Webcam of Sovetskaya street Astrakhan, Saratov

Saratov, Russia,hometown of the Russian circus, located near the biggest river in the European part of Russia, with a major river port. Sovetskaya street, Saratov, began to appear on the city map in the early 19th century, its original name was the Consistory. The street starts from St. Nicholas, today is the Central street with the advent of Soviet power, it changed its name. Astrakhanskaya street is the widest street in Saratov, in the XVIII century, this place was the so-called Astrakhan tract, or mail, as this mail to Saratov came from Moscow via Astrakhan, only in 1751 Saratov began to receive postal communication from Moscow directly. From the middle of XIX century starts the building of streets on both sides. And in 1851 is referred to as Astrakhan street. Basically, the street building continued during the period of rapid industrial growth Saratov, thanks to the nearby train track. Later, on the street starts to grow a brick built mills, and oil mills. In the early XX century on the street to build the plant. It was the first tram power station in the city, which provided the movement of trams, and street lighting. At Astrakhan the street there was also a strange architectural buildings, which unfortunately were lost. It is the Cathedral of Prince Vladimir and the Church in honor of the icon of Vladimir.