, Music School and many School and many others.others.

Although Mariinsk is a small , Although Mariinsk is a small , provincial town it is very cosy provincial town it is very cosy

and beautiful. It is simply and beautiful. It is simply remarkable and wonderful town. remarkable and wonderful town.

We love it very much.We love it very much.