Introduction
The reality of our life is this: a person always thinks that it is better in the place where he does not live. In that place, the sky is bluer and the grass is greener and the air is filled with happiness. However, these ideas are not often true. After a while, you begin to understand that there is nothing better than not only your country, but also your small Motherland with its incredible expanses and landscapes that take your breath away.
A person’s desire to significantly expand their horizons, to learn about the world from a different perspective is understandable. But you should start with your own country, with your region, because there is so much that is mysterious and unknown in it.
At the moment, you can’t meet many people who prefer traveling around their native land to traveling abroad, and such statistics are sad. However, many countries which are popular among Russians are closed to visitors now. Moreover, at present, not many people can afford long-distance travels not only abroad, but also around Russia due to the high cost. The question has arisen: “Why not explore and discover places that are not far away?” Consequently, I`ve had a very tricky question in my mind: "Are there places in the Urals that are similar to popular tourist attractions in different countries of the world?" Isn't it great, spent a minimum of time, effort and money and it was as if you visited a world attraction?
So, I set up a goal: to find as much information as possible and explore places in the Urals that have similarities with popular tourist places in different countries of the world.
I should solve the following problems in order to achieve my goal:
• To carry out the questionnaire among the pupils of the 6th - 11th forms of our school and to find out their attitude to travelling and what they know about places in the Urals that are similar to popular tourist attractions in different countries of the world;
To look through necessary literature, documents and websites to find out the necessary information;
To interview a teacher of Geography in our school, Anna Victorovna Usachyeva and learn the necessary information;
To visit the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local History to study the necessary information;
To visit at least one place in the Urals that has similarities with a tourist attraction abroad;
To create a photo book with the necessary information on the topic.
To begin with, I would like to let you knowsome facts about my region, the Ural, and also some ideas why it is better to travel in this region.
Theoretical Part
1.1 Why Is It Better to Travel in Your Own Region?
Travel is an integral part of many people's lives, allowing them to expand their horizons, experience new cultures and enjoy the beauty of our planet.
Even short trips help to cope with stress, find the lost meaning of life, bring back joy and generally become calmer and happier.
It has been proved that trips to nature, whether multi-day hikes or short walks, help to relieve accumulated stress, relax and restore mental strength.[2]
The absence of crowds and blocks of flats around, the opportunity to discard imposed conventions and stereotypes and just lie down on the ground and watch time fly, has a beneficial effect on a person. The vastness to the horizon, the sound of a stream, the tactile sensations of a warm rock or tree trunk at hand, forgotten joys like ripe blueberries or hot tea from a thermos, and finally, heartfelt conversations under the stars return us to ourselves renewed and ready to fight the routine again.
What is more, it is convenient to have a rest in your region.
You do not need to spend a lot of time and money on the road, worry about long flights or climate change.
Traveling to another region often involves acclimatization: the body needs time to get used to a new climate, time of a day, and even food. When you travel in your own region, you avoid these inconveniences because your body has already adapted to local conditions.
By travelling in your region, you support local business and economy. This is especially important in modern conditions, when the development of domestic tourism is becoming a priority for many countries.
Many people underestimate the beauty and uniqueness of the nature of their region. Tourist places are often located in picturesque places, close to natural attractions that can be visited on weekends or during vacations.
Thus, a holiday in your region is a smart and convenient choice. It combines comfort, savings and the opportunity to spend time with health benefits, while remaining in a familiar and pleasant environment.
