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We visited here one day, arriving in the morning train and leaving in the evening.

Staraya Russa- a city in the Novgorod region (not to be confused with Nizhny Novgorod) with almost thousand years of history and 30,000 people.
The inhabitants of the city are called Rushans.
Here Dostoevsky wrote "Demons" and "The Brothers Karamazov", during the Second World War the city was almost completely destroyed, and the SS cemetery was arranged on the site of the old Russian park.

Currently, Staraya Russa is known for its city-forming enterprise - the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant, as well as a medical and health resort that has at its disposal several sources of mineral drinking water and a whole network of salt lakes, from the bottom of which biologically active sulphide-silt mud is extracted.

Resurrection Cathedral of the 17th century Soviet time visited the role of a club, a cinema and a warehouse, and during the war the Germans set up a stable there.
Since 1992, the temple has been used for its intended purpose again, and has recently been restored.

The parking of the train going to Pskov lasts 10 minutes.

The train arrives at 3:38 and someone is already unbearable to smoke.

The first guests of the city are met by the station.

The blue building of Stalinist architecture appeared to have been recently painted and refurbished.

Inside is clean and beautiful, the cafe is open until 18:00, the rest of the time (schedule below) provides buffet services.
Passengers in the old fashioned way buy tickets at the box office, they watch.
At the entrance there is a board with suspects.

By the way, a great name to replace "business lunches" - a set lunch!

Of the minuses of the station - a terrible smell in the toilet. It feels like the "aroma" of several generations has gathered here. It is impossible to breathe, although it looks quite clean.

Taxi drivers near the bus station are waiting for customers. By the way, a trip around the city center costs 50 rubles.
In the morning we were taken to the hotel for 150.

There are several hotels in Staraya Russa, and the largest is Polist, named after the local river.
At the entrance, a piece of paper from the booking is alarming, where, according to reviews, the rating is 8.3 points out of 10.
Well, let's check if that's the case.

No... what?

In the morning, cats graze on the steps, which is a plus.

Mostly cute and shy.

Room for 1400 rubles (check-in at 4 am, check-out at 10).
Well, what can I say ... Apparently, compared to other bedbugs, this is a super-number. And for me, it's the usual 1-2-star, and not 3 *, as indicated on the site.

The curtains are light, you can't sleep without an eyecup.
There is only one socket, God knows where - on the wall near the TV, next to the bed there is only a bedside table.
The bed is short, the mattress is too soft and collapses when you sit down.
The walls are cardboard. I could hear through the earplugs (!) the coughing neighbor, and the noise from the parking lot under the windows didn’t deliver either.
In the morning, the children began to run and squeal along the corridor, respectively, no sleep.

On the plus side, nice underwear. White, like the towels.

Outside, there is a cozy-looking summer terrace, a fountain, and a barbecue grill.

Quite a rich breakfast, including even fried cod and five types of salads with mayanesic.
But at the same time, there is dirt on the tables from the previous breakfasters, and three canteen workers stand and beat their thumbs or talk about their own. For half an hour no one changed napkins anywhere. Some intrusive music coming from the speakers. Thank you for not TV to its fullest with Malysheva.
By the way, another indicator of Soviet service - at the entrance to hello or good morning! followed by a sullen look and deathly silence.
Is it really difficult to train staff in elementary courtesy?

My score is 3.

From morning to evening we were on excursions at the 123rd aircraft repair plant, where Il-76, L-410 and D-30KP engines are being repaired.
The plant has a large well-groomed territory, a wonderful museum and a park. This will be a separate report.

Ride a little with a taxi driver to memorable places.
Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich, our dear.

In the city there is a house-museum of Dostoevsky that has survived to this day.
It was the first real estate bought by Fyodor Mikhailovich in 1876 and here he wrote his "Karamazovs", "Idiot", "Demons"...

The house miraculously survived after the revolution and two wars, and 1909 is considered the date of foundation of the museum.

Literally five meters away is the embankment of the Porusya River - by the way, it is fortified from our bank with large boulders, on which it is pleasant to sit in the evening.

Before buying a house, Dostoevsky came here to rent a dacha, but it has not been preserved.

There are many temples in the city, I don’t remember the names, we just admire from the window.

post-war architecture.
Dixie, houses on Velikaya Street, bottom right Dostoevsky Scientific and Cultural Center.

15th century, Church of Mina the Martyr. Restoring slowly.

In the south of the city, on an area of 92 hectares, there is the Staraya Russa resort, which is intended for the treatment of the digestive system, musculoskeletal system, peripheral nervous system and gynecological, there is a children's rehabilitation center, a therapeutic swimming pool with mineral water and a beach by the lake.

Muravyovskiy Fountain, for example, and a pavilion with two mineral springs. The recommended time for taking water is 9-11 am.

In the spring, the president visited the city, and a little later he awarded Staraya Russa the title of "City of Military Glory".
By his arrival, much had been put in order, including a couple of exhibits near the military museum.

Everywhere you can climb and you can touch everything.

There was a coin in the barrel.

Lenon and the Resurrection Cathedral.

The tile is no longer a cake.

I put the most beautiful, in my opinion, photo on the title photo, or maybe it was worth another? Here are the options:

A variant with srach, which is left by pigs on the embankment.

Reflection option.

With green flowers.

We went to the restaurant "Ants" with plastic chairs and tables outside.
Here is a beggar. Try to guess in which of the photos he is hungry and in which he is full (after having scammed almost half of the chicken breast).