Murmansk is definitely one of the largest cities of Russia located behind the polar circle in the north of the country. The climate here is of course very severe, but it softens a little due to the proximity of the Kola Bay, which carries a part of the warm current Golfstream. There are cold and long winter here, eight months almost longs the polar night, but the short summer pleases with its unique northern beauty and blooms all sorts of paints.
One of the most interesting monuments-museums, which appeared in Murmansk relatively recently (in 2009), is the famous atomic icebreaker Lenin. Now it can be quite possible to visit as a museum, to visit the excursion to the cabin company, in smoking rooms, in the dining room, where you will be treated with a cup of ship's tea with a bun, on the observation site, and of course on the captain's bridge and in the navigator cutting.
The icebreaker stands on a joke near Murmansk Marine Station, since 1989. All its interior decoration was carefully restored by sketches, photographs and memories of that time. The Lenin icebreaker was put into operation in 1959 and was the first vessel first in the country with an atomic installation on board.
Near Semenov Lake In October 1974, the opening of the monument to the defenders of the Polar region took place in the solemn setting, which later became a business card of the city. This is a monument, thirty-five-meter high, which is perfectly visible from many parts of the city, and especially well he is visible from the Kola Bay.
Initially, he was put as a monument to an unknown soldier, but in the people it immediately ordered Alesh for the Association with a popular song at that time. The monument turned towards the valley of glory, which was previously called the Death Valley. There were very fierce battles on the approaches to Murmansk in 1941. Near the monument burns eternal flame, and since 2006, a symbolic alley of the cities-heroes arose near him.
At the intersection of the streets of Chumbarova-Lucinsky and Kovalev in 2011, a wonderful monument was established to a woman waiting for her beloved from the flight. The idea of its creation arose a long time ago, but because of the complex financial situation and the crisis it was difficult to realize. Assistance in creating a monument was provided by the Union of Fishermen of the North and a lot of funds were sacrificed simply by the city inhabitants of Murmansk. Therefore, the monument is considered truly folk. Near it is a small opening and an observation deck. This place is beautifully visible from the bay, so the sailors who return after the flight see that they are waiting for them and bored.
In 2008, a memorial complex dedicated to the sailors who died in peacetime was built on the shores of Semenov Lake. He became a cult destination in the city and one of the most recognizable attractions along with Alesh. Each subject in the memorial has its own intimate meaning. For example, the lighthouse is considered a sad symbol of memory about those who will never return. Also here is a fragment of cutting, the dead submarine "Kursk", and inside the eighteen meter monument is the "Memory Hall" with the carved names of the sailors and submariners in peacetime.
Next to the Memorial Complex is the Orthodox Church of Savior-on-Water or "Savior", which was erected relatively recently, that is, in 2004. It is a symbolic continuation of the memorial complex to the victim sailors. Despite the fact that the temple is essentially new, it was built on all the rules of Russian Orthodox architecture and the bell tower was attached to him for all canons.
In 2005, through the Kola Bay, the famous, washed in combat glory, and the famous was finally throwing a vital four-band modern bridge. Since its length is two and a half kilometers, it is considered one of the longest in Russia. Thanks to this crossing, the path to neighboring regions of the country, as well as in Finland and Norway, has been much declined.
Semenov Lake is located in the Leninsky district of Murmansk. The lake is obliged to the legend about the fisherman of Semen, who once lived on his shore. Now wide embankment is equipped along the lake shore, the amusement park was built, the temple and memorial complex were built. But besides this, there is an incredibly interesting geological object on the Semenovsky Lake, which is called "Lob Broils". This is in a generally naked granite protrusion, which presumably arose in the Arhea period. That is, he is at least two and a half billion years old, and on its cracks and furrows one can judge how the ancient glacier was allegedly moving.
Lenin Avenue is the main mainstream of the central part of Murmansk. He received its name in 1957, and initially after the city was just beginning to build in 1916 he was planned to call Nikolaevsky. But due to the revolution and civil war that happened soon, these plans were not implemented. The avenue is a monument to the sixth heroic battery and nineteen-year-old Anatoly Bredov, who defeated himself with a grenade, when fascists were surrounded, as well as plates from black marble soldiers, sailors and officers who died during the defense of Murmansk. All these monuments were created on the means of ordinary residents of the city and often their own hands.
The main area of Murmansk is the area of "five angles". It actually is a five-way rhombus, being at the intersection of five roads. She is the coat of arms of the hero city and all his awards. But such an area became recently, and historically there were wooden two-story houses, which were demolished in the mid-eighties of the last century.