1.2 Ural Region
Ural is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European and West Siberian plains. It is considered a part of the Eurasian Steppe, extending approximately from the North to the South; from the Arctic Ocean to the end of the Ural River near Orsk city. The border between Europe and Asia runs along the Eastern side of the Ural Mountains. Ural mostly lies within Russia but also includes a small part of Northwestern Kazakhstan. This is historical, not an official entity, with borders overlapping its Western Volga and Eastern Siberia neighboring regions. At some point in the past, parts of the currently existing Ural region were considered a gateway to Siberia, or even Siberia itself, and were combined with the Volga administrative the divisions. Today, there are two official namesake entities: the Ural Federal District and the Ural economic region. While the latter follows the historical borders, the former is a political product; the District omits Western Ural and includes Western Siberia instead.[2]
The historical center of the Ural is Cherdyn, which is now a small town in Perm Krai. Perm was an administrative center of the gubernia with the same name by 1797. Most of the territory of historical and modern Ural was included in Perm Gubernia. The administrative center of Urals was moved to Sverdlovsk (nowadays Yekaterinburg) after the Russian Revolution and Civil War. In the present, the Ural economic region does not have an administrative and informal capital, whereas Yekaterinburg is the administrative center of the Ural Federal District.
The climate of Ural is continental. The ridges of the Ural Mountains are elongated from north to south, they effectively absorb sunlight thereby increasing the temperature. The areas west to the Ural Mountains are 1–2 °C warmer in winter than the eastern regions because the former are warmed by the Atlantic winds whereas the eastern slopes are chilled by the Siberian air masses.
Most Ural rivers belong to the basin of the Arctic Ocean. They include Tobol, Iset, Tura, Pechora, Lozva and Severnaya Sosva Rivers. The southern rivers – Ural, Kama, Belaya and Chusovaya Rivers – belong to the Caspian Sea basin.
Rivers are fed by melting snow and precipitations. The largest lakes are on the east of the Central and Southern Urals. They include Tawatui, Argazi, Uvildy and Turgoyak. The deepest lake (136 m) is Bolshoe Schuchye. Rivers and lakes are used as a water supply, transport routes and for waterlogging.[6]
Rivers are fed by melting snow and precipitations. The largest lakes are on the east of the Central and Southern Urals. They include Tawatui, Argazi, Uvildy and Turgoyak. The deepest lake (136 m) is Bolshoe Schuchye. Rivers and lakes are used as a water supply, transport routes and for waterlogging.
Urals contains 48 species of economically valuable ores and minerals. Eastern regions are rich in chalcopyrite, nickel oxide, chromite and magnetite ores, as well as in coal (Chelyabinsk Oblast), bauxite, gold and platinum. Western Ural contains deposits of coal, oil, gas and potassium salts. The speciality of Urals is precious and semi-precious stones, such as emerald, amethyst, aquamarine, jasper, rhodonite, malachite and diamond.
2 Practical Part
2.1 Questionnaire
In order to achieve the goal of my project, I carried out a questionnaire among the pupils from the 6th to the 11th forms to find out their knowledge about places in the Urals that have similarities with popular tourist places in different countries of the world. (Annex A)
This survey includes the following questions:
1. Do you like travelling?
a) yes b) no
2. What kind of trip would you prefer?
a) in the Urals b) in Russia c) abroad
3) What interesting and beautiful places in the Urals do you know?
4) Do you know that there are places in the Urals that are very similar to the sights of Russia and foreign countries, which are very popular among people all over the world? If yes, which ones?
a) yes b) no
5) Would you like to know about these places
Well, I would like to let you know the results of the survey. (Annex B)
1. The first question is: Do you like travelling? Yes/No.
As it turned out almost all pupils like travelling.
2. The second question is: What kind of trip would you prefer?
It was not surprising to know that the majority of the pupils like travelling both in Russia and abroad. Unfortunately, only 11% of the surveyed would like to travel in the Ural. Isn`t it sad?
3. The third question is: What interesting and beautiful places in the Urals do you know?
According to the results, we can say that, unfortunately, 58% of our pupils know almost nothing about the Urals sights. Some children mentioned Lake Tavatuy, Fox’s mountain, Deer Springs park, the Leaning Nevyanskaya Tower.
4. The fourth question is: Do you know that there are places in the Urals that are similar to the sights of Russia and foreign countries, which are very popular among people all over the world?
