Syktyvkar is the capital of the Komi Republic, the center of the polar region. Over the course of its history, the city has changed more than one name: from Ust-Sysolsk, Syktyvdin to Vladimir-Lenin and Joseph-Stalin. Only in 1930 did it acquire its modern name, which means “city on the Sysola River.”
Now Syktyvkar is the administrative center of the republic. By visiting the capital of Komi, you can learn about the history of the development of the region by the indigenous population, the peculiarities of life in “permafrost” conditions, the development of culture and production in the far north.
All the most interesting things you can visit in Komi, especially if you have a car: national parks, stone idols, lakes and mountains.
For ease of route planning, we have marked all the mentioned attractions on the city map:
Museums and historical monuments
National Gallery of the Komi Republic
Address: st. Kirova, 44 Phone: 8 (212)-24-10-51 Website: https://www.ngrkomi.ru/ Opening hours:
- Tuesday-Sunday:10.00-18.00;
- Thursday - 10.00 - 20.00;
- Monday is a day off.
Price:
- 100 rubles – permanent exhibition;
- 150 rubles – temporary exhibition.
The building in which the gallery is located is itself a work of art. As an example of 19th-century stone architecture, the building stands out sharply from the rest of the houses.
Throughout the 20th century, the architectural structure changed more than one purpose: conceived as a religious school, it was both a military headquarters during the Civil War and a pedagogical institute after its completion.
Currently, the museum's current exhibitions include the following categories:
- Russian Orthodox and foreign art of the 17th - early 20th centuries;
- Russian art of the 18th - early 20th centuries;
- Russian art of the 20th - early 21st centuries;
- Fine art of the Komi Republic.
The “Sculpture Garden”, located on the territory adjacent to the museum, deserves special attention. This cultural exhibition contains 30 works by Finno-Ugric sculptors.
Memorial of Eternal Glory
Address: Alley of Heroes Park
The memorial was erected on August 20, 1961 in honor of the Syktyvkar soldiers who gave their lives for the great victory. The location of the monument was not chosen by chance: during the war years, the military registration and enlistment office building was located in its place, from where young people went to the front.
The memorial itself represents the women mourning the fallen soldier: mother, wife and daughter. The sculptors of the monument were Yuri Grigoryevich Borisov and Vladislav Nikanorovich Mamchenko, the architects were Vladimir Ivanovich Senkin, Albert Dmitrievich Rakin, Pavel Pavlovich Reznikov.
National Museum of the Komi Republic
Address:
- "Department of Nature" - st. Communist, 6;
- “Department of History” - st. Lenina, 57;
- “Department of Ethnography” - st. Communist, 2;
- “House-Museum of Ivan Pavlovich Morozov” - st. Kirova, 32;
- “Literary Museum of Ivan Alekseevich Kuratov” - st. Ordzhonikidze, 2
Phone: 8 (212)-44-21-34 Website : https://museumkomi.ru Opening hours: from 10:00 to 17:00 Closed:
- "Nature Department" - Sunday;
- “History Department” - Sunday;
- “Ethnography Department” - Monday, Sunday;
- “House-Museum of Ivan Pavlovich Morozov”—Saturday, Sunday;
- “Literary Museum of Ivan Alekseevich Kuratov” - Monday.
Cost: 80 rubles
The most multifaceted museum in Syktyvkar reveals several aspects of culture and history:
- The Nature Department contains permanent exhibitions dedicated to the mineral resources of the republic, animals and plants characteristic of the polar zone.
- Photo exhibition exhibition “Arctic insight. Arctic insight” will allow you to deeply penetrate the atmosphere of the icy Arctic, as well as see the life of the indigenous peoples of the north “from the inside”.
A unique exhibit is a 270-kilogram piece of “Black Rose” rock crystal.
- In the history department, visitors will get acquainted with the history of the development of the Komi Republic (or the former Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic), from antiquity to the mid-20th century. Relics from the Mesolithic times are kept within the walls of the museum.
- The ethnography department is based on the traditional principles of Komi culture. The exhibition is structured in the form of a fairy-tale narrative, through which the main traditions and customs of the indigenous people, holidays and features of life are revealed.
- In the house-museum of Ivan Pavlovich Morozov, through the prism of the life of a political figure, the history of an entire period of development of the republic, affecting the events of the Great Patriotic War, is revealed.
