Sights Kostroma, Russia

Eight centuries of ancient Kostroma. In 1152, just five years later in Moscow, founded by her Prince Yuri Dolgoruky. Since the late eighteenth century, Kostroma was the provincial town. Under the plan period 1712-1784, it was built in the style of classicism.

The names of many figures of Russian culture associated with this city. Kostroma - the birthplace of the founder of Russia's first theater Fyodor Volkov. Petersburg theater actor Alexei Yakovlev was also born in Kostroma, and in his youth served as a barman in a shop in the Red ranks. Son of Kostroma lands was a talented portrait genre first half of the XIX century feudal landlords Kornilovs Aleksanr Polyakov, who was invited to the workshop Dow to participate in creating a portrait gallery of heroes of the war of 1812 to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. In the city of Kostroma Province Luha in the family of local icon painter born brothers Gregory and Nikandr Chernetsova - remarkable Russian landscape artists. Native of the city was Kologrivov watercolor painter Gennady Ladyzhenskii, founder of the Association of South Russian artists in Odessa. In Kostroma earth bound biography of the outstanding Russian painter Boris Kustodiev. In 1900 in the village Semyonovsky-bast-shoe (now Ostrovskoe s) of software written for the title of the artist painting the Bazaar, a buyout, he was awarded a gold medal. In the manor Maurino came Kustodiyev do sketches and drawings to many of his works. Visiting the city of Kostroma, Kustodiev often stayed in the house of Ivan the Ryazan - one of the first scientists, ethnographers, who devoted his entire life to the study of the local region. Ryazan was a close friend of the outstanding figures of Russian culture, in his house there were A. Block, Roerich, V. Meyerhold, A. Tolstoy, A. Chapygina, A. Remizov, F. Sologub, S. Chahonin, I. Pavlov, in . Bonch-Bruevich.

Not far from Kostroma is Shchelykovo estate owned by the playwright A. Ostrovsky, named kotorgo related to many city sites. In Kostroma born V. Pleshcheev and P. Katenin. Here exiled chieftain, the Don M. Platov, and General Alexander Ermolov - the hero of the Patriotic War of 1812. Was born and lived in Kostroma, and another hero of the War of 1812 - Nicholas Martyamovich Sipyagin, founder of the Society of Military Sciences, Military Governor of Georgia, the adjutant of Prince Bagration.

At the beginning of XX century on the corner of Mountain Street and the street stood the house of the family Cooperation Vishnevsky. F. Wischnewski, in the years 1822-1825 committed circumnavigation of the Russian expedition, was a party revolt in 1825 in the Senate Square.

In a remote village Shabloff Kologrivskogo County born and lived original Russian artist Efim Chestnyakov. He was a man of versatile talents: painter, graphic artist, sculptor and writer. His work is subordinated to the spiritual and moral principles, which is characteristic of folk art.

In the old part of retaining the historic planning structure - radial grid of streets, corresponding to the general city plan, approved by Empress Catherine II in 1781 with the opening of the city center to the Volga River.

Within the city retained a large number of historical and architectural ensembles, individual monuments, including monuments of industrial architecture. The oldest among the preserved to this day the historic buildings are included in the ensembles of the Epiphany Monastery (Epiphany Cathedral in 1565) and Hypatius monastery (Holy Trinity Cathedral in 1652) outstanding monument of Russian architecture of the XVII century. is the Church of the Resurrection in the Grove (1652)

Shopping ensemble was erected on the site of tenements. Kostroma complex series of trade is one of the largest shopping centers in Russia survived the end of XVIII - early XIX century Shopping malls, located in the main square, consists of more than twenty buildings of various sizes and descent to the river Volga. Buildings of the Red, flour, gingerbread, fish, tobacco, oil, milk rows give downtown a unique and distinctive architectural appearance (architects K. Clare, SA Vorotilov, VPStasov, NI Metlin, P. I. Fursov).

The ensemble of central administrative area of the city - Susaninskaya include outstanding monuments of Russian architecture - the building of government offices (architects, AD Zakharov, NI Metlin), House Borshchov (architect N. Metlin) Gaupvahty building and fire tower (Architect PI Fursov), built in 1800-1820, respectively. In 1823, near the Customs Gate on the bank. Volga in place of the main approach to the ensemble of trade series was built Moskovskaya Zastava (architect Fursov PI) for organizing the ceremonial entrance of the main transport artery - the Volga River.