Looking at the diagram, you can trace the following thing that the majority of the respondents, around 84% know nothing about such places but according to the answers to the fifth question, everybody wants to know and visit them.
The fifth question is: Would you like to know about these places?
We have fixed the main thought that if pupils had a list of such sights, they would visit them with pleasure.
Conclusion:having analyzed all the information obtained through the questionnaire, I could say with confidence that the pupils of our school are interested in places in the Urals that are similar to the sights of Russia and foreign countries and want to visit in them, but there is a very significant problem: they do not have enough knowledge about them.
Well, I would like to continue my researchby interviewing the Geography teacher of our school, visiting not only the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local History, but also places related to my project.
It's nice to know that even if the borders don't open, we have plenty to choose from for an unforgettable trip.
2.2 Ural Bali - a Picturesque Quarry Near Kyshtym
Location: Ural Bali is located in Chelyabinsk Region near the town of Kyshtym. It is a flooded kaolin quarry in the vicinity of the village of Kaolinovy.[4]
Ural has its own Bali. It is located near the town of Kyshtym in the Chelyabinsk region. This is the name of the lake on the site of a former kaolin quarry, distinguished by its unusual azure-colored water. What about a real Bali?
Bali is the most famous island of the Malay Archipelago (Indonesia). It is a popular tourist resort.
Chelyabinsk Bali is similar to it in the color of the water. Compare them!
Bali (Ural)
Bali (Indonesia
The lake was formed on the site of a kaolin quarry. It differs from other quarry lakes, of which there are many in the Urals, by its unusual azure water and light-colored shores.
This quarry was first developed in the 1940s. Now mining has moved to other areas. A solitary pillar sticking out of the water right in the middle of the lake reminds us of industrial development.
Until recently, water was pumped out of the quarry. In 2011, local criminals cut the wires for non-ferrous metal. The quarry quickly filled with water. So Kyshtym Bali is very young. It did not exist just a few years ago.
Thanks to social networks, the fame of the lake with unusually colored water that appeared in the Southern Urals spread widely. Curious tourists flocked here.
In summer there are many tourists here. Many swim, although it is not recommended. It is difficult to enter the lake because of the viscous kaolin clay. Your feet can sink into it almost up to your knees. Therefore, it is better to jump into the water right away.
The most beautiful place in Ural Bali is in clear, sunny weather. When it is cloudy, the color of the water is not so saturated.
For a more complete picture, you can see the views of this place by following the code.
2.3 Ural Baikal
Location: Turgoyak is a lake in Chelyabinsk Oblast, near the city of Miass, Russia.[1]
Lake Turgoyak is a remarkable natural monument, one of the most picturesque reservoirs of the Southern Urals. Turgoyak is located near the city of Miass, in a lake valley surrounded by wooded mountains, which is called the Ural Switzerland. The incomparable landscapes and purest water of Turgoyak attract travelers from all corners of Russia to the shores of the lake.
Turgoyak is one of the most ancient lakes. According to researchers, it appeared about 100 thousand years ago.
Lake Turgoyak is distinguished by its considerable depths. The average depth is 19.1 meters, the maximum depth is 36.5 meters. Due to its great depths, the lake cools down slowly in the autumn and freezes much later than other Ural lakes.
Lake Turgoyak is called Baikal's younger brother. It is for a good reason. The water in the lake is very clean, transparent and soft, saturated with oxygen. Transparency ranges from 10 to 17.5 meters. This is also great for diving. Like Baikal is famous for its beauty. In winter, Turgoyak becomes like a fairy tale - the water freezes together with air bubbles, just like on Baikal. The thing is that the water of Turgoyak is several times cleaner than the water of the well-known Lake Baikal.
Lake Turgoyak and Lake Baikal have a number of common and distinctive features that make them unique natural sites. Compared to Lake Baikal, Lake Turgoyak is significantly smaller in size and depth. However, both lakes are distinguished by high water purity and transparency.
