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Minusinsk

Things to do in Minusinsk

  1. Martyanov Museum

    The excellent Martyanov Museum is over a century old, its highlights include splendid archaeological and cultural exhibits, and the preserved little library in which Lenin occasionally studied while genteelly exiled at Shushenskoe. The museum’s gift shop sells town maps.

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  2. Decembrist Museum

    Earlier exiles are the theme of the small but interesting Decembrist Museum in a hard-to-find location one block west from the church and three blocks along ul Oborony.

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  3. Museum

    The complex of wooden buildings where Lenin often met up with fellow banished comrades (1897–1900) is now a small museum.

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  4. Yenisey Supermarket

    For picnic supplies head for the surprisingly bright Yenisey supermarket hidden behind the Vilner Palace.

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  5. Stary Gorod

    strong>Stary Gorod is good for knocking back some locally brewed beer but is inexplicably closed most of the weekend.

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  6. Drama Theatre

    The 1882 Drama Theatre is hidden behind an old factory one block northwest of the cathedral.

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  7. Saviour’s Cathedral

    Jump off buses 120 or 10 for the elegant 1803 Saviour’s Cathedral.

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  8. Vesna

    Vesna has more choice and a central location just off pl Lenina,

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  9. Vilner Palace

    The gutted Vilner Palace has maudlin echoes of former grandeur.

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  10. Kafe Sibir

    Kafe Sibir is unlovely but cheap. Enter from ul Kravchenko.

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