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Novokuznetsk

Made by teacher : Chigvintseva O.M., «Secondary comprehensive school №94», Novokuznetsk, 2018

Coat of arms

An old coat of arms was accepted by the decision of City Council in 1809. It is a heraldic shield divided into two equal parts. In the upper part there is a silver horse with golden eyes in the green background. The lower part is of golden color. A red-white smithy (a furnace and fire is red) with its tools is pictured on it.

Coat of arms

A new coat of arms of Novokuznetsk was accepted on the 8 th of July in 1970. The author of this variant is an architect Vipov A.B.

It is also a heraldic shield of white color that is meant to symbolize Siberian nature. On it we can see a red blast-furnace and black square which symbolize metal and coal industries of our city. The black square emits rays of lights that show the sun energy contained in coal and given to people.

In upper part there is a graphic design of the walls of ancient Kuznetsk fortress as a memory of great historic past and heritage of the region, the symbol connecting old and new generations.

Flag of Novoruznetsk

History

Novokuznetsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. It was founded approximately in 1617-1618. It is called the southern capital of Kuzbass. The city is located on the left and right banks of the river Tom. The history of our city is closely connected with the history of joining and development of Siberia by the Russian state.

Present Novokuznetsk was formed on July, 3, 1931, on the basis of the settlement of Sad-gorod (from 1929), near a metallurgical plant. In March 1932, it included the town of Kuznetsk and was renamed into Stalinsk in May 1932. In the 1930s, industrialization turned the town into an important coal-mining and industrial center.

Kuznetsky metallurgical plant began operating in 1931. Later, in 1941, two evacuated plants were also put into operation in the city: Novokuznetsky aluminum plant and Kuznetsky iron-alloys plant. Kuznetsky metallurgical plant produced military products, several tank armies were produced of steel produced in Novokuznetsk.

Our city didn’t stay aside from the tragic events of Great Patriotic War.

Almost half of all military production of the country was made from the Kuznetsk armor: they are 50.000 tanks, 45.000 aircrafts and 100 million of shells.

The price paid for the Great Victory was high. About 14,500 citizens of Novokuznetsk didn’t return from the fields of war. 55 citizens of Novokuznetsk were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in Great Patriotic War.

By 1998, the city was in decline. The crisis of 1998 led to the devaluation of the ruble and coal mining and ferrous metallurgy became profitable again. The economic growth of the 2000s caused rapid construction in the city .

The main industries of Novokuznetsk: ferrous metallurgy, coal mining, non-ferrous metallurgy, power engineering, machine-building, and metal-working. The environmental situation is unfavorable in the city. Air pollution is mainly caused by the metallurgical plants.

Despite the fact that Novokuznetsk is a relatively young city, it has 37 different objects of cultural heritage, 43 archeological monuments, 3 memorial complexes, more than 70 memorials and plaques.

Among the notable museums is Dostoevsky Memorial Literature Museum. Dostoevsky lived here in 1857.

One of the symbols of Novokuznetsk is the monument to Mayakovsky in the Mayakovsky square. Mayakovsky wrote about Novokuznetsk in his poem: «There will be a garden-city in four years here».

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There are many things to see in Novokuznetsk.

For instance, Gagarin City Park. It is a good place to spend time with a family. There are nice cafes, walking areas, exciting amusement rides for children

The most favourite place for tourists is Singing Fountain in the very center of the city. There are a lot of flowers around the fountain. In the evening there is a light show. It looks wonderful.

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Novokuznetsk theaters

• Novokuznetsk Drama Theater (Metallurgov Avenue, 28),
• Novokuznetsk Puppet Theater (Metallurgov Avenue, 31),
• Fire theater “ShinHi” (Bardina Avenue, 27),
• Musical Theater “The Seventh Morning” (Michurina Street, 4).

The streets of Novokuznetsk

Resources :

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki

http://150slov.com/temy/novokuznetsk /

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