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Cities are renamed very often. History knows a lot of examples when one city changed its name several times during the period of its existence. In such a situation, confusion can occur, so it is not at all surprising that many are wondering what Voroshilovgrad is called now. In order to answer this question, it is necessary to delve a little deeper into the past. The history of this city has quite a large number of different glorious names and pages that the townspeople are proud of, but what it is most famous for is the number of name changes. He was even called a champion at it.
By decree of Catherine II
Back in 1795, Catherine II signed a decree on the construction of the Lugansk iron foundry on the Lugan River, near the village of Kamenny Brod. It, in fact, became a city-forming enterprise. In order to provide the plant with the necessary supplies, several hundred families were brought there, mainly from the Kherson, Olonets and Lipetsk factories.
In fact, the Lugansk plant became the first such large metallurgical enterprise in the southern part of Russia. He supplied the Black Sea Fleet with shells and cannons, and the entire country with cast iron. Thanks to this enterprise, the Battle of Borodino became what we know it to be. Also, guns from the Lugansk plant took part in the Crimean War.
Contribution of Alexander III
Continuing to search for the answer to the question of what Voroshilovgrad is called now, we are getting closer to the essence. Emperor Alexander III on September 3, 1882 raised the village together with the Lugansk plant “to the level of a county town under the name of Lugansk.” It was from this moment that the settlement that grew up around this plant can officially be considered a city.
In the same year, the City Duma was assembled, which, naturally, was located in one of the best buildings on Kazanskaya Street. In 1903, the city's coat of arms was approved.
From this time on, Lugansk acquired industry and grew right before our eyes. And by 1905, more than 39 industrial enterprises could be counted, not counting small (or even handicraft) industries.
Active development of the city
Even though the development of the city was not supported by any officially approved plan, a colossal sum of 20 million rubles at that time was allocated for these purposes. The first street was English, as specialists from England lived there and were invited to work at the foundry. The well-known doctor at that time, I.M., was also invited. Dal, who later became the father of the world-famous ethnographer Vladimir Ivanovich Dal, who later compiled the “Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language.” By the way, he even took the self-explanatory pseudonym Kazak Lugansky.
Voroshilovgrad (as it is called now, everyone understands) had at that time more than 10 religious buildings. Unfortunately, only a few have survived to this day due to the destruction of the 30s. XX century.
Voroshilovgrad: meaning of the word, definition of the word
Of course, one can argue for a very long time on the issue of renaming cities and what Voroshilovgrad is now called, because every time you read historical or fiction literature, you come across different names for the same city, so confusion may arise.
So, on November 5, 1935, by the Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR, the city of Lugansk became officially known as Voroshilovgrad.
Of course, this event was preceded by the September awarding of the title of Marshal of the Soviet Union to five commanders, among whom was Voroshilov. Despite the fact that this decision was made not at the local level, but in Moscow, residents of the former Lugansk accepted it with enthusiasm. Quite large-scale campaigns for this purpose were immediately launched, for example, the “Voroshilov Campaign” subbotnik, which was accompanied by the slogan “Wash off the accumulated dirt over the centuries from the face of the city.”
Moreover, Voroshilov himself put a lot of effort into developing this city. Construction of new schools, opening of two tram routes, asphalt streets, creation of a cultural park, landscaping and much more. By the way, it was thanks to him that in 1938 the region began to be called Voroshilovgrad,
There is also evidence that Voroshilov did not leave this city in subsequent years. Thus, a military school for pilots, a youth theater, a palace of culture, an opera and ballet theater, clubs, Russian regional cinemas, a regional puppet theater, a children's regional library and much more were created.
Lugansk again
Despite the fact that Lugansk was previously called Voroshilovgrad, already in 1957 the question of renaming it was raised. This is due to the fact that a Decree was issued which prohibited naming cities after living people, despite their achievements.
