Оренбург/ Orenburg - 1970s

Оренбург в цветных фотографиях
1970-е годы

Orenburg in colour photographs
1970s


Music:
"Happy Day" by Tatiana Butrseva

In 1734, the Russian Empire began expanding its control and influence towards the east starting from the construction of the fortress city called "Orenburg" on its eastern border (in the Southern Urals).For this purpose, a settlement was founded here in 1735 - at the place where the Or and the Ural rivers converge.

From the decree of the Empress Anna Ioannovna : "... It is up to the city, with God, to build the appointed one again, to be called Orenburg, and in any case to call him and write this from us in this given name, in which the city grants and gives permission to all and every Russian people (except for fugitives from the service of our people and peasants, to the polluted salary of the established ones), merchants, craftsmen and raznochintsy, and foreign European states to foreign merchants and artists, the Tashkons of Bashkir people and our Kirghiz- Kaisatskim living with them and our newly -bornto the Karakalpak peoples, and from Asiatic countries, coming Greeks, Armenians, Indians, Persians, Bukharans, Khivans, Tashkens, Kalmyks and others, of every rank and faith, to settle, live, trade and trade with all trades, and unrestricted, without any danger and retention..... "

Orenburg subsequently became a major trading centre between European Russia and Central Asia. The city becomes a major distribution centre for cattle and meat from the Kazakh steppes (in 1894, the first city slaughterhouse was opened). In 1881, the first in Russia factory for manufacturing condensed milk started and by 1894, construction took place of Kazan Cathedral.....
Following the Revolution, the population of Orenburg increased six fold and was renamed, in 1938, to Chkalov in honour of the test pilot Valery Chkalov .The city returned to Orenburg in 1957.....