Welcome to Arzamas

1. Welcome to Arzamas!!!

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School number 6 named after Makarenko

2. Historical reference

Arzamas is a city in Nizhny Novgorod region,
Russia.
It was founded in 1578 by Ivan the Terrible.
Arzamas has had the status of a town since
1781.
By 1737 the population was 7000.
Nowadays over 106 thousand people here.
In the 19th century Arzamas had over twenty
churches and cathedrals.
From 1954 to 1957 Arzamas was the center of
Arzamas region.
The total area of the town is over 34 square
kilometres.

3. Arzamas museums

The most noticeable Arzamas
museums are dedicated to famous
Russian writers Arkady Gaydar
and Maxim Gorky who used to live
in Arzamas.
Gaydar museum is situated in
Gorky street. Its exposition shows
the biography of the writer,
narrates about his childhood and
his literary works.
Gorky museums is located in Carl
Marx street. Some of the original
books are in its collection.
Moreover you will be able to see
the way Gorky lived while being
in exile in Arzamas.

4. Pushkin Square with his memorial in its the centre

The memorial to the
outstanding Russian poet
was built up in 1999. It
was dedicated to his 200
anniversary.

5. The church of the holy spirit

was
established in
1752.
It’s
situated
on Gagarin
Square

6. Shopping Centre “Omega”

was open in
2013.
It’s located
in Kalinin
street.

7. Symbols of Arzamas

The arm of Arzamas
was established on
August, 16, 1781.
The arm contains red
and green v-shaped
lines on a yellow
background.

8. Arzamas nature is:

The Tyosha river
The Gaydar
Ponds
The Smirnov
Pond
Town park
named after
Gaydar with lots
of beautiful
trees