So, the very next year, in 1958 (March 5), Voroshilovgrad became Lugansk again. Moreover, many witnesses to those events unanimously said that they did not fully understand why it was necessary to urgently rename not only the city, but also all the streets overnight and even dismantle the monuments. So, in the morning people walked to work along Voroshilovskaya Street, and in the evening they returned along Oktyabrskaya Street.
Many say that they remember very well that night when the monument was dismantled under the light of searchlights, and many could not sleep at all not from the noise of the operating equipment, but because of some kind of anxiety in their souls. Monuments are erected to people for a reason, but for outstanding services, and therefore their dismantling is a kind of blasphemy. But it is worth saying that the decree was initiated by Voroshilov himself.
Voroshilovgrad again
In order to be aware of the name of the city of Voroshilovgrad at a particular time, it is necessary to monitor the political mood in the country and various events. So, for example, on December 3, 1969, Kliment Efremovich Voroshilov died. The very next month, in order to perpetuate his memory, it was decided to rename the city of Lugansk again.
It is worth noting that by that time the memory of the townspeople had not yet cooled; they again accepted this idea with all cordiality.
Last renaming
Here we come to what the city of Voroshilovgrad is now called. On May 4, 1990, the settlement was returned to its original name, it again became Lugansk.
The history of this city is striking not only in the large number of different renames, but also in the fact that it has always been considered the heart of the entire USSR thanks to hardworking people who know how to work and know how to do it.
Now everyone knows what Voroshilovgrad is now called, and even despite the fact that all its renamings are far in the past, residents have not forgotten about the history of their city, and even now, every now and then, initiatives arise to return the historical name to the city.
Modern Lugansk
In fact, any renaming of the city should have some territorial, cacophony-related, political, etc. reasons behind it. But be that as it may, they must be quite strong and justified, not only because this entails some definitely large costs, but also because renaming is immediately followed by changes in history, both in the memory of the inhabitants and in their fate.
If you turn your attention to the existing list of all cities that have been renamed, then most of them are in the camps. This was due to the fact that the cities were first given the names of politicians, after which their original names were returned, and so on in a circle. Despite this, Voroshilovgrad (as it is called now, we found out) was and remains a city of eternal labor glory. This is a city of strong men and beautiful women, which will remain so, no matter what name it has.
Unfortunately, modern Lugansk is in a state of ruin, in conditions of war. Perhaps the next change of political regime will also entail a change in the name of the city, which will turn a new page in its history.
Jurchen Empire
People have settled in these places since Paleolithic times. Paleolithic settlements dating back to 40-10 millennia BC. e., were located directly within the boundaries of Ussuriysk - on Strelkova and Ilyushkina hills. Settlements of the Neolithic era (7-5 millennium BC) and the Bronze Age (5-4 millennium BC) have not been found within the city limits, but there are many of them in the vicinity of Ussuriysk. In the 7th-10th centuries (Bohai time), several villages existed in these places.
The first dwellings grew on the banks of the Razdolnaya River. Years and centuries passed. By the 12th century, the golden Jurchen empire was born. The famous capital of the governor of the eastern provinces, the provincial city of Suiping (Suiping), was rebuilt here. The gates of the city fortress stood for about a thousand years and to this day preserve the history of the great Jurchen empire.
Suiping was a big city. To this day, the ruins of two Kremlins of the ancient city have been preserved in Ussuriysk, which are considered by researchers as the Western Ussuriysk and South Ussuriysk settlements. The area of both settlements exceeds 100 hectares. In 1124, Wanyan Esikui, an associate of Aguda (the founder of the Jin Empire), moved here. On the Krasnoyarovskaya hill there was a mountain fortress of Suipinya with an area of 37 hectares. It was this fortress that the governor of the eastern provinces of Puxian Wannu, who in 1215 separated from the empire and proclaimed the Jurchen state of Eastern Xia, expanded it to 180 hectares, making it his Upper Capital and calling it Kaiyuan. In 1233, Kaiyuan and Suiping were captured by the Mongols. Little is known about subsequent times.
