Located along the Tuskar River, Kursk is a "working" city with a thousand-year history. Most of it was restored after the Great Patriotic War, and it is an unattractive monument to urban architecture of Soviet times. The significance of the Kursk in the Second World War is well and vividly represented in museums, and the inhabitants are still proud of their hero city.
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History of Kursk
The Kursk, founded in the 9th century, would have been destroyed under the onslaught of the Tatars in 1240 .For several centuries the city was under the rule of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania before it was annexed by Moscow, and at the end of the 16th century it was the southern foremost fortress of the principality .In the 18-19th centuries Kursk became the center of trade in grain and industry, as well as an important railway junction .But the real glory was brought by the Battle of the Kursk Bulge on July 5 - August 5, 1943, which was one of the most important victories of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War .In memory of this great event in 115 km from Kursk, near the Kursk-Belgorod highway, a monument was erected .And the city itself was given the honorary status "City of Military Glory" .
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Origin of name
The name of the city comes from the Curr stream, which flows into the Tuskar river. According to legend, the creek of Cours in the olden days was a deep-water and navigable river, which later became shallow. In the place where Kur is currently flowing, on both sides of the hill, where Pushkarnaya, Officerskaya and Kazatskaya streets are currently located. Perhaps this is the place where the Cours once flowed. The same relief is visible along the entire length of the river.
By the way, the word "chickens" in translation from the Old Norse language means "settlement". Considering that Kursk appeared on the way from the "Varangians to the Greeks", it can be said that the Vikings or Vikings founded the settlement or gave it a name.
How to get to Kursk
By train: it's easy to get to Kursk by train, because such important railway tracks as Moscow-Kharkov (from Kursk to Kharkov 3 hours) and Voronezh-Kiev pass through the city. The long-distance and suburban passenger service is mainly carried out through the station of Kursk. From Moscow you can also get by train № 105 "Nightingale". Eagle can be reached by train for 2 hours or by train in 3 hours.
By air: the airport "Vostochny" plays the role of the main air gate of Kursk, where planes fly from the Moscow airport "Domodedovo". In summer and autumn regular flights to Sochi, St. Petersburg, Anapa, as well as charter flights to Egypt and Turkey.
By bus: the city's motorways go to the federal highway M2 "Crimea", on the route A144 from Kursk to Voronezh and Saratov .On the road P199 you will get to Kursk from Ukraine .Of the towns and villages of the Kursk region and neighboring Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Orel regions, as well as from Moscow (534 km), St. Petersburg and Ukrainian cities, Kursk is regularly followed by intercity buses .From the bus station "Kursk", which is located in the North-West microdistrict, coaches are arriving and departing, and suburban buses - from the bus station "Kursk" and "North" bus station .
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Weather in Kursk
Mainly cloudy 0 ° C in the afternoon -2 ° C at night ° С water |
Mainly cloudy -1 ° C in the afternoon -3 ° C at night ° С water |
Mainly cloudy +3 ° С a day -1 ° C at night ° С water |
| Kursk weather forecast for 10 days | ||
The climate in Kursk is moderately continental, so in January the average temperature is -8 ° C, in July +19 ° C.
Transport
There are 25 bus, 9 trolleybus and 6 tram routes, as well as many minibuses. The fare on public transport is 9 rubles, in a fixed-route taxi - 9-10 rubles in the afternoon, from 22:00 to 6:00 - 14 rubles. Taxis are also inexpensive: a trip across the city will cost 70-80 rubles.
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Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Kursk
The city is rich in museums: it's the Kursk Battle Museum, and the Kursk State Regional Museum, and the Literary Museum. Noteworthy are the museums of motor transport, tram, the history of the locomotive depot, the regional Museum of Archeology, the Zoological Museum of the Kursk State University.
Kursk's business card is the Kurskaya Duga Memorial Complex .Almost 50 days in July 1943 lasted one of the most important battles of the Great Patriotic War - the Battle of the Kursk Bulge .The memorial was erected in honor of the 55th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk .Over the complex on 24 meters towers the Triumphal Arch, crowned by the statue of St. George the Victorious .In the memorial park monuments to marshal G .TO.Zhukov and other commanders who participated in the Battle of Kursk, are samples of military equipment .Here is the grave of the Unknown Soldier, as well as the church-belltower of St. George the Victorious, where 7000 names of the dead are perpetuated on the walls of the church .
Art lovers can admire the exhibitions in the picture gallery of the famous Kursk native A. A. Deineka, in the Art Fund, Gallery of Modern Art. In addition, residents of Kursk can see new domestic films for a small fee in the building of the Drama Theater - in the city three years ago the regional project "Cinema in the Theater" started.
In Kursk you can see many architectural monuments erected in the 19th century. It is worth looking at the Kazan Cathedral of 1778, the mansion of the merchant Khloponin of the mid-18th century, the building of the former Nobility Assembly of the late 19th century, the "Denisyev's House" of the 18th century - the building of the city hospital No. 1, and the chambers of Hetman Mazepa built in the 18th century.
Let's note that gradually the appearance of modern Kursk becomes more interesting and diverse - the main city streets are actively rebuilt. Shopping centers built here in recent years have made considerable changes in architecture.
Holidays & Events
In September, residents of Kursk celebrate two events at once: City Day and the folklore festival "Samotsvety". Excellent voices can be heard at the annual All-Russian open vocal music competition. G. Sviridov, a great musician.
In the village of Vorobyevka, not far from Kursk, Afanasy Fet's homestead is opened, where "Fetov's readings" are held, collecting amateurs of the poet's creativity from all over the world. In the old two-story mansion of the poet there were Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Leo Tolstoy and Vladimir Soloviev.
Every year in November, the International Festival "Jazz Province" is held, whose goal is to support jazz art. This is the first mobile jazz festival in Russia.
And at the "Nightingale Trill" festival, the musicians perform their own songs.
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