Zelenogorsk Travel Guide

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The former Firefighter"s park or the Public Park, known these days as the Zelenogorsk park for recreation and culture. In the so-called Russian Dacha period, the park was known as the center of any kinds of social life of the St. Petersburg dacha public. The Park touches the very seashore, where you can get walking down a straight and wide path. The seashore was occupied by the Kurghaus (casino), water medical facility, concert hall and a restaurant with a hall, which was many dozens meters long. All these wooden summer buildings were disassembled and totally sold out immediately after the Civil War.

The park used to have playgrounds for lawn-tennis and a stadium. For the sake of various public celebrations, the stadium used to be equipped with a stage.

The Public Park was used for celebrations not only by Russian dacha people, but also by the local Finlanders. For instance, in 1910, it accommodated the grandious patriotic song festival. This celebration, organized by the local nobility, "Young Finlanders", lead by Mikko Uotinen, has pushed the national orientation of the local population. The local choir amateurs, choirs of estonians and germany, presentations of the most known finnish poets and arts people, and in the end of all - the patriotic choral "God, bless the people of Finland". The hearts of thousands of participants, guests and spectators were unified in a single patriotic feeling. The celebration has frightened the Russian administration. When the fact was clear, that it was going to attract thosands of civilians, the military forces of the nearest fort Ino, was brought into the number 1 readiness; the St. Petersburg administration was standing by for the mass rebelion. There were speculations, that the Finlanders were singing and hiding their weapons at the same time. Of cource, no rebellion happened then. Finlanders, in accordance with their mentality, preferred all the legal ways of resistance.

The towns Lenin statue is situated at the bottom end of Prospect Lenina.
On top of the hill above the park, there is a glorious, building of the 445th school, constructed in the so-called Stalin manner. A wide stone stairway leads to the front door. The stairway ends with a view spot, from where you can enjoy the view of the park and the Gulf of Finland. All this ansamble - the park, monument and school definitely represents an architecture dominant of the former Soviet Zelenogorsk.

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The temple was constructed in 1913, by the project of architect N.N. Nikonov.
Today this orthodox has been restored to its former glory and really is something to be seen.

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The church was constructed in 1909, in accordance with the project of architect Joseph Stenbäck, in «national romantism» style. Currently the building is donated to the believers and being reconstructed to it's initial look.

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There is a beautiful Orthodox Church built at the beginning of the 20th century. It is called the "Church of the Ikon of the Virgin of Kazan" and is located in the city center, near the park and the beach. It is frequently visited by tourists and also has all the traditional Russian orthodox services and mass. I highly recommend visiting this exquisitely beautiful church.

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Zelenogorsk has a huge, beautiful beach called Zolotoj Pl'azh, or Golden Beach. The water in the Gulf of Finland is quite warm in the summer and the gulf bottom is pure wavy sand, no rocks. Though sometimes there are problems with pollution, I recommend this area for swimming as well as nearby "wild" beaches for long walks...

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In December 1998 Terijoki Church celebrated its 90th birthday and was in its original use again. Ever since the Winter War (1939-1940) it was used as a cinema.