The museum houses an interactive exhibition “Peasant School”, where every visitor can experience the everyday life of a peasant child 300 years ago. For example, stand with your knees on peas.
- The literary museum places special emphasis on the development of Komi literature and writing. The part of the museum dedicated to modern literature is designed in the style of a “book cafe”, where you can read a book with a cup of tea and a delicious cake.
Geological Museum named after. Chernova
Address: st. Pervomaiskaya, 54 Phone: 8-(212)-44-70-45 Website: https://www.museum.ru/M2528 Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00 - 17:00 Saturday, Sunday - closed Cost: for free
Alexander Aleksandrovich Chernov is a Russian geologist, the discoverer of the Pechora coal basin, whose works contributed to the development of the Komi region.
The collection of minerals collected in the geological museum is extensive and includes specimens from all over the republic. But besides the stones, there is something to see in the museum: from the impressive size of a mammoth skull to the skeleton of a lizard, affectionately called “Kesha.”
Monument to the letter Ö
Address: st. Pervomaiskaya, 31
The monument was opened in 2011, its sculptor is Alexander Vyborov. The idea was implemented according to the idea of Aleksey Rassykhaev. The monument is dedicated to a letter of the Komi alphabet that is becoming a thing of the past—it is not only a tribute to memory and respect for the national language, but also a place for funny photographs.
Merchant's chest
Address: st. Soviet
The art object, built on August 25, 2014 as part of the Urban Legends program, is closely connected with the history of merchants in Ust-Sysolsk. Sovetskaya Street, on which the chest is located, was previously called Spasskaya. Almost all the estates of the local merchants were located on it.
The sculpture is a kind of “wishing well”: there is an opinion that if you throw a coin into it and make a wish, it will certainly come true!
Bear and Money Tree Sculpture
Address: st. Pervomaiskaya, 62
A sculpture of a bear with a barrel, located under a money tree, decorated the entrance to Pyaterochka, opened in Syktyvkar. This is a gift from the trading network to the city. The bear represents the national symbol of the city (a bear is also depicted on the coat of arms of Syktyvkar), a barrel of honey represents prosperity and abundance, and a money tree is a symbol of stable income.
According to urban legend, when visiting a store you must place a coin on the barrel, then all the money spent on the purchase will be returned with an increase.
Monument to “Those Who Stepped into Immortality”
Address: Kirovsky Park, intersection of Babushkina and Kirovskaya streets
A granite stele in honor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs officers who gave their lives to service was installed in 2016 with funds from public organizations and concerned residents. The sketch was selected on a competitive basis. Its authors were sculptor Salavat Shcherbakov and architect Alexandra Kanavets.
The monument is installed 10 meters from the city department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Dyakonov Literary and Theater Museum
Address: Ezhvinsky district, st. Mayakovskaya, 3 Phone: 8(212)-62‑64-98 Website: https://muzei-nmd.ru Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00 - 17:00 Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00, Sunday - closed Cost: 50 rubles
The museum named after the republican playwright and director contains information about his life and work, as well as the history of republican theaters and an ethnographic exhibition (traditional Komi izba).
Nikolai Mikhailovich Dyakonov himself was a member of the USSR Writers' Union and People's Artist of the former Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. His famous play “Dowry Wedding,” which was made into a feature film, celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2022.
Civil Aviation Museum
Address: st. Sovetskaya, 86 Phone: 8-(212)-28-03-93 Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00 - 17:00 Cost: free
The Civil Aviation History Museum has existed for 35 years. It is located right in the city airport building, on the second floor in room No. 28.
Particular attention should be paid to historical photographs, as well as miniature models of real airliners. Here is a historical version of the pilots' uniform and some personal belongings.
Zoo museum
Address: st. Petrozavodskaya, 120, office. 414 Phone: 8-(212)-39-04-38 Website: https://www.syktsu.ru/about/social-infrastructure/museums/zoological-museum/ Opening hours : Monday-Friday: 9:00 - 16 :00 Saturday, Sunday - closed Cost: free
The Zoological Museum is the only university museum in the republic. It is located right in the SSU building.
The museum was founded through the efforts of students and teachers in the 1980s, and opened to the public in 1987. Anyone can familiarize themselves with more than 8,000 specimens in the form of stuffed animals, exhibits in vessels, and skeletons.
