The Michael-Archangel Cathedral (better known as the Old Cathedral) in Uralsk is its first church, founded in 1741 on the site of the existing wooden one, consecrated in 1751. It is dedicated to Archangel Michael, the patron saint of the Yaitsky (Ural) Cossack army. One of the oldest surviving co-religionist churches of the Russian Orthodox Church. The names of the cathedral’s architects have not been preserved. It is located in the old historical district of the city of Kurenyakh, on the bank of the Ural River.
Old Uralsk is a local history museum of the city of Uralsk, created in 2003 on a voluntary basis and is actually the center of the cultural life of the Yaitsky (Ural) Cossacks in Kazakhstan. The museum operates on a voluntary basis. Guided tours of the museum are free of charge. On May 4, 2018, the staff of the public cultural and Educational foundation “Old Uralsk” was awarded the gratitude of the President of Russia V. V. Putin for their great contribution to the preservation of Russian culture and historical heritage in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The museum was opened in the year of Pushkin in Kazakhstan in the house where the great genius of poetry – A. S. Pushkin stayed. Crossing the threshold of the museum, you immediately get into the atmosphere of a secular house of the early nineteenth century, which was visited by I. Krylov, V. Dahl, V. Zhukovsky, T. Shevchenko, A. Pleshcheev, L. Tolstoy.
The West Kazakhstan Regional Museum of Local History is one of the oldest museums in Kazakhstan. The museum was organized in 1832. The West Kazakhstan Regional Museum of Local History is a repository of many remarkable monuments of culture and art.
The museum was opened in 1995 in the workshop of Saken Gumarov, a member of the Union of Journalists of the USSR, a member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan. The artist, who wrote his works in the post-avant-garde direction and was fond of graphics, left a rich creative heritage. More than 200 paintings, personal belongings, photographs and documents are presented in the exhibition. The paintings from the cycles “Bestiary”, “Turkic”, “Abay”, “Astral” especially attract attention.
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is a church of the Ural and Aktobe diocese of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District of the Russian Orthodox Church in Uralsk, built in 1891-1907 in memory of the 300th anniversary of the service of the Ural Cossack Army of Russia. A large bell named Svyatoslav, made in Moscow at the expense of the entrepreneur Valery Surkov, was installed in October 1995. The Uralians call the Cathedral of Christ the Savior “Golden”.
The Michael-Archangel Cathedral (better known as the Old Cathedral) in Uralsk is its first church, founded in 1741 on the site of the existing wooden one, consecrated in 1751. It is dedicated to Archangel Michael, the patron saint of the Yaitsky (Ural) Cossack army. One of the oldest surviving co-religionist churches of the Russian Orthodox Church. The names of the cathedral’s architects have not been preserved. It is located in the old historical district of the city of Kurenyakh, on the bank of the Ural River.
Karaganda is the capital of Karaganda Region in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
It is the fourth most populous city in Kazakhstan, behind Almaty (Alma-Ata), Nur-Sultan and Shymkent. Population: 497,777.
Modern-day Karaganda dates back to 1833, when local shepherd Appak Baizhanov allegedly found coal on the site of the city, prompting a coal mining boom. By the late 19th century, the local mines had attracted workers from nearby villages, Russian merchants, and entrepreneurs from France and England.
The mosque of the city of Uralsk or the New Mosque is one of the three active religious places in the city and the most modern among them, considered the central one. It was built using the latest technologies with underfloor heating and a significant capacity: more than 1000 believers can enter at a time. Several specialists from other countries participated in the creation of the architectural project, so the building received an unusual appearance, although it retained all the architectural traditions. A special feature was the glass dome on the flat roof. Thanks to this solution, natural light always enters the hall. Also pay attention to the ornament in front of the entrance — it is artfully made with gold and silver dusting
