Mid – Volga recreational region. Includes Samara, Saratov, Ulyanovsk, Pensa regions, republics of Mordovia and

Tatarstan

T.T. Khristov, ©2015

Samara region

Industry

• In soviet years Tu – 134 and Tu – 154 aircrafts were produced here.

• Tolyatti – producing cars (VAZ or Zhiguli).

• Chemical industry – Ammonia production

Zhiguli hills

Protected areas

• Samarskaya luka national park, • Zhiguli reserve

Touring Samarskaya luka

Touring Samarskaya luka

Mineral water resorts• Sergiyev mineral waters

(Sernovodsk and Sergiyevsk). Sulphide dirts, strong spring-water coming out.

Sergiyev mineral waters

Samara

Samara

Samara. Chapayev memorial

Samara. Railway station

Samara, Stalin’s boot

Sizran

Sizran

Mansion

Saratov area

History• In 1762 and 1763 Catherine the Great

called Germans and others to come and settle on Volga banks. Beginning of 20-th century: 190 settlements with 407500 inhabitants.

• In Soviet years the autonomous republic was established, then abolished in 1941, 367000 Germans were resettled to the east of the country.

Natural features

• Saratov area is the only one in Russia combining three natural zones: forests, steppes and semidezerts.

• Khvalynsk national park.

Khvalynsk national park

Chapayev (Stolypin) mud-bath resort

• Mud – baths, • Sulfide – chloride – sodic waters.

Saratov

German archtecture

Former merchants district

Conservatoire

German street

• Appeared in early 19-th century. Pedestrian zone

The regional towns

• Engels • Marks

The lending of Gagarin

• Here, 27 km away from the town of Engels Gagarin landed in 1961.

Rep. Mordovia

Rep. Mordovia

Mordovia

• Сapital - Saransk• Population – 0,8 mln• Density - 31,8 people/кm²

Mordovian culture muzeum

The sculptures by Erzhya

Ethnographic museum “National mordovian village”

National holidays

Smolny national park

Mordovian sanctuary Sothern edge of coniferous forests

Hunting and fishing