Not only the rich history of the Kostroma land. There are beautiful resorts with rich sources of mineral water and curative mud. However, Suzdal, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Vladimir is in the "Golden Ring of Russia".

Kostroma state art museum

The collection of the significantly enriched with interesting exhibits in the course of expeditions on the edge of the Kostroma. As a result, openly creative original artist Efim Chestnyakova. The museum preserves its unique in the world unique collection, numbering over a thousand paintings, graphic sheets, manuscripts, and clay toys. With his work met the inhabitants of many cities in Russia, as well as France, Italy and Finland. EV Chestnyakov - a painter, graphic artist and sculptor, writer and poet, "a fairytale dreamer, a philosopher, a thinker who devoted all his talent Russian countryside, their fellow countrymen. The museum is a collection of items of jewelry. Branch Museum Krasnosel'skii jewelry craft museum has the only in Russia, a collection of jewelry Krasnosel'skikh Masters XVIII - XX century works of goldsmiths were well-deserved recognition and cause delight the most sophisticated connoisseurs of jewelry.

Kostroma Literature Museum

Literary Museum was opened in Kostroma, May 25, 1996 as the exhibition "Literary Kostroma. The opening of the museum was timed to the All-Russia festival - the Days of Slavonic Written Language and Culture, the center of which in those days was Kostroma. However, 4 July 1996 the exhibition was given the status of the museum, which can be explained solely by the depth and thoroughness of the conceptual approach, which was implemented in the exposition, as well as elegance and originality of art museum interior solutions in general. The concept of the museum was developed over two decades, the largest local historian Kostroma EZ Saprygin. For creation of the Literary Museum and a number of historical and natural history research, she was awarded "Recognition" of the Kostroma governor in 1999. The museum's displays are deployed in unique, from a historical point of view, the building of the guardhouse, built in the first half of the XIX century. The building is located on the central square (Susaninsnoy) regional center.
The museum is a collection of displays and exhibitions, foremost of which is stationary exhibition "writers Kostroma XVIII - the beginning. XX centuries ", which includes the subject complexes of more than 40 writers (built in 1996).

Kostroma State Drama Theater. Alexander Ostrovsky

Kostroma Drama Theater - one of the oldest in Russia, founded in 1808. The theater building is an architectural monument of the XIX century and is famous for its magnificent, truly theatrical interior. Today in the repertoire of Kostroma Drama dozens of plays, mostly comedies, among them - two comedies by Alexander Ostrovsky. This is the only theater in the world where placed 46 out of 47 plays of Ostrovsky and where an all-Russia festival "Days of Ostrovsky in Kostroma" - the oldest festival in Russia. Kostroma theater was and is an important center of theater in Kostroma and Kostroma regions. In 1998, the International Committee of the Partnership for Progress "awarded him the prize" Golden Palm ", and in 1999 the theater became a ranking of the best Russian cultural institutions, and theater and received a distinctive award" Grand Prix ".

Kostroma Oblast Puppet Theater - 65 years. The first performance of Puppet Theater "Chanterelle-sister was played by a group of artists and enthusiasts of 6 people November 8, 1936. This day was a day of discovery in Kostroma Puppet Theater. In the first decade of existence, the theater was not a hospital. He was given a room in the House of Pioneers, and then he held the room in the House of the teacher, and only in 1946 was the building of the former Spectators on the street Ostrovsky. The building was constructed in 1896 as a library - reading room to them. A. Ostrovsky. Gradually the group supplemented with new employees, grew up performing skills, technology kuklovozhdeniya, the quality of making puppets and scenery. In 1946, the All-Russia contest of children's theater has been given a positive assessment of the Kostroma puppet theater, and in 1958 the All-Union Festival of children's theater performances of "Cinderella" and "Scarlet Flower" were awarded diplomas of the first degree. In his 50-year anniversary of the theater was recorded in the Book of Labor Glory of the Kostroma region. For many years (more than 35 years), chief director of the theater was the Honored Artist of the RSFSR AG Skripnichenko. Her extensive experience, vibrant creative, organizational and pedagogical qualities helped get the theater in one of the best theaters of the country. This was facilitated by the fact that two decades, the theater was the main artist GI Lebedeva, carried a bright artistic design performances. For a long time troupe left a fine acting ensemble, are of the highest skill kuklovedeniya, the ability to accurately and clearly define the essence of the nature of character dolls.