Novorossiysk is a Black Sea port on the shores of the long and deep Tsemess Bay. Travelers who have visited the city recommend starting their acquaintance with it by visiting the museums of Novorossiysk.
Historical background
The Greeks who settled here at the beginning of our era were replaced by nomads, then by the Ottoman Turks. In the middle of the 19th century, after Russian troops liberated the Black Sea region from Ottoman rule, the military settlement was given the status of a city.
Due to its advantageous strategic position, Novorossiysk found itself at the center of the main military events of the 20th century. During the Civil War, it became the stronghold of Denikin's army. Soviet power in this region was finally established in 1920, after the victory of the Red Army over the remnants of the White movement.
The most important page in the history of the city - the war against the Nazi invaders. Here the Nazis were put a barrier on the way to the Caucasus. Reviews of tourists note that all the main milestones in the history of the city are represented in their expositions by the museums of Novorossiysk.
Historical and Natural Museum Complex
To the largest cultural center of the Kuban, the state museum-reserve inNovorossiysk is 100 years old. Its expositions and exhibitions comprehensively cover the history of the region and its natural features. The museum-reserve complex includes the Museum of the Eighteenth Army, dedicated to the military events of the 20th century, the Death Valley monument, the home of the classic of Russian literature, Nikolai Ostrovsky, where his literary career began.
By the 80s of the 20th century, the museums of Novorossiysk were replenished with the only Museum of the cement industry in the world. The exposition is dedicated to the history of Russian cement. In the reviews of tourists, this circumstance is explained by the fact that the area is rich in deposits of marl - the main mineral raw material for the production of cement. At the end of the 19th century, this circumstance gave impetus to the rapid industrial development of the city.
Little Earth
In honor of the heroic battles of 1943, a monumental museum complex was erected on the bridgehead of Malaya Zemlya. Malaya Zemlya (Novorossiysk) - is the name of the foothold that largely determined the course of the war. Often, tourists' reviews tell about the events of those days and their display in the exposition.
In the early autumn of 1942, the city took on a powerful blow from the enemy, was completely destroyed, but held back the massive German offensive in the Caucasus. In early February of the following year, troops landed on Malaya Zemlya. The group was commanded by Major Kunikov Ts. L. Fierce battles for the liberation of the city stopped only in mid-September. The sculpture "Heart" and 30 bas-relief portraits of the Heroes of the Soviet Union areat the Museum of Military Glory inside the monumental complex. The memorial is complemented by an exposition of military equipment.
Cruiser Museum
In 1952, the ship "Mikhail Kutuzov" was launched at the shipyard of the city of Nikolaev. The technical and military equipment of the vessel was the most advanced for that time. It was intended for combat operations in the coastal zone and on the high seas.
Now the place of permanent deployment of the military cruiser "Mikhail Kutuzov" is Novorossiysk. The warship museum, according to tourist reviews, acquaints visitors with an example of world shipbuilding and the history of the navy.
Memorials and monuments
Judging by the reviews of tourists, the development of the city is told not only by historical expositions, but also by numerous memorial sculptural groups. The obelisks on the Heroes' Square in the city center were erected in honor of the Red Army soldiers who fell in battles with the White Guards and the Nazis. The memory of the equipment that participated in the hostilities is also preserved. The skeleton of a railway car (the "Line of Defense" monument) was erected on the pedestals, a torpedo boat - in honor of the torpedomen of the Great Patriotic War.
Reading the reviews of tourists, you come to the conclusion that the museums of Novorossiysk, memorials and monuments are vivid evidence of the grateful memory of descendants of those who gave their lives for this long-suffering and heroic land.
