Excursion to Chistopol

On the river Kama is located the merchant city of Chistopol. It was founded by order of Empress Catherine II in the Kazan province, on a clear field, from where the name of the city came. For a long time Chistopol was the second most important (after Kazan) city in the entire province.

Chistopol is famous for the fact that many great people visited it. During the war, many writers and artists found shelter here: Nikolai Aseev, Anna Akhmatova, Leonid Leonov, Arseny Tarkovsky, Alexander Fadeev and others. In Chistopol, several days of evacuation was conducted by Marina Tsvetaeva, one of the brightest representatives of the Silver Age. The first chapters of the novel “Doctor Zhivago” Boris Pasternak wrote here.

The charm of Chistopol is enhanced by parks and squares, of which there is a large number. Ancient houses built more than 200 years ago, beautiful mansions of the 19th century enhance the flavor of this provincial town. The pearl of Chistopol is the Kama River, which is not inferior to other attractions. Chistopol can rightfully carry the title of the city with the most accurate time, because in this city for more than one century live watchmakers. And today, the Chernopolsky factory produces commander’s watches, which have become famous all over the world. In addition to this type of mechanisms, watches are produced for sea vessels, diving and even space flights.

You'll see
St. Nicholas Cathedral of 1838, a monument to Boris Pasternak, numerous merchant mansions of the XVIII - XIX centuries, the Old Tatar settlement, walk along the Alley of Eternal Glory, walk along the Skaryatinsky Garden, the Hezine National Park.