fbpx
Wikipedia

Ulyanovsk

Ulyanovsk,[a] known until 1924 as Simbirsk,[b] is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 705 kilometers (438 mi) east of Moscow. Ulyanovsk has been the only Russian UNESCO City of Literature since 2015.

Ulyanovsk
Ульяновск
View of Ulyanovsk, now dominated by Soviet-era buildings
Location of Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk
Location of Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk (European Russia)
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk (Europe)
Coordinates: 54°19′N 48°22′E / 54.317°N 48.367°E / 54.317; 48.367
CountryRussia
Federal subjectUlyanovsk Oblast[1]
Founded1648
City status since1796
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • HeadDmitry Zverev (Acting)[2]
Area
 • Total316.9 km2 (122.4 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 • Total613,786
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
626,540 (+2.1%)
 • Rank20th in 2010
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk[1]
 • Capital ofUlyanovsk Oblast,[6] city of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk[1]
 • Urban okrugUlyanovsk Urban Okrug[7]
 • Capital ofUlyanovsk Urban Okrug[7]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC+04:00 [8])
Postal code(s)[9]
432xxx
Dialing code(s)+7 8422[10]
OKTMO ID73701000001
City DayJune 12
Websitewww.ulmeria.ru

The city was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Ulyanov), for whom it was renamed after his death in 1924; and of Alexander Kerensky, the leader of the Russian Provisional Government which Lenin overthrew during the October Revolution of 1917. It is also famous for its writers such as Ivan Goncharov, Nikolay Yazykov and Nikolay Karamzin, and for painters such as Arkady Plastov and Nikas Safronov.[11]

History edit

Simbirsk was founded in 1648 by the boyar Bogdan Khitrovo.[12] The fort of "Simbirsk" (alternatively "Sinbirsk") was strategically placed on a hill on the Western bank of the Volga River. The fort was meant to protect the eastern frontier of the Tsardom of Russia from the nomadic tribes and to establish a permanent royal presence in the area.

 
The Bogdan Khitrovo Monument in downtown Ulyanovsk

In 1668, Simbirsk withstood a month-long siege by a 20,000-strong army led by rebel Cossack commander Stenka Razin. Also in Simbirsk another country rebel, Yemelyan Pugachev, was imprisoned before execution. At the time Simbirsk possessed a wooden kremlin, which was destroyed by a fire during the 18th century.

As the eastern border of the Russian Empire was rapidly pushed into Siberia, Simbirsk rapidly lost its strategic importance, but nonetheless began to develop into an important regional center. Simbirsk was granted city status in 1796.

 
Monument to Nikolay Karamzin.

Simbirsk was then considered an exclusive town favoured by the aristocracy, and besides its churches and a Governor's Place, included an Assembly Of The Nobles, with a magnificent library.[13] The Holy Trinity Cathedral was constructed in a restrained Neoclassical style between 1827 and 1841. In the summer of 1864, in what was believed an arson attack, Simbirsk was mostly destroyed by fire. However, it was quickly rebuilt and continued to grow. Its population, which was 26,000 in 1856, had reached 43,000 by 1897.

In 1924, the city was renamed Ulyanovsk in honor of Vladimir Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, who was born in Simbirsk in 1870. Two other Russian political leaders, Alexander Kerensky and Alexander Protopopov, were also born in Simbirsk.

The construction of the Kuybyshev hydroelectric plant (completed in 1957) 200 kilometers (120 mi) downstream of Ulyanovsk resulted in the flooding of significant tracts of land both north and south of Ulyanovsk and increasing the width of the Volga by up to 35 kilometers (22 mi) in some places. To this day, some populated neighborhoods of Ulyanovsk remain well below the level of the reservoir, protected from flooding by a dam: it is estimated that its catastrophic failure would submerge parts of the city comprising around 5% of its total population with as much as 10 meters (33 ft) of water.

During the Soviet period, Ulyanovsk was an important tourist center, drawing visitors from around the country because of its revolutionary importance.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the tourist importance of Ulyanovsk sharply decreased. In the 1990s, the city went through the hardest times—a slump in production in all branches, mass unemployment, and a population impoverishment. In the first decade of the 2000s the economy started to grow.

Ulyanovsk slowly recovered from these downturns into regional manufacturing, educational and transportation clusters.

Politics edit

 
Ulyanovsk Oblast Administration

The city is headed by a mayor who is the executive branch, and city council which is the legislative branch. The term of the mayor is five years. In 2010 the city council abolished the direct elections to the mayor, replacing it with city manager, appointed by the council. Then again, in April 2013 the city charter was amended to re-introduce the direct mayoral election.[14]

Administrative and municipal status edit

Ulyanovsk serves as the administrative center of the oblast.[6] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with thirty rural localities, incorporated as the city of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk is incorporated as Ulyanovsk Urban Okrug.[7]

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
189741,700—    
192670,562+69.2%
1939103,779+47.1%
1959205,942+98.4%
1970351,085+70.5%
1979463,964+32.2%
1989625,155+34.7%
2002635,947+1.7%
2010637,564+0.3%
2021617,352−3.2%
Source: Census data
 
Regional Museum of History and Arts

In 2008, there were registered 6,774 births and 8,054 deaths in Ulyanovsk.[15]

Ethnic composition edit

Climate edit

Ulyanovsk has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). Average temperature is −10.2 °C (13.6 °F) in February and 20.6 °C (69.1 °F) in July. Falls are generally warm, with snow beginning to accumulate by mid-November. Winters tend to be cold but with moderate amounts of snowfall and nighttime lows occasionally dipping below −25 °C (−13 °F). Summer weather arrives in mid-May. Precipitation averages about 480 millimeters (19 in). The city is subject to frequent, but moderate, droughts. Springs and summers are sunny, but fall and winter are usually cloudy. Median annual temperature is +5.1 °C (41.2 °F).

