Paul, built in 1768, is also worthy
— 157 inspection, since it contains the image of the Savior being taken down from the cross, representing a well-executed copy from an original painting by Raphael.
The Astrakhan Kremlin, the construction of which we talked about above, still exists today as an interesting historical monument; Of its 3 towers, four have survived, now called Vrymskaya, Zhitnaya, Archereiskaya and Artilleryskaya.
The main street of the city, starting at the cathedral bell tower, is Moskovskaya, and the longest is Politseiskaya, starting at the governor’s garden. On Moskovskaya Street there are several buildings that stand out for their architecture, and from the building of Police Street we especially note the Persian mosque. Police Street is crossed by the Varvashchevsky Canal, originally built in 1744 to prevent floods. Subsequently, the channel became shallow and
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little by little it turned into a cesspool, contaminating the air and making it evil. This evil was eliminated at his own expense by the rich Varvash, who spent up to 600 thousand rubles. in 1817, to deepen the canal, construct embankments and bridges on it; It was from him that the channel got its name.
The Varvashevsky Canal ends on one side with the Yamgurcheevskaya Sloboda, which was once a town, and on the other with the Volga. There, a canal separates the customs office from the area known as the port. Since the port was transferred in 1868 from Astrakhan to Baku, the area occupied by the port was leased with all its mechanical plants and other buildings to the Caucasus and Mercury shipping company.
All this multiplicity is an unforgettable monument to Peter the Great’s stay in Astrakhan. In 1722, after a personal inspection of the city, the great reformer of Russia designated a place for the construction of a port near Kutum and the Volga, near the Kremlin; but four years later this decision was reversed, and the port was laid down in the storm that we talked about. higher. This darkness—a refuge from Astrakhan dust and heat—is a wonderful corner. Near the main alley surrounded greenery, you can see
The whole house of Peter the Great, where the pleisir-yacht and the rope are stored, on which Peter will sail with Catherine [examined the surroundings of Astrakhan. There are also kept two models of sea vessels, an equally ancient oracle and tools used for rigging, windowing and repairing ships at the beginning of the last century, as well as a crystal glass of Peter the Great that can hold about three glasses. There is an opinion that the emperor himself personally participated in the construction of the pleisir yacht, but it is difficult to vouch for the reliability of this. Until relatively recently, the inhabitants of Astrakhan flocked to the port area in droves to admire the beautiful views, walk among the shady alleys and breathe clean air (the latter is not available everywhere in Astrakhan);
At the present time, the port city has lost its former attractive appearance: the alleys, which were kept in complete neatness in the past, now have a rather neglected appearance; the ponds are covered with growths and filled with mud; Here and there are half-rotted trees lying around, abandoned trees, and in general the area is kept extremely sloppily. All this, of course, is very unfortunate and it was brought to the shame of the Astrakhan city administration, which could have taken measures to more respectably maintain the city, which is a historical monument; and it’s even more that the port’s importance is given to the Caucasus and Mer-
Kuri" with all port facilities for free use, but precisely
PB gob RTT a r ha o s darkness, so that it maintains, at its own expense, the port in full working order the opening of the building.
The memory of Peter the Great was also preserved in the garden belonging to Mr. Sertyev; There, a tree planted by the hands of the reformer Rossi himself is carefully preserved.
Four versts from the city, on the Lukovk river, there is a rather ancient Intercession Monastery, founded in 1710. Near this monastery every year | October there is a folk festival.
The newspapers “Astrakhansay Bulletin” and “Spravochny Leaflet” are published in Astrakhan. These are the usual educational institutions for a provincial town; there are nautical classes there. Recently, the Peter's Society of History of the Astrakhan Territory founded a museum in the city to store ancient antiquities and ethnographic objects.