About
Kursk, Russia
It is miraculous and
still mysterious to many visitors. It is full of cultural and historic
treasures, beautiful and unspoiled nature, motherland to industrious,
bright and hospitable people.
Russia, a
country that spans eleven time zones and two continents, ending less
than 50 miles from North America. Russia is the largest country on
earth, with enormous tracts of land.
One of
the most notable features of present day Russia is a renewed
celebration of the wealth of its past and its potential for the future.
Throwing off the blanket of communist uniformity, Russia today is a
nation of enormous diversity and tremendous vitality. It is as if the
cultural traditions of a century ago have re-awakened with a newfound
strength - ancient cathedrals are being rebuilt and restored, colorful
markets hum with activity once again and literature and the arts are
quickly regaining the creative renown they enjoyed decades ago. A new
Russia is now in full bloom.
Moscow -
the Heart of Russia, its political, scientific, historical, and
architectural and business center, from which power and might of the
Russian state developed.
Kursk is
one of the oldest cities of European Russia not far from Moscow. It is
a large industrial, Cultural, Historical & Scientific Center with
an average temperature in summer +20 C & in winter –8 C.
The population of the city is more than 500,000.
Kursk is
connected with Moscow, St-Petersburg, Kiev, and cities of the Crimea
and the Caucasus by railroads. Highway Moscow – Simpferopol passes
through Kursk; bus routes connect all regional centers of the area.
Kursk
region abounds in generous nature and historical events. Kursk
nightingales with their unique trilling, aroma and juicy Kursk apples,
Kursk magnetic anomaly, and the great Kursk battle, which determined
the outcome of World War II are known all over the country.
There are
museums and exhibition halls, theatres and concert halls in Kursk and
towns of the area. At concerts of organ music or symphonic orchestra,
it’s a lovely ancient and beautiful region of Nightingales.
Our
steppe is especially beautiful in spring and in summer. You can see a
marvelous multicolored carpet of grass and flowers, which stretches up
to the horizon. The Central-Black-Soil-Biosphere reserve "Streletskaya
steppe " unites spices of virgin steppe flora. The scientists of the
reserve carry out researches under the program "Interkosmos". There is
a special track, which allows people to see the world of nature without
human interference.
A great
variety of flora spices make the main color aspect of the steppe change
every ten days during flowering period (from May to September). The
steppes and meadows are intermittent by woods and rivers. More than 900
rivers flow on Kursk ground, Seim being the main of them. The animal
world of partially wooded steppe is very rich. You can see elks, roe
deer, wild boars, beavers, larks and nightingales there.
Miraculous and mysterious
city of Kursk and her hospitable residents always welcome visitors with
a warm reception!
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