A maximum temperature of +39.3 °C (102.7 °F) was recorded on 2 August 2010, during a record-breaking heat wave.

Climate data for Ulyanovsk (1991–2020, extremes 1948–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)
5.6
(42.1)
19.4
(66.9)
30.0
(86.0)
36.2
(97.2)
37.5
(99.5)
38.9
(102.0)
39.3
(102.7)
33.9
(93.0)
26.0
(78.8)
15.8
(60.4)
7.8
(46.0)
39.3
(102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.5
(20.3)
−5.9
(21.4)
0.8
(33.4)
12.1
(53.8)
21.0
(69.8)
24.8
(76.6)
26.9
(80.4)
25.1
(77.2)
18.3
(64.9)
9.9
(49.8)
0.6
(33.1)
−5.2
(22.6)
10.2
(50.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.8
(14.4)
−10.2
(13.6)
−3.8
(25.2)
6.1
(43.0)
14.4
(57.9)
18.5
(65.3)
20.6
(69.1)
18.5
(65.3)
12.5
(54.5)
5.6
(42.1)
−2.1
(28.2)
−8.0
(17.6)
5.2
(41.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4)
−14.0
(6.8)
−7.9
(17.8)
0.9
(33.6)
7.8
(46.0)
12.2
(54.0)
14.4
(57.9)
12.4
(54.3)
7.6
(45.7)
1.9
(35.4)
−4.6
(23.7)
−10.8
(12.6)
0.6
(33.1)
Record low °C (°F) −38.0
(−36.4)
−40.0
(−40.0)
−32.8
(−27.0)
−20.0
(−4.0)
−6.5
(20.3)
−2.2
(28.0)
3.8
(38.8)
−1.0
(30.2)
−4.9
(23.2)
−18.9
(−2.0)
−29.2
(−20.6)
−38.0
(−36.4)
−40.0
(−40.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.4)
25
(1.0)
27
(1.1)
30
(1.2)
44
(1.7)
57
(2.2)
50
(2.0)
50
(2.0)
45
(1.8)
39
(1.5)
32
(1.3)
31
(1.2)
465
(18.3)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 27
(11)
41
(16)
38
(15)
6
(2.4)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
3
(1.2)
15
(5.9)
41
(16)
Average rainy days 4 3 5 11 15 16 15 15 15 16 10 5 130
Average snowy days 23 20 14 4 1 0 0 0 0.3 5 16 21 104
Average relative humidity (%) 83 81 79 67 59 67 68 70 73 79 84 84 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 43.4 92.4 142.6 216.0 275.9 300.0 319.3 275.9 174.0 102.3 48.0 37.2 2,027
Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net[16]
Source 2: Climatebase (sun only)[17]

Economy edit

 
The Soviet-era headquarters of UAZ, now Sollers JSC Corporation

Ulyanovsk is a major, diversified, industrial hub for aircraft and auto industries.

The UAZ automobile manufacturing plant (subsidiary of Sollers JSC); Aviastar-SP Aircraft Company (part of United Aircraft Corporation); Scientific and Production Association "Mars" (manufactures industrial control systems for the Russian Navy, a subsidiary of state-owned conglomerate Agat); Ulyanovsk Cartridge Works (manufactures ammunition for firearms); Ulyanovsk Motor Plant (Ульяновский моторный завод, UMZ) and Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (Ульяновский механический завод, UMZ, a subsidiary of JSC Almaz-Antey) are based in the city along with a variety of light industry and food-processing enterprises.

An international airline for unique and heavy cargo, Volga-Dnepr Airlines, is based in the city.

There are many manufacturing facilities of foreign corporations such as Legrand (company), Mars, Incorporated,[18] Takata-Petri,[19] Anadolu Efes S.K.,[20] ALFA (Mexico) and others.

Banking is mostly represented by national banks such as Sberbank, VTB Bank, Alfa-Bank, Bin Bank, Ak Bars Bank, MDM Bank, Trust Bank and also regional banks from Ulyanovsk Oblast.

Ulyanovsk has also a strong military base presence in town. The 31st Airborne Brigade of the Russian Airborne Troops of the armed forces is based in Ulyanovsk.

"Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing CIS" - Japan tyre works, work from 2016.

Production of industrial gases: Linde Gas Rus, Spektrum of Gases.[21]

Tourism and hospitality industry edit

 
Bank of Russia in Ulyanovsk

Tourism is a growing industry in the city and the surrounding areas because of Volga micro-climate and historical significance of Simbirsk.[22] Hilton Hotel Group and Marriott Hotels & Resorts are building their hotels in the downtown area.

The region of Undory, a driving distance from Ulyanovsk is famous for its spas and mineral water. The city offers many options for sports enthusiasts. The countryside is ideal for outdoor and water sports. The springs of Undory have been known for more than 200 years. The water at spa is rich in sodium chloride, and comes from artesian wells.

Retail and restaurants edit

Retail is a growing business segment in this city. International retailers such as Auchan SA, METRO AG, Media Markt, Decathlon as well as local Russian chains such as X5 Retail, Magnit, Lenta (retail), Sportmaster, M.video opened up their stores in Ulyanovsk.