Nikolsk-Ussuriysky
The history of Ussuriysk began on June 2, 1866, when peasant migrants from the Astrakhan and Voronezh provinces founded the new village of Nikolskoye, naming it in honor of the revered Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. And 32 years later, in 1898, thanks to the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the village received city status.
Nikolsk-Ussuriysk developed at a rapid pace, at that time the first large enterprises were born, trade was booming. New shops opened, the buildings of some of them have survived to this day. In the so-called “old center”, shopping arcades and individual trading houses have almost completely preserved their appearance - Churina, Johann Langelite, the mansion of the Pyankov merchant brothers. A special place was occupied by the trading house of German entrepreneurs Kunst and Albers. Built in the North German and Dutch Brick Gothic style, it still attracts attention today with its architectural forms. Almost everything was sold there: food, industrial goods, clothing, etc. Along the façade of the building there were decks on which agricultural implements were displayed for sale. However, despite European production, the goods were of rather low quality.
Among the buildings of this era, the history of the city drama theater, whose building originally housed a people's house, is interesting. This building was built with funds from the Far Eastern entrepreneur Innokenty Pavlinovich Pyankov, who donated 100 thousand rubles to the city for construction. The building was built in a short time - from 1907 to 1909; it was erected by Chinese builders, and the interior decoration was carried out by the Japanese. The first tour here was the performances of the outstanding Russian actress Vera Fedorovna Komissarzhevskaya, which took place with triumph in October 1909.
After the revolution and the First World War, the city began to be rebuilt with renewed vigor. From 1935 to 1957 the city was named Voroshilov - in honor of the Soviet military leader.
During the war years
The tragic news of the attack by Nazi Germany came to Voroshilov on the evening of June 22, 1941. Graduation ceremonies were held in high schools the day before. And in the morning, young Ussuri residents came to the doors of the city commissariat. During the war years, 24,514 people, every sixth resident, went to the front from the city of Voroshilov and its districts. More than 5 thousand people did not return from the war. Far Eastern fighters on all fronts gained fame as seasoned and brave warriors, and some were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
All institutions operated in the city of Voroshilov, and new enterprises were created, despite wartime. In 1943, car assembly workshops were created in which railway platforms received from the USA under Lend-Lease were assembled. Workers at the auto repair plant, which was put into operation in 1943, repaired tractors for the needs of the front. Labor productivity was increased here by 20%, and production costs were reduced by 5%.
At the repair base (repair plant No. 25), tanks were repaired and vehicles were assembled, which were converted into BM-13 (Katyusha) combat vehicles. A separate tank repair plant was also opened in the city, where the repair of T-34 tanks was established.
On the basis of the canteens, catering workers created subsidiary livestock farms. Collective farmers sent meat products, grain, vegetables and other agricultural products to the front. In 1944, the Ussuri region handed over to the state 77,493 kg of meat, 168,648 liters of milk, 2,108 kg of feta cheese, 54,432 eggs, 534 kg of wool. Compared to pre-war indicators, milk was delivered by 300%, meat - by 400%. The townspeople provided assistance to collective and state farms, machine and tractor stations in repairing equipment, weeding vegetables, and harvesting crops.
Residents of the city actively participated in the nationwide movement to collect funds allocated to the Defense Fund. In 1941, in the Ussuri region, people massively participated in raising funds for the construction of tank columns “Young Pioneer” and “Primorsky Komsomolets”; in 1942-1943. - for the construction of the “Soviet Primorye” squadron.
At the end of the war, when Soviet troops began the war with Japan, Ussuri residents worked especially hard: they built defensive fortifications around the city and served in air defense units. A separate air defense regiment was formed from female residents of the city, volunteers.
Development of Ussuriysk in the post-war period
In the first post-war decade, like the whole country, the city eliminated the consequences of the war. August 1954 is a special page in history; this year Voroshilov was recognized as the winner in the all-Russian socialist competition for improvement. And three years later, after coming to power, on November 29, 1957, the city was renamed Ussuriysk.
