Sights of Temruk
Tamansk archeological museum
Tamansk archeological museum was opened in 1989. Its expositions include unique archeological finds, which are 2000 years old. Here you will know the history of ancient Greek settlement – Germonass, will visit Slavic princedom Tmutarakan.
One of advantages of the museum is its architecture. According to antique traditions in the museum there is an atrium, connecting two exhibition halls, additionally illuminating them and crating an image of a single whole. In the impluvium (pool), depending on time, now white marble columns, now fragments of the ancient painted stucco are reflected.
Lermontov’s house-museum
Lermontov’s house-museum was opened on the 24th of October of 1976. The present house where the poet used to stay but grateful taman people restored the hut on the abrupt bank to a high accuracy. A little farther, in the special building of the museum, there is a literary exposition. Materials of separate chapters narrate about a Caucasian cordon link, which the poet traveled over “from Kizlyar to Taman”; about meetings with Decembrists in the fortification Solid trench and Fanagoriyskaya fortress, about the history of Cossack village Taman.
You’ll see pages of manuscripts and the first intravitam editions of story “Taman” and novel “The hero of our time”.
Near the museum in the shady park a monument was opened in 1984 in honor oà 170-anniversary of the poet. M. J. Lermontov stands, leaning with his hand on a stone, on the high abrupt shore and sees to the direction of the sea.
Turkish fountain
Turkish fountain represents a unique construction of XVI century. Per se it is a condensation spring. Moisture, penetrating through the depth of sand due to contrast of temperatures cumulates on the walls of the well and by ceramic pipes into the fountain. The well still works nowadays, slaking thirst with cool water even in the driest summer. The fountain is located not far from K. Marks street. One can get it, having gone from Lermontov park in Lermontov street and than through the waste ground of 500 m.
Temruksk historical archeological museum
The museum was opened in 1920. Here there are unique exhibits, narrating about ancient times, Tmutarakan princedom, developing of Taman by Cossacks. The museum keeps materials reflecting revolutionary events, determination of the soviet power in Taman.
Events of the Great Patriotic war are covered in Taman soldiers’ letters from the front line. In the museum there are leaflets, issued in partisan detachments, in political departments of the Red Army units, fighting in the Tamansky peninsula; by Temruk soviet and a commander of Temruk garrison, and also reports of Soviet Information Bureau (1944-1945) issued in form of leaflets. There are also private documents of veterans of the Great Patriotic war: certificates, commendations and etc.
In the museum there is also information about flora and fauna of the Tamansky peninsula. You will know that millions years ago on the land of ancient Taman wild elephants – dinotheres, rhinoceros, cave bears, saber-toothed tigers – were found. In waters of the ancient ocean Tetis huge mammals dwelled. Remains of these animals are situated in the wooded quarry-pit area near settlement Senoi.
Here you will see stuffed fishes and animals – dwellers of fluxes and estuaries of Kubano-Priazovskaya lowland and the delta of the Kuban river: wild boar, tomcat (jungle-cat), fox, jackal, water-birds and birds-predators: kite, golden eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle and others. Address: Lenin street, 28. Time of work: since 9.00 to 17.00. Off day is Monday.
“Oak market”
It got its name due to its historical and natural originality. In the times of Bosporus kingdom on this plateau, the height of which makes up 70 m, there was a captive market. In the times of Mongol-Tatars and Turk-osmen this place, which has become a mountain in the middle of the steppe, served as a place of slave trading. Some time later the hill got dressed with a oak forest from which it derives its name.
The Museum of the Cossacks history
The Museum of the Cossacks history is situated in the center of Cossack village Starotitarovskaya (in 30 minutes from Temruk). The museum consists of 4 halls. You may familiarize yourselves with the history and way of Cossacks’ life. Guests are met with bread and salt by Cossacks and Cossack women in colorful costumes. Then – visiting of an exhibition and obligatory invitation to the Cossacks’ backyard. Here adults will taste gorilka (traditional Cossacks’ vodka) with lard and cucumbers and children – home-made kvass with patties. Besides that ensemble “Hutoryanochka” (“Farmer woman”) will perform national songs, ceremonies and games. Address: Lennin, 99 – a. Time of work: 9.00-17.00. Off day – Monday.
The sun in the glass or the museum of wine-growing and wine-making
On Anapa land one of the best vine of Russia, saturated with the hot sun and delicate moisture of land. It differs in delicate taste and aroma. Vine is not a dainty but also effective medicine from many diseases.
