Small Towns of Russia - English Forum
Minor Town Mayor
Welcome!
Greetings to everyone!
We are glad to welcome you to the English forum
on our Small Towns of Russia site!
During the last two years
we have received a lot of similar questions
sent from many wonderful distant lands.
We wrote to people in New Zealand and Argentina,
North America and South Africa.
And we decide finally to make a place
where non-Russian speaking travellers
could ask us for specific information
and share their knowledge and experience
with others.
We also would be really glad to help you find
companions in your trips.
Welcome to our forum, and, of course,
welcome to Russia!
Yours,
Minor Town Mayor.
2003-02-04 02:45:39
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Warren Wilkins
Welcome!
Dear Minor Town Mayor!
There is much more to Russia than Moskow and St. Petersburg.
I hope your site might encourage travel to smaller towns. I am
trying to make arrangements to visit Solvygedosk and Veliky Ustyug but am having trouble. Are there hotels available? Any suggestions as to transport from Vologda. Thank you.
2003-02-11 05:40:39
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tina
Welcome!
Hi,
there is some info regarding hotels in Veliky Ustiug on 'the Vologda oblast' site (you have probably already seen it):
http://www.vologda-oblast.ru/main.asp?V=397&LNG=ENG
and Vologda travel agencies phone numbers on the russian version of the site:
http://www.vologda-oblast.ru/main.asp?V=330&LNG=RUS - you will find a list of 18 agencies there, agencies under numbers 2,4,7,8,10,14 are "inturist" - they can help with bookings.
regards.
2003-02-13 02:01:42
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Minor Town Mayor
Veliky Ustyug and Solvychegodsk
Dear Warren Wilkins!
Sorry for the delay - I was in expedition and returned just 2 hours ago.
Personally, I think that if you do speak Russian, even a tiny little bit,
you should avoid any of those "Inturist" or other foreigner-oriented
agencies. If you want to learn something about the "real Russia" -
do it without them and you will never regret this.
Please, if you still need hotel addresses, train and bus schedules
or any other specific information - do not hesitate to write me
vokati@cityline.ru
Yours,
Anton Tilipman.
2003-02-18 14:48:37
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Jacques Gommans
Welcome!
Dear Minor Town Mayor!
Thank you for your website. I want to publish an article in our society-magazine 'der Rundbrief' about Ded Moroz and your wonderful town, the homeland of Ded Moroz. We collect christmas-stamps all over the world, and our 200 members come from Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium.
Can you please send me info and illustrations about both items?
Thank you, best wishes and luck with all you do!
Motivgruppe Weihnachten e.V.
Jacques Gommans, contactman BeNeLux-countries
Spoorstraat 42
NL - 5931 PV Tegelen
E-mail: jpg.gommans@hccnet.nl
2003-05-02 11:51:38
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Warren Wilkins
Welcome!
Dear Minor Town Mayor! Recently returned from our trip to Vologda, Tot'ma, and Veliky Ustyug.I especially enjoyed the little hotel in Tot'ma and the Dyed Moroz post office in Veliky Ustyug. The well written letters and booklets from Russian children at the post office were impressive. Also we were able to see Solvygedosk. We attended Easter services at St. Procopius Sobor in Veliky Ustyug; we walked back to the hotel at 3:00AM in the dark. Looking forward to more of small town Russia in the future.Thank you for this site.
2003-06-01 19:45:10
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Guido Botteri
Welcome!
Dear Minor Town Mayor!
I have read that the first news about Staraya Russa were in year 1167.
Is it possible, anyway that this nice town was already existing in year 1031 ?
I am writing a comic and historical novel in the site www.letterealdirettore.it and I am describing a voyage of Vikings from Birka (bear Stockholm) to Istanbul, passing by Staraya Russa, in 1031.