Lake Turgoyak
Lake Baikal
It is interesting to note that although Lake Baikal is considered the deepest lake on the planet, Lake Turgoyak surpasses it in thermal regime. Lake Turgoyak warms up to temperatures of 20-23 degrees Celsius during the summer, while Baikal remains cold even in the hottest months and does not exceed 10-12 degrees.
One of the distinctive features of Lake Baikal is its unique ecosystem. Baikal is known for its rich biological diversity, including more than 1,700 species of plants and animals, of which about 80% are found only in this lake.
Lake Turgoyak also has its own uniqueness. Mammoth hunters discovered on its shores the remains of these extinct animals of the Middle Paleolithic, the oldest in the world. At the bottom of the lake, remains of bones of mammoths, octopuses, elephants and other animals were found, which testifies to the rich history of this place.
It is also worth noting the interesting legends and myths associated with both lakes. For example, around Lake Turgoyak there are myths about its sacredness and mystery associated with the Bashkir tribes, and Baikal is famous for its legends about powerful spirits and heroes living on its shores.
Lake Turgoyak also attracts the attention of tourists with its colorful landscapes and truly amazing beauty. Its crystal clear water, surrounded by picturesque rocky cliffs and huge forests, creates the impression of a unique and inimitable place.
Lake Turgoyak
Lake Baikal
Thus, both lakes are distinguished by their transparent water, but Baikal is known for its unique biological diversity, while Turgoyak attracts attention with its historicity and mystery.
For a more complete picture, you can see the views of this place by following the code.
2.4 Ural Stonehenge-Manpupuner
Location:they are located on the territory of the Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve on the flat mountain (plateau) Manpupuner, in the interfluve of the Ilych and Pechora rivers.[2]
S tonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones, held in place with mortise and tenon joints, a feature unique among contemporary monuments. Inside is a ring of smaller bluestones.
Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites which has remained one of the most mysterious for thousands of years. Scientists are puzzled over how the huge stone blocks ended up on Salisbury Plain and what the purpose of the complex was.For hundreds of years, dozens of stone blocks have been studied by scientists, but no consensus has emerged. There are interesting facts and assumptions about the history of the mysterious Stonehenge, but they all claim that people took part in the construction of what is often called the Giant's Round Dance.
I n our region there is the Manpupuner plateau where people go tolook at the stone pillars - there are seven of them. They appeared thanks to winds, rains and other natural phenomena that eroded the mountains, destroying light rocks of the Ural Mountains. This was millions of years ago, and only the pillars of bizarre shapes have survived to this day (and to the days of our distant-distant ancestors). The weak rocks surrounding them were destroyed, but these, which turned out to be harder, stood firm: this is how the miracle of nature was formed. The pillars of the Manpupuner plateau were recognized in 2008 as one of the seven wonders of Russia. More than one and a half million people voted for them during the voting! The height of the remnants varies from 30 m (approximately a ten-story building) to 42 m (already like a fourteen-story building).
The well-known name of the Manpupuner plateau in the language of the Mansi people means "small mountain of idols". The place was considered sacred, legends circulated around it, and climbing the plateau was strictly prohibited. The second version of the name is Bolvano-Iz, but the people know the pillars more as Mansi idols or simply Pupa. Russian hunters called the mountain the Male Stone. Observing from afar the pillars that crown the peaks of the Male Stone, one might think that this mountain is inhabited by giant people.
Why should you visit Manpupuner?
Firstly, the plateau is the calling card of the Northern Urals. Secondly, Manpupuner is one of the seven wonders of Russia, and there is a special pleasure in this - to see everything and mentally cross it off your must-see list. Thirdly, to find yourself for two weeks in untouched nature without communication with the outside world is a dream even after a long self-isolation (you will still have to get a pass for walks near the plateau, but more on that later).
