Welcome to Yakira Street |
It's -6 C at the moment (21 F) and the weather forecast is predicting snow for the rest of this week. The small children of Kharkov have been parading around in snowsuits for almost two months and now the rest of us are beginning to follow suit. Tall heeled boots and шубы (fur coats) are everywhere, as are fur hats the actual size of beavers!
Waiting for the tram |
Probably the slowest but cheapest form of transportation in town |
Undaunted (but bundled up), we recently went on a lengthy exploration of Yakira steet. Perhaps it's just the time of year, but this part of town seems almost untouched by 2012. It feels more like the 1970s. Take a look-
museum |
The Харківські дріжджі factory (website) |
Left: grapes still on the vine on the factory wall
Right: Beer-Mead Factory
A yeast factory alone makes any neighborhood unusual, but look what else there is-
This sign reads buttons |
In fact, reminders of the old days were everywhere...
Plaque reads: In this place in March 1943, German fascist-invaders shot 86 residents of the region. May the memory of those residents be eternal! |
Meet the head from Pushkin's tale Ruslan and Ludmila. Tricked by his brother Chernomor, he was once a mighty warrior, but is now just a human head sleeping atop a sword. |
Seems like this fairy tale is a popular theme for parks:
This kind of creepy postcard depicts a scene from a 1970s (or so) Crimean park. I found it in an old photo album belonging to D's family. |
Left: (literally) We have everything (all groceries)
Right, below: You can eat and drink
Of course, it's much cuter in Russian because it rhymes... something more along the lines of "we've got everything but the kitchen sink, here you can eat and drink".
Next time I'll show you one more cool place near Ploshcha Povstannia- the Metalist Stadium!- and some pictures of a local rose garden in bloom. Ah, summertime : )
And in case you missed it, the entry that started it all: Площа Повстання 1: The Horse Market
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