Aqua Mall is an American-type mall concept that opened in Ulyanovsk on the banks of Sviyaga river with modern cinema theater, IMAX. The city has a large presence of international fast food brands such as McDonald's, Burger King, Baskin Robbins, Sbarro, and others. Local Russian brands are well-represented in this market.

Transportation and logistics edit

 
The President Bridge.
 
The Imperial Bridge across the Volga River in Ulyanovsk.

A railway bridge across the Volga was built in 1912–1916 and two automobile lanes were added to it in 1953–1958, allowing for the city to expand on the Eastern (left) bank of the river and transforming it into a local transport hub.

According to Ulyanovsk Region Development Corporation, Ulyanovsk Region is conveniently situated in the center of the European part of Russia, where east west and north south air, rail, car and river routes cross. It has an industrial, transport and business infrastructure and a developed network of roads and railways which provide a good basis for turning Ulyanovsk into a major transport and logistics hub in the Volga Federal district working not only for Ulyanovsk Region's plants but the whole Volga federal district. Ulyanovsk transport hub provides all forms of transport (busy river port and passenger terminal, railways with two major passenger and cargo stations, airports and now two major bridges) apart from sea, which can serve Russian and international cargo traffic to Kazakhstan, Central Asia and Southeast Asia, Europe, China and back.[23]

As the aging Ulyanovsk bridge, the only crossing of the Volga in the 400 km stretch from Kazan to Tolyatti, could no longer cope with the growing needs of the city, the construction of President Bridge, a truss bridge, began in the late 1980s. Completion was delayed significantly due to catastrophic economic circumstances following the end of the Soviet Union. Its official opening ceremony was on November 24, 2009, by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev – although traffic was using the bridge a few days earlier.[citation needed] The bridge has a total length of 5.5 km, making it one of the longest in Europe.[24]

The city is divided by the river Sviyaga, a tributary of the Volga whose confluence with it is about 200 km north of the city.

Public transportation in the city is well developed and provided by 17 tram lines, 7 trolleybus routes (and all tram lines are only on the right-bank part of the city, and all the trolley only on the left bank), 50 municipal bus routes, and about 150 fixed-route taxi (marshrutkas) lines. The City of Ulyanovsk has a working plan to build high-speed rail system to connect the two banks of the town.

Ulyanovsk is served by the Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (the international airport) in the left-bank part of the city and Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (Ulyanovsk Central Airport) in the right-bank part of the city.

Education edit

 
Ulyanovsk State University

There is also a large number of technical and medical community colleges in Ulyanovsk.

Architecture edit

During the Soviet period, Ulyanovsk lost much of its historical heritage due to both neglect and intentional destruction. All traces of the original wooden fort have disappeared, as have the churches of old Simbirsk; the majority of 19th-century buildings remain in the city, including the houses where Lenin lived between 1870 and 1887. The restoration 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, the Protestant church and other buildings.

Ulyanovsk is home to several tourist destinations around the downtown museum district and famous Volga River tours. The Ulyanovsk State historical memorial complex "Lenin`s hometown" houses the regional city center, the center of Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk. The memorial estate has been recreating the local culture connected with architecture, education and way of life of Russia since the end of the 19th century until 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 a young creative collective of 152 people.[25]

Sports edit

Volga[26] plays in the Russian Bandy Super League. Volga-2 plays in the 2nd division. An indoor arena for bandy, Volga-Sport-Arena, opened in 2014, as one of the first in Russia.[27] It has a capacity of 5 000.[28] The Bandy World Championship 2016 was played in Ulyanovsk and nearby Dimitrovgrad.[1] The Youth-17 Bandy World Championship will be hosted by Ulyanovsk in 2018.[29]

In association football, FC Volga plays in "Urals-Volga" zone of the Russian Second Division (2016–2017 season).

Ulyanovsk also hosted matches of first qualifying round UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship 2014. Matches were held at Trud Stadium in the downtown Ulyanovsk.

In 2017 "Trud" was closed for reconstruction.

In 2017 the first CIS festival for national sports and games, Фестиваль национальных видов спорта и игр государств — участников Содружества Независимых Государств, was held in Ulyanovsk. The main sports were sambo, tug of war, mas-wrestling, gorodki, belt wrestling, lapta, bandy (rink), kettlebell lifting, chess and archery. A few demonstration sports were also a part of the programme.[30]

 
Finland-Sweden in Volga-Sport-Arena
 
The Bandy World Championship 2016 final at Trud Stadium

Notable people edit

Twin towns – sister cities edit

Ulyanovsk is twinned with:[32]

