We invite you to the “This is Pushkin!” tours: “Pugachev in Simbirsk: history and myths”.

When: September 18, September 19, September 20, September 21

Time: on these days there will be two excursion tours: at 12-00 and at 13-30

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We invite you to immerse yourself in the history of Simbirsk and go on a unique journey - a creative tour along the “Pugachev route”.

Do you know what was one of the reasons for Pushkin’s arrival in Simbirsk in 1833?

Simbirsk turned out to be the only large city in the Volga region that did not surrender to the leader of the peasant revolt, Pugachev. This fact struck Pushkin. The great poet came to our city to collect valuable historical materials. They formed the basis of two works by Pushkin - “History of the Pugachev Uprising” and the story “The Captain’s Daughter”.

Our route: monument to Bogdan Khitrovo - "House of Yazykovs" literary museum  - Karamzin Square - territory of the Governor's Palace, where in the 19th century Pushkin saw the walls and buildings of the Spassky Convent - Theater Square, Drama Theater - monument to Suvorov - Krasnoznamenny Lane - embankment of the Volga River.

You will learn legends about Pushkin’s stay in Simbirsk and rare facts about our city.

Participants will also receive a gift: a video recording of Tatyana Bulatova’s lecture “From Petrusha to Peter: through the pages of “The Captain’s Daughter” by A.S. Pushkin". Tatyana Bulatova is a  laureate of the International Prize named after. I.A. Goncharova and a writer.

The start of the tour: Lenin Square, Novy Venets Boulevard, monument to Bogdan Khitrovo.

Admission fee (price has changed!): 50 rubles. You may pay with Pushkin’s card.
Registration: +7 917 062 17 51 (Anna).

Tickets: https://www.afisha.ru/wl/611/api#/about/86992

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“This is Pushkin!” project is implemented with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives. The organizers of the project: Ulyanovsk UNESCO City of Literature, the Ulyanovsk Regional Art Museum and the “Center for Development and Support of Creative Projects “Simbirsk” Autonomous Non-profit Organization. Contract PFKI 23-2-017106