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Dzerzhinsk
A major industrial center in Nizhny Novgorod oblast, there is a lot of Soviet architecture from the 1920s-1950s.
If you are a fan of Сonstructivism, the building of the chemical technical school (1932, architect Vladimir Galperin) will seem the most interesting.
A Constructivist student residence inside the block on Uchebnaya Lane.
If you are a fan of the Stalinist Neoclassicism, you'll appreciate The Chemists Culture Hall (1958) on the main square.
And a house with a spire at the crossroads of Mayakovsky and Chkalov streets.
There are also houses with court d'honneurs.
The old apartment buildings in the yards and on the secondary streets spontaneously acquire high fences.
Only out of respect for the fire department the locals do not close the passage to the secondary doors. But still they are nailed down.
Private property guard.
Fur watch.
Chickens and pigeons in the garages.
Other houses and details of Stalin's times.
The balconies are held up by a thick layer of paint.
Some decay.
Patriotism.
Mosaic at the Palace of Children's Art.
The electric scooter curse got here too.
In 2015, the tram system was closed in Dzerzhinsk. Eight years later, they finished removing the contact network and picking out the sleepers.
Enjoy your ugly buses now.
The city seemed very calm and relaxed. But the uprooted sergeant police shoulder straps lying next to the entrances to the apartment blocks make it clear: you need to keep your eyes peeled.
In Dzerzhinsk, you should definitely go to the pine forest on the banks of the Oka. There is a 128-meter five-section hyperboloid power transmission tower built in 1929 according to the design by famous Russian engineer Vladimir Shukhov. The road to the tower is bumpy, but the views are worth it.
The tower is hiding among the trees.
On the bank, it's a beauty. The tower is nearly identical to the Moscow radio relay tower on Shabolovka.
Oka river.
There used to be six Shukhov towers in Dzerzhinsk. But the second 128-meter pole of the power transmission line, which stood nearby, as well as four lower poles, was dismantled for metal in the early 2000s. Circular foundations remained from small supports.
They could have dismantled the remaining tower, but the authorities realized it in time, restored it and put up guards.
Dzerzhinsk has a reputation as a city with a very bad environment, but either all the enterprises have already closed, or the wind was blowing in the wrong direction. All in all, it didn't smell bad. If you stop in the forest on the way to the tower, you can take pictures of butterflies.
Getting in (as of June 2023): all express trains from Moscow stop in Dzerzhinsk. The car trip will be rather long and tiresome.
Where to stay: Chernorechye hotel.
Where to eat: The Bakinsky bulvar №1 restaurant in the same building with еру aforementioned hotel.
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