During the Soviet period, Ussuriysk grew and was built up, although mostly with the same type of five-story buildings, the so-called “Khrushchev buildings”. In the 1970s The city's population grew and for another 10 years it ranked second in this indicator.
Industry developed at an accelerated pace; 24 large industrial enterprises operated in the city - plants, factories, and combines. In 1935, the only sugar factory in the east was built. Its position as a railway junction on the Trans-Siberian led to the appearance of a locomotive repair plant and a refrigerated car depot in the city.
Ussuri Oil and Fat Plant since the 1920s. was one of the first-born of the food industry of the Far East. In 1951, a margarine plant with a mayonnaise workshop, equipped with modern technology at that time, began operation. Here they produced 3 thousand tons of margarine products and 100 tons of mayonnaise per year. At the end of the 1970s. The plant produced about 60 types of products, including Provencal, which is still popular today. Some types of products were exported to European and Asian countries. Today MZHK "Primorskaya Soya" is one of the largest enterprises not only in Ussuriysk, but also in the Primorsky Territory. More than 500 people work here. Reconstruction and modernization of production made it possible to improve the quality of products. In 2010, which can rightfully be considered the year of the plant’s rebirth, a new mayonnaise line was launched.
Another large enterprise, created back in the 30s, continues to operate to this day. XX century - locomotive repair plant. Already in 1932 there were 10 workshops here. In the first years of the war, production leaders fulfilled 2-3 norms - for themselves and for their comrades who went to war. At that time, the Ussuri locomotive repair workshops were the only operating center for the entire USSR railway. Hard times have passed, and today the Ussuriysk LRP is a successful enterprise, repairing diesel locomotives for almost all Russian railways.
Located 111 km from the regional capital, Ussuriysk today is the third most populous city in Primorye, it has more than 400 streets and squares, and around 37 settlements, which together make up the Ussuriysk urban district. It is approximately 60 km from the city to the Pacific Ocean, and the same distance to the border with China.
Ussuriysk is a multi-confessional and multinational city. Representatives of various diasporas have long lived in the Primorsky Territory: Koreans and Tatar-Bashkirs, Belarusians and Armenians. 12 national public organizations sacredly preserve the traditions of their peoples. One of the largest national-cultural autonomies of Primorye is Korean, numbering about 40 thousand people in the region. More than 13 thousand Koreans live in the Ussuri urban district alone, and almost everyone considers it their duty to protect and preserve their native culture. The Tatar-Bashkir diaspora is also numerous. The national holiday Sabantuy, which marks the end of spring field work, has been celebrated in Ussuriysk on a grand scale for 20 years.
Slavic traditions are not forgotten either. The chance to tell fortunes for your betrothed, jump over a fire and swim in the river, driving away all illnesses, falls on the holiday of Ivan Kupala, which originated in pagan times. A noisy procession, holding lit torches in their hands, heads to a picturesque clearing by the river to light a huge bonfire and dance around it. As the fire gets smaller, boys and girls jump over it in pairs, holding hands.
The Ussuri people remain faithful not only to ritual traditions. From its very foundation, the city was filled with believing Orthodox Christians who revere the law of God. The city churches of Ussuriysk still happily receive parishioners today. Each church here has its own unique path, its own relics, its own shrines.
The Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary has the oldest history. This is a unique monument of Orthodox architecture of the late 19th century. Such church stone buildings have not been preserved anywhere else in Primorye; all were destroyed in the 1930s. Among the shrines, the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is kept here; it was given as a gift by the future Emperor of Russia during a trip to the Far East. A special pride of the temple is the recently created church choir. Under the leadership of Abbot Feofan, he quickly became famous not only in Ussuriysk, but also beyond its borders. The history of St. Nicholas Church dates back to the pre-revolutionary era; it was built at the end of the 19th century on the site of the current headquarters of the 5th Army. For a long time the cathedral was the architectural dominant of the city. In the 1930s the temple was barbarically destroyed. There are rumors among parishioners to this day that when the St. Nicholas Cathedral was being blown up, the ground suddenly parted and several workers fell down with terrible screams. And in 2009, the St. Nicholas Church, built in a new location, opened its doors to parishioners.
