Krasnodar invites you to it's pleasant atmosphere
by Pavlik_NL
Krasnodar, not famous, but pleasant. This very Russian place has also a Southern charm as kitchen and also some typical customs have been influenced by Caucasus states like Georgia and Armenia (spicy). The citycentre has still many monuments and buildings that proove of a typical local past. Even some small Kozak-houses remain in back-areas of the centre. The monument, remembering back to the horse-people that founded the city is back on it's pedestal in front of the Intourist hotel (during Sovjet regime it was removed as the Kozaks initially took side of the White Army (Revolutionary Civil War 1917-1921).
Best place to meet and greet is Krasnaja Ulitsa, the main avenue that runs from North to South and is the busy shopping street where the Krasnodar citizens like to be. Furthermore the city has a surprising amount of parks, that offer nature or entertainment for young and old. Our friends Julia and Sasha and the many walks and talks we made with them during our dates in town and in it's environment. Hope to see you again soon in Arnhem - The Netherlands!
The football team of Krasnodar: Kuban
by Pavlik_NL
One of the most significant buildings in the Southern outskirts of Krasnodar is for sure the stadion of THE Krasnodar football team "Kuban". This national famous team has more and more supporters and is in lead of the league in which it's plays (2005).
Krasnodar as education centre
by Pavlik_NL
Krasnodar has many educational institutes of which the university is the most important. Though quite different as in Western countries, students have to really study hard to get the paper and degree. Many other professional schools are around Krasnodar, such as the Sports academy and the Technical school.
Just a walk...
by Skripa
Founded in 1794 by Zaporozhe (Black Sea) Cossacks upon orders from Catherine II, it was organized as their administrative center and called Ekaterinodar (Yekaterinodar). It served as a military center protecting Russia's Caucasian frontier. After 1918 it was the capital of the Kuban-Black Sea Soviet Republic and was renamed in 1920.
The city stands on the River Kuban, 250 km/155 mi south of Rostov-on-Don, in the centre of a highly fertile agricultural region. It occupies an area 76 thousands square kilometers and borders the Rostov and Stavropol regions and Georgia and is washed by the Azov and the Black Seas. Two thirds of the region are plains. The largest of them – the Azov-Kuban lowland – is situated to the north of Kuban River and east of the Azov Sea.
Its industries include food processing, engineering and oil refining. It is also an important railway junction. There has been considerable development of financial, business, and other services since the collapse of communism in 1991. It is linked by pipeline with the Caspian oilfields.
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Enjoying som cocktails with good friends!
Main building of th technical school in Krasnodar
Corner house on Pushkin Square
Krasnodar Kray Duma (parlement)
