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Places of interest

What interesting places can you visit in Magnitogorsk?

  • Monument to the "Rear Front"

This 16-meter landmark of Magnitogorsk represents a worker who passes a sword into the hands of a soldier. The employee embodies both the representative of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, and the entire industry, which, being in the rear of the army, worked to equip it. The bronze men were erected in 1979 as the final creation of the triptych, which also includes the "Motherland" in Volgograd and the "Warrior Liberator" in Berlin. Three monuments contain a sword, which symbolizes first unity, then courage and, ultimately, victory over fascism. The monument appeared on the territory of Magnitogorsk for a reason, since the contribution of the city and the entire Chelyabinsk region to the military industry was great: every second tank and every third shell were made of locally produced steel.

  • Monument "Steam Locomotive"

What you need to see in Magnitogorsk is a railway monument. The commemorative steam locomotive was one of the first to arrive with the train at the city station on June 30, 1929. Interestingly, this day is recognized as Magnitogorsk's birthday many years later. They decided to make a monument out of a tractor before the impending 50th anniversary of the city. The locomotive was found, restored, and an additional railway line was laid so that the transport could climb onto the pedestal. And so, at a festive rally in 1979, the locomotive independently drove onto a prepared concrete platform, blew a horn and parked forever.  

  • Church of the Ascension of the Lord

This Magnitogorsk shrine has the status of a cathedral. It is part of a complex that includes a water chapel, a diocesan administration and a baptismal church. The idea of building the church came to the dean of the Magnitogorsk-Kartalinsky district, Archpriest Florus Bondeko.

  • Magnitogorsk Museum of Local Lore

If you want to see all the historical achievements of Magnitogorsk in one place in the city, then you need to go to the Museum of local lore. It appeared in 1944, and since then the collection has been constantly updated. In the halls of nature, you can see stuffed animals representing the modern fauna of the Southern Urals. In the archaeology hall, you can see minerals, jewelry, ceramics, weapons, various household items and more. There is also an art casting room in the museum. Among the 400 items there are both products from factories and art exhibits made of copper.  

Magnitogorsk Museum of Local Lore

Magnitogorsk Museum of Local Lore

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