Gallery edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Russian: Ульяновск, IPA: [ʊˈlʲjanəfsk], Tatar: Сембер, Chuvash: Чĕмпĕр
  2. ^ Russian: Симби́рск, IPA: [sʲɪm⁽ʲ⁾ˈbʲirsk]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #126-ZO
  2. ^ "Сегодня Дмитрий Зверев приступил к исполнению полномочий главы Ульяновска". mosaica.ru. December 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Регионы России. Основные социально-экономические показатели городов 2012
  4. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Official website of Ulyanovsk Oblast. About Ulyanovsk Oblast (in Russian)
  7. ^ a b c Law #043-ZO
  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Почтовые индексы России".
  10. ^ "Телефонные коды Ульяновской области".
  11. ^ "UNESCO City of Literature". ulyanovskcreativecity.ru. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  12. ^ "От Богдана Хитрово до Богдана Хитрово". December 18, 2013.
  13. ^ A Russian Conflagration, Mount Alexander Mail,16 Nov 1864, p3
  14. ^ "В Ульяновске вернули прямые выборы мэра". Lenta.ru. April 17, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  15. ^ "В Ульяновске в 2008 г. рождаемость выросла на 8,5 %".
  16. ^ "Weather and Climate - The Climate of Ulyanovsk" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  17. ^ "Ulyanovsk, Russia Climate Normals". Climatebase. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  18. ^ http://www.mars.com/global/about-mars/where-we-operate.aspx Where we operate
  19. ^ . www.takata.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015.
  20. ^ "AnadoluEfes".
  21. ^ "Медсанчасть имени Егорова привезёт 560 тонн кислорода из Дзержинска и Нижнего Тагила". media73.ru (in Russian). Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  22. ^ "Volga Region travel".
  23. ^ "Ulyanovsk Region Development Corporation, OJSC".
  24. ^ Minister of Transport Russian Federation Igor Levitin in the course of working trip to Ulyanovsk Region will estimate the possibility of SEZ creation of port type, PRIME-TASS, Saransk, June 17, 2008
  25. ^ . www.ulzapovednik.ru. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011.
  26. ^ Official home page
  27. ^ Largest Russian Ice Palace Volga -Sport Arena opened in Ulyanovsk
  28. ^ rusbandy.ru
  29. ^ "В Сандвикене утвердили календарь ЧМ-2018 - Архив новостей - Федерация хоккея с мячом России".
  30. ^ . sportuln.ru. Archived from the original on May 28, 2017.
  31. ^ ru:Славянофильство
  32. ^ "Ульяновск – город, открытый миру". ulmeria.ru (in Russian). Ulyanovsk. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  33. ^ "OKC City Council votes to suspend relationship with Sister City". August 30, 2022.

Sources edit

  • Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Закон №126-ЗО от 3 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Ульяновской области "О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области" и Закон Ульяновской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области"». Опубликован: "Ульяновская правда", №77 (22.513), 6 октября 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #126-ZO of October 3, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #225-ZO of December 29, 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast" and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast". ).
  • Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Закон №043-ЗО от 13 июля 2004 г. «О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Ульяновской области "О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области" и Закон Ульяновской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Деловой Вестник", №78(2818), 20 июля 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #043-ZO of July 13, 2004 On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #225-ZO of December 29, 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast" and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Ulyanovsk tourist portal
  • "Simbirsk (town)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 120.
  • Unofficial website of Ulyanovsk (in Russian)
  • History of Simbirsk (in Russian)
  • VIDEO No Comment - Ulyanovsk