Syktyvkar or finally Komi
Syktyvkar - despite the fact that the capital is - is definitely not the most interesting place in Komi. If I describe this city in one word, then my option is “none.” Syktyvkar is neither good nor bad, but the best thing it has for tourists is the bypass road. Okay, okay, you can also pop into the local museum to see the Nenets idols, but that’s definitely all. And if this city were not the capital of the Zyryansky region with the concentration of all the strings that control Komi, we would safely pass through it in transit: anyway, the most interesting thing is located further, in the wilderness...
On the other hand, Syktyvkar residents are the complete opposite of their city. Komi is generally a land of amazing people: amazingly friendly and hospitable. For me, Russia has two main centers of hospitality: the Caucasus and Komi. And Syktyvkar, like the heart of the republic, is an incredible concentrate of Komi cordiality!
If you drive to Syktyvkar from the Luzsky district of the Kirov region (read: from Lalsk), you can only guess where the Komi Republic begins using a GPS navigator - there are no signs on that road. At some point, the downpour, which prevented us from getting to the Church of the Intercession on Luza a few hours earlier, ends, revealing instead a blue cloudless sky, and the grader, soggy from the rain, suddenly gives way to good asphalt - this is the border, but the border is not just two regions, and two worlds - Russian and Finno-Ugric.
The Russian writer Pavel Zasodimsky spoke very interestingly about this a hundred and fifty years ago in his “Forest Kingdom”:
But then a traveler from the Ustyug district, from, say, the provincial town of Lalsk, moves to the neighboring district, Ust-Sysolsky, and the picture instantly changes, as if by magic. Having traveled some 15 versts through this district, the traveler immediately senses that this is no longer Rus'. All around him he can no longer hear a Russian dialect, and he himself is understood with effort. Here is a little dark-haired girl with a dark, expressive face, muttering, sitting under the window: “Mom, mom! Wai nian!” Behind the outskirts, a woman is shouting something loudly to another, but nothing can be made out... From the flushed faces of these women, one can only guess that they are swearing. A girl with her hair down rides like a man. She is wearing only a blue shirt, buttoned tightly and girded quite high with a narrow belt. The shirt has a rectangular piece of white canvas inserted on the chest; the hem is trimmed with a white border. "Wellow willows, willow willows!" - the girl screams and rushes at full speed. In the huts, suspended from the ceiling by horsehair, a wooden, roughly painted dove with outstretched wings is forever trembling and swaying. Birch bark washbasins hang on the porches... Wrong faces, wrong clothes, wrong morals. And there is a noticeable difference in the performance of field work. Here there are wicker carts with wooden axles - like large baskets. The physiognomy of domestic animals also changes. The horses are small, unsightly in appearance, with cut off tails, with thick, shaggy manes, but the horses are kind, strong, and hardy. The cows are all polled and hornless. The dogs are wolf-like mongrels with dark gray fur and short, raised ears. There are almost no chickens to be seen. The air here is no longer the same as it was 20 miles behind. Here, in the summer at least, there is always a smell of smoke, burnt heather, spruce or pine in the air. All this means that the traveler left Rus' behind him and entered the land of Chud, the Zyryan region.
We rejoice: finally Komi! Here, on the side of a deserted road, our expedition finally enters its main stage. After a couple of kilometers, the asphalt road ends, and then the shaky dirt road begins again...
Syktyvkar is the administrative center of the Komi Republic. Our trip is supported by the local Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Archives, so we have a number of protocol meetings in the city. The next photo shows your rebellious servant with Alexander Terentyev from the Tourism Development Agency and Natalya Makarova from the same Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Archival Affairs. Once again I want to express my sincere gratitude to them; without their participation, this expedition simply would not have happened!
Although the area where modern Syktyvkar is located was inhabited by the distant ancestors of the Komi almost in the Neolithic, in our time, like the Komi Republic itself, its capital is more of a Russian city than a Finno-Ugric one: Russians are the absolute majority here.
Syktyvkar is located at the confluence of the Sysola River and the Vychegda. Its name is translated accordingly - “City on Sysol” (Syktyv is the name of Sysola in Komi, kar - “city”). Until 1930, the city was known as Ust-Sysolsk, although the Komi always called it in their own way - Syktyvdin (din, or rather din, the space adjacent to something, the Komi version of the Russian concept “about”), Syktyvkar or simply Karom. It is interesting that in the 1920s, Ust-Sysolsk almost became Vladimir Lenin, and in the 1930s, having already been renamed Syktyvkar, Joseph Stalin.
