YENISEYSK the Town of SPIRITUAL HERITAGE YENISEYSK IS the TOWN of SPIRITUAL HERITAGE, an OPEN AIR MUSEUM WHERE EVERYTHING IS SATURATED with CENTURIES-OLD HISTORY
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YENISEYSK THE town OF SPIRITUAL HERITAGE YENISEYSK IS THE TOWN OF SPIRITUAL HERITAGE, AN OPEN AIR MUSEUM WHERE EVERYTHING IS SATURATED WITH CENTURIES-OLD HISTORY. IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST SIBERIAN TOWNS FOUNDED BY THE COSSACKS AS A FORTRESS ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE YENISEI RIVER IN 1619. FOR A CENTURY AND A HALF THIS TOWN WAS THE MAIN PORTAL TO EASTERN SIBERIA. IN THE XIX CENTURY YENISEYSK WAS THE LARGEST TOWN OF YENISEI PROVINCE AND ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN SIBERIA. IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE TOP TEN COUNTRY TOWNS OF THE RUSSIAN STATE. IT IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY PRESERVED THE IMAGE OF THE SIBERIAN TOWN OF THE XVIII-XIX CENTURIES. 1 Yeniseysk, a town with four hundred years of history and Spassky Monastery in Yeniseysk is one of the oldest monasteries more than 100 cultural heritage sites, has been included in the Krasnoyarsk region and one of the most magnificent examples of Siberian architecture. in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Monastery Lake, which is 28 km out of the town, is infused with old Travelers, scientists, diplomats, whose way ran myths and legends. According to some of them, it has healing and through Yeniseysk, noted the magnificent therapeutic properties. MONUMENT TO THE FOUNDERS panorama of the town from the river. Norwegian OF YENISEYSK scientist Fridtjof Nansen, who visited the town Yenisei Museum of Local Lore, History and Economy named after in 1913, made a note in his travel diary: “Around A.I. Kytmanov is one of the oldest museums in Siberia. It houses noon we started to distinguish bell towers, and a unique collection of household items of the Yenisei Siberians. as we approached, the green and gold domes and white walls of the churches appeared In 1861 the Yeniseysk Shipping Company was founded when the above the river ." local merchants started a private steamship firm. The next year, a talented Yeniseysk self-taught master Khudyakov built the ship For obvious reasons, sable, also known as “Fur on which the first cargo was delivered to the lower Yenisei. king”, became the symbol of the town. At its height, up to half of all "soft gold" in the Russian The Carpenter Plane Museum is the only museum of this type Empire was procured in the Yenisei taiga, which in Russia and probably in the world. The Unique Exposition was was almost 10% of the country's budget. awarded A Golden Star by the Russian Book of Records. As well as it was also included in the Guinness Book of World Records. Farmstead. A few years ago Eugene Pavlov found three stirrups in a friend’s shed, which August Fair has been traditionally held since 1785. Merchants was the beginning of Saddlery Museum and its from all over Russia, Europe and Asia arrived here for Siberian furs. unusual collection. The current owner of the exposition not only collects horse relay parts The embankment was renovated for the celebration of the and also oers sleigh and chaise horse rides. 400th anniversary. It attracts both residents and tourists. A magnificent view opens up from a long coastline to the valley of the Yenisei River. 2 3 WHY YOU SHOULD COME? HOW TO GET THERE? 1712 The first stone See the real merchant estates of the second half of the XIX century, owned Epiphany Cathedral was erected in the by merchants Kytmanov, Dementiev, Kobychev, Balandin town. Visit the Yenisei Ukha culinary festival and taste one of the cult dishes – ukha (fish soup) cooked with Yenisei freshwater fish CAR RAILWAY SERVICE 1719 Hold the ancient household items of Yeniseysk life, carefully collected in the Take the P-409 highway – Local train Yeniseysk became «Yeniseysk tract». Distance 340 km. KRASNOYARSK – LESOSIBIRSK. the provincial capital. "Photo izba" by a resident of Yeniseysk – photographer Peter Yakovlevich Travel time ~ 4-5 hours. Travel time ~ 10 hours. Drozdov By the anniversary of the city in 2019, You can get from Lesosibirsk to 1765-67 Visit 