Shuya

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Shuya is the capital of Russian Christmas, a merchant and industrial town where above all the soviet anti-religious experiments took place.
It is exactly the town which gave name to the Russian tsar Vasily Shuisky.

The spiritual center

Founded in 1539

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The enterprises founded back then in tsarist Russia continue to operate. These are: Shuiskaya Vodka Plant and Shuisky Chintz Manufactory.

Shuya is Konstantin Balmont's birthplace, one of the Silver Age poets. The first monument to the poet has also been erected here.

The Resurrection Cathedral bell is the highest detached campanile in Europe. For many years the wonderworking Shuya-Smolensk icon of the Virgin has been stored in the cathedral. Peter I and Alexander II came here to pray in front of it.

After the October Revolution Shuya has become a platform for anti-religious experiments. A general rehearsal for the bombing of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was held here, and the so-called "Shuisky affair" was the beginning of violent repression against the Orthodox Church in Soviet Russia. In remembrance of these events a monument to those who died for the faith was erected in the town.

5 FACTS ABOUT SHUYA

There is a bar of soap on Shuya coat of arms. If you want to find out the reason, develop your soap making skills and explore the merchant traditions, please visit Pavlovsky Cultural Center.

WHAT TO DO

Сlimb the highest detached orthodox campanile in the world.

Take a walk up the alleys and squares surrounded by the merchant houses of the nineteenth century: from The Balmont Museum to the monument to those who died for the faith on Green Square.

Make a bar of a scented soap with a secret Shuya ingredient at the Pavlovsky Cultural Center.

Visit the State Wine Warehouse No. 3 shop and museum and taste the famous Shuya tinctures.

Visit a landfill museum where all the exhibits are made from garbage and the library consists of discarded books.

See the world's largest collection of vessels with secrets (handmade mugs) at the Shuya History and Arts Memorial Museum named after M. Frunze.

See the Shuya measuring scales ("Vazhnya") on the market square. It is a unique and one-of-a-kind monument in Central Russia. Before the October Revolution whole carts with cargo and horses were weighed on the scales.

ATTRACTIONS

Balmont Museum
of Local Lore

Bell Tower of the Resurrection Cathedral,
106 m (348 ft)

Pavlov's Mansion

State Wine Warehouse No. 3

Bell Tower of the Resurrection Cathedral, 106 m (348 ft)

Balmont Museum
of Local Lore

Pavlov's Mansion

State Wine Warehouse No. 3

All attractions

"Shuisky Souvenir" or any other natural tincture from the State Wine Warehouse No. 3.

Scented Shuya soap. At the Museum of Soap you can buy it or make it with your own hands.

Aprons with deer print for bartenders, black and white bed linen for Tarkovsky fans or exquisite napkins for hospitable hostesses – all these souvenirs can be found in the store of the largest textile enterprise in Russia called Shuisky Chintz.

SOUVENIR IDEAS

TRANSPORTATION

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By car
30 minutes
On the R152 highway, 30 km.

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By train
35 minutes
Lastochka high-speed trains depart several times a day.
You can find out the schedule and buy the tickets on the Russian Railways website.

❷ By train
35 minutes
Lastochka high-speed trains depart several times a day.
You can find out the schedule and buy tickets on the Russian Railways website.

❹ By car
30 minutes
On the R152 highway, 30 km.