Modern Komi people sometimes call their capital by the abbreviated name Syk. Residents of other regions do not know this abbreviation, but you won’t be able to pronounce the full one the first time: either Syvtykar or Syrkyvkar, you can break your tongue. I confess, I didn’t figure it out right away either...
The unofficial history of Syktyvkar dates back to 1586 - it was then that the settlement at the mouth of the Sysola was first mentioned in one of the scribe books. At that time, it consisted of a wooden church, the sacred lake Kualty and nine courtyards, three of which belonged to the clergy, and six to the peasants. The official history of the city began in 1780, when Ust-Sysolsk district was formed, and Ust-Sysolsk itself was granted the status of a district city. The street network fanning out from Kirov Park is a regular plan of that era.
Nowadays, Syktyvkar is an agglomeration of more than a dozen villages stretched along the Vychegda with names unusual for the Russian ear: Ezhva, Chovyu, Tentyukovo, Dyrnos, Davpon, Kirul, Kochpon, Paris, Orbita, Meat Processing Plant and, traditionally for the north, Timber Plant. Almost all of them are connected by Oktyabrsky Avenue, which is sometimes called the longest street in Europe. This, of course, is not true, although its length is impressive - after all, fifteen kilometers. But something else is much cooler: from the very center of Syktyvkar, Stefanovskaya Square, to the airport is only eight hundred meters: so you can walk from the Government of the Komi Republic to the international terminal in less than ten minutes.
As for the city's attractions, they are scanty, and I told you about them a couple of years ago after my first visit to Syktyvkar. So this time I won’t repeat myself (if you haven’t seen it, I recommend it: Syktyvkar is a city on Sysol).
The Sysola River at the height of the hot summer is quiet and calm, it seems you can ford it. This feeling is deceptive: in fact, the depth here is several meters. During the spring flood, the water level in the river rises another couple of meters, flooding the Zarechye district of Syktyvkar located on the opposite bank.
In the past, a busy trade route passed along Sysola, connecting Zavolochye with the Kama region, and further with Volga Bulgaria and Persia. It is interesting that barter trade in these parts sometimes took place, as is now fashionable, without contact. The description of the process was preserved in the documents of the Bulgarian merchants: having arrived at the place of exchange, they simply left their goods there and left. When local residents came to the “trade,” they placed furs near the goods they liked, which they offered in exchange. After this, the Bulgarian merchants returned and studied the offers made to them: if the exchange suited them, they took the furs offered to them, but if the deal seemed unprofitable, they reduced the amount of their goods until the exchange rate seemed fair to them. Then the local residents repeated the same thing on their part, and this continued until all the “merchants” came to a price compromise.
Where the Ust-Sysolsky churchyard was located at the end of the 16th century there is now a park. Still bearing the name of the first secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the “great citizen” Sergei Kirov, it greets its guests with yellow-black surreal sculptures.
On a pleasant note: the park has several “free libraries” - mini-houses in which Syktyvkar residents can exchange books. Similar projects have been actively appearing in many cities and towns of Russia over the past few years (and this is wonderful)!
Syktyvkar is famous for the fact that it was here that it was founded in 2011, which in ten years has turned into an international chain with several hundred establishments around the world. It’s interesting, but the very first pizzeria, opened by Fyodor Ovchinnikov in the small basement of a one-story building, is still operating.
In words, everything is, of course, beautiful: “oaths of quality”, devotion to the ideals of entrepreneurship, innovative management and other IPOs. But reality makes its own adjustments, and right opposite the entrance to the pizzeria, among the scattered flyers of that same “Dodo Pizza,” old garbage cans are shamelessly rusting and torn garbage bags stink. Very innovative, right in the spirit of Silicon Valley!
I'm not a pizza fan (the exception is the real Neapolitan one, and always with a view of Vesuvius), but the guys dragged me inside. I won’t say anything about the rest of the assortment, but the cheesecakes at Dodo Pizza are excellent. I recommend!
In some places, the capital of Komi looks like something Central Asian: greenery, ditch, carpet...
An extremely poignant and heartfelt memorial was erected in Syktyvkar in memory of the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War. Locals ironically call it “women frying a crocodile.”
