Mid – Volga recreational region. Includes Samara, Saratov, Ulyanovsk, Pensa regions, republics of Mordovia and
Tatarstan
T.T. Khristov, ©2015
Samara region
Industry
• In soviet years Tu – 134 and Tu – 154 aircrafts were produced here.
• Tolyatti – producing cars (VAZ or Zhiguli).
• Chemical industry – Ammonia production
Zhiguli hills
Protected areas
• Samarskaya luka national park, • Zhiguli reserve
Touring Samarskaya luka
Touring Samarskaya luka
Mineral water resorts• Sergiyev mineral waters
(Sernovodsk and Sergiyevsk). Sulphide dirts, strong spring-water coming out.
Sergiyev mineral waters
Samara
Samara
Samara. Chapayev memorial
Samara. Railway station
Samara, Stalin’s boot
Sizran
Sizran
Mansion
Saratov area
History• In 1762 and 1763 Catherine the Great
called Germans and others to come and settle on Volga banks. Beginning of 20-th century: 190 settlements with 407500 inhabitants.
• In Soviet years the autonomous republic was established, then abolished in 1941, 367000 Germans were resettled to the east of the country.
Natural features
• Saratov area is the only one in Russia combining three natural zones: forests, steppes and semidezerts.
• Khvalynsk national park.
Khvalynsk national park
Chapayev (Stolypin) mud-bath resort
• Mud – baths, • Sulfide – chloride – sodic waters.
Saratov
German archtecture
Former merchants district
Conservatoire
German street
• Appeared in early 19-th century. Pedestrian zone
The regional towns
• Engels • Marks
The lending of Gagarin
• Here, 27 km away from the town of Engels Gagarin landed in 1961.
Rep. Mordovia
Rep. Mordovia
Mordovia
• Сapital - Saransk• Population – 0,8 mln• Density - 31,8 people/кm²
Mordovian culture muzeum
The sculptures by Erzhya
Ethnographic museum “National mordovian village”
National holidays
Smolny national park
Mordovian sanctuary Sothern edge of coniferous forests
Hunting and fishing