The novel is written in Italian, and is absolutely free. It is just for hobby :)
Thank you very much
Guido Botteri
ps
my nickname in the site where I write, is "shelburn"
2003-06-22 15:43:05
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sar
Drezna
Дрезна. Информационный городской портал. Города Подмосковья.
http://drezna.host.sk/
2003-10-15 19:04:06
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Nathaniel Dolan
Inquiry on Cozmodemyansk
I am looking for any information you folks might provide on a small town in Russia called Cozmodemyansk. I have not been able to find any data regarding the town anywhere on the internet.
Thanks for your help.
Nathaniel
PS What's with this Bob Bob character anyway?
2003-12-21 02:36:48
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Warren M. Wilkins
Inquiry on Cozmodemyansk
Dear Nathaniel Dolan!Try Kozmodemyansk and you should get plenty of information or at least I did on a netscape search.It is a small town on the Volga and looks like a great place to visit. It was named after Saints Cosmos and Damian. In Russian they would not use the C for a K sound.Transliterations can cause trouble.
2003-12-21 17:12:52
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Begona
does anybody know where is Salehar?
I am looking fo rthe location of a small russian town named Salehar (Salekar in english) but I cannot find it in the maps.
2004-01-16 02:06:49
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Anton
Yes, I do.
Dear Begona!
It is named Salekhard
and its coordinates are
66.5° N 66.7° E
Anton.
2004-01-16 03:09:15
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Margarita
Translation of your site
Dobryi den',
Zamechatel'nyi rasskaz pro Belozersk, spasibo! Moya mama rodilas' i vyrosla v etom gorode, da i ya znaiu ego ochen' horosho, blago ezzhu naveschat' rodstvennikov pochti kazhdyi god.
Obratila vnimanie, chto angliiskaya versia stranitsy poka ne gotova, poetomu hochu predlozhit' pomosch' v perevode. Mogu zaverit', chto perevod budet kachestvennym (zakonchila injaz Gertsena v Pitere, a seichas zhivu v Shtatakh).
Budu ochen priznatel'na za otvet.
S uvazheniem,
Margarita Gusakova
:)
2004-06-07 23:33:42
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Jarmo
English names for monasteries
Kindly inform me the english names of the following monasteries:
Aleksandr Svisrskij monastery
Vedeno-Ostrovskij Ojat monastery
Spasskaja monastery in Vasozero
Pokrovo-Tervenitskij monastery
Thank You
Jarmo
2004-06-09 10:18:24
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Yaroslav Blanter
English names for monasteries
Dear Jarmo,
what precisely do you need? Exact official names or translation of the names you give? For instance, Vedeno-Ostrovsky Ojat monastery you can not translate, since there are only geographic terms in the name (Ojat is a river). It must also have an official name, do you need translation of that one?
2004-06-10 10:35:04
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yuri
English names for monasteries
Dear Jarmo!
If you need the literal translation here they are:
Aleksandr Svisrskij monastery
Monastery of St. Alexander Svirsky (Svir' is a name of river)
Vedeno-Ostrovskij Ojat monastery
Vvedeno (Vvedenskiy in full) means "of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple", Ostrovskiy is a proper name of a location, Ojat' is a name of a river.
Spasskaja monastery in Vasozero
Spasskiy (masculine gender)means "of the Saviour"
Pokrovo-Tervenitskij monastery
Pokrovo (Pokrovskiy in full) means "of the Intercession", Tervenichi as a name of a village.
Best regards from Moscow
Yuri
2004-06-17 13:39:19
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Michele
Tver region cities: Starista and Tver
Hello,
I am looking for information on Tver City and the Town of Starista in Tver Region. If you can help me, please respond,
Spasiba
Michele
2004-06-25 06:49:55
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Warren
Tver region cities: Starista and Tver
Dear Michele! Try http://www.russian-horse-rides.com/staritsa.htm and http://www.russian-horse-rides.com/tver/tver_to_staritsa.htm to start.
2004-06-27 06:14:56
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Emmanouil
Pechory Monastery
Rethymno 2.7.2004
Hello everybody. I send this message from beautiful Rethymno in the island of Crete in Greece. I want to ask if anyone knows the telephone numbers for the Pechory Monastery (Pskousko Pechersky Monastery). Thank you very much.
