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hunterV Says: Alexandrovsk is a place of pilgrimage of the Orthodox Christians of Luhansk region.The towns boasts of its old Holy Ascension Cathedral dedicated in 1772.The cathedral is the main attraction of that town.It was refurbished and received new doors and windows, auxiliary...
hunterV Says: Visiting the former count’s estate, you will see the old brick fence, the pavilion and the building itself. Be careful: it used to be a TB dispensary and now the building is empty and in total disrepair!The former count's estate is preserved till now, but in a poor state. I...
Viewing the Chernobyl Catastrophe Memorial
hunterV Says: It's a new monument in Alexandrovsk.It was dedicated on April 26, 2011.The monument is located to the left of the war memorial in Glory Square.The inscription above the atom image reads,To you who protected the world and the country from the planetary catastropheThe...
hunterV Says: The building of the old town school is still in the main street, but stands empty for the school received a new building on the outskirts.The local school is called School 67 of Luhansk. In 2008 a new building of the school was completed.The school was still located in the...
hunterV Says: The bar is called Ostrovok ("Little Island").It is located in October Street.There is a tent and a tiny construction workers' car attached to it. The little "wagon" has a bar and four tables with a TV set in it - a good place to warm yourself on a cold winter day!You could...
hunterV Says: The local cafe is called Continent and is located in Victory Park.It can be seen when you approach the main square - Red Square.There is a pizzeria on the second floor.Also, you can attend a disco here.You only have to know if it is open on this or that day.
hunterV Says: You can get to Alexandrovsk by bus from downtown Luhansk (from Sovietskaya Street).Take buses 231 or 215 that will take you there from downtown in about half an hour.The buses arrive to Red Square in Alexandrovsk.
hunterV Says: Lots of Orthodox Christians attend a liturgy at this old cathedral that dates back to 1772.It is one of the very few churches in the area that survived the militant atheist campagne of the Bolsheviks in the thirties.Our local saint Elder Philip of Luhansk (1858-1956) used to...
hunterV Says: This is how the town conference center is called. It was built by the town residents in November 1945. There is an assembly hall and several hobby groups both for kids and for grownups:-> Barvinok folk dance ensemble for adults;-> a vocal group;-> a music studio...
hunterV Says: The problem is stray dogs is very big in all Ukrainian towns and cities.I only saw affable stray dogs in this town. You can see some of them here on the pictures and judge how aggressive they are.If you do not touch them, I'm sure they will leave you alone.Have no fear and...
hunterV Says: Since there was a tuberculosis dispensary in the former count’s estate downtown, you could meet its patients almost anywhere in the town, which could be a great risk, too, for some of them have an open form of TB… It was hard to differentiate who was who when you met people...
hunterV Says: Visiting the cathedral and attending a liturgy there.Holy Ascension Cathedral was the only functioning cathedral in the thirties and forties of the last century when all Orthodox churches were annihilated by the authorities during the notorious atheist campaign held by the...
hunterV Says: During my town tour I also called on the town council and offered them my assistance in making a web site of their town where they would describe their outstanding architectural monuments – - the former count’s estate;- the steward’s house;- Holy Ascension Cathedral;- war...
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Since there was a tuberculosis dispensary in the former count’s estate downtown, you could meet its patients almost anywhere in the town, which could be a great...
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Alexandertown in Luhansk Region
The name of the town would sound like "Alexandertown" in English. This is the picture of the war memorial located in Red Square - the town’s central square. The buses from Luhansk arrive to this...
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