The city museum preserves the milestones of history, itself being one of such milestones. It was here that the first parochial school was located at the end of the 19th century. In January 1901, the school was consecrated and began to be called Cathedral. New subjects appeared: history, geography and literature. A year later, the city's first pedagogical courses opened here. Today the museum has a nature hall - an illustration of the animal world of Primorye, as well as a contemporary art hall, the collection of which is replenished by foreign visitors. In total, the museum's collections contain about 7 thousand exhibits. The museum collection also contains exhibits from the Jurchen era - household items and elements of military equipment.
But the most significant (literally) monument of those times is not in the museum - it is a stone turtle, which the townspeople have long been accustomed to seeing in the open air. Such monuments were installed on the graves of noble Jurchens, personifying longevity. The turtle was moved from place to place several times, but the 6-ton, 900-year-old reptile took root only in the city park.
Green Island Park is only 40 years younger than Ussuriysk. In 2011, the park turned 105 years old. During the Civil War, when there were fierce battles with the interventionists in the Khenina Sopka area, Red Army soldiers held training exercises in the park. In 1963, the Ussuri Park “Green Island” was awarded the title of the best cultural and recreation park of the RSFSR and was even awarded a prize of 10 thousand rubles. Almost at all times it was a favorite place for mass celebrations.
The Ussuri urban district is proud of the modern sports facilities that have grown on its territory in recent years. This is a large city stadium, the Chaika swimming pool and the Ice Arena complex. The city can rightfully be proud of its youth; young Ussuri residents actively participate in public life, sports, and creativity not only in Russia, but also abroad.
Ussuriysk carefully preserves its past and looks to the future with optimism, because a city with such a history cannot but have its happy continuation.
Ussuriysk: photo from space (Google Maps)
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| Ussuriysk Nearest cities. Distances in km. on the map (in brackets along roads) + direction. By hyperlink in the column distance you can get the route (information kindly provided by the AutoTransInfo website) |
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| 1 | Vozdvizhenka | 10 () | WITH |
| 2 | Mikhailovka | 15 (12) | WITH |
| 3 | Razdolnoe | 29 (40) | YU |
| 4 | Novoshakhtinsky | 30 () | NE |
| 5 | Pokrovka | 30 (35) | NW |
| 6 | Galyonki | 31 () | NW |
| 7 | Yaroslavsky | 46 (124) | NE |
| 8 | Volno-Nadezhdinskoe | 47 (83) | YU |
| 9 | New | 48 () | YU |
| 10 | Lipovtsy | 48 (53) | WITH |
| 11 | Tavrichanka | 53 () | YU |
| 12 | 53 (86) | YU | |
| 13 | Labor | 56 (84) | YU |
| 14 | Sibirtsevo | 59 (65) | NE |
| 15 | Shkotovo | 61 (112) | SE |
| 16 | Sergeevka | 63 () | WITH |
| 17 | Smolyaninovo | 70 (121) | SE |
| 18 | Khorol | 71 (89) | WITH |
| 19 | 76 (104) | YU | |
| 20 | Chernigovka | 77 (86) | NE |
| 21 | Border | 82 (101) | NW |
| 22 | 82 (152) | SE | |
| 23 | Russian | 88 () | YU |
| 24 | Anuchino | 89 (117) | IN |
| 25 | 99 (167) | YU | |
| 26 | Stone-Fisherman | 103 (124) | WITH |
| 27 | Danube | 107 () | YU |
| 28 | 112 (124) | NE | |
| 29 | 112 (158) | IN | |
| 30 | Slav | 113 () | SW |
a brief description of
Located in the southeastern part of the Razdolno-Khankay lowland, at the confluence of the Razdolnaya, Rakovka, Komarovka rivers, 112 km north of Vladivostok. Railway station.