Emmanouil
2004-07-02 23:35:17
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Eeyore
(811-48) 9-26-01, 9-21-45 (-)
Dear Emmanouil!
2004-07-04 20:38:57
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Speleosov
Welcome to site about a travels and speleostology!
We invite you to our web-site: http://sova.rsh.ru
It contains a lot of photos and other materials about speleology and travels.
The most interesting materials:
Travels part
- Color photos of some russian towns 1910-th years, and it the present-day views.
- High-quality photos of beautiful places of russian nature (islands Kizhi and Valaam, Moscow region, etc).
- Nature of National Park of Tatrs - many high-quality photos and brief sketch.
- Warszaw and Krakow cities (Poland) - many photos, brief sketch
- Pre-war photos of Berlin (from post cards of 1930-th years)
Speleo part
- Ice caves in Tolpino (Staritsa region).
- Religious caves and chalk quarries on the head river Don (Voronezh region).
- "Portraits" of the bats
- Photo-gallery "Beauties of underground"
- The salt mines of Wieliczka (Poland),
and many, many others...
This site contains about 800 exclusive photos in high resolution (usually ~800x600).
English version of site: http://sova.rsh.ru/index-e.html
2004-07-08 22:21:54
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Speleosov
Tver region cities: Starista and Tver
Dear Michele!
http://sova.rsh.ru/starica2003/index.html
http://sova.rsh.ru/prokudin_dup/index.html
http://sova.rsh.ru/freski/index.html
2004-07-08 22:24:04
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Robert Daoust
Uglich Singers
Hello,
I was in Uglich a few weeks ago, and at the Cathedral of our Saviour's Transfiguration, I saw a group of singers that usually perform there. Someone mentioned they were actually from Novgorod. I was wondering if anyone knew what they were called and how I might get in touch with them.
Thanks,
Bob
2004-07-13 19:34:00
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Byron Bostwick
Tikhvin address'
Hello,
I have received a letter from a person at the monistary in Tikhvin. The return address is not clear and I would appreciate any help that you might be able to provide. The following is what I think it is any corrections would be apprecaited.
ul.Tikhvinskaja,L
Monistary
187500Tikhvin
Russia (I added this)
Thank you for your help
Byron Bostwick
2004-07-20 07:48:16
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Wolfgang Dankwarth
Ryazan
Privet,
ich suche eine Mцglichkeit um von Deutschland mit dem Bus nach Ryazan zu kommen.... wenn es die gibt, wьrde ich mich sehr freuen!
Wolfgang
2004-07-29 15:39:13
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yuri
Ryazan
Dear Wolfgang Dankwarth!
There are some buses per week from German cities (Berlin, Hannover etc.)to Moscow. Travel time Berlin-Moscow about 38 hours. Link: www.eurolines.ru
Sadly, in that case you'll need a Byelorussian double transit visa.
From the same bus station where you arrive in Moscow (called "Kazansky") you can take a direct express bus to Ryazan'.
Best regards from Moscow
Yuri
2004-08-02 12:22:52
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Martin
Ryazan
Hallo Wolfgang Dankwarth!
Eine Busreise dauert denke ich erstens mal recht lange und zweitens benцtigt man noch Transitvisa durch WeiЯruЯland und natьrlich immer wieder "Backschisch" an den Grenzen. Ich empfehle mit Germania Airline (http://www.gexx.de) zu fliegen, kostet 111 EUR einfach, also 222 hin und zurьck. Vom Flughafen Domodedovo ins Moskauer Zentrum mit dem Zug oder Sammeltaxi, von dort aus weiter mit dem Bus vom Kasanski oder mit dem Zug.
2004-08-27 13:18:24
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Lisa Disbrow
personal inquiry
Hello-- I am interested in locating someone who used to live in Rostov-Veliky. If I send you the address could someone check to see if the person still resides there ?
