Children growing up in this devastation, which will want out of life? – upset the pensioner Galina Guseva, conducting a tour of the garden. Historical place 125 years ago was ennobled by the parties to one of the first in Russia of the society of cyclists, has become a field with protruding stumps and a dozen unkempt elm trees at the edges, in the shade of which lie empty bottles and dead branches. From the array of buildings sits a small Playground and a couple of horizontal bars – that’s all landscaping.
In the middle of the plot cube of the Foundation laid with bricks around, the residents believe that it is remnants of an ancient fountain. Cyclists, by the way, here too: a few teenagers one by one dive into the meter pit and immediately jump out. Simple attraction they have dug themselves.
it is Unlikely that the creators of the garden was intended for him such a fate. The photographs of a century ago, we see the lush greenery of the Park in the style of Russian estates, wide avenues with benches, pavilions with turrets and carvings, where he performed with guest artists, the ladies in long dresses and gentlemen in suits and hats. Our predecessors here, not only Biking – according to historical sources, it was a popular place of rest for all citizens.
– Now tourists come here on bikes in full racing gear and open their mouths, says a resident of a neighboring house Elena Kondratieva. – On all maps this place is like the Garden of cyclists. And then – nothing.
Since 2008, residents of nearby to the garden of the houses appealed to the administration with a request at least to lay the track and to organize irrigation, but in the answer received formal replies. They decided to landscape the garden yourself, but then fail.
We have developed with our neighbors and planted 18 oak trees, but almost all of them died when the utility buried heating pipes, – says Galina Guseva. Finishing work, not even leveled the ground and left in a Park debris.
it is Interesting that all this time the subject of Garden improvement bicyclists pop up in the news in town. For example, in 2009 the mayor of Astrakhan instructed to include a historical place in the urban development program, and a year later the administration announced a major overhaul of the garden. But for some reason did not start. In 2018, the Garden of cyclists were in the program a comfortable urban environment. And again a fiasco: in the popular vote in the primary repair he lost the Park of Friendship.
However, hope remains: the programme will last until 2022, but, for example, in the improvement projects this year, the garden did not get back. To the question “RG”, when it is planned to revive the Park monument, in the city hall could not answer.
the Garden is on balance of municipality, but since 1993, belongs to the monuments of architecture, – told “RG” Deputy head of the regional service of state security aboutbjectiv cultural heritage Pavel Popov. For improvement need permission. While officially to us with such request nobody addressed.
According to him, at the time of making of the garden on account of the monuments he has already been destroyed: after the revolution, two-thirds of its area is gradually built up residential houses in the Soviet years, a part of the territory occupied by the College. Graceful building of the railway station and Luna Park in the Eastern style that we see in old photos, were burned. Apparently, the garden was given safe conduct to him, although he had not built up further.
Pavel Popov said that the discussion of the improvement of the Park was conducted, there was even a investor with the draft design, but “hung in the air.”
– We experience the garden in this state can give under a housing estate, shopping center or private recreation area, – says Galina Guseva. – At us in Astrakhan so little greenery, places for recreation and sports outdoors. We ask you to return the Garden cyclists its historic mission and again to make a beautiful vacation spot of the townspeople.
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As reported in the city history Museum, Astrakhan society of cyclists was formed in 1893, one of the first in Russia. It was a time of boom in Cycling in the country. Members of the society of cyclists was wealthy and invested in the development of the movement’s own funds. Membership dues the society organized competitions, parades, learning lessons the bike ride, honoring the best athletes and club nights. According to historical sources, the aforementioned Garden of cyclists “bargain at widow Fedorova” and participated in the event. Bikes Astrakhan was discharged from Moscow, were they expensive, about $ 125. The first world war is so complicated the situation in the country that the activities of the society of cyclists in all areas stopped.
“the Memorial book of the Astrakhan province in 1894” – “About Cycling in the city. 1. Ride on sidewalks, urban gardens and squares is prohibited except in side alley of the Alexandrovsky Park, adjacent to Alexander street. 2. Detour pedestrians and crews is definitely on the left side, when meetings need to stay on the right side. 3. It is forbidden to ride in distillation with crews, cab drivers, etc. 4. Overtaking a pedestrian or cyhoeddi crew, follow a few steps to give a signal. Note. The bike is necessarily provided with a bell or horn. 5. Call unnecessarily and generally abuse the signals is not allowed. 6. The Parking or large siding crews, at intersections of streets with lots of traffic and bridges to get off the bike and hold it in my hands. 7. After dark, riding on bicycles is prohibited. 8. Passing along the street in the company of, cyclists must follow the same in a row, holding at a distance apart not less than one fathom. Delivers signals only the front rider. 9. A quick ride through the city is strictly prohibited; the ride should be quiet and not rather an ordinary horse trot. 10. Riding a bike can be dressed in the conventional Cycling costume, but tights or racing attire is not allowed. The date of entry into force of this decree to assign to two weeks”.