ulyanovsk, warship, soviet, aircraft, carrier, town, kazakhstan, botakara, known, until, 1924, simbirsk, city, administrative, center, oblast, russia, located, volga, river, kilometers, east, moscow, been, only, russian, unesco, city, literature, since, 2015, . For the warship see Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk For the town in Kazakhstan see Botakara Ulyanovsk a known until 1924 as Simbirsk b is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast Russia located on the Volga River 705 kilometers 438 mi east of Moscow Ulyanovsk has been the only Russian UNESCO City of Literature since 2015 Ulyanovsk UlyanovskCity 1 View of Ulyanovsk now dominated by Soviet era buildingsFlagCoat of armsLocation of UlyanovskUlyanovskLocation of UlyanovskShow map of Ulyanovsk OblastUlyanovskUlyanovsk European Russia Show map of European RussiaUlyanovskUlyanovsk Europe Show map of EuropeCoordinates 54 19 N 48 22 E 54 317 N 48 367 E 54 317 48 367CountryRussiaFederal subjectUlyanovsk Oblast 1 Founded1648City status since1796Government BodyCity Duma HeadDmitry Zverev Acting 2 Area 3 Total316 9 km2 122 4 sq mi Elevation150 m 490 ft Population 2010 Census 4 Total613 786 Estimate 2018 5 626 540 2 1 Rank20th in 2010 Density1 900 km2 5 000 sq mi Administrative status Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk 1 Capital ofUlyanovsk Oblast 6 city of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk 1 Municipal status Urban okrugUlyanovsk Urban Okrug 7 Capital ofUlyanovsk Urban Okrug 7 Time zoneUTC 4 UTC 04 00 8 Postal code s 9 432xxxDialing code s 7 8422 10 OKTMO ID73701000001City DayJune 12Websitewww wbr ulmeria wbr ruThe city was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin born Ulyanov for whom it was renamed after his death in 1924 and of Alexander Kerensky the leader of the Russian Provisional Government which Lenin overthrew during the October Revolution of 1917 It is also famous for its writers such as Ivan Goncharov Nikolay Yazykov and Nikolay Karamzin and for painters such as Arkady Plastov and Nikas Safronov 11 Contents 1 History 2 Politics 3 Administrative and municipal status 4 Demographics 4 1 Ethnic composition 5 Climate 6 Economy 6 1 Tourism and hospitality industry 6 2 Retail and restaurants 6 3 Transportation and logistics 7 Education 8 Architecture 9 Sports 10 Notable people 11 Twin towns sister cities 12 Gallery 13 Notes 14 References 15 Sources 16 External linksHistory editSimbirsk was founded in 1648 by the boyar Bogdan Khitrovo 12 The fort of Simbirsk alternatively Sinbirsk was strategically placed on a hill on the Western bank of the Volga River The fort was meant to protect the eastern frontier of the Tsardom of Russia from the nomadic tribes and to establish a permanent royal presence in the area nbsp The Bogdan Khitrovo Monument in downtown UlyanovskIn 1668 Simbirsk withstood a month long siege by a 20 000 strong army led by rebel Cossack commander Stenka Razin Also in Simbirsk another country rebel Yemelyan Pugachev was imprisoned before execution At the time Simbirsk possessed a wooden kremlin which was destroyed by a fire during the 18th century As the eastern border of the Russian Empire was rapidly pushed into Siberia Simbirsk rapidly lost its strategic importance but nonetheless began to develop into an important regional center Simbirsk was granted city status in 1796 nbsp Monument to Nikolay Karamzin Simbirsk was then considered an exclusive town favoured by the aristocracy and besides its churches and a Governor s Place included an Assembly Of The Nobles with a magnificent library 13 The Holy Trinity Cathedral was constructed in a restrained Neoclassical style between 1827 and 1841 In the summer of 1864 in what was believed an arson attack Simbirsk was mostly destroyed by fire However it was quickly rebuilt and continued to grow Its population which was 26 000 in 1856 had reached 43 000 by 1897 In 1924 the city was renamed Ulyanovsk in honor of Vladimir Ulyanov better known as Lenin who was born in Simbirsk in 1870 Two other Russian political leaders Alexander Kerensky and Alexander Protopopov were also born in Simbirsk The construction of the Kuybyshev hydroelectric plant completed in 1957 200 kilometers 120 mi downstream of Ulyanovsk resulted in the flooding of significant tracts of land both north and south of Ulyanovsk and increasing the width of the Volga by up to 35 kilometers 22 mi in some places To this day some populated neighborhoods of Ulyanovsk remain well below the level of the reservoir protected from flooding by a dam it is estimated that its catastrophic failure would submerge parts of the city comprising around 5 of its total population with as much as 10 meters 33 ft of water During the Soviet period Ulyanovsk was an important tourist center drawing visitors from around the country because of its revolutionary importance After the dissolution of the Soviet Union the tourist importance of Ulyanovsk sharply decreased In the 1990s the city went through the hardest times a slump in production in all branches mass unemployment and a population impoverishment In the first decade of the 2000s the economy started to grow Ulyanovsk slowly recovered from these downturns into regional manufacturing educational and transportation clusters Politics edit nbsp Ulyanovsk Oblast AdministrationThe city is headed by a mayor who is the executive branch and city council which is the legislative branch The term of the mayor is five years In 2010 the city council abolished the direct elections to the mayor replacing it with city manager appointed by the council Then again in April 2013 the city charter was amended to re introduce the direct mayoral election 14 Administrative and municipal status editUlyanovsk serves as the administrative center of the oblast 6 Within the framework of administrative divisions it is together with thirty rural localities incorporated as the city of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts 1 As a municipal division the city of oblast significance of Ulyanovsk is incorporated as Ulyanovsk Urban Okrug 7 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 189741 700 192670 562 69 2 1939103 779 47 1 1959205 942 98 4 1970351 085 70 5 1979463 964 32 2 1989625 155 34 7 2002635 947 1 7 2010637 564 0 3 2021617 352 3 2 Source Census data nbsp