Sincerely-
Lisa
2004-08-30 01:07:39
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yuri
Ryazan
Dear Martin!
I absolutely agree with you. The Grenzkontrolle of Byelorussia are notorious for extracting money. I personally never travel via this Stone Age country.
Flying by no-frills airline would be cheaper.
Yuri
2004-08-30 09:53:50
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Andreass
Tourism in Russia
Hello!
Is there anybody who whould be able to help me with finding some information about Russia? I am student of one university in Slovakia and I am going to prepare some semestral work about Russia. This work will be focused on tourism in your country however I have a problem with it because I do not have good information about our posibilities in tourism (such as the most popular regions in tourism, ...). Is there some good websites focused on tourism?
Thank you for your HELP !!!
Andreass
2004-11-03 19:20:04
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Tom
Vitek -- Where is it?
Hello ! Does anyone know where a place called Vitek is? I have a photograph showing a forest and lake, but that's all I know.
Thanks in advance for any help.
2005-01-30 20:46:35
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Yaroslav Blanter
Vitek -- Where is it?
Dear Tom,
does not ring a bell. Is it the name written on the photograph, or have you heard it?
2005-01-30 20:52:26
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Johanna
Finding Ancestors
My grandfather came to the United States from Russia in 1891. I found his WWI draft registration card, and it looks like he's listed the town as "Lecher." Is there any town with a name similar to this, or that might look like this on paper? Any leads would be so much appreciated.
2005-02-04 00:51:43
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Krzysiek
SYZGAL something about syzgal city?
can yuu give me information abought this city?or links?
2005-02-16 18:00:51
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Anton
SYZGAL something about syzgal city?
Dear Krzysiek!
Our article about Suzdal will be ready in a week or so.
Sorry for inconvenience.
Yours,
Anton.
2005-02-16 20:18:01
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Krzysiek
SYZGAL something about syzgal city?
Dear Anton!
ok thanks I'am very happy and I will waiting for a article.
2005-02-17 21:40:12
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Laura
Three Towns in Russia 1914
Please inform me where Kinnaty, Russia, and Marowka, Wohl, Russia used to be? I beleive that is is somewhere around Kremenec, Russia would be. These three town were used on thier Ship Manifest papers,just three friends who came from Russia to Chicago, Illinois, USA. and I am just looking for thier longatude and latidude used to be. I know they are no longer in existance today. I have been working on this one fact for almost 12 months and no one can find this location, or what the names are in todays world.......
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Laura
lanyak@juno.com
2005-02-19 05:14:37
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Krzysiek
SYZGAL something about syzgal city?
Dear Anton!
When I can expect this article?
Krzysiek
2005-02-23 23:11:27
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Andrew
Tourism in Russia
Dear Andreass!In which towns are you interested? Or you need total information about Rusia? Unfortunately I don't now websites which are focused on tourism! If you want, I can seek these websites.
2005-02-25 23:23:50
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Zoya
Three Towns in Russia 1914
Dear Laura! Can you give some more information? I am interested in history of Russia, travel and live in Russia. May be I could help you.
zoyaspb@inbox.ru
2005-04-02 16:07:42
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Zoya
Finding Ancestors
Dear Johanna! What is the name of you grandfater? Do you know something else? We find the roots of families, maybe can help you.
2005-04-02 16:14:52
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barton fleuelling
Three Towns in Russia 1914
Dear Laura! imtrying to the fine this street call krylova-its in kumertau i thank-you for helping me thanks
2005-04-13 21:58:44
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Laura
Three Towns in Russia 1914
Dear Zoya!
Just checking in to find if you have been able to find anything for me on the location of my three towns.
Today thru working with the Ships Manifests I found another name from Simczuk's manifest. A friend of his on an earlier trip of 1911 was coming from "KOSATY" and he from Wrchowka"
Its a stab in the dark, but it be a possiablity? ? ?