50 km southeast of Ussuriysk is the Ussuriysk Nature Reserve (founded in 1932), where a museum of the Ussuriysk taiga has been created. Near the reserve there is an astronomical station (the easternmost in Russia).
Territory (sq. km): 3626
Information about the city of Ussuriysk on the Russian Wikipedia site
Historical sketch
Founded in 1866 as the village of Nikolskoye by settlers from the Astrakhan and Voronezh provinces. Named after the church consecrated in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. In 1868 it was burned by the Honghuzes, then restored. The village was a district village of the South Ussuri district of the Primorsky region. In the materials of the population census of 1897 it is mentioned as Nikolsk-Ussuriisky.
In 1898, when the village of Nikolskoye merged with the village of Ketritsevo (it arose as a station village), the city of Nikolsk was formed. In 1926 it was renamed Nikolsk-Ussuriysky. The definition of Ussuri is given to distinguish it from the city of Nikolsk in the Vologda region. This definition is only indirectly related to the name of the river. Ussuri (the right tributary of the Amur), since the city is located about 150 km from it. The immediate reason for its appearance was the unofficial name of the area gravitating towards this river, the Ussuri region.
In 1935-57. was called Voroshilov (in the 1937 census data - Voroshilovsk) after the name of the Soviet party and military leader K.E. Voroshilov (1881-1969). In 1957, Ussuriysk was named.
Municipal indicators
| Index | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 |
| Demography | ||||
| Number of births, per 1000 population | 8.1 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 11 |
| Number of deaths, per 1000 population | 13.8 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 |
| Natural increase (decrease), per 1000 population | -5.7 | -5.5 | -5.9 | -6.5 |
| Standard of living of the population and social sphere | ||||
| Average monthly nominal accrued wages, rub. | 1545.5 | 2825.3 | 5614.7 | 8571.7 |
| Average housing area per inhabitant (at the end of the year), sq.m. | 17.4 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.8 |
| Number of preschool institutions, pcs. | 43 | 38 | 32 | 31 |
| Number of children in preschool institutions, thousand people | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| Enrollment of children in preschool educational institutions (at the end of the year), as a percentage of the number of children of the corresponding age, % | 55.6 | 53 | ||
| Number of daytime educational institutions (at the beginning of the school year), pcs. | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
| Number of students in daytime educational institutions, thousand people | 20.4 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 15.9 |
| Number of doctors, people. | 732 | 677 | 668 | 702 |
| Number of nursing staff, people. | 1742 | 1677 | 1675 | 1757 |
| Number of hospital institutions, pcs. | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Number of hospital beds, thousand units | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Number of medical outpatient clinics, pcs. | 23 | 27 | 27 | 38 |
| Capacity of medical outpatient clinics, visits per shift, thousand units. | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Number of registered crimes, pcs. | 5101 | 4969 | 4895 | 6178 |
| Persons who committed crimes were identified, persons. | 2338 | 2303 | 1728 | 1795 |
| Economy, industry | ||||
| Number of enterprises and organizations (at the end of the year), pcs. | 1815 | 1972 | 2549 | 2925 |
| Number of operating enterprises by type of activity: mining (at the end of the year), pcs. | 3 | |||
| Number of operating enterprises by type of activity: manufacturing (at the end of the year), pcs. | 92 | |||
| Number of operating enterprises by type of activity production and distribution of electricity, gas and water (at the end of the year), pcs. | 26 | |||
| Volume of shipped goods of own production by type of mining (in actual prices), million rubles. | 4.1 | |||
| Volume of shipped goods of own production by type of manufacturing (in actual prices), million rubles. | 4189.1 | |||