Regional Museum of History and ArtsIn 2008 there were registered 6 774 births and 8 054 deaths in Ulyanovsk 15 Ethnic composition edit Russians 78 Tatars 10 Chuvash 6 Mordvins 2 Germans 1 Climate editUlyanovsk has a humid continental climate Koppen climate classification Dfb Average temperature is 10 2 C 13 6 F in February and 20 6 C 69 1 F in July Falls are generally warm with snow beginning to accumulate by mid November Winters tend to be cold but with moderate amounts of snowfall and nighttime lows occasionally dipping below 25 C 13 F Summer weather arrives in mid May Precipitation averages about 480 millimeters 19 in The city is subject to frequent but moderate droughts Springs and summers are sunny but fall and winter are usually cloudy Median annual temperature is 5 1 C 41 2 F A maximum temperature of 39 3 C 102 7 F was recorded on 2 August 2010 during a record breaking heat wave Climate data for Ulyanovsk 1991 2020 extremes 1948 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 5 6 42 1 5 6 42 1 19 4 66 9 30 0 86 0 36 2 97 2 37 5 99 5 38 9 102 0 39 3 102 7 33 9 93 0 26 0 78 8 15 8 60 4 7 8 46 0 39 3 102 7 Mean daily maximum C F 6 5 20 3 5 9 21 4 0 8 33 4 12 1 53 8 21 0 69 8 24 8 76 6 26 9 80 4 25 1 77 2 18 3 64 9 9 9 49 8 0 6 33 1 5 2 22 6 10 2 50 4 Daily mean C F 9 8 14 4 10 2 13 6 3 8 25 2 6 1 43 0 14 4 57 9 18 5 65 3 20 6 69 1 18 5 65 3 12 5 54 5 5 6 42 1 2 1 28 2 8 0 17 6 5 2 41 4 Mean daily minimum C F 13 1 8 4 14 0 6 8 7 9 17 8 0 9 33 6 7 8 46 0 12 2 54 0 14 4 57 9 12 4 54 3 7 6 45 7 1 9 35 4 4 6 23 7 10 8 12 6 0 6 33 1 Record low C F 38 0 36 4 40 0 40 0 32 8 27 0 20 0 4 0 6 5 20 3 2 2 28 0 3 8 38 8 1 0 30 2 4 9 23 2 18 9 2 0 29 2 20 6 38 0 36 4 40 0 40 0 Average precipitation mm inches 35 1 4 25 1 0 27 1 1 30 1 2 44 1 7 57 2 2 50 2 0 50 2 0 45 1 8 39 1 5 32 1 3 31 1 2 465 18 3 Average extreme snow depth cm inches 27 11 41 16 38 15 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 15 5 9 41 16 Average rainy days 4 3 5 11 15 16 15 15 15 16 10 5 130Average snowy days 23 20 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 16 21 104Average relative humidity 83 81 79 67 59 67 68 70 73 79 84 84 75Mean monthly sunshine hours 43 4 92 4 142 6 216 0 275 9 300 0 319 3 275 9 174 0 102 3 48 0 37 2 2 027Source 1 Pogoda ru net 16 Source 2 Climatebase sun only 17 Economy edit nbsp The Soviet era headquarters of UAZ now Sollers JSC CorporationUlyanovsk is a major diversified industrial hub for aircraft and auto industries The UAZ automobile manufacturing plant subsidiary of Sollers JSC Aviastar SP Aircraft Company part of United Aircraft Corporation Scientific and Production Association Mars manufactures industrial control systems for the Russian Navy a subsidiary of state owned conglomerate Agat Ulyanovsk Cartridge Works manufactures ammunition for firearms Ulyanovsk Motor Plant Ulyanovskij motornyj zavod UMZ and Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant Ulyanovskij mehanicheskij zavod UMZ a subsidiary of JSC Almaz Antey are based in the city along with a variety of light industry and food processing enterprises An international airline for unique and heavy cargo Volga Dnepr Airlines is based in the city There are many manufacturing facilities of foreign corporations such as Legrand company Mars Incorporated 18 Takata Petri 19 Anadolu Efes S K 20 ALFA Mexico and others Banking is mostly represented by national banks such as Sberbank VTB Bank Alfa Bank Bin Bank Ak Bars Bank MDM Bank Trust Bank and also regional banks from Ulyanovsk Oblast Ulyanovsk has also a strong military base presence in town The 31st Airborne Brigade of the Russian Airborne Troops of the armed forces is based in Ulyanovsk Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing CIS Japan tyre works work from 2016 Production of industrial gases Linde Gas Rus Spektrum of Gases 21 Tourism and hospitality industry edit nbsp Bank of Russia in UlyanovskTourism is a growing industry in the city and the surrounding areas because of Volga micro climate and historical significance of Simbirsk 22 Hilton Hotel Group and Marriott Hotels amp Resorts are building their hotels in the downtown area The region of Undory a driving distance from Ulyanovsk is famous for its spas and mineral water The city offers many options for sports enthusiasts The countryside is ideal for outdoor and water sports The springs of Undory have been known for more than 200 years The water at spa is rich in sodium chloride and comes from artesian wells Retail and restaurants edit Retail is a growing business segment in this city International retailers such as Auchan SA METRO AG Media Markt Decathlon as well as local Russian chains such as X5 Retail Magnit Lenta retail Sportmaster M video opened up their stores in Ulyanovsk Aqua Mall is an American type mall concept that opened in Ulyanovsk on the banks of Sviyaga river with modern cinema theater IMAX The city has a large presence of international fast food brands such as McDonald s Burger King Baskin Robbins Sbarro and others Local Russian brands are well represented in this market Transportation and logistics edit nbsp The President Bridge nbsp The Imperial Bridge across the Volga River in Ulyanovsk A railway bridge across the Volga was built in 1912 1916 and two automobile lanes were added to it in 1953 1958 allowing for the city to expand on the Eastern left bank of the river and transforming it into a local transport hub According to Ulyanovsk Region Development Corporation Ulyanovsk Region is conveniently situated in the center of the European part of Russia where east west and north south air rail car and river routes cross It has an industrial transport and business infrastructure and a developed network of roads and railways which provide a good basis for turning Ulyanovsk into a major transport and logistics hub in the Volga Federal district working not only for Ulyanovsk Region s plants but the whole Volga federal district Ulyanovsk transport hub provides all forms of transport busy river port and passenger terminal railways with two major passenger and cargo stations airports and now two major bridges apart from sea which can serve Russian and international cargo traffic to Kazakhstan Central Asia and Southeast Asia Europe China and back 23 As the aging Ulyanovsk bridge the only crossing of the Volga in the 400 km