9 unique Orthodox buildings – examples of Siberian baroque, including the Yeniseysk tract was successfully the city of Yeniseysk by shuttle bus. Merchants lived in upgraded. There are round-the-clock Travel time ~ 50 min. the town, including 143 the Spassky Monastery, the Resurrection Church and the Epiphany Cathedral roadside cafes and warm toilets along merchants in the First the route. Guild and more than Feel the special atmosphere of the ancient Siberian town and immerse 1200 merchants of yourself in the quiet and measured life without trac jams and the hectic the Second and Third pace of the modern world Guilds. Merchant guilds. This is a kind of Forbes magazine 1789 list: the richest merchants were in the First Guild, The first public school BUSES was opened, which merchants with a lower income were in the Second was the only one in Guild, artisans and small merchants were in the Regular buses leave from Krasnoyarsk the whole Yenisei Third Guild. All of them paid an annual guild fee. bus station to YENISEYSK daily. region. Initially it was based on a percentage of their Travel time ~ 6 hours. wealth and later it was a set amount. Merchants of 1840-60 the first and second guilds could own factories and The town became the plants, were exempted from corporal punishment center of the gold mining industry. and from army service. Merchants of the third guild could conduct trade, maintain taverns and inns and MOTOR SHIP engage in craft. Honorary citizenship was 1970 introduced to encourage merchants. June – October Yeniseysk is included FROM KRASNOYARSK in the list of historical TO YENISEYSK towns of Russia. Travel time ~ 17 hours. 2000 The central part of the town is included in the UNESCO Tentative World Heritage list. 2019 Yeniseysk celebrated its 400th anniversary on an international scale. 4 5 WHERE TO STAY? Yenisei River Hotel Gornitsa Yeniseysk, st. Lenin, 125 An authentic, cozy and homely place in the town center, Evseyev’s House The building of where you are lucky enough to relax on wooden the county school Epiphany Cathedral furniture created by the Yeniseysk craftsmen Hotel Yenisei Sobornaya Square Yeniseysk, st. Khudzinsky, 6 /st. Lenin, 133 BABKINA ST. A former merchant house with unique 18th century Kytmanov’s Shop BEREGOVAYA ST. architecture and an old-fashioned interior. Located in POZHARNY LANE Zamarayev’s Shop the town center, within walking distance from the BEGUICHEVA ST. landing stage and bus station House of Voevode Hotel Domino Yeniseysk, st. Petrovsky 2/1 Building of Boy’s High School This hotel represents good value for money Building of Khnyunin’s Resurrection church Hotel Ursa Constellation Dementyev’s Shop House LENINA ST. Lesosibirsk, st. Magistralnaya, 55 Kytmanov’s Kytmanov’s Manor 43 km from Yeniseysk, travel time ~ 50 min. House Balandin’s Manor Makarov’s House Modern hotel with comfortable rooms, a barbecue KIROVA ST. Fleyer’s House Zakharov’s House Iverskaya Church area and a parking lot Borodkin’s Recreation center Fish Settlement House Zakharov’s Yeniseysk district, village Ust-Tunguska, st. Beregovaya, 1 Manor BABKINA ST. Savelyev’s 74 km from Yeniseysk, travel time ~ 1 hour 12 minutes. House Savelyev’s Outhouse Manor Comfortable cottages with cozy rooms, a terrace with access to the Yenisei river bank, a Russian sauna on KIROVA ST. RABOCHEKRESTYANSKAYA ST. Gryaznov’s birch firewood. You can try grayling fishing and enjoy Outhouse Manor a meal in a restaurant that oers fish dishes based on old Siberian recipes PARTIZANSKI ST. RABOCHEKRESTYANSKAYA ST. Urushev's house GORKY ST. FEFELOVA ST. Lapshin manor 6 Уeltyshev’s house 7 WHERE TO EAT? ON THE WAY TO YENISEYSK Cafe Ostrovok serves dishes of traditional Yenisei cuisine – dumplings with venison, maral soup, stroganina (frozen fish or meat cut into thin slices), whitefish soup 191 km from Kazachinskoe village along the Yeniseysk tract IN THE TOWN Hotel Domino Cafe – a varied menu: Russian, European cuisine Yeniseysk, st. Petrovsky 2/1 Pizzeria Don Leon – Russian cuisine and pizza. Yeniseysk, st. Kirova, 81 EXPEDITIONS AND TOURS Tour operator Tour operator POLONIYA SAYAN RING Tour operator Tour operator SPUTNIK AZIMUTH 8 [email protected] en.visitsiberia.info visit_yenisei visitsiberia.info NOT FOR SALE.