In fact, this composition personifies a mourning wife, mother and daughter, bringing a cedar branch entwined with ribbons to the Eternal Flame. On the slabs next to the monument are carved the names of several thousand Syktyvkar residents who did not return from the war.
The majority of Finno-Ugric peoples (with the exception of those who found themselves on the outskirts of the Russian state and later, according to the same principle, fell under the steamroller of Stalin’s repressions, such as the Ingrian Finns, Vepsians, or Vods) received folk administrative formations in the first years of Soviet power. One of the first in the “parade of autonomies” in 1921 was the Autonomous Region of Komi (Zyryan), which became the ancestor of the modern Komi Republic. So this year the region celebrates its official 100th anniversary. That is why the main hashtag of our expedition is #KomiForAll100.
Starting tomorrow, we will begin to immerse you in the Komi culture. It will be interesting.
Don't switch!
Continuation: The Enchanted Country of the Forest People (Granny Dodz and the Pagan Grove)
Parks, streets and buildings
Fire Tower
Address: st. Sovetskaya, 9
The “fire tower” project was developed in 1900 by Vologda architect Ivan Ivanovich Pavlov. Already in 1907, the second floor of the building was leased to the local treasury.
Now the architectural monument is located in the old part of Syktyvkar. The city's active fire station is also located here, as well as a small museum.
There is an opinion that a fire tower brings special luck in marriage. You just need to visit it or take a photo on the porch.
Opera and Ballet Theatre
Address: st. Kommunisticheskaya, 32 Phone: 8-(212)-24-53-58 Website: https://www.komiopera.ru Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 11:00 - 18:00 Monday - closed Cost: up to 500 rubles
The Syktyvkar Theater was opened on August 26, 1958 with a production of the opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Now this is a place where you can inexpensively see excellent performances performed by professional actors.
The theater's playbill is full of diverse productions: from classical performances to postmodern creations. Particular attention should be paid to modern choreographic performances.
Kirov Park
The largest recreational area in the city is the Kirov Park. It was opened on June 18, 1934 and was initially positioned more as a small garden. And at the beginning of the 20th century, the fire department even used it for their own needs - walking horses.
In the warm season, there is a rental of bicycles, hoverboards, and scooters. There are a large number of children's playgrounds.
theatre square
The square is located in the city center. It houses the city opera and ballet theater, as well as a monument to the founder of Komi literature, Ivan Alekseevich Kuratov. It was installed in front of the theater on November 3, 1977.
Mushroom Lane
Address: st. Kuratova, 17
The narrowest alley in the city (and perhaps in the world) is a gap between the houses, where no one can set foot. As conceived by the authors, this lane was intended specifically for representatives of the local flora - mushrooms!
Walk around Syktyvkar, Sovetskaya street (PHOTO)
I decided to start my walk with a camera around Syktyvkar from the airport and walk along Sovetskaya Street. This is not a tour post, but a short analysis of the condition of the street.
I wrote this text after posting the text and photographs, of which there were a lot, not everyone will see them. Therefore, we systematize the problems. I have combined them into the following points:
1. Roads and sidewalks
The quality of the roadway is worthy of praise, which cannot be said about broken sidewalks and roads in courtyards.
2. Advertising
Advertising books, banners across the road, banners 3 by 6 meters, advertising on facades.
There are a lot of advertisements, and almost all of them are placed with violations. 3. Restoration of houses
The city has attacked siding, it is being installed everywhere!
A government-protected building is under threat of destruction, and some wooden buildings are not protected from “restoration” with siding. 4. Water
Gutters pour water onto sidewalks and storm drains don't work.
The hatches are either clogged or water simply does not get into them (there are no gutters). 5. Illegal parking
All along the street, cars are abandoned almost everywhere.