stretch from Kazan to Tolyatti could no longer cope with the growing needs of the city the construction of President Bridge a truss bridge began in the late 1980s Completion was delayed significantly due to catastrophic economic circumstances following the end of the Soviet Union Its official opening ceremony was on November 24 2009 by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev although traffic was using the bridge a few days earlier citation needed The bridge has a total length of 5 5 km making it one of the longest in Europe 24 The city is divided by the river Sviyaga a tributary of the Volga whose confluence with it is about 200 km north of the city Public transportation in the city is well developed and provided by 17 tram lines 7 trolleybus routes and all tram lines are only on the right bank part of the city and all the trolley only on the left bank 50 municipal bus routes and about 150 fixed route taxi marshrutkas lines The City of Ulyanovsk has a working plan to build high speed rail system to connect the two banks of the town Ulyanovsk is served by the Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport the international airport in the left bank part of the city and Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport Ulyanovsk Central Airport in the right bank part of the city nbsp Retro Tatra T3 Tram nbsp Newer Tatra T6B5 Tram nbsp Upgraded KTM 19 Tram nbsp Trolleybus ZiU 9 nbsp Ulyanovsk Central Airport major airport primarily for domestic flights nbsp Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport Cargo TerminalEducation edit nbsp Ulyanovsk State UniversityUlyanovsk State University established in 1988 as a branch of Moscow State University At the present time UlSU is one of the largest higher educational institutions in the Volga region comprising 6 institutes 6 independent faculties 2 affiliates 5 junior colleges 6 learning centers UlSU enrolls about 15 thousand students annually among them 125 foreign citizens from 20 countries of the world Ulyanovsk State Technical University established in 1957 as Ulyanovsk Polytech University Today Ulyanovsk State Technical University features over 14 000 students on different education programs at 10 faculties and 48 departments Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University established in 1932 Ulyanovsk State Agricultural Academy established in 1943 Ulyanovsk Higher Civil Aviation School founded in 1935 as a training center designed for training and retraining of flight crews of civil aircraft In 1992 raised its status to the present Has branches in Krasny Kut Saratov Oblast and Sasovo Ryazan Oblast When it has Main industry museum of civil aviation history Ulyanovsk aircraft museum established in 1983 There is also a large number of technical and medical community colleges in Ulyanovsk Architecture editDuring the Soviet period Ulyanovsk lost much of its historical heritage due to both neglect and intentional destruction All traces of the original wooden fort have disappeared as have the churches of old Simbirsk the majority of 19th century buildings remain in the city including the houses where Lenin lived between 1870 and 1887 The restoration 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 the Protestant church and other buildings Ulyanovsk is home to several tourist destinations around the downtown museum district and famous Volga River tours The Ulyanovsk State historical memorial complex Lenin s hometown houses the regional city center the center of Simbirsk Ulyanovsk The memorial estate has been recreating the local culture connected with architecture education and way of life of Russia since the end of the 19th century until 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 a young creative collective of 152 people 25 Sports editVolga 26 plays in the Russian Bandy Super League Volga 2 plays in the 2nd division An indoor arena for bandy Volga Sport Arena opened in 2014 as one of the first in Russia 27 It has a capacity of 5 000 28 The Bandy World Championship 2016 was played in Ulyanovsk and nearby Dimitrovgrad 1 The Youth 17 Bandy World Championship will be hosted by Ulyanovsk in 2018 29 In association football FC Volga plays in Urals Volga zone of the Russian Second Division 2016 2017 season Ulyanovsk also hosted matches of first qualifying round UEFA Women s Under 17 Championship 2014 Matches were held at Trud Stadium in the downtown Ulyanovsk In 2017 Trud was closed for reconstruction In 2017 the first CIS festival for national sports and games Festival nacionalnyh vidov sporta i igr gosudarstv uchastnikov Sodruzhestva Nezavisimyh Gosudarstv was held in Ulyanovsk The main sports were sambo tug of war mas wrestling gorodki belt wrestling lapta bandy rink kettlebell lifting chess and archery A few demonstration sports were also a part of the programme 30 nbsp Finland Sweden in Volga Sport Arena nbsp The Bandy World Championship 2016 final at Trud StadiumNotable people editVladimir Lenin 1870 1924 communist revolutionary and first premier of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union Ilya Ulyanov 1831 1886 public figure on public education and teacher Ivan Goncharov 1812 1891 novelist and author of Oblomov Alexander Pushkin 1799 1837 author playwright and poet of the Romantic era Nikolay Karamzin 1766 1826 writer poet historian and critic Nikolay Yazykov 1803 1846 poet 31 Andrey Sakharov 1921 1989 nuclear physicist dissident and human rights activist Alexander Kerensky 1881 1970 2nd Prime Minister of the Russian Provisional Government Pyotr Chardynin 1873 1934 movie director Yusuf Akcura 1876 1935 historian writer politician member of Turkish nationalist movement Ludmila Belousova 1935 2017 figure skater and two times Winter Olympics champion Raphael Zon 1874 1956 U S Forest Service researcher Pawel Jasienica 1909 1970 historian journalist and soldier for the Polish Army in World War II Nikas Safronov 1956 artist Ivan Ozhogin 1978 musical and opera singer Stanislav Zhuk 1935 1998 figure skater and coachTwin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia Ulyanovsk is twinned with 32 Changsha China Feodosia Crimea Gomel Belarus Jincheng China Krefeld Germany Macon United States Minsk Belarus formerly Oklahoma City United States 33 Shenzhen China Wuhu China Xiangtan ChinaGallery edit nbsp