Moreover, there are miracles all around! The Northern Urals have long been famous for their harsh beauty, practically untouched by human hands. Add to this the fact that Manpupuner is located on the territory of the Pechora-Ilychsky Nature Reserve, and it becomes clear that your breath will begin to be taken away long before you reach the plateau. Due to its location at the junction of the plain and the mountains, the reserve has a variety of flora and fauna and three natural regions: plain, foothill and mountain. Each of them is unique in its own way. By the way, about the territory: it is huge, more than 720 thousand hectares! There are really a lot of animals here, do not go far from the group and be prepared to meet lynxes, wolves and foxes, bears and sables. If you are lucky, you will see beavers, the population of which was also preserved only thanks to the work of many reserve workers.
It goes without saying that this place is one of the brightest treasures of Russia and the Urals!
For a more complete picture, you can see the views of this place by following the code.
2.5 Leaning Tower of Nevyansk- an Analogue of the Famous Leaning Tower of Pisa
Location: The old industrial town of Nevyansk is located in the Urals. There is a leaning tower among its unique architectural monuments.[1]
Leaning Tower of Nevyansk
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Let`s start with the facts about Leaning Tower of Pisa. Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply the Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of Pisa Cathedral. It is known for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The tower is one of three structures in Pisa's Cathedral Square, which includes the cathedral and Pisa Baptistry.
The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183 feet 3 inches) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 m (185 ft 11 in) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tonnes (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase.
The tower began to lean during construction in the 12th century, due to soft ground which could not properly support the structure's weight. It worsened through the completion of construction in the 14th century. By 1990, the tilt had reached 5.5 degrees. The structure was stabilized by remedial work between 1993 and 2001, which reduced the tilt to 3.97 degrees.
The tower was closed to the public on 7 January 1990.
The Leaning Tower of Nevyansk is one of the attractions of the Urals, an analogue of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.[3]
The legends and secrets of the Demidov Leaning Tower have excited the minds of the Urals for a long time. I have wanted to visit Nevyansk to touch the secrets of the tower.Of course, I did not miss the chance to visit this interesting object, explore and get information first-hand.
Not Pisa`s, but inclined: the most famous architectural monument of the Urals. Previously, it served as a chemical laboratory, a prison, an office, a clock tower and... a lightning rod.
First of all, I`d like to let you know some facts about the tower. In 1721, Nikita Demidov ordered a brick tower to be built at the factory. By 1725, when the tower was built, the founder of the Demidov dynasty had already died, so it was given his name - Nikita Demidov, commissioner of the Nevyansky plant. Nikita's son, Akinfiy, remained in charge of the Ural factories.
57.5 m - height of the Nevyanskaya Tower;
• 1.8 m - the thickness of the walls in the lower tier;
• 32 cm - the thickness of the walls at the top of the tower.
There are several versions of why the tower in Nevyansk is so... crooked. Inclined, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Not falling - that's important! - but precisely inclined.
Many people think that Demidov, wanting to hide his dirty deeds of printing counterfeit money, flooded the basement of the tower. He wanted to hide his illegal activities from the inspectors. However, modern researchers have examined this basement. But they have not found any traces of flooding, so these are just rumors. A beautiful legend, nothing more.
But a more likely reason for the tilt of the building is that it stands on the shore of the Nevyansk pond. What kind of soil is there? The kind that tend to move, of course, especially under such a weight as the tower has. Remember how thick its walls are at the base? That's it - almost 2 meters!
The rocks on which the tower was built simply could not withstand its weight and... gave a subsidence. So, the building leaned.
And then the builders, deciding to balance the building, artificially tilted the upper floors in the opposite direction. The calculation turned out to be correct - this saved the building from destruction. The tower has been standing safely for 3 centuries and is still capable of standing for the same amount of time, or even longer.
Tower tilt
• 1.85 m - the greatest tilt of the tower at the top point.
• 3° 16' - the greatest tilt angle at the bottom tier.
The tower building now houses the Nevyansk State Historical and Architectural Museum, where you can learn about the history of the tower, the Demidov family traditions and the industrial development of the Urals.
