My native city

My native city.

From ancient times people usually settled along the rivers.And here is the Ural river, where my naive town, Uralsk, is situated.It is in the west of Kazakhstan.
I think there is no river which had so many names during its life.Whoever stayed there, everyone left their own name.Now most of people remember only the last name, when it was called Yaik.It means a special, comfortable place.There are also many historical and interesting places.

A "golden church"

There is a Cathedral of Christ or usually we call it a "golden church".It is located in the center of Uralsk and was built in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Ural Cossack army.Unfortunately, the main part of the church was exploded and destroyed in the 1930s.It is a very elegant church and we are proud of it.It has been invaluable in the past and will be so forever.

Shalkar lake

The lake is situated between two mountains, Santas and Sasay.You will not see the opposite shore in the morning.The rich world opens in the bush: geese, ducks, seagulls.Here,you can just swim and relax.

A unique city

One of the oldest and respected buildings in Uralsk is the residence of the ataman (Cossack chieftain).Its facade is decorated by memorial boards saying that it is the house where Alexandr Pushkin stayed when he visited  our city.It was also admired by Zhukovskiy, Dal', Tolstoy.

My city is 400 years old.We are the young generation and should know and remember our history of the native city.I'm proud of the fact that I was born in Uralsk.