Lenin Garden, Ufa Explained

Lenin Gardens
Native Name:Ленин баҡсаһы
Native Name Lang:ba
Type:Urban park
Coords:54.7181°N 55.9431°W
Area:8hectare
Created:1867
Status:Open all year

Lenin Gardens (Bashkir: Ленин баҡсаһы, Lenin baqsahy) was one of the first urban public parks in Ufa, Russia.[1] The park is located in the city center, near the Belaya river and facing Governor's House, currently the home of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Bashkortostan; Republic House, the Bashkortostan seat of government; and the Bashkir Academic Drama Theater Mazhit Gafuri. In May 2022, the city began consideration of restoring the park's original name, Ushakovsky Park.[2]

History

The park was formally established on by decree of Tsar Alexander II. It was named in honor of Ufa Governate governor . The governor's residence overlooked a livestock pasture and in 1867 Ushakov ordered that a park be laid out on the site instead. Initially, the park was open only to local nobility; a sign at the gate barred "lower ranks and dogs" from entering.[3]

Over the years, the park's name has changed several times.[4]

1867–1917 Ushakovsky Park (Bashkir: Ушаковский паркы|link=no)[4]

1917–1945 Garden of Freedom (Bashkir: Азатлыҡ паркы)[4]

1945–1980 Alexander Matrosov Central Park of Culture and Recreation (Bashkir: А. М. Матросов исемендәге Үҙәк Мәҙәниәт һәм ял паркы)[4]

1980–now V.I. Lenin Gardens (Bashkir: В.И. Ленин исемендәге парк)[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lenin Garden - Ufa, Russia Tripazy.com . 2022-09-20 . www.tripazy.com.
  2. News: Чебакова . Мария . 2022-05-25 . Парк имени Ленина в Уфе хотят переименовать в парк Ушакова . ru . Lenin Park in Ufa to be renamed Ushakov Park . Пруфы . Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia . 2022-10-12.
  3. News: Кого не пускали в уфимский Ушаковский парк? . ru . Who was not allowed into the Ufa Ushakovsky park? . . 2020-08-20 . Спутник ФМ . Ufa, Bashkiria, Russia . 2022-10-12.
  4. Левина . Анна . Почему парк Матросова это парк Ленина . Why Matrosov Park is Lenin Park . ЖУРНАЛ@RB7.RU . ru . Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia.
  5. Encyclopedia: Богданович, Николай Модестович . ru . Bogdanovich, Nikolai Modestovich . . 1st . VI . 1927 . Col. 587 . Russian: Викитека [Wikisource].
  6. Web site: Синенко . Сергей . 2014-02-16 . Парк им. В.И. Ленина (Ушаковский) — Уфа от А до Я . V.I. Lenin Park (Ushakovsky) — Ufa from A to Z . 2022-10-13 . Посреди России . ru.
  7. Web site: Бадриева. . Зиля . 2020-09-23 . Парк имени Ленина: мемориал или зона отдыха? . ru . Lenin Park: Memorial or Recreation Area? . ufaved.info . 2022-10-13.