Lenin Gardens (Bashkir: Ленин баҡсаһы, Lenin baqsahy) was one of the first urban public parks in Ufa, Russia.[1] The park is located in the city center, near the Belaya river and facing Governor's House, currently the home of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Bashkortostan; Republic House, the Bashkortostan seat of government; and the Bashkir Academic Drama Theater Mazhit Gafuri. In May 2022, the city began consideration of restoring the park's original name, Ushakovsky Park.[2]
| Lenin Gardens | |
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| Ленин баҡсаһы | |
 Alexander Matrosov Monument in the Gardens | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Coordinates | 54°43′05″N 55°56′35″E / 54.7181°N 55.9431°E |
| Area | 8 hectares (20 acres) |
| Created | 1867 |
| Status | Open all year |
History
editThe park was formally established on 20 August [O.S. 7 August] 1871 by decree of Tsar Alexander II. It was named in honor of Ufa Governate governor Sergei Pavlovich Ushakov. The governor's residence overlooked a livestock pasture and in 1867 Ushakov ordered that a park be laid out on the site instead. Initially, the park was open only to local nobility; a sign at the gate barred "lower ranks and dogs" from entering.[3]
Over the years, the park's name has changed several times.[4]
1867–1917 Ushakovsky Park (Bashkir: Ушаковский паркы)[4]
- The governor of the Ufa Governorate, Nilolay Bogdanovich, was assassinated in Ushakovsky Park on 19 May [O.S. 6 May] 1903 by SR Combat Organization operative Egor Dulebov in retaliation for authorizing soldiers to shoot striking workers in Zlatoust in March 1903.[5]
1917–1945 Garden of Freedom (Азатлыҡ паркы)[4]
- The park added a cemetery and memorial for those who died during the Russian Revolution and subsequent Russian Civil War. A memorial at the burial site shows only the names of Shagit Hudayberdin and A.M. Cheverev.[6]
- In 1934, Tatar and Bashkir poet and folklorist Majit Gafuri was buried here.[7][8]
1945–1980 Alexander Matrosov Central Park of Culture and Recreation (А. М. Матросов исемендәге Үҙәк Мәҙәниәт һәм ял паркы)[4]
- In 1951, a monument honoring Soviet war hero Alexander Matrosov was erected in the park, which had been renamed in his honor. The statute was relocated in 1981 when the park was renovated, but returned in 1989.[6]
1980–now V.I. Lenin Gardens (В.И. Ленин исемендәге парк)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Lenin Garden - Ufa, Russia | Tripazy.com". www.tripazy.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ Чебакова, Мария (25 May 2022). "Парк имени Ленина в Уфе хотят переименовать в парк Ушакова" [Lenin Park in Ufa to be renamed Ushakov Park]. Пруфы (in Russian). Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Кого не пускали в уфимский Ушаковский парк?" [Who was not allowed into the Ufa Ushakovsky park?]. Спутник ФМ (in Russian). Ufa, Bashkiria, Russia. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Левина, Анна. "Почему парк Матросова это парк Ленина" [Why Matrosov Park is Lenin Park]. ЖУРНАЛ@RB7.RU (in Russian). Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia.
- ^ "Богданович, Николай Модестович" [Bogdanovich, Nikolai Modestovich]. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian). Vol. VI (1st ed.). 1927. Col. 587 – via Викитека [Wikisource].
- ^ a b Синенко, Сергей (16 February 2014). "Парк им. В.И. Ленина (Ушаковский) — Уфа от А до Я" [V.I. Lenin Park (Ushakovsky) — Ufa from A to Z]. Посреди России (in Russian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Бадриева., Зиля (23 September 2020). "Парк имени Ленина: мемориал или зона отдыха?" [Lenin Park: Memorial or Recreation Area?]. ufaved.info (in Russian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Дух СССР, много зелени и разбитые тротуары: как выглядит парк в Уфе, который велел обновить Хабиров". УФА1.ру (in Russian). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
External links
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- ОТЧЕТ по итогам проведенных общественных слушаний по организации общественного пространства — парка Ленина [Report on the results of public hearings on Lenin Park] (Report). Главархитектуры и МУП «АПБ» г.Уфы. 2 October 2020.
- Lenin Park and S. Yulaev Garden from a Unicycle on YouTube