Some of these problems can be solved without
financial expenses
. 1. When laying tiles, an agreement is concluded with the company not only for laying, but also for repairing the tiles. Apparently, these sidewalks are not monitored and there are no requests from the administration to the construction company. It is necessary to write appeals. 2. Advertising structures in the form of books can be thrown away like garbage, which is what they are. I don’t understand why every panty salesman considers it a matter of honor to bring news of this to the sidewalk. I am sure that none of the companies that supplied the book have a license to install advertising structures. Books have become a bad tradition, but it can be ended in a day, not only on Sovetskaya, but throughout the city. The procedure is simple: a) Place stickers with information about the imminent dismantling of the advertising structure and justification of the legality of the requirements for each of the books. b) Together with the police officers, go collect all the books and throw them into the truck. c) Store for the period of possible appeal by the owner (and fine the advertising owner who appeared) d) Throw out the remaining ones. e) Enjoy the work done. 3. Write an appeal to the October Leisure and Cinema Center with a request to remove the banners. In the future, develop an architectural and artistic concept for the placement of advertising and information structures for the central streets of the city. 4. Dismantle the “3 by 6” advertising banners (starting with the banner at the intersection of Babushkina and Sovetskaya, which contradicts Article 19 of the Federal Law “On Advertising”, clause 5.8, since the structure was installed without taking into account the existing architectural appearance of the building). 5. Dismantle the “Caution, snow melting” signs from the facades of houses and henceforth fence off areas of the sidewalk that are dangerous for citizens during the expected snow melting, and also monitor the timely cleaning of roofs from snow and ice. 6. Remove advertising banners located above the road. 7. Remove pieces of curb stones from the intersection of Sovetskaya and Kuratov.
With financial expenses:
1. Installation of bollards that prevent any lout with a car who has gotten hold of a car loan from parking on the lawns. 2. Monitoring and installation of traffic signs prohibiting parking. 3. Repair of storm drains and installation of gutters near manholes and from drainpipes to manholes. 4. Equip stopping complexes in accordance with GOST R 52766-2007. 5. Build a sidewalk at the intersection of Sovetskaya and Gorky (for some reason it’s not there). 6. Repair the steps near the Women's Gymnasium.
This is the little that is needed to restore order on Sovetskaya. And then it will be possible to get creative about city projects, be it landscaping a public garden, highlighting pedestrian crossings in relief, full houses on houses, small architectural forms, and so on.
So now the walk itself.
Sovetskaya, as we know, is a rather picturesque street passing through the old city. So, the airport:
During the renovation of the airport building, in my opinion, they organized traffic quite well and correctly moved the bus stop. This did not add coziness, but it did add the order that was missing here. Sovetskaya itself for city guests begins with an advertising banner. In the capital of the oil and gas region, there should, of course, not be such market tensions:
Right at the beginning of the street there are wooden houses that have recently been painted a rich blue. The photo also shows how leaves are removed in the city (no way) and how cars are parked (they are parked in a pedestrian zone):
Autumn, of course, decorates the street:
A faceless, shabby building of the Federal Migration Service. I hope they won’t cover it with siding, but will come up with the idea of properly restoring the façade:
It is, of course, completely impossible to walk here; the tiles are broken for several blocks ahead:
And visits to the courtyards as if after a bombing:
We pass the block and find ourselves at the intersection with the street D. Kalikova, the daughter of the Komi people and the heroine of the civil war in the Komi region. Old sign:
Across the road is an old poster, metal figures:
And a couple of new ones:
Near school No. 2 there is a unique monument created by welding:
As you can see in the photo above, the school was surrounded by a fence with a Komi pattern. I have a bad attitude towards fences, but this one does not evoke negative emotions. Further down the street stands the Oktyabr cinema building with a mutilated facade. Apart from two side banners on which the events of the cultural center itself are written, there should under no circumstances be any advertising on the façade. The side banners are placed in places specially designated for posters, and with these stupid fur fairs the building completely loses its appearance. It is also necessary to remove the signs above the entrance.
