The far Eastern gate of our Motherland called one of the most beautiful Russian cities
Vladivostok. Arose as an Outpost in the far East, this was originally a small town grew rapidly and flourished. In our days, appeared before the countrymen in the majestic and heroic character. Current Vladivostok, despite the remoteness from the Central part
Russiawhere, as is commonly believed, and the beating pulse of modern life, has a great infrastructure and all the necessary prerequisites for effective economic, cultural, industrial and scientific development of the region. The city has an extraordinary variety of monuments. Ranging from war memorials, and ending with the monuments of famous personalities who lived here, worked or was in exile admirals, writers, scientists, politicians, heroes of military years and folk legends. The town also has several monuments and sculptures, devoted to animals, such as the monumental image of the owner of the Ussuri taiga – the famous Amur tiger, lions, at the entrance to the far Eastern state technical University, brought from the city of Tianjin. In Vladivostok there are even quite humorous sculptures depicting terrible aliens of "Alien" and "Predator". Vladivostok is one of the most important educational centers in Primorsky Krai. There are a large number of universities and research institutions, libraries, museums. One of the most recommended to visit cultural and educational institutions is Primorsky state United Museum. V. K. Arsentiev, which tells about the nature and history of the Vladivostok and the whole Primorye. Look at the inhabitants of the underwater Kingdom is always possible in the Vladivostok Museum-aquarium. Of the glorious deeds and the history of the war years are discussed in the Museum of the Pacific fleet Military-historical Museum of fortification "Vladivostok fortress", the Museum of marine fleet of the far Eastern shipping company, the memorial complex "Voroshilov battery" and the Memorial Guards red banner submarine s-56. To touch the art, there is always the possibility in the Primorsky state picture gallery, the Children's regional art gallery, the Gallery of modern art. Or visiting the many theatres, on the stage which were the greatest servants of Melpomene, A. Duncan, and V. Vysotsky, Vertinsky, Rocks. Vladivostok also has a State Philharmonic or Symphony orchestra.