Ulyanovsk has a rich history. Before the revolution, it was a large provincial city of Simbirsk. It arose on the right bank of the Volga in 1648, 200 km south of Kazan. At that time, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was building new cities to protect the eastern borders of the empire.
The place for it was chosen in the interfluve. The Sviyaga River flowed in the west, the Volga River and a steep bank protected the city from the east. The fortress was surrounded by high log walls with towers and surrounded by a deep moat.
From the history of the city
In 1670 the city was besieged by the Cossacks of Stepan Razin. But the Simbirsk Kremlin turned out to be too tough for the ataman's army: for a month they did not manage to take it. In 1773-1774. Yemelyan Pugachev was detained in Simbirsk jail.
The city was visited by many royal persons (from Catherine to Alexander III), who took part in the development of the city. So, Nicholas I founded the Karamzin Library here and erected a monument to Karamzin, arranged the main descent to the Volga.
In 1812, after receiving news of Napoleon's invasion ofIn Simbirsk, a militia was formed and more than a million rubles were raised. More than five thousand citizens took part in the battles.
The Simbirsk infantry regiment participated in the battle of Borodino, defended the Shevardinsky redoubt. Many of the soldiers and officers of the regiment fought in Europe, besieged Dresden, Magdeburg, Hamburg, destroying the French garrisons.
Trinity Cathedral
The churches of Ulyanovsk, active and destroyed, also have their own history.
In 1815, it was decided to build a temple dedicated to the victory over Napoleon in the Patriotic War. 50 thousand rubles from the nobility were donated for the construction, funds were also collected from all the estates of the city and province.
The project of the future temple was developed by the architect Mikhail Korinfsky, a student of Voronikhin. Construction began in 1927.
The building of the Cathedral was consecrated in 1841 in the name of Alexander Nevsky, later it became known as Troitsky.
The cathedral was an example of pure classicism: cruciform, with four colonnades. The dome towering over it gave the building a resemblance to the St. Petersburg Isaac. They say that in clear weather the dome of the temple was visible from the Zhiguli mountains.
Construction of new churches in Ulyanovsk
Trinity Cathedral was destroyed in 1936. Restoration work began, but ended due to lack of money. We really need a lot of funds, and there is not enough money for everything. So the question of restoring the Trinity Cathedral remains open. There are currently 16 operating companies in Ulyanovskreceipts.
Everyone thinks that churches should be built in Ulyanovsk. Now one more place has been allocated for the construction of the Church of St. George the Victorious on Gay Avenue.
The place allotted for the construction of the church building is a small square, closely adjacent to the panel five-story buildings. Everything is fenced off here, and construction work is underway.
Now in Ulyanovsk the church on Gaya has begun to operate at the address: Gaya Ave., 37a.
