Yekaterinburg, Russia – Home of Russia's First President
Yekaterinburg has several very important stories that you need to know about, that ultimately culminate in the Russia you know, see, and hear about today.
Where Is Yekaterinburg, Russia?
A Brief Story of Yekaterinburg
Founded in 1723, it was named after the wife of Tsar (Caesar) Peter the Great – Yekaterina, whom eventually became Catherine, The First Queen of Russia.
After many years, the Yekaterinburg was developed into a major metal working city, and a power house for trade between the European, south, and Siberian Russia.
Eventually, the Bolsheviks (communists) took over Russia, sent the royal Tsar family for a permanent house arrest near Yekaterinburg.
The communists were concerned that the ‘tsar' army might still try to save the royal family, so they executed everyone, including the wife and kids in the forest, and poured acid on the bodies to prevent recovery.
After communist victory of Russia in 1924, the city was renamed to ‘Sverdlovsk' after the communist party leader at the time (not Lenin).
In this same city, emerged a man named ‘Boris Yeltsin', who was in charge of most of the industry in the region, and an important member of the communist party.
And Now Some Photos of Yekaterinburg, Russia
Yekaterinburg City Administration, 1928
Yekaterinburg city administration
Yekaterinburg City Administration clock
Central Yekaterinburg
Central Yekaterinburg
Statue of the merchant class in Yekaterinburg
Merchant/Aristocrat House in Yekaterinburg Russia
Merchant/Aristocrat House in Yekaterinburg Russia
Historical Yekaterinburg building
Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Tsar
Yekaterinburg Administration
Lenin in Yekaterinburg
Communist History in Yekaterinburg
Boris Yeltsin – First President of Russia
Yeltsin Center
Protests against communism in the USSR
Protests against communism in the USSR
Protests against communism in the USSR
A human shield around Boris Yeltsin
Ripping apart the USSR passport
Modernization of Yekaterinburg
Modernization of Yekaterinburg
Walking down Lenin Avenue
Walking down Lenin Avenue
Unfinished TV tower in Yekaterinburg
Birds eye view of Yekaterinburg
Birds eye view of Yekaterinburg
University in Yekaterinburg
People crossing the street in Yekaterinburg
Birds eye view of Yekaterinburg
Full Yekaterinburg, Russia Gallery
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This is my home city got crowded in the last 10 years since I left.
Back in a day, climbing this “unfinished” (actually abandoned) TV tower was a kind of a right of passage.
Nice! I would have gladly climbed that tower for fun 🙂