In the photo above you can see how our poplars are trimmed and what kind of fences there are in this part of the street. On the other side of the street, pigs park their cars on the lawn and then spread this dirt throughout the city. Parking should be prohibited here:
The wall of the house is noteworthy; for some reason the windows were covered. You can also see the untidy work of the roof repairmen, who spilled bitumen. As far as I remember, this roof was filled with bitumen about 15 years ago:
The sidewalk here is just as terrible:
And the stopping complex is not equipped with anything except a couple of open-air benches and a trash can. One of the small entrepreneurs got involved and left here his advertising junk in the form of a book:
Next there is a new, quite neat building with a decorative rotunda:
The courtyard with the children's clinic looks harmonious:
At the crossroads there is a dormitory for the Ministry of Health, if I'm not mistaken. An old wooden building requiring either demolition or restoration. Pay attention to the wooden columns and the cladding method:
At the same intersection is the always neat Women's Gymnasium:
Right there at the intersection there is a storm drain that prevents rainwater from entering:
The ramp is well located, but the steps have completely fallen apart, despite the metal fastenings:
It’s very interesting where the builders think the water should flow from the drainpipe:
It is obvious that it will not flow anywhere, it will gather in a puddle and block the ability for people to walk here. Across the road there is nothing notable except for a panel on a house and a couple of auto-hammers. It can be assumed that the house was built in 1967:
And here is the first house that I would like to draw your attention to, because it is very cool:
Just look at its cladding! She's gorgeous:
With what care and quality it was built! An air conditioner and a couple of plates certainly spoil the overall appearance, but you can still appreciate its beauty and uniqueness:
Such houses require especially careful care. I hope it doesn't suffer the same fate as blue paint or siding. Because to do this to him would be to commit a crime. Across the road is Cherkizon in a commercial space with excellent display windows. But they sell such slag there that they decided to cover everything with a collective farm banner. In the background is a brick nine-story building, partially “ennobled” with country siding:
The road, it is worth saying, is good, without holes. Next begins the littered fence of the house, which is also worth stopping at:
This house with a balcony typical of Vologda was built in 1919:
It was built as a Sunday school, and recently there was a nursery here. Now the house is empty and falling apart, despite its status as a cultural and historical monument. It is worth noting that in the old city many buildings face the intersection, this beauty is no exception. Near it we see pieces of curb stones of unknown origin:
It is connected by a fence to a wonderful building, which is looked after in an almost exemplary manner. Here you can also see interesting columns:
But let's return to Sovetskaya. At the same intersection there is a diagnostic center where people from all over the republic come for diagnostics:
And a building with a store, disfigured by siding:
I believe that one day residents will understand that the place of this shameful material is in the countryside, and not in the city center. Probably they can be used to cover some warehouse on the outskirts or a building in an industrial zone. There should be no siding in the city. Look how soulless and cheap the building looks in the photo above. There is also a small green patch at this intersection. There are a couple of paths, a lantern and benches missing here. The advertising book and the bucket parked on the lawn should be sent to the trash heap:
Soviet panel with reindeer herders on the building:
Another storm drain hatch into which water will never flow:
Previously, there was a summer cafe here, then I implemented a creative project and for the third year now, beautiful graffiti pleases the eye and has not been touched by anyone. Here it is worth thanking Deputy Mayor Valery Kozlov for his help in coordination. We did everything quickly and the result is obvious:
Up the street is a beautiful restored Soviet building:
And the hostel building, in a constructivist style unusual for the 50s. For some reason the first floor was covered with siding:
The hostel is original:
In general, he has a very cool yard:
The house requires repairs, which should begin with the destruction of the siding. This photograph was taken in the same courtyard and is notable for three things. You can evaluate the quality of the playground, pay attention to the work of utility workers in mowing lawns and... restoring an old house using damned siding!
Let's go back to the street. The fences are still the same, plus:
Siding, advertising, books, everything in the trash:
This building looks like a small mansion, but was actually built as workshops. Now the building belongs to the Ministry of Culture, which rents it out for drinking parties:
There is also the house of culture of the Komi Izhma people - Izva kerka and some kind of anchor:
Further down the street there are beautiful Stalinist houses:
And one of the main city freaks:
Not only is the house itself a freak, but the tenants also decided that there are large windows in it in order to cover them with their banners.
There is also a hatch into which nothing will ever leak:
A bunch of advertising garbage:
Next there is another amazing wooden house with beautiful cladding. Just look at the detail with which it was built!
Next is a model house, occupied by no one knows:
Greetings from the 90s and promotional book:
Clinic:
Its own atmosphere:
Also, the water exits exactly onto the sidewalk, no grooves:
The building has lost its historical appearance after Sberbank covered the facade (well, at least not siding!)
And a very interesting moment. Nowadays, not all Syktyvkar residents can guess the building below from the photo. But this is a library! Look what they're doing to it right now: First, they repainted it sickly pink. And secondly, the entrance was removed from the facade and the building completely lost its face and became ugly. As far as I know, the house is over a hundred years old and you can’t just move the entrance to another part of the building. I will definitely write inquiries about this to check the legality of these actions.
