Places in Togliatti worth visiting.
The TatishchevMonument
Embankment, Tsentralny District, Togliatti, 445000
The Tatishchev Monument dedicated to the founder of Stavropol Vasily Tatishchev, was unveiled on September 2, 1998.
The creator of monument is People's Artist of Russia, A. Rukavishnikov (Moscow). The sculptor and architect is A. Kochekovsky.
Masonry walls with projecting polygonal towers remind by shape a fortress of Peter the Great times in miniature. In the center, there is a majestic stone statue of 7.5 m on the pedestal of 14 m. The material is limestone and bronze. It was founded in Poland and Belarus, and the most difficult elements were made in the CzechRepublic.
The Allegiance monument
Yuzhnoye Shosse, Avtozavodsky district, Togliatti, 445000
The Allegiance monument is dedicated to the dog that patiently waited at the same place on the road for many years, looking for its dead owners. In 1995, residents noticed a dog lying on the side of the road. Not far from this place there was a car wreck of two cars. Officially, inside of a car there was a dog and its owners - a young couple. The girl died straight away, and the man died in a hospital. Only the dog survived miraculously. His nickname was not known, so people called him “The faithful” (“Verny”) or “Constantine”. People built kennels for the dog, and even tried to take him home, but no attempt was successful. Dog always came back, looking forward to its owners. Rain or shine, whatever the time of year, he was always there. In 2002, the dog died. The bronze monument was unveiled on June 1, 2003, on the day of the 266 anniversary of Togliatti.
Monument to Victims of Political Repression
CityPark, Tsentralny District, Togliatti, 445000
On the pedestal of gray granite there is a sculpture in bronze, in the shape of a Sorrowful angel who holds an opened symbolical book of memory. “A time to gather stones together...” is written there. The height of the monument is 2.8 m, a width is 2 m. On the top of the monument there is a logo in the form of a burning candle entwined by broken barbed wire, against the background of a globe. The names of 171 people are on two tables of black granite under the heading “Exonerated residents of Stavropolsky District, sentenced for political reasons to death”. The list is ordered alphabetically by years of repression. There is some space left for the people whose names may become known later. The memorial complex has a shape of perfect square, its perimeter is flagged with gray granite panels, lights and benches are all around. There are three paths leading to the monument, flagged with red and white paving tile. Founded on October 30, 2005.
Memorial complex devoted to the City creators
Central Square, Tsentralny District, Togliatti, Russia, 445009
Memorial complex consists of a statue of Nikolaos the Wonderworker and belfry. The monument is located on the place, where the foundation stone for the “Glory to labor” was before. A grey boulder of granite, it was installed in November 1977. In 1990 project design competition for the memorial sign on the central square was declared. It’s supposed to reflect the contribution of KGS (Soviet Building Organization Kuibyshevgidrostroy) workers to the city development. Then there were received about 30 projects, but none of them reflected the assigned task.
Transfiguration Cathedral
Revolyutsionnaya st. 32, Avtozavodsky district, Togliatti, 445026
(8482) 32-03-08, 32-21-60
During the August coup, on town-planning meeting in Togliatti it was decided to build a temple complex, consisting of a baptismal church, clergy house, the bell tower and the Transfiguration Cathedral. Site area of the cathedral is 2800 m², its capacity is more than 3,000 people. Cathedral includes the main altar in honor of the Transfiguration of Christ, the southern and northern altars, choirs, western porch, northern and southern porches and basement. The height of the central iconostasis at the altar is15 meters. The building is very modern from the engineering point of view: the church has a public address system, ventilation, fire and security alarms and other communications, as well as outdoor lighting device.
The Holy Resurrection Monastery
Nagornaya st. 1A, Togliatti, 445003
(8482) 48-92-97
The monastery is located in a former Stavropol hospital, built in 1902. Masses are conducted every day, seven days a week. The monastery does all orthodox ceremonies, except the wedding ones. The monastery has its own shrine – it’s the icon of the Great Martyr Barbara, which at the time of Venerable Theoktista abbacy was found by fishermen in Zhigulevsk reservoir and brought to the monastery. The found icon was so dark that the images of saints were hardly recognizable. Currently icon is gradually self-renewing.
Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel of God
Yuzhnoye Shosse / Moscovsky prospekt, Togliatti, 445000
AvtoVAZ leaders and Vladimir Kadannikov personally decided to build a chapel next to the plant. It was assumed that in the chapel they would pray for the dead plant workers, and would hold service for the health of all workers. The chapel is assigned to the Pontifical town church of Samara diocese Keeper in Togliatti. The Father Superior is Dmitry Leskin, an Archpriest. Every week in the chapel the Divine Liturgy, church service and memorial service are conducted. Plant workers have the opportunity to visit the chapel and light a candle, as well as to order prayers for health or for the peace. Since the day of consecration there is the Memorial Book in the chapel, in which the names of the most prominent plant workers will be written.
The parish of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God
Proezd Vavilova 2, Togliatti 445004
(8482) 26-35-60, 22-96-24
The church of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God is the successor of the Troitsky sobor (TheTrinity Cathedral), laid in the time ofathe Stavropol-on- the Volga foundation. Today the church of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God is one of the main city parishes. There are unique holy things in the church: the locally venerated Kazan icon of the Mother of God, the wooden Icon of the Mother of God of the Burning Bush with the relics of theHoly Innocents, children ofBethlehem, the reliquary of Kiev-Pechersk saints, the wooden icon of St. Mitrophan of Voronezhwith his relics, the wooden icon of the elder Peter Chagrinsky with his relics.
