Kolomna is a very
picturesque and quiet town. It’s cozy and clean. The town is situated on the
banks of three rivers: the Oka, the Moskva and
the Kolomenka. Kolomna is not far from Moscow,
it is one of the biggest towns in Moscow Region. Its population is about 200
thousand people.
Kolomna is mysteriously ancient and strikingly modern at the
same time. The town was founded in 1177. The Old Kolomna is a must-see part of
the town: it has much to remember and much to tell. The Kremlin was built in
the 16th century and had 17 towers, 7 of which have been preserved
up to present. Marinkina
Tower is one of them. It
made of brick. Tower’s height is thirty-one meters. Its diameter is eleven
meters. Many years ago this tower had another name – Kolomenskaya. In 1611-1612
Marina Mnishek lived in Kolomna. She was Lzhedmitriy the first’s wife and then
she was Lzhedmitriy the second’s wife. After expulsion of Poles from Moscow she had been shut
up in the Tower, where she dead. So people have named this tower Marinkina Tower. There are a lot of monuments
inside the Kremlin. Kolomna is famous for its churches and cathedrals: the
Resurrection Church, the Assumption Cathedral, Tikhvinskaya Church, the
Novo-Golutvin Monastery, the Brusensky Convent and so on. Each of them has its
own history.
The people of Kolomna are proud of their famous compatriots
such as Russian novelist Ivan Ivanovich Lazhechnikov. He run away from his home
to the French War when he was a young man. After that he wrote the book “The
recruit of 1812”.
48 people of Kolomna were decorated with medals in the years of the Great
Patriotic War. 14,000 people died in the war with fascism. In the centre of the
town the eternal flame was erected in honour of these people.
It takes you only 15 minutes to get from the old part of our
town to the new one, where there are lots of places to play, to see, to eat, to
shop and to go after dark.
Sport plays a big part in the life of Kolomna. The town has
many sports clubs and the Ice Palace, one of the biggest in Europe.
There are a lot of stadiums in our town: for example, Avangard, Trud etc. The
town has many parks; in the centre of Kolomna is Park of Peace.
Also it has a lot of cinemas: Vostok, Rus, Gorizont, for example. There are
many supermarkets and shops, restaurants, bars and cafes. Kolomna is an
important industrial centre of Moscow Region. It has two heavy engineering
plants and several factories.
Kolomna is a town of students. There are two research institutes, four institutes of higher education,
medical and machine building colleges, and three professional technical
colleges.
In conclusion, I’d like to say that Kolomna is a fascinating
town brimming with history, culture, sport and whole range of attractions. I
think, it is becoming more beautiful and its people are proud of their town.