All the information that I learned during the tour inside the tower, I will provide in the annex of my project. (Annex C)
What is more, I`ve found out some information about one more Leaning Tower which is called Pagoda. This tower is in China. It is situated in Suzhou city, Jiangsu Province of Eastern China. It is nicknamed the 'Leaning Tower of China'.
Construction of the pagoda began in 907 CE. In more than a thousand years the pagoda has gradually slanted due to forces of nature. Now the top and bottom of the tower vary by 2.32 meters. The entire structure weighs some 7,000,000 kilograms, supported by internal brick columns. However, the pagoda leans roughly 3 degrees due to the cracking of two supporting columns.
The pagoda leans because the foundation is originally half rock and the other half is on soil. In 1957, efforts were made to stabilize the pagoda and prevent further leaning. Concrete was also pumped into the soil forming a stronger foundation.
The Pagoda is a designated Major National Historical and Cultural Site in Jiangsu. From September 2010, public access to the top of the tower is no longer allowed.
For a more complete picture, you can see the views of this place by following the code.
2.6 Ural Mars: Alien Landscapes Near Bogdanovich
Yes, indeed! The Ural land is rich not only in places that are no worse than the sights of Russia and other countries, but here you can also try to find yourself on another planet!
Location: Sverdlovsk Region, Bogdanovich District, Troitsko-Bainovskoye deposit of refractory clays.[5]
Get ready to land on another planet, Ural Mars is waiting for its discoverers!
One of the most beautiful and unusual places in the Middle Urals, which will delight any photographer. Unusual landscapes, reminiscent of Mars or the Moon, arose on the site of clay quarries. Having reached the quarries, a rather strange, unfamiliar picture opened up before our eyes: a clay wasteland, with cliffs and rises; rocks, dotted with crevices of varying depth and width in places where streams once flowed. Well, only a frozen red-brown stronghold, having a bubbly shape in places - why not the Mars?
Ural Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. The surface of Mars is orange-red because it is covered in iron(III) oxide dust, giving it the nickname "the Red Planet". Mars is the only presently known example of a desert planet, a rocky planet with a surface akin to that of Earth's hot deserts. The red-orange appearance of the Martian surface is caused by ferric oxide, or rust. It can look like butterscotch; other common surface colors include golden, brown, tan, and greenish, depending on the minerals present. Indeed, there are similarities between them!
I would like to let you know more information about our Ural Mars!
Officially, this place is called the Poldnevsky section of the Troitsko-Bainovskoye deposit of fire-resistant clays. The deposit stretches in a strip for 20 kilometers to the south of the Bogdanovich station and occupies an area of about 75 square kilometers. In terms of reserves, it is the largest in the Middle Urals.
It was developed in small volumes even before the revolution. The Troitsko-Bainovskoye deposit consists of several sections. The most interesting is the Poldnevskaya deposit. This development is the largest in area. This territory was used for clay mining, as well as for waste rock dumping.
The deposit became the main base for the Bogdanovich Refractory Plant, the construction of which began in 1930. Refractory bricks from here were used, among other things, for the construction of blast furnaces of the Ural industrial giant – the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Plant.
T he clays of the deposit are very diverse. This explains the significant differences in the appearance of the local quarries. Depending on the impurities, clay has different shades - from light grey to dark and reddish. Walking here, you feel like you are on another planet. In some places, the landscape resembles Mars, in others, the Moon. People have the opportunity to just go to Mars on a day off.[7]
Clay hills stand out in the form of ridges of various sizes. Rains gradually wash away the clay, creating numerous beautiful hollows, and in some places even small canyons. When visiting this place, you can notice that gradually, year after year, the landscape changes.
H owever, unlike the distant planet, on the Ural Mars you can find water, albeit of an unusual color: from sky-blue to crimson-red and orange. The water got this color due to the high content of various elements in the clay. These minerals have a rather harmful effect on the human body, so you should not swim in the resulting lakes.
