Chita Travel Guide

04/10/2020

07/09/2020

1985. The Decembrists’ Museum was founded.
It’s housed in the former Archangel Michael church. This 2-storey wooden building is the oldest in Chita. The ground floor is dedicated to the Decembrists, while the first floor is dedicated to their wives who followed them to Siberia. The museum contains over 870 items including newspapers, books, tools, utensils, personal items, originals and copies of paintings, suits, samples of polymetallic ore mined by the prisoners etc.

24/05/2020

A quick Sunday walk around the block :)

06/05/2020

Have a nice day everyone! :)

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28/04/2020

1961. Chita Philharmonic Hall founded. It relocated to its current building in 2008 and now comprises two halls and an organ room.

The Hall is basically the heart of the city cultural life. There are concerts throughout the year as well as the annual spring festival “The Blooming Rhododendron” when local and foreign musicians are invited.

One of my most memorable moments here was a performance by the famous Russian pianist Denis Matsuev who played Tchaikovsky and Schumann.

20/04/2020

1960. The first Lenin statue was erected in the main square. But it was replaced in 1985. It’s interesting that the current statue is facing the opposite direction.

18/04/2020

It's the first rainy day in Chita this year 🙂

14/04/2020

1947. Transbaikal Railway Headquarters was built. The building is complementing the main square. The facade is with 8 columns and the USSR emblem.

13/04/2020

It’s week 2 of the official self-isolation in Russia.

The Chita streets are visually less crowded than usual.
The essential services are open, and people can still buy food, medicines, etc.
The protective measures are in effect (gloves, masks, sanitizing, safe distance lines).

So far, it’s 14 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Chita which are exported from Moscow and from abroad (only one person got it locally, from a family member).

However, the people are staying cool and calm (except for some individuals) and are trying to adjust to the current situation and get the most out of it.

Have a nice week and stay healthy and positive!

25/03/2020

Snow must go ooon...
Today Chita woke up to discover that the snow is back)) I doubt if I saw this much of it in the actual winter. Guess winter be like "Oh, wait. I forgot something. Here you go."

18/03/2020

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18/03/2020

It's a nice spring day which is cloudy and sunny, windy and calm at the same time. Have a good Wednesday everyone :)

17/02/2020

WWII 1939-1945.
Thousands of citizens were called up.
The city became the headquarters of the Zabaikalsky front.
It was producing coal, aircraft spares, weaponry, warm coats, fuels, drugs etc.
There were many evacuation hospitals.

11/02/2020

The city is now covered in smog from the coal plants. Hence, the highlight of the month is crossing the bridge every morning feeling yourself like in the Stephen King's Mist.

05/02/2020

1938. Zabaikalsky State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University was opened. It had three faculties: History, Russian Language and Literature, Physics and Mathematics. In 2012 it was consolidated with Chita State University into the Transbaikal State University with 12 faculties.

10/01/2020

It's the second working day after the New Year holidays. Chita is preparing for the Old New Year celebration)

29/12/2019

The New Year is almost here))

18/12/2019

1928. 1st radio broadcast in Chita and the 1st "Chita is speaking" heard by the citizens.
The broadcasted event took place in the Shumov's palace (now Federal Security Service office). It was a concert of Leonid Sobinov, a famous Russian operatic tenor.

09/12/2019

1920. Far East Republic (Russian DVR) was created as a buffer state between Soviet Russia and Japan. Chita became its capital on October 1920. The Republic was considered to be a democracy governed by the Far East people. It had all the attributes of the real state, including flag, coat of arms, money, constitution etc. The Republic lasted till 1922 when it was included to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

04/12/2019

-31°C. Winter has officially come.

02/12/2019

Chita is a sports city. People are very engaged in various activities. The wind and cold are not an obstacle. ZabVO park is a popular place for jogging, workout and other sports.

22/11/2019

The Decembrists museum and a quick city walk. That was cold but fun.

22/11/2019

Snow time! It's -12 °C (we call it "warm").

19/11/2019

1917. February Revolution. Nicholas II abdicated from the throne, the Russian Empire ended. Massive social, political and economic unrest. In Chita, like in many other cities, the pro-monarchy officials were getting arrested. The merchants were leaving the city (and the country), abandoning their businesses and houses which were afterwards confiscated by the state.

19/11/2019

August, 1910. Chita. A self-trained cossack Ivan Vinogradov made the first flight in Siberia, Zabaikalye and Far East on a French Blériot airplane.

18/11/2019

1905-1907. The revolution in Chita and Zabaikalsky region was initiated by the railway workers joined by the farmers, soldiers and cossacks demanding tsar's demise, political and economic freedom.
The independent Chita Republic was formed in 1905 and lasted till 1906.
The revolution was suppressed in 1907 after numerous clashes and detentions.