Things to Do
Places to Visit
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The Russian Manchester, the capital of calico kings of the Russian Empire, a home for the first Soviet of Workers, a role model for socialist cities and one of the centers of constructivism. And it is just a small part of things to say about Ivanovo.
Founded in 1871
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Ivanovo
Ivanovo railway station is one of the symbols of the city. The station house is an example of constructivist architecture built in 1933 by the plan made by an architect V. Kaverinskiy. In 2018-2020 the station was reconstructed according to its historical look and advanced construction technologies.
Due to many textile enterprises Ivanovo was called "the Russian Manchester" and "the capital of calico kings of the Russian Empire".
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Ivanovo is described as a reserve of the Russian avant-garde and constructivism. There are more than 30 monuments of early Soviet architecture.
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After the October Revolution the city was the third proletarian capital besides Moscow and Petrograd. They planned to make Ivanovo-Voznesensk (now Ivanovo) a capital of Russian SFSR, the biggest region in the Soviet Union.
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In the Museum of Industries and Arts there are unique collections of books, weapons, coins and porcelain. The museum was founded by D. Burylyn, a manufacturer and a patron and was one of the best museums of the Russian Empire. It is still called the provincial Hermitage.
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5 FACTS ABOUT IVANOVO
In 1905 the first in Russia Soviet of Workers was founded. In honor of it the city received the status of the Motherland of the First Soviet.
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THINGS TO DO
Walk the Red Thread tourist route which is devoted to the avant-garde architecture of the 1920s and 1930s. Along the route you can take photos with the constructivist masterpieces in the background, listen to the audio guide and see rare historical photos of "the most soviet city". In the Museum of the First Soviet you can plunge into soviet interiors.
Learn the Russian craft of fabrics printing and see unique and one of the biggest in the world collection of the Russian textiles from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries in the Museum of Ivanovo Calico.
Learn about soviet cars from premium to economy class models. You can do it in the Museum of Soviet Car Industry.
Keep up with contemporary art at the First Factory of The Avant-Garde Modern Art Festival.
See the original paintings by such geniuses of the Russian avant-garde like Malevich, Rodchenko and Rozanova. At the neighbouring exhibition you can see gods and mummies of the Ancient Egypt. It is possible not only at the galleries in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg but at the Ivanovo Region Museum of Arts.
ATTRACTIONS
Textile made by Ivanovo enterprises.
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Toys made by Ivanovo Toy Factory.
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SOUVENIR IDEAS
TRANSPORTATION
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By car
5 hours
On the M7 highway through Vladimir and Suzdal, 300 km (186 mi).
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By train
3 hour 40 minutes
Lastochka high-speed trains depart from Kursky railway station several times a day.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
We recommend you to buy tickets in advance.
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By car
3,5 hours
On the R152 highway through Palekh and Shuya, 250 km (155 mi).
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By train
5,5 hours
Trains depart from Moskovsky railway station every day.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
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By car
2 hours
On the R79 highway, 120 km (75 mi).
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By train
3 hours
Trains depart from Yaroslavl Glavny and Moskovsky railway stations every day.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
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By car
1,5 hours
On the R132 highway through Privolzhsk and Furmanov 110 km (68 mi).
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By bus
2-2,5 hours
Buses depart from the Bus Station every day. Check out the schedule on Yandex Raspisanie website.
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By car
2 hours
On the R79 highway, 120 km (75 mi).
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By train
1 hour 40 minutes
Lastochka high-speed trains depart from Kursky railway station several times a day.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
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By plane
1,5 часа
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Rusline airline company.
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By train
15-18 hours
Trains depart from Moskovsky railway station every day.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
9 hours
Strizh high-speed trains from Saint-Petersburg to Samara depart from Ladozhsky railway station. They stop in Vladimir. It takes 2 hours by bus and 1,5 hours by taxi to get from Vladimir to Ivanovo.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
❷ By train
3 hours 40 minutes
Lastochka high-speed trains depart from Kursky railway station several times a day.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
We recommend you to buy tickets in advance.
❹ By car
5 hours
On the M7 highway through Vladimir and Suzdal, 300 km (186 mi).
❷ By train
5,5 hours
Trains depart from Moskovsky railway station every day.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
❹ By car
3,5 hours
On the R152 highway through Palekh and Shuya, 250 km (155 mi).
❷ By train
3 hours
Trains depart from Yaroslavl Glavny and Moskovsky railway stations every day.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
❹ By car
2 hours
On the R79 highway, 120 km (75 mi).
❼ By bus
2-2,5 hours
Buses depart from the Bus Station every day. Check out the schedule on Yandex Raspisanie website.
❹ By car
1,5 hours
On the R132 highway through Privolzhsk and Furmanov 110 km (68 mi).
❷ By train
1 hour 40 minutes
Lastochka high-speed trains depart from Kursky railway station several times a day.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
❹ By car
2 hours
On the R79 highway, 120 km (75 mi).
❷ By train
15-18 hours
Trains depart from Moskovsky railway station every day.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
9 hours
Strizh high-speed trains from Saint-Petersburg to Samara depart from Ladozhsky railway station. They stop in Vladimir. It takes 2 hours by bus and 1,5 hours by taxi to get from Vladimir to Ivanovo.
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Russian Railways.
❺ By plane
1,5 hours
Check out the schedule and buy tickets on the official site of Rusline airline company.
Photos used on this site belong to (photo credits): A. Khazov, V. Gertie, A. Safonov and S. Shandin.
Промокод: visitivanovo260920
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Культурные выходные в Иванове - текстильной столице и городе авангарда! 26 и 27 сентября 2020 года назовите промокод администратору отеля и ресторана, гиду или сотруднику музея и получите следующие бонусы:
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- при посещении масштабной выставки «Русско-японская война в собрании музея» в «провинциальном Эрмитаже» - музее им. Д.Г. Бурылина, второй входной билет – бесплатно. Количество посетителей ограничено, справки по телефону 89016906941.
- скидка 10% на проживание в апартаментах в центре города Иваново (уровень комфорта – 5 звезд).
- скидка 20 % на экскурсию от знатока ивановского конструктивизма, доктора философии и урбаниста Михаила Тимофеева. Стоимость экскурсии рассчитывается индивидуально исходя из количества участников и маршрута;
- при любом заказе от 500 рублей в местном гастробаре Gastroли – фирменный десерт в подарок;
- при посещении масштабной выставки «Русско-японская война в собрании музея» в «провинциальном Эрмитаже» - музее им. Д.Г. Бурылина, второй входной билет – бесплатно. Количество посетителей ограничено, справки по телефону 89016906941.