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MONUMENTS TELL… ZLATOUST / RUSSIA

MONUMENTS TELL… ZLATOUST / RUSSIA. Presentation by Grade 8 students School No 10 Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk region, Russia. Grade 8 students and Ioan Zlatoust. Zlatoust provincial, aged charming, caring, loving a town we live in our home

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MONUMENTS TELL… ZLATOUST / RUSSIA

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  1. MONUMENTS TELL…ZLATOUST/ RUSSIA Presentation by Grade 8 students School No 10 Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk region, Russia

  2. Grade 8 students and Ioan Zlatoust Zlatoust provincial, aged charming, caring, loving a town we live in our home • People say the city was named after the saint Ioan Zlatoust. You can see some of these monuments in this presentation. There are really lots of monuments worth seeing in our city of Zlatoust. • We love our city and we want to learn more about it’s history and the people who have made it famous both in our country and abroad. • We do not only learn about our history, we also want make friends with boys and girls in other countries and get to know about their country and home place. We are proud to tell them that we live in Zlatoust, to tell about our country, it’s history and traditions. • We hope you will like our contribution to understand different cultures better. Anna, Julia, Mark

  3. ZLATOUST*RUSSIA • Zlatoust is a city in western Russia, in western Chelyabinsk Oblast, about 115 km (about 70 mi) west of the oblast capital, Chelyabinsk. Zlatoust is located in the southern part of the Ural Mountains. The city’s economy is primarily focused on metallurgical industries specializing in high quality steel. Other industries produce clocks, construction materials, clothing, and meat and dairy products. • There are many educational institutions ranging from kindergartens to universities. The local history museum and a drama theater are located in the city. • Zlatoust is known for its engraved metal weaponry from the 19th century. Zlatoust was founded as a factory town in 1754 with the establishment of the Zlatoust Mechanical Ironworks. It became the administrative center for Zlatoust District in 1865. • The city is connected by rail and highway to the cities of Ufa and Chelyabinsk and by highway to Yekaterinburg. • Between 1989 and 1993 the population in Zlatoust decreased after decades of growth, most likely because of economic difficulties facing heavy industry. Population185000.

  4. Pavel Anossov - discoverer of the secret of the damask • Everyone in Zlatoust is proud of people who were important for our history. One of the most distinguished personalities was Pavel Anossov. He was a scientist who made a great contribution to the science of high quality steel – he spent 10 years of his life to discover the secret of the damask. He is known to be the first expert to use a microscope for discovering the secrets of the steel structure. • Pavel Anossov (1799-1851) lived and worked for about 30 years in Zlatoust; he was the chief officer appointed by the Russian czar to be in charge for developing of the steel industry in the Urals in the XIX century.

  5. Ivan Bushuyev – developer of the Zlatoust steel engraving • Zlatoust steel engraving is a unique technique of decorating of swords with engraved patterns. This art was introduced to Russia by craftsmen who came to this place from Germany. They practiced the art of decorating of cold steel like swords and sabers. • One of their local apprentices named Ivan Bushuyev was the first who developed and applied unique techniques of decorating of swords with engraved patterns. His favorite pattern was that of the winged horse Pegasus. • On May 13,1966 the image of a flyingwinged horse has been approved as the main part of the city’s emblem.

  6. From our history • Zlatoust is known for its weaponry from the 19th century. The town of Zlatoust was one of the most important industrial centers in the Ural district and even in all Russia. In May 1898 the 8 hour work shift was introduced in some workshops of Zlatoust. Working men struggled for better living conditions and here is the site of a massacre of striking workers by the tsarist authorities in March 1903. • In the Civil War of 1918-1919 many workers took to the arms to fight for better life and fell in battles a victim to fratricide.

  7. World War II • In hard years of World War II more that 30,000 men and women volunteered to defend their motherland and took part in the field of action. Over 9,000 of these heroes never came back to their families. • Nevertheless, steelworks and machine building plans of Zlatoust kept producing armory for the front. Only elderly women and men and minor teenagers were in the workshops at that time who worked overtimes to provide the Army in the Field with ammunition and other necessities.

  8. Places to go for a walk • Zlatoust is very attractive both for its residents and visitors. If you come there you will be shown a lot of historical monuments, museums which you will admire definitely. You may be also taken to the Exhibition hall or to the Drama theatre. And what impresses the visitors most is the unique scenery. • It is frosty and snowy here in the winter but in the summer in the mild and sunny afternoon you can enjoy a nice walk around the parks of the city.

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