Chapaev Museum

Sightseeing:

Cheboksary was founded in 1469. The main points of interest are architectural monuments of the Old City dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, the regional museum of Chuvash folk art, and the V.I. Chapaev Museum in Cheboksary and the memorial museum homes of sculptor S.D. Erzya and academician and shipbuilder A.N. Krylov in Alatyr.

Many architectural monuments of past centuries are preserved in Cheboksary, giving the city distinctiveness and a unique beauty. The old part of the city is conventionally divided into the Western and Eastern hillsides, the Central part, and Vladimirskaya Hill.

Vladimirskaya Hill is the part of the city that several centuries ago received merchant ships that came up the deep Cheboksarka River. The large complex of buildings of the Trinity (Troitsky) Monastery is located on the Western Hillside, while the Central part is the site of Troitsky Cathedral, the gateway Church of Fedor Stratilat, and the Church of the Tolgskaya Icon of the Mother of God (Tolgskoi bozhei materi); on the Eastern Hillside formed by the high bank of the Volga and Cheboksary Bay, there are interesting monuments of the stone architecture of early masters in the area of the river port and Kalinin Street. The building of the Resurrection (Voskresenskaya) Church (1758) on Kalinin Street is an example of the original native art of the old masters, including stonemasons, artists, engravers, blacksmiths, stone- and woodcarvers, gilders, and casters. There is also the Monument of Glory raised in Cheboksary in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (World War II).

Like many Russian cities, Cheboksary possesses many cultural opportunities. There is an opera-ballet theatre, a philharmonic orchestra, and numerous theaters (showing productions in both Russian and Chuvash languages). However, a very popular gathering place for the locals is the recently completed zaliv (bay), beautifully situated in the middle of the city. There people gather to stroll, visit cafes, and socialize. Cheboksary also has beautiful boardwalks and beaches along the Volga River, where people swim in the summer. There are also a number of heated pools, health clubs, and museums (including Russia`s only beer museum).