North view from the Hotel Venets nbsp Ulyanovsk Puppet Show Theater nbsp Cinema theater Khudozestvennyi nbsp Ulyanovsk Symphony Orchestra nbsp Museum of Ivan Goncharov nbsp Memorial museum of Vladimir Lenin nbsp House of Vladimir Lenin and his family where he was born now Historical Museum nbsp Monument to Nikolai Karamzin Created by Samuil Halberg Samuil Galberg Inaugurated August 22 1845 nbsp Karamzin State Library Book Palace The old Simbirsk House of Nobility nbsp Ulyanovsk State Agricultural Academy nbsp Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University nbsp The square of the 100th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin nbsp Obelisk and World War II Memorial on the banks of Volga River nbsp Museum of history and art during winter season Building an object of cultural heritage of the Russian Federation Built in 1913 1916 years as a house monument to the writer Ivan Goncharov who was born in Simbirsk nbsp House of Merchant Chatrov nbsp The Commemorative Arbor of Goncharov nbsp Tu 144 in the Ulyanovsk Aircraft Museum nbsp Saint Mary Lutheran Church nbsp Russian Orthodox Church Sviyaga district nbsp Voskresenkaya Russian Orthodox Church nbsp Mosque in Ulyanovsk district New City nbsp Russian Post Office on Goncharova 9 nbsp Downtown Ulyanovsk Karl Marx Street 8 nbsp Bank Venets on Goncharova Street 50 nbsp Wooden house of merchant Bokunin on Radisheva Street nbsp The Monument to Demolished Orthodox Churches on Goncharova Street nbsp The tallest building in the city The Hotel Venets 24 floors Notes edit Russian Ulyanovsk IPA ʊˈlʲjanefsk Tatar Sember Chuvash Chĕmpĕr Russian Simbi rsk IPA sʲɪm ʲ ˈbʲirsk References edit a b c d e Law 126 ZO Segodnya Dmitrij Zverev pristupil k ispolneniyu polnomochij glavy Ulyanovska mosaica ru December 1 2022 Regiony Rossii Osnovnye socialno ekonomicheskie pokazateli gorodov 2012 Russian Federal State Statistics Service 2011 Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2010 goda Tom 1 2010 All Russian Population Census vol 1 Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2010 goda 2010 All Russia Population Census in Russian Federal State Statistics Service 26 Chislennost postoyannogo naseleniya Rossijskoj Federacii po municipalnym obrazovaniyam na 1 yanvarya 2018 goda Federal State Statistics Service Retrieved January 23 2019 a b Official website of Ulyanovsk Oblast About Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russian a b c Law 043 ZO Ob ischislenii vremeni Oficialnyj internet portal pravovoj informacii in Russian June 3 2011 Retrieved January 19 2019 Pochtovye indeksy Rossii Telefonnye kody Ulyanovskoj oblasti UNESCO City of Literature ulyanovskcreativecity ru Retrieved May 17 2019 Ot Bogdana Hitrovo do Bogdana Hitrovo December 18 2013 A Russian Conflagration Mount Alexander Mail 16 Nov 1864 p3 V Ulyanovske vernuli pryamye vybory mera Lenta ru April 17 2013 Retrieved January 26 2014 V Ulyanovske v 2008 g rozhdaemost vyrosla na 8 5 Weather and Climate The Climate of Ulyanovsk in Russian Weather and Climate Pogoda i klimat Retrieved November 8 2021 Ulyanovsk Russia Climate Normals Climatebase Retrieved December 10 2015 http www mars com global about mars where we operate aspx Where we operate About Takata www takata com Archived from the original on February 15 2015 AnadoluEfes Medsanchast imeni Egorova privezyot 560 tonn kisloroda iz Dzerzhinska i Nizhnego Tagila media73 ru in Russian Retrieved November 20 2022 Volga Region travel Ulyanovsk Region Development Corporation OJSC Minister of Transport Russian Federation Igor Levitin in the course of working trip to Ulyanovsk Region will estimate the possibility of SEZ creation of port type PRIME TASS Saransk June 17 2008 Memorial Complex Lenin s Hometown www ulzapovednik ru Archived from the original on October 3 2011 Official home page Largest Russian Ice Palace Volga Sport Arena opened in Ulyanovsk rusbandy ru V Sandvikene utverdili kalendar ChM 2018 Arhiv novostej Federaciya hokkeya s myachom Rossii Vidy sporta I Festival nacionalnyh vidov sporta i igr gosudarstv uchastnikov Sodruzhestva Nezavisimyh Gosudarstv SNG sportuln ru Archived from the original on May 28 2017 ru Slavyanofilstvo Ulyanovsk gorod otkrytyj miru ulmeria ru in Russian Ulyanovsk Retrieved February 4 2020 OKC City Council votes to suspend relationship with Sister City August 30 2022 Sources editZakonodatelnoe Sobranie Ulyanovskoj oblasti Zakon 126 ZO ot 3 oktyabrya 2006 g Ob administrativno territorialnom ustrojstve Ulyanovskoj oblasti v red Zakona 225 ZO ot 29 dekabrya 2014 g O vnesenii izmenenij v Zakon Ulyanovskoj oblasti O municipalnyh obrazovaniyah Ulyanovskoj oblasti i Zakon Ulyanovskoj oblasti Ob administrativno territorialnom ustrojstve Ulyanovskoj oblasti Opublikovan Ulyanovskaya pravda 77 22 513 6 oktyabrya 2006 g Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast Law 126 ZO of October 3 2006 On the Administrative Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast as amended by the Law 225 ZO of December 29 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast On the Administrative Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast Zakonodatelnoe Sobranie Ulyanovskoj oblasti Zakon 043 ZO ot 13 iyulya 2004 g O municipalnyh obrazovaniyah Ulyanovskoj oblasti v red Zakona 225 ZO ot 29 dekabrya 2014 g O vnesenii izmenenij v Zakon Ulyanovskoj oblasti O municipalnyh obrazovaniyah Ulyanovskoj oblasti i Zakon Ulyanovskoj oblasti Ob administrativno territorialnom ustrojstve Ulyanovskoj oblasti Vstupil v silu cherez desyat dnej posle oficialnogo opublikovaniya Opublikovan Delovoj Vestnik 78 2818 20 iyulya 2004 g Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast Law 043 ZO of July 13 2004 On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast as amended by the Law 225 ZO of December 29 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast On the Administrative Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication External links editOfficial website Ulyanovsk tourist portal Simbirsk town Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 25 11th ed 1911 p 120 Unofficial website of Ulyanovsk in Russian History of Simbirsk in Russian VIDEO No Comment Ulyanovsk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ulyanovsk amp oldid 1193750193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.