If you look at the map of our Motherland you will see a lot of great and small cities and towns. Among them the city of Yoshkar-Ola, our native city, takes quite a modest place. It is not so famous as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Suzdal or Novgorod but Yoshkar-Ola is a wonderful city with its modern architecture, green parks and boulevards and its own history which dates back to the 16th century.
Yoshkar-Ola is the capital of the Mari Republic, its political, economic, cultural and scientific centre with the population of about 280,000 people.
The city has 4 theatres (The Shketan Mari National Theatre, The Konstantinov Russian Drama Theatre, The Puppet Theatre, The Sapaev Opera and Ballet Theatre), 2 institutions of higher education (Mari State University and Mari State Technical University), the Museum of Local Studies, the Fine Arts Museum, a lot of schools, libraries and recreation centres.
For a long time Yoshkar-Ola has been an important industrial centre with more than 50 enterprises producing refrigerators, radio-parts, tools, bicycles, vitamins, artificial leather, fur goods, clothes, furniture, etc.
Yoshkar-Ola is the administrative and political centre of the republic. The residence of the Mari President is located there. The government of our republic works there too. They occupy a 7-storey grey building in Leninsky Prospect, one of the busiest thoroughfares of the city. Opposite the building of the Government there is one of the highest buildings – the “Yoshkar-Ola” hotel.
The “Yoshkar-Ola” hotel and the Government building are part of the modern architectural ensemble. Another architectural ensemble can be seen in Lenin Square which is the heart of the capital. It is very attractive. One can't but admire the buildings of Mari State University, Mari Technical University and the Mari Theatre of Opera and Ballet. In the centre of the square there is a monument to V.I. Lenin by the famous sculptor M. Manizer. This monument reminds us of our past.
One of the most impressive places of interest is the Memorial to the Military Glory erected in honour of those who perished in World War II. The Memorial with its monument and the Eternal Fire adds much to the beauty of the city famous for its green streets and parks. Due to numerous green spaces the city is especially beautiful in summer and in spring when it is buried in green trees and bright flowers.
The city of Yoshkar-Ola is new and young. Here and there you can see modern construction sites. The city is constantly changing and striding to its future.
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