Different terms of its ripening allow using vine treatment since July to October. The medicinal grapes go in all sanatoriums of the resort. And there where there are good grapes masters make an excellent wine. Their hands and the nature combined in Anapa wines both the heat of the southern sun and heady aromas of flowering steppe grasses.
At any time of the year museum invites to visit an exposition of wine-vodka products of Taman and a tasting room. You will know that the first find in the history of wine-making in Taman date from IV century BC. You will also know about peculiarity of red and white wines producing and in what cognac differs from brandy. In the course of the excursion you will see tubs in which grapes are pressed and capacity in which vine grape juice ferments.
You’ll know new trademarks of wine-vodka products of 10 wine sovkhozes of the Tamansky peninsula and will taste 25 g of 6 sorts of wine. If you like a wine you can buy it in the shop attached to the museum. And there is much to choose: “Madera Kubanskaya”, “Kahors”, “Kaberne”, “Ulibka” (“Smile”), “Buket Kubani” (“Bouquet of Kuban”), “Muscat”, cognac “Temruk” and others.
Besides that it will be interesting for you to listen to a tragic story, connected with wonderful ladies’ wine “Ulibka” (Smile). A blond girl, depicted on the label is not a fiction of an artist. It is an actress of Krasnodar music theater, Eugenia Mikhailovna Belousova. She had hard fate. She liked dancing from her childhood. Maxim Dunaevsky predicted her the great future on the stage. But her life deal with it in a wrong way.
On the 27th of 1941 when Eugenia was 16, she became a guerilla. In 1944 she was taken prisoner where she refused to sing for fascists, escaped shooting by a miracle and run through the front line to Russians. They didn’t believe her, court, which lasted for 3 years, waited for her. When she was 20 Eugenia got 15 years of hard labor, which was changed into 10 years in camps. Because of severe conditions of imprisonment she was deprived of possibility to have children. She became free in 1957 aòâ she became an actress. On the stage of Krasnodar theater she played many roles among which are: Tatyana Larina, Princess of a circus, Maritsa.
In 1959 in Abrau-Durso a new sort of wine emerged and a capital minister suggested to print a side-face of the wonderful woman and beloved actress Eugenia Belousova. But for many decades it had been mentioned nowhere because of her camp past. Now the actress is 75, she is a Honoured artiste of Russia and national artiste of Kuban. And despite her age and everything she had gone through, her soul is young. She likes and pitied any living creature. Address: Cossack village Taman, Karl Marx street, 88 (at the archeological museum). The museum works: since 10.00 to 17.00; break: 13.00 – 14.00. Off day is Monday. The beginning of wine-tasting: 11.00-15.00, duration: 40 minutes.
Indian lotus
On the Taman peninsula there is a wonder which it is worth to see. It is Indian lotus. Plantations of Indian lotus are located on Taman in the area of Akhtanozovsky estuary. Indian lotus is the most ancient plant on the earth. An experiment in begetting this wonderful flower in reservoirs of Kuban had been proceeded for over 10 years. In Akhatanizovsky estuary for lotus the most favourable conditions were created: depth is not over 50 cm and warm fresh water.
It is prohibited to pluck flowers, it is allowed to photograph. Lotuses began opening when water in the shoal warms up to 28-30 C and at night it falls to 23 C. Bud is of a size of an adult man’s first. Large flowers of lotus (up to 10-15 cm in diameter) are very beautiful.
A flower remains opened for 10-12 days, then fades, and in its place a large black and brown anthode with seeds emerged. When the speeds ripen, in the anthode holes open, through which speeds spill out into the water. Soft pink petals and bright yellow middle with large stamens and pleasant aroma proudly hold themselves on the height of 20-30 cm above water. The flowers tower above large leaves, reaching 80 cm in diameter. There is a legend that if whisper a loved man’s name into the opened flower of lotus, the name of this man will accompany you the whole life.
Mountain of extinct volcano “Miska”
The mountain “Miska”(“Dish”) is situated on the south-east outskirts of Temruk near motorway Temruk – port Caucasus. The crater of the volcano has large sizes – over 500 m in diameter and 13 m in depth. On the bottom there is a small island, circled with a falcate lake, its shores are covered with rush. On the whole the mountain reminds huge dish (‘miska’ in Russian), hence – its name. Last eruption took place in 1924.
The mountain Miska is well-known in town Temruk for the fact that on its top in 1960 a symbol of eternal fame was erected. It is a tank T-34 – a monument to liberator of Taman, soldiers of the 56th army of North-Caucasian front, which on the 9th of 1943 entirely cleared the Tamansky peninsula from German occupants. The museum “Military hill” is situated on this mountain.
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