Gorky Park (Taganrog)
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History
June 30, 1806 the first trees were planted for the Taganrog’s "Chemist’s garden" and "botanical garden" by the order of Taganrog’s governor baron Balthasar von CampenhausenBalthasar von Campenhausen
Balthasar Balthasarovich Campenhausen was a Russian statesman who held the ranks of Privy Councilor and Chamberlain....
. In 1825, Russian Emperor Alexander I
Alexander I of Russia
Alexander I of Russia , served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and the first Russian King of Poland from 1815 to 1825. He was also the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland and Lithuania....
and the Empress Consort Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden) often went for a walk in the garden during their stay in the city. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
who frequently visited the garden in his youth years and during his visits to Taganrog wrote in one of his letters to his sister Maria Chekhova
Maria Chekhova
Maria Pavlovna Chekhova was the sister of playwright Anton Chekhov, a teacher, artist, founder of the Chekhov Memorial House museum in Yalta, and a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.- Biography :...
: Was in the garden. The music played. The garden is magnificent. In 1895 the project of the new garden’s planning according to new European standards was approved.
In 1903 Monument to Peter the Great
Peter I Monument in Taganrog
-History of the monument:The idea to open a memorial to Peter I of Russia, who founded Taganrog in 1698, came to Achilles Alferaki, Mayor of Taganrog 1880–1887. The Russian Emperor Alexander III of Russia gave his permission on June 5, 1893....
was placed on Petrovskaya Street in front of the main entrance to the park. In the early 20th century, a rotunda with a concert hall facing the Petrovskaya Street was built.
In 1924, the Peter the Great monument was dismantled and removed. In 1932, the municipal garden became the Park of Culture and Recreation and in 1934 it was named Gorky Park after Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov , primarily known as Maxim Gorky , was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.-Early years:...
. In 1941-1943, during the Occupation of Taganrog
Taganrog during World War II
The Soviet city of Taganrog, now part of the Rostov Oblast of the Russian Federation, had an eventful history during World War II, from 1941 to 1945.-Defense of Taganrog:...
, the City Park was partially destroyed and was used by the occupation forces of Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
as cemetery (Der Deutsche Heldenfriedhof). In 1963, the Taganrog’s Gorky Park was awarded the title of “The Best Park of Culture and Recreation of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
”. In 2006 the Gorky Park celebrated its bicentenary anniversary. In 2008 a sculptural composition "The Egyptian Pyramid" dedicated to Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
's Kashtanka short story was unveiled at the entrance to Gorky Park from Maliy Sadoviy Pereulok.
External links and references
- Taganrog Encyclopedia (Энциклопедия Таганрога), 2nd edition, Taganrog, 2003
- История города Таганрога, П.П.Филевский, Москва, 1898