Federal district: Volga (Privolzhsky) Federal District. Capital: Cheboksary. Main cities: Novocheboksarsk, Kanash, Alatyr, and Shumerlya. Time: Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD)

It occupies a relatively small area ( km2). Chuvashia is located in the center of the European part of Russia, in the heart of the Volga-Vyatka region, midway between Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan. It is bordered to the north and west by the Volga River, with the Mari El Republic to the north and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the west. To the south it borders Mordovia and Ulyanovsk Oblast, to the east Tatarstan. The Chuvash Republic possesses a unique natural environment. The Volga, Sura, and Tsivil rivers are the sources of water reserves, along with the four hundred lakes scattered like pearls throughout the republic. The forests that cover a third of Chuvashia`s territory, mainly along the Sura River and in the Zavolzhe, are among the republic`s riches.

The republic has a temperate continental climate with temperatures ranging from +19 °C in July to -13 °C in January. We have 4 seasons: winter, spring, summer, autumn, but winter is the longest season.

Cheboksary is a port on the Volga River. There are railway, motor, water, and air transport connections with other regions.

Railway station, Cheboksary

The capital city of Cheboksary is the republic`s major industrial center. Cheboksary is situated on the banks of the Volga River, approximately 650 km east of Moscow. We have a tractor-building plant, electrical equipment plants, an automobile equipment plant, a confectionary (кондитерская) factory, in Cheboksary, a plant of chemical industry in Novocheboksarsk, a van-building plant in Shumerlya, a paper-mill in Alatyr.

Sightseeing in the capital Cheboksary was founded in 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. The old part of the city is divided into the Western and Eastern hillsides, the Central part, and Vladimirskaya Hill.

The Vladimir church, Cheboksary Vladimirskaya Hill is the part of the city that several centuries ago received merchant(торговые) 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.

Russian drama theatre, Cheboksary, is named after K.V.Ivanov 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).

His poem “Narspy” is translated into many languages.

The Gulf in city centre of Cheboksary 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 summer. There are also a number of heated pools, health clubs, and museums (including Russia`s only beer museum).

I.Y.Yakovlev is a great enlightener(просветитель) of the Chuvashes. The monument to the founder of the Chuvash alphabet.

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).

The second cosmonaut of our country A.G.Nikolaev, the second Soviet cosmonaut, is from Chuvashia

They were born in our republic Gennady Aigi, a poet Nikita Bichurin, a historian N.D. Mordvinov, an actor Nadezhda Pavlova, a ballet-dancer Stanislav Sadalsky, an actor

The Chuvash sportsmen Valentina Egorova, athletics, the champion of the Olympic games,1992 Vladimir Voronkov, skiing, the champion of the Olympic games, 1972 Olympiada Ivanova, the world champion in athletics Elena Nikolaeva, the Olympic champion in athletics, 1996 Valery Yardy, the champion in team-cycling of the Olympiad,1972 Valerian Sokolov, the winner of the Olympiad in boxing, 1968

Our Presidents The 1 st President of the Chuvash Republic was N.V.Fyodorov. The 2 nd President of the Chuvash Republic is M.V.Ignatiev. They are both from our Cheboksarsky district.

I am proud of my motherland - Chuvashia I am Chuvash and I am proud of it. I’ll never be ashamed to speak my native language in any part of our great country. We are part of Russia but we are interesting for others with our own culture and individuality. I should do my best to deserve famous people born in Chuvashia.

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