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Take a Picture With Comrade Stalin
hunterV Says: Young Guards memorial museum was built in 1970.Victory Banner panel is at the entrance to the second floor of the museum. The panel is also called Immortality.Young Guards Memorial museum is perhaps the only place in Luhansk region and in the FSU countries in general where...
hunterV Says: As soon as you arrive to the bus terminal, you can proceed to the city center as you come to the main street - The First Mounted Army Street - and walk past the Orders Sign and then turn left and walk past the city hotel to Young Guards Square.You will see the memorial...
hunterV Says: The city leisure center is called Young Guards Palace of Culture.It was built in 1959 and has been the cultural hub of the city and of the entire Krasnodon County.Concerts, gala meetings, shows and festivals have been held here within the fifty years of its existence.The...
hunterV Says: Krasnodon became a memorial city of the last world war.It became world famous oqing to the activities of Young Guards underground organization.The old Soviet slogan/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/Nobody is forgotten,nothing is...
hunterV Says: You can see the entrance lobby where the city dicso takes place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.It starts at 7 p.m.I find it nice to dance on what I call the eight-point star of communism.We have a similar eight-point star in Luhansk in the lobby of the present-day College...
hunterV Says: I am sure you will enjoy your visit to the Young Guards Palace of Culture, or the city conference center.Here are some more pictures I was allowed to take inside the conference/leisure center: the old Soviet murals depicting the symbols of the socialist construction.The...
Gulliver: A Snack in Lenin Square
hunterV Says: Locals like to have a snack while shopping at Gulliver supermarket.The snack kiosk is to the left of the entrance.The kiosk is like a small McDonald's of Krasnodon.... Russian pancakes with different fillings
Lukomorye ("Curved Seashore"): On the City Outskirts
hunterV Says: This restaurant belongs to the Armenian community.They have chosen a nice location on the river bank, built several tents, brought rare pheasants and built a large cage for them.Here you can enjoy the serene atmosphere, good and not-so-expensive shish kebabs. shish kebab,...
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Lots of concerts and also dances take place at this leisure center that we call Palace of Culture.
It is located next to the main square and looks very impressive.
It dates back to the fifties when the coalmining industry was in full swing...
Here are pictures of the evening city
Dress Code: casual but clean and neat
Updated Apr 4, 2011
hunterV Says: Although the city has a railway station, I always take a bus to get there from Luhansk. All the tourists coming to the city to honor the war heroes arrive to the bus terminal. The railway station remains in the use of the locals, so to say. It is in the neighboring town of...
hunterV Says: Summer disco is often held at Felix restaurant located opposite the bus terminal.The restaurant has a large terrace and a dancing floor.
hunterV Says: Young Guards memorial museum has always been destination #1 in Krasnodon.Of course many groups and individuals coming to Krasnodon for a day trip miss lots of other interesting places in the city.But time is limited and it is usually consumed with a museum excursion and...
hunterV Says: If you decide to visit the church located near the under counstruction site - St.George's Chapel in First Mounted Army Street, - be careful.The entire area is fenced, but there is a small entrance leading to the chapel. You have to pass a huge foundation area of a future...
hunterV Says: It's not a real danger, but please pay attention to the following things (like anywhere else in Ukraine though):the traffic tends to be very busy and accidents do occur like this one. No panic, the traffic police are professionals, confide in them.Litter in the city parks...
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Looking at the old coalmine waste heaps that we call TEPIKOH (Terra cone, that is, earth cone) some people might feel like mountaineering, but, alas, it is not recommended.
It is a health hazard.
You never know where the hidden pits are and who knows what awaits you at the bottom of the pit. It might take you right to the coalmine bottom that can be half a mile deep.... It's worse than quicksand...
So why take a risk?
You can merely enjoy the sight and have a picture of yourself taken at its background, but please do not try any mountaineering, OK?
The locals never walk up any coalmine waste heap.
They say there is enough danger in everyday life without it.
Unique Suggestions: Approach a waste heap somewhere on the outskirts and walk around it.
Fun Alternatives: walk up the hill at The Unsubdued memorial complex.
It is quite safe.
Enjoy the view!
Updated Apr 5, 2009
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Luggage and bags: as you wish
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: The city is located at over 200 meters above sea levels, twice higher than Luhansk, hence windy weather at times....
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: everything's available here at the market or at numerous stores and shops....
Photo Equipment: take yours
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: a flashlight and good walking shoes would be a good idea
Miscellaneous: enjoy your stay no matter how short it is!
Written Apr 5, 2009
Website: www.tut.krasnodona.net
hunterV Says: My local friend took me to Pervomayka (May Day Village) to visit the Russian Cossacks museum and to meet the Russian Don Cossacks themselves.We met Colonel Anatoly who is the head of local Don Cossacks organization called Stanitsa Sorokinskaya Company. The Russian Don...
hunterV Says: This museum occupies an old Russian Cossacks' house at 5 Leningrad Street in Pervomayka.The museum contains a lot of exhibits donated by Cossack families and found by Cossack community members.The Russian flag flies proudly at the entrance to the museum. The museum shares...
hunterV Says: A good newspaper for good people - this is the motto of the city mewspaper called Krasnodon News.I used to buy it at kiosks each time I visited this city.This weekly newspaper has been published since April 2004. It has a lot of articles and pictures about the local life and...
hunterV Says: Home city of many heroes This is how Krasnodon is often referred to, like no other town and city in Luhansk region. Eighteen natives of Krasnodon became Heroes of the Soviet Union during the Second World War and eleven residents got the title of the Hero of the Socialist...
Krasnodon means “the Beautiful Don City” in English. The Russian word "krasny", like in Red Square in Moscow (“Krasnaya Ploshchad” in Russian), can be seen in many city names, but it does not have its...
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