Monument to Peter the Great

This monument is located on Petrovsky Square in the center of the city.

Movie Theater Spartak

A beautiful building in the center of Voronezh with cinema, bowling club and cafes.

Red Pyramide

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About Voronezh


Voronezh is situated in about 500 kilometers south of Moscow and can be reached by the overnight train or an hour flight by plane. There are many parks and preserves, historical and archaeological monuments in the city suburbs. The city is full of parks, fountains and flowers.

Cultural life of Voronezh is rich and interesting. There are 5 theatres, a Philharmonic society, fine arts and local history museums, exhibition and concert halls, a circus, culture clubs and libraries. Voronezh is a large cultural and industrial centre of Russia.The leading industries include aviation and spacecraft manufacturing, machine-building, radioelectronics, chemistry, and building materials.

In Voronezh there are many universities. Voronezh academics are well known both in Russia and abroad going out on lecture tours and for joint research. Foreign students studying in Voronezh live an exciting and active life. They become an integral part of the student community. Thanks to their foreign guests, residents of Voronezh get acquainted with different traditions and national cultures. International festivals, concerts, sports games, crafts exhibitions, and Days of culture of foreign countries are very popular with the city public. Co-education and recreation promote mutual cultural enrichment, bring together people of different nations.

Voronezh is one of the biggest Russian centres of teaching foreign citizens. Every year here come about 400 students from 80 countries to receive an education in the Voronezh universities. They get an education in various spheres of economics, science, culture, and education.

Voronezh is a beautiful and tranquil city. It is a very good place to live, to work and to study. Voronezh citizens are friendly and hospitable people. Don't hesitate to get in contact with them.

Voronezh is a city opened for cultural and business contacts, interesting meetings.

Movie Theater "Spartak"

Spartak Cinema (Кинотеатр Спартак) is  located in the heart of the city, next to the Lenin Square. There are six cinemas, a bowling club and two cafes. It's a center of all kinds of leisure. There are not only movies are shown, but also concerts, meetings of directors and actors with the audience.

The website: kinospartak.ru (only in Russian).

Monument to Peter the Great

This monument is located on Petrovsky Square in the center of the city.

The monument was opened in August 30, 1860. It was the first monument in Voronezh.

Quick Facts


Population:  1 million inhabitants (2013).

Location: South of Central Russia, 500 km South of Moscow, 400 km North-East of Kharkiv (Ukraine).

Area: 600 km². Area of Voronezh region is 52,400 km²  it's comparable to the area of Denmark, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Founded: 1585 (or much earlier).

City's birthday: The second Saturday of September.

Main Rivers: Voronezh river (Voronezh Reservoir in the city), Don river

Bridges: Severny bridge, Chernavsky bridge, Vogres bridge.

Zoning: 6 administrative districts.

Public Transport: Buses, trolleybuses, taxis.

Airport: International Voronezh Chertovitskoye Airport.

Main cultural attractions: Lenin's Square, ancient historic buildings in the city center, churches and monasteries.

Symbols: Pitcher with pouring  water is a unique historical character of Voronezh. It reflects the richness and fertility of the land in Voronezh region.

Time Zone: GMT +4 (Moscow, Saint Petersburg).

Postal code: 3940xx

Dialing code: +7 473

Lenin Square (Площадь Ленина)


Lenin Square (площадь Ленина) is the main square of Voronezh. It’s named after Lenin and his monument is situated in the middle of the square.
Lenin Square is one of the oldest areas of the city. 

The day of the city


The day of the city is kind of traditional festival in Voronezh. It's celebrated every year in the beginning of September.

There are many celebrations in the streets, in the courts and in the districts. Central streets and squares are illuminated and decorated on the subject of holiday.

The Kramskoy Museum of Fine Arts in Voronezh

The Kramskoy Museum of Fine Arts (Музей Крамского) in Voronezh is located in the baroque Palace which was built in the 18th century by the local architect for voronezh governor Potapov.