The territory of the Ural Mars is quite large. To look into every corner, slowly admire the unusual landscapes and take pictures, you will need at least several hours. Here you can take many original shots. Photographers are delighted by the local landscapes. And the area is also well suited for filming music videos and science fiction films about other planets and worlds.
It is worth noting that nature is gradually beginning to reclaim its own. Young growth appears on the clay: birches, aspens, pines, willows. Over time, the area will inevitably be overgrown with trees, and the Ural Mars will remain only in photographs, videos and in our memory.
For a more complete picture, you can see the views of this place by following the code.
2.7 Photo Book « The Beauty of the World Through
the Ural Sights»
I `ve done a lot of researchI think I have shown you that the Ural land is incredible, where you can find magnificent and interesting places to relax and expand your horizon! Moreover, these places are no worse than the most famous sights of the world! For your convenience, I`ve decided to create a photo book. (Annex D) Now, if anyone wishes to travel around the Urals, he does not need to search various sites in the Internet or ask for some information in travel agencies. He can just read this photo book to get some necessary information without difficulty. Moreover, this book will be useful for those people who are interested in the culture of Ural.
It provides information about the most interesting places of Ural which have similarities with famous and popular sites of Russia and different countries in the world. In this photo book I have included information about:
Ural Bali - a Picturesque Quarry Near Kyshtym
Ural Baikal- Lake Turgoyak
Ural Stonehenge-Manpupuner
Leaning Tower of Nevyansk
Ural Mars: Alien Landscapes Near Bogdanovich
Moreover, I have accompanied each site with pictures for a more complete understanding! I believe that the information in this book can be used not only by people travelling around the Ural, but by students in schools and other educational institutions while getting in touch with the culture of their country.
Well, in short, I can guess it will be very useful, fabulous and magnificent for everybody to know this information!
Conclusion
After analyzing all the materials, I came to the conclusion that I carried out the goal of my project. I plunged into this work with my head and conducted a very important analysis.
First of all, I have carried out a questionnaire among the pupils of 6-11 forms and found out their attitude to travelling and what they know about places in the Urals that are similar to popular tourist attractions in different countries of the world. With the help of it, I’ve come to the conclusion that young people have poor knowledge on this subject.
Secondly, I`ve interviewed a teacher of Geography of our school to know all the necessary information for my project. Anna Viktorovna supplied me with the necessary literature and even shared her experience of traveling to Ural Mars.
Thirdly, thanks to our project, I have visited the local history museum in Yekaterinburg and had the opportunity to communicate with people who are interested in local history. Thanks to this, I`ve learned about some places in the Urals that I have not known about before.
What is more, I haven`t missed the chance to visit The Leaning Tower of Nevyansk and explore and get information first-hand.
In this connection, to provide people who don’t know anything about places in the Urals that are similar to popular tourist attractions in different countries of the world, I`ve come up with a photo book with all the necessary and important information I found during my research. I believe that this book will be useful and convenient in use for people.
I am absolutely sure that I have learned a lot of important and useful information. Thanks to my work, I gained experience in writing a research paper and improved my level of English.
We think that our project will be extremely interesting and useful for people who are interested in travelling, the Ural and for lovers of the English language.
In conclusion, I would like to say that it is important that the cost of traveling through the sites of our vast region will be incomparably small, compared to the baggage of knowledge and impressions that you can bring with you. To know your region means to know yourself!
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https://uraloved.ru/inoplanetnie-pejzazhi-pod-bogdanovichem?ysclid=m6587jjwe78833290
Annex A
Annex B
Annex C
Leaning Tower of Nevyansk
My Exploring the Nevyansk Tower (continuation)
O n the first octagonal tier of the Nevyansk Tower we see the dials of the English chimes, a little later the guide will take us to the room where the clock mechanism is located. Above, on the second octagonal tier, there are 10 copper English bells striking the quarter and half hour and performing melodies eight times a day, and one Demidov bronze bell striking the hours. On the same tier there is an exit to the balcony, along which you can walk around the tower, admiring the panorama of Nevyansk. But the exit to the balcony is open to tourists from mid-April to mid-October. We were in Nevyansk at the end of December, so we did not get to the tier with the bells and the exit to the balcony.