Cathedral Mosque
Larina Street 24, Togliatti 445044
(8482) 22-69-74
Construction of the cathedral mosque was carried out in Togliatti only during two years and was completed in 1996. The mosque is the Islamic religious organization in Tolyatti. On High Holy Days,the cathedral mosque can accommodate up to 3,000 people. Today religious building of red brick with the green domes,framed with Arabian ornamental script from the Koran, has become a real gem of theTogliatti’s Tsentralnydistrict. Builders have given great attention to interior of the premise, a dominant central part - a huge crystal chandelier. Additional areas have allowed greater use of the mosque as the present center of the Muslim community.
Togliatti Local History Museum
Leninablvd 22, Togliatti 445023
(8482) 48-35-74
The history of the TogliattiLocalHistoryMuseum started from March 29, 1962, when the Executive Committee of the Kuibyshev regional soviet of Workers' Deputies issued an order № 142-10 "On the relocation of the local history museum from Zhigulevsk to Stavropol '. The Stavropol- Togliatti local history museum firstly occupied one room, and began his work from gathering of funds and official registration of papers. Today TLHM is a museum aspiring to work in a new professional way, being guided by its mission: " We are the main museum of Togliatti city, we keep its unique history, maintain citizens' love and proud of it, provide high quality intellectual service”. The Togliatti Local History Museum is the oldest museum of Togliatti, "The best museum of Samara region" ( professional award "The Silver Seagull", 2004), 40 exhibitions per year (the half of them is from the museum's funds), Festival "Museum's Picnic", Day of the gifts, "Days of Tatistchev", action "The night in the museum" - traditional museum shares: "Museum's newspaper" - joint work with the Volzhsky University named by Tatistchev, arranging of the archeological expeditions.
TechnicalMuseum OAO AvtoVAZ
Yuzhnoye shosse 36, Togliatti445033
(8482) 72-66-20
Already now it is possible to name the technical museumOAO AvtoVAZ as one of the Russian largest museum and park complex. There is no such variety of technical equipments and vehicles in any Russian museum: guns and rockets, planes and helicopters, tanks and armoured personnel carriers, cars and engineering cars, locomotives and armor platforms, - more than 460 exhibits have settled down on the area of38 hectares. The purpose of the museum is public awareness creation on the basis of cultural-historical values of Russia and OAO "AvtoVAZ, education of youth from a position of patriotism, historical spirituality, pride in the country’s science, engineering thinking and industry producing advanced technology;education of a healthy lifestyle through sports in technical sessions study groups, clubs; organization of leisure-time for inhabitants and visitors of Togliatti; creation of the city’s cultural environment; retention and growth of domestic engineering and military thought traditions, Russian technical achievements visualization and patriotic education of youth.
City museum complex Naslediye (Ecomuseum)
Sovetskaya st., 39, Togliatti
tel. - 48 72 85
Ecomuseum is based on the Starikovy’s house, which was transferred first from the flooded area in May 1953. It represents a new form of social and cultural inheritance, aimed to preserve the historical, urban and cultural landscape. The name “ecomuseum” itself (from the Greek Oikos - house, home, residence) means in this case the conceptual framework of the museum, an idea of man's connection with whole natural and cultural environment. More than 5000 exhibits have been carried to the museum from a "forefather" - the old Stavropol, flooded during construction of the hydro-electric power station, since 1953. The museum has an oral history club "It was in our time ...”, an ecological and local history expedition, public organization “Stavropol-on-the Volga”. The national archives, a restoration workshop are arising.
The municipal organization of culture - TogliattiArt Museum (originally Togliatti Picture Gallery)
Leninablvd 22, Togliatti 445023
tel. – 26 36 46
Sphere of work: storage, scientific processing and exposure of the main museum collections; study and classification of Togliatti artists’ works; preparation and conducting of the fine arts lectures;
works of art visual examinations;
organization and holding thematic and personal exhibitions of artists;
giving an opportunity of mobile exhibitions from museum collections to various institutions of Togliatti; organization and carrying out of annual competitions.
The TogliattiArt Museumhas 6 collections storages and 7 additional storehouses. There is a small lecture hall for conducting fine arts lectures in the museum. The art library numbers 1225 copies, a video and transparency collections- 215 copies.
Museum of Historical and cultural Heritage of Togliatti
Karla Marksa St. 27a, Togliatti
tel. – 22 99 36
The museum of historical and cultural heritage can be considered as a complex open-air museum, the main purpose of which is the protection and use of city’s historical and cultural monuments. The museum objectives are: methodical guidance of the monuments condition and renovation, the management of the sites, monitoring of monuments preservation, use and restoration, as well as monuments preservationwhile producing building, road and other activities, the organization of sites renovation, which are in charge of the museum, the formation of data bank of Togliatti monuments, publication of museum working data, researches in the form of catalogues, guides and other printed publications, as well as in the form of audio-video products; providing the public with a wide range of information services on the historical and cultural questions.