2005-04-14 04:38:26
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bart
Three Towns in Russia 1914
Dear barton fleuelling! can someone tell me were is kumertau is ples&thank-you
2005-04-15 05:45:56
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Konstantin
Three Towns in Russia 1914
Dear bart!
Kumertau is a town in the south of Bashkortostan - a national republic in the Urals. See at http://www.mojgorod.ru/r_bashkortst/kumertau/index.html
http://www.bashnet.ru/~kumertay/
http://www.kumertau-city.ru
2005-04-15 09:55:19
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rrt
Podbroka?
Does anyone know if there is a place called Podbroka?
2005-05-17 11:56:43
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Anton
Podbroka?
Dear rrt!
Maybe Podborka?
2005-05-17 13:49:43
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Ed Sooper
Lutzin
Does anyone have any information on Lutzin, Russia. Where is it, what is it called now, where could I find birth or death records
2005-05-22 03:40:09
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Konstantin
Lutzin
Dear Ed Sooper!
Lutzin is now in eastern Latvia ("Latgalia") and is called Ludza.
For details see at www.ludza.lv
2005-05-22 20:09:00
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Avaria
Tourism in Russia
Dear Andreass!
Hello!
Have you ever travelled about Russia?
What's your empression? Did you have any problems?
Will you share your experience?
2005-06-16 17:28:58
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Dale Jr
Dose anybody know !
Help! Can any one tell me where a small town called Sorochino is located and is the english spelling the same as Russian?
I am also in search of the town called Sotskov I was told both are around the area of the Om river , I have had no luck finding a map on the internet. Please Help .
Thank You So Much
2005-07-01 04:02:59
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Konstantin
Dose anybody know !
Dear Dale Jr!
Sorochino is a village in the Kalachinsky district ('rayon') of Omsk region ('oblast'), east of Omsk.
As to the other one, I'm afraid the spelling is wrong (sounds definitely non-Russian). Check it once again.
2005-07-01 10:07:09
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hasy dadasheva
ishu
ishu podrugu detstva is derbenta
alisultanova oksana, gila na konyachnom zavode
ochen hochy s nei pogovorit uvidet
pogalusta otkliknis
hasy dadasheva
2005-08-02 07:20:47
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Pasha
Staritsa, Tver, anything between Moscow & St. Petes, Ryazan
Take a loot at www.staritsa.info
Contributions of organized and ready-to-upload materials welcomed.
Pasha
2005-08-04 14:05:47
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John Steele
Safonovo
Hello to All,
My name is John and I am from the U.S.A. I am looking for any information about a town called Safonovo. Any information about companies and businesses located there would be most welcome. I understand that it is a very small town.
Thank You, in advance for anyone sending me any information,
John
2005-08-05 06:58:00
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Lenochka
Brun
I'm looking for a very small town called Brun... it's supposed to be somewhere on the Don river... in Cossack country... I'd really like a map... or some indication of which town it is very close to... can anyone help?
2005-08-15 17:34:53
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Konstantin
Brun
Dear Lenochka!
I think you should check the spelling. There's no town called Brun on the Don or anywhere else in Russia. It could be a village or stanitsa (cossak settlement), in which case it could only be located with a map. Also, note that the Don flows through several oblasts, namely Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh and Rostov. The "Cossak country" encompasses the steppes south of Voronezh and north/north-east of Rostov, so that's probably where you should look for it. Try to find a (topo) map of the Rostov oblast on the net.
2005-08-16 11:50:05
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Pasha
Tver & Staritsa pages
Tver: www.staritsa.info/tver.htm
Staritsa: www.staritsa.info/staritsa.htm
Lots of towns between Moscow & St. Petersburg on www.staritsa.info
Pasha
2005-09-11 14:07:03
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Pasha
Staritsa, Tver, other towns between Moscow & St. Petersburg
See www.staritsa.info. An updated version to be uploaded soon. Horse riding at my dacha near Staritsa are at www.russian-horse-rides.com - Pasha
2005-09-11 14:09:02
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