Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov was a Russian novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is known for writing about life and fate of Don Cossacks during the Russian Revolution, the civil war and the period of collectivization, primarily in his most famous novel, And Quiet Flows the Don.

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The Stepan Akimov House is an object of cultural heritage of regional significance Rostov-on-Don, which is located at 14 Ulyanovskaya Street. On the facade of the building there is a plaque with information about the owner of the house – Stepan Akimov. Among many residents of the city there is a rumor that this house is connected with the Paramonov family, but this information did not find any official confirmation.

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Intercession Cathedral is a cathedral of the Don and Caucasian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church, located in Rostov-on-Don. It was built in 1913 on the project of architect Vladimir Pokrovsky. The cathedral has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.

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Soldier Synagogue is the only active synagogue in Rostov-on-Don. It was built in 1872. The synagogue burnt down during the pogrom of 1905, but in 1913-1914 the building was restored. In 1935, the synagogue was closed for worship. After World War II the building was again transferred to the local Jewish community. Soldier Synagogue has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.

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The Lyakhmayer House is a building in the Kirovsky District of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The house is located at 60/1 Ulyanovskaya Street, at its intersection with Voroshilovsky Prospekt. Originally built as a revenue house, the building has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.

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Wrangel Mansion is a building in Rostov-on-Don, built in 1885 by architect Nikolay Doroshenko. In this house Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, one of the main leaders of the White Movement, spent his childhood and youth years. Wrangel Mansion has the status of an object of cultural heritage of regional significance.

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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, popularly known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer and socialism proponent. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an author, he travelled widely across the Russian Empire changing jobs frequently, experiences which would later influence his writing.

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Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov was a Russian naval commander and admiral. He won every engagement he participated in as the admiral of the Russian fleet, and is regarded as one of the greatest naval commanders in history, and one of the most capable naval commanders of Russia of all time.

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Stepan Timofeyevich Razin, known as Stenka Razin, was a Don Cossack leader who led a major uprising against the nobility and tsarist bureaucracy in southern Russia in 1670–1671.

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The Monument to the Border Guards is a monument in the city of Rostov-on-Don. Opened in October 2014, it is located on the embankment of the Don River.

Wikipedia: Памятник пограничникам (Ростов-на-Дону) (RU)