Let's return to the tower. We have already been provided with a guide who told us a very interesting story about the history, facts and secrets of the Nevyansk leaning tower. In addition to the tilt and saber-shaped form of the Nevyansk tower, when inspecting it from the outside, black iron things catch the eye, like rivets, they stand out on the white tower from bottom to top. And these, it turns out, are cast iron figured washers with wedges, fastening the metal frame, which is located inside the stone walls.
A s it turned out, there is a sinister legend that in the cellars of the Nevyansk Tower, counterfeit royal coins, gold and silver, were minted by shackled serfs. When Akinfiy Demidov learned that an inspector was coming to inspect him, he ordered the sluices on the dam to be immediately raised and the cellars flooded along with people and tools. On the first floor of the Nevyansk Tower, an exhibition dedicated to the Demidov cellars is open.
Then we go up the stairs and find ourselves in the "factory archive". Here is an exhibition with old, three-century-old maps of Nevyansk, its environs and the entire Urals with the Demidov factories.
Next is a laboratory, which was called the "assay furnace". "Assay furnace" - because there was a smelting furnace here. And "assay furnace" - not from the word "test tube", but from the word "to try".
Here they mixed metals to get the most successful proportions of metal alloys. The most successful of them were used in production - ironworks.
W e go further, again climbing the spiral staircase to the very ridge of the roof, there is a door leading into the tower. We find ourselves in a room on the 4th floor with an exhibition telling about the Nevyansk Tower; about the people who studied the Demidov legacy in Nevyansk; about famous people who visited here and about other leaning and falling towers of the world.
T he sixth floor is perhaps the most interesting in the entire leaning tower. Why? Because you can conduct experiments here.
Here is the "listening room".It is believed that the owner of the tower, Akinfiy Demidov, invited people he did not trust into this room and sat them down at the set table to dine. He would set aside a place for such people at one end of the room, and he would sit at the opposite end. And he could hear everything from this opposite end - excellent!
The vaults of the room are arranged in such a way, so calculated, that the sound from the opposite corner, somehow cunningly refracting, rushes to the other corner. Indeed! The whisper of a person standing 10 meters from the corner is so clearly heard, as if he were speaking in your ear.
T he main curiosity of the tower is the chimes, the clock mechanism occupies almost the entire 8th floor of the old building, and even part of the 7th floor. However, it is assumed that Akinfiy Demidov brought the chimes from England in the 30s of the 18th century - he was just travelling around Europe at that time.
The price of these chimes is known - they cost 5,000 rubles. But the construction of the tower itself was 1,000 rubles cheaper! This is the kind of mathematics that the conqueror of the Urals, the founder of the first Ural factories, came up with.
The clock installed in the Nevyansk tower is still capable of playing several melodies. It has three winding shafts: the first one - every quarter of an hour, the second one - half an hour and an hour, and the third shaft strikes the chimes.
• 2 weights of 32 kg each, and a niche for these weights runs along the entire length of the tower.
• 3 clock faces.
• 10 musical bells, which weigh about 4 tons.
The musical shaft of the chimes had 18 English melodies, but in the 19th century they played the Russian "God Save the Tsar!" In the 1930s, the clock was reprogrammed to the song "My Homeland Is Wide," and since 1985, the chimes have been playing a fragment from Mikhail Glinka's opera "Ivan Susanin" - "Glory!"
There are several purposes the tower was built for. But I can surely say that this is the kind of outlandish tower in the Urals that attracts the attention of thousand tourists and the tower copes with this task with flying colors!
Annex D
Photo Book «The Beauty of the World Through the Ural Sights»
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