| Volume of shipped goods of own production by type of production and distribution of electricity, gas and water (in actual current prices), million rubles. | 1023.1 | |||
| Construction | ||||
| Volume of work performed by type of activity "Construction" (until 2004 - volume of work performed under construction contracts), million rubles. | 341.3 | 556.8 | 1226.8 | 1982.8 |
| Commissioning of residential buildings, thousand sq.m. of total area | 31.9 | 13.3 | 6.9 | 28.6 |
| Commissioning of residential buildings, apartments | 442 | 186 | 89 | 411 |
| Commissioning of preschool institutions, places | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commissioning of educational institutions, places | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commissioning of hospital facilities, beds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commissioning of outpatient clinics, visits per shift | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transport | ||||
| Number of bus routes (in intracity traffic), pcs. | 23 | 18 | 26 | 16 |
| Number of tram routes, pcs. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Number of trolleybus routes, pcs. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Number of passengers transported by buses per year (in intracity traffic), million people. | 26.7 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 7.4 |
| Number of passengers transported by trams per year, million people. | 0 | |||
| Number of passengers transported by trolleybuses per year, million people. | 0 | |||
| Connection | ||||
| Number of residential telephone sets of the city public telephone network, thousand units. | 28.5 | 28.3 | 31.7 | 37 |
| Number of payphones of the city telephone network (including universal ones), pcs. | 291 | 300 | ||
| Trade and services to the population | ||||
| Retail trade turnover (in actual prices), million rubles. | 1809.5 | 2746.1 | 4203.8 | 8206.4 |
| Retail trade turnover (in actual prices), per capita, rub. | 11460 | 17502 | 26708 | 52811 |
| Index of physical volume of retail trade turnover, % compared to the previous year | 116 | 141 | ||
| Public catering turnover (in actual prices), million rubles. | 61.7 | 91.6 | 154.4 | 373 |
| Index of physical volume of public catering turnover, % compared to the previous year | 132 | 138.8 | ||
| Number of stores, pavilions (at the end of the year), pcs. | 89 | 93 | ||
| Sales area of shops, pavilions (at the end of the year), sq.m. | 8081 | 11589.1 | ||
| Volume of paid services to the population (in actual prices), million rubles. | 596.1 | 1090.5 | 1587.7 | 2857.1 |
| Volume of paid services to the population (in actual prices), per capita, rub. | 3775.2 | 6950 | 10088 | 18386.4 |
| Volume of household services to the population (in actual prices), million rubles. | 103.4 | 175.2 | 207 | 257.7 |
| Volume of household services to the population (in actual prices), per capita, rub. | 654.6 | 1116.6 | 1315 | 1658.4 |
| Investments | ||||
| Investments in fixed assets (in actual prices), million rubles. | 246.7 | 292.2 | 583.4 | 1207.5 |
| Share of investments in fixed assets financed from budgetary funds in the total volume of investments, % | 17.1 | 13.7 | 20 | 31.4 |
Data sources:
- Regions of Russia. Main characteristics of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation: statistical collection. Goskomstat of Russia. - M:, 2003.
- Regions of Russia. Volume 1. Statistical collection. Goskomstat of Russia. - M:, 2001. p. 565
- Regions of Russia. Basic socio-economic indicators of cities. Statistical collection. Rosstat. - M:, 2005. p. 349
- Regions of Russia. Basic socio-economic indicators of cities. 2006. Statistical collection. Rosstat. - M:, 2006. p. 345
Culture, science, education
Institutes: agricultural, pedagogical.
2 drama theatres.
Branch of the Primorsky State Museum.
Architecture, sights
Ussuriysk is located on a plain and has a regular layout with straight, green streets. On the banks of the Razdolnaya River there is the Green Island park.
A medieval monument - a stone sculpture of a turtle, personifying longevity (installed on the graves of members of the imperial family of the Jurgen state, 12th century).
Money and prices in Latvia Latvian money
Cuisine of the United Arab Emirates
Independent travel through Scandinavia