Ahead is an intersection that could rightfully be considered one of the most beautiful in the city, but it is barbarously disfigured by an advertising board installed in violation of the law:
The gymnasium is located here. Pushkin:
The building, disfigured by a sign and plates, but never losing its beauty, faces the intersection:
And a residential building with a hairdresser, columns and, for some reason, a not very symmetrical roof:
In general, the street is tidy, but again an advertising banner comes into view:
Advertisement again:
Below is a photo of the house from the crossroads and another, no less beautiful wooden house:
Nice three-story building:
A very beautiful library after renovation with a new ramp and old tiles:
Next is the brother of the first wooden house noted in this post. I'll place them side by side for comparison:
Next intersection. This is a new house on the site of the Sever Hotel, a very beautiful building, exactly on the corner of which in the basement is our anti-cafe “Campus”:
We tried not to disfigure the façade of the building and placed the advertisement as modestly as possible:
They also installed a beautiful trash can and a bicycle rack (not very beautiful):
It was difficult to find us and we placed a small banner on the facade, although humanly speaking it is better not to touch the facade at all:
Across the road from us is a fire tower, one of the symbols of Syktyvkar:
Its fate is one of the rare cases of careful treatment of buildings. It was not only preserved, but also noticeably improved during Soviet times. Now at night it is illuminated, and the clock has a musical mechanism. For such a caring attitude, it is worth saying thank you to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The third corner of the intersection is occupied by a house with a “Fashion” store, as long as I can remember it has always been here. And an advertising structure whose place is not here, but in a landfill:
And the blue house:
Judging by the quality of the work, they painted it from fire hoses:
Further down the street there are only new houses. One of the remarkable things here is the alley planted by Sberbank. And trees and bushes:
New house with a mocking ramp:
Road oddities:
Lack of sidewalk at the intersection:
Just a lack of sidewalk:
Broken tiles, parking on the sidewalk:
And the end of the street, tall new houses and an old burnt building plastered with advertising banners:
This is the journey from the end to the beginning of the Soviet. The conclusions are written above.
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Cathedrals and churches
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Address: st. Svobody, 60 Opening hours: daily from 7:00 to 19:00
The cathedral, built at the end of the 19th century using public funds, was dismantled under Soviet rule and restored only in the early 2000s. At the laying stage it was illuminated by the Patriarch of All Rus'.
The cathedral received its name in honor of St. Stephen of Perm. On the territory there is a sculpture of the saint, as well as Cyril and Methodius, Peter and Fevronia.
The interior decoration contains an icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The lower aisle of the cathedral is dedicated to St. Procopius of Veliky Ustyug, the upper aisle is dedicated to the Nativity of Jesus Christ.
Church of Christ the Savior
Address: Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 25 Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday-Friday — — 9:30-13:00 Tuesday — 9:30-12:00
The Church of Christ the Savior is the central building of the Baptist Christian denomination in Syktyvkar. It is also one of the largest Protestant churches in the CIS. The founding date is considered to be 1943, but the building was built in 1995. The church also has a choir and a library.
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Finno-Ugric ethnopark
Address: Syktyvdinsky district, Yb village, Serd township, 19/1 Telephone: 8-(212)-390-200 Website: https://www.ethnopark-rk.ru/ Opening hours: Monday-Sunday: 9: 00 - 17:30
The ethnocultural park covers those types of tourism that are aimed at immersing visitors in the culture and traditions of the Finno-Ugric people: folk festivals, round dances, jumping over a fire with the participation of animators in national clothes.
Here you can find such attractions as: an underground city, dinosaur remains and a holy spring. You can also use the services of a cafe or hotel, organize a business conference, take a walk through the rope park, or take a couple of master classes.
Among the available services are the “Tasty North” gastronomic tour, the “Ulyanovsk Monastery” tour, excursions to the nearby village of Yb, and a visit to the “Lords of Parma” site, where you can learn shooting and the basics of hunting.
Shuda Olom Tourist Center
Address: Syktyvkar, st. Starovskogo, 51a, office. 125 (1st floor) Phone: 8(8212) 552-889 Website: https://shuda-olom.ru
Tourist organizes sightseeing tours around the Komi Republic. The range of outdoor excursions includes family and work trips, extreme kayaking, mountain exploration for beginners, etc. All trips are organized on an all-inclusive basis.
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