The document provides a brief history and overview of the city of Mykolaiv, Ukraine. It discusses that the city was founded in 1789 by Prince G.A. Potemkin near where the Ingul and Southern Bug Rivers meet. The city was intended to be a maritime trade capital but instead became renowned for shipbuilding. Over two centuries, shipyards in Mykolaiv have constructed sailing ships, submarines, cruisers and other vessels. Along with shipbuilding, the city itself developed with wide streets and planned quarters, becoming an important economic center by the early 20th century.
3. Øàíîâí³ äðóç³!
Âè òðèìàºòå â ðóêàõ íîâå äîá-
ðîòíå âèäàííÿ, ùî äîïîìîæå îç-
íàéîìèòèñÿ ç íàøèì ì³ñòîì, éîãî
³ñòîð³ºþ ³ ñüîãîäåííÿì.
Ìèêîëà¿â, ùî îäåðæàâ ñâîº ³ì'ÿ
íà ÷åñòü ñâÿòîãî Ìèêîëàÿ Ìèðë³-
ê³éñüêîãî, ó ïðàâîñëàâí³é õðèñòè-
ÿíñüê³é òðàäèö³¿ – çàñòóïíèêà ìî-
ðÿê³â ³ ìàíäð³âíèê³â, áóâ çàñíîâà-
íèé íà â³äâîéîâàíèõ ó òóðê³â
äðåâí³õ çåìëÿõ ó 1789 ð. ïî âîë³
êíÿçÿ Ã.Î. Ïîòüîìê³íà–Òàâð³é-
ñüêîãî ïîðó÷ ³ç çàêëàäåíîþ ðîêîì
ðàí³øå âåðô'þ â ì³ñö³ çëèòòÿ äâîõ
ð³÷îê – ϳâäåííîãî Áóãó é ²íãóëó.
̳ñòî ìîãëî ñòàòè «â³êíîì» ó
×îðíå ìîðå ³ Ñåðåäçåìíîìîð'ÿ,
ï³âäåííîþ ìîðñüêîþ òîðãîâåëüíîþ
ñòîëèöåþ Ðîñ³éñüêî¿ ³ìïåð³¿. Àëå äî-
ëÿ ðîçïîðÿäèëàñÿ ³íàêøå. Ìèêîëà¿â
ïåðåòâîðèâñÿ íà ì³ñòî êîðàáåë³â.
Ïåðøèé â ³ñòî𳿠ì³ñòà êîðàáåëü
– 44-ãàðìàòíèé ôðåãàò «Ñâÿòîé
Íèêîëàé» áóëî ñïóùåíî íà âîäó
íà Ìèêîëà¿âñüê³é Àäì³ðàë-
òåéñüê³é âåðô³ â 1790 ð. Ç òîãî ÷à-
ñó â³äë³ê êîðàáë³â ³ ñóäåí, ïîáóäî-
âàíèõ ðóêàìè ìèêîëà¿âñüêèõ êî-
ðàáåë³â – ìàéñòðîâèõ, ðîá³òíèê³â,
³íæåíåð³â, ï³øîâ íà äåñÿòêè, ïîò³ì
íà ñîòí³. Çà ìèíóë³ ïîíàä äâà
ñòîë³òòÿ â Ìèêîëàºâ³ ñòâîðåíî
â³òðèëüíèé ôëîò, çáóäîâàíî çíà-
ìåíèò³ «ïîïîâêè», áðîíåíîñö³, ó
òîìó ÷èñë³ é áóíò³âíèé «Êíÿçü
Ïîòåìêèí–Òàâðè÷åñêèé», ë³íêî-
ðè, ñåðåä ÿêèõ - â³äîìà ñâîºþ
òðàã³÷íîþ äîëåþ «Èìïåðàòðèöà
Ìàðèÿ», ï³äâîäí³ ÷îâíè, êðåéñå-
ðè, ðàäÿíñüê³ àâ³àíîñö³, îäèí ç
íàéá³ëüøèõ ñó÷àñíèõ àâ³àíîñö³â
Óâàæàåìûå äðóçüÿ!
Âû äåðæèòå â ðóêàõ íîâîå äîá-
ðîòíîå èçäàíèå, êîòîðîå ïîìîæåò
îçíàêîìèòüñÿ ñ íàøèì ãîðîäîì,
åãî èñòîðèåé è ñåãîäíÿøíèì äíåì.
Íèêîëàåâ, ïîëó÷èâøèé ñâîå èìÿ
â ÷åñòü Ñâÿòîãî Íèêîëàÿ Ìèðëè-
êèéñêîãî, â ïðàâîñëàâíîé õðèñòè-
àíñêîé òðàäèöèè – ïîêðîâèòåëÿ
ìîðÿêîâ è ïóòåøåñòâåííèêîâ, áûë
îñíîâàí íà îòâîåâàííûõ ó òóðîê
äðåâíèõ çåìëÿõ â 1789 ã. ïî âîëå
êíÿçÿ Ã.À. Ïîòåìêèíà – Òàâðè÷åñ-
êîãî ðÿäîì ñ çàëîæåííîé ãîäîì
ðàíåå âåðôüþ â ìåñòå ñëèÿíèÿ
äâóõ ðåê – Þæíîãî Áóãà è Èíãóëà.
Ãîðîä ìîã ñòàòü «îêíîì» â ×åð-
íîå ìîðå è Ñðåäèçåìíîìîðüå, þæ-
íîé ìîðñêîé òîðãîâîé ñòîëèöåé
Ðîññèéñêîé èìïåðèè. Íî ñóäüáà
ðàñïîðÿäèëàñü èíà÷å. Íèêîëàåâ
ïðåâðàòèëñÿ â ãîðîä êîðàáåëîâ.
Ïåðâûé â èñòîðèè ãîðîäà êî-
ðàáëü – 44-ïóøå÷íûé ôðåãàò «Ñâÿ-
òîé Íèêîëàé» – áûë ñïóùåí íà âî-
äó íà íèêîëàåâñêîé Àäìèðàëòåé-
ñêîé âåðôè â 1790 ã. Ñ òîé ïîðû
îòñ÷åò êîðàáëåé è ñóäîâ, ïîñòðî-
åííûõ ðóêàìè íèêîëàåâñêèõ êîðà-
áåëîâ – ìàñòåðîâûõ, ðàáî÷èõ, èí-
æåíåðîâ, ïîøåë íà äåñÿòêè, ïîòîì
íà ñîòíè. Çà ïðîøåäøèå äâà ñ ëèø-
íèì âåêà â Íèêîëàåâå ñîçäàâàëñÿ
ïàðóñíûé ôëîò, ñòðîèëèñü çíàìå-
íèòûå «ïîïîâêè», áðîíåíîñöû, â
òîì ÷èñëå è ìÿòåæíûé «Êíÿçü Ïî-
òåìêèí – Òàâðè÷åñêèé», ëèíêîðû,
ñðåäè êîòîðûõ èçâåñòíàÿ ñâîåé
òðàãè÷åñêîé ñóäüáîé «Èìïåðàòðè-
öà Ìàðèÿ», ïîäâîäíûå ëîäêè,
êðåéñåðû, ñîâåòñêèå àâèàíîñöû,
êðóïíåéøèé ñîâðåìåííûé àâèàíî-
ñåö ÂÌÔ Ðîññèè «Àäìèðàë Êóçíå-
Dear friends!
We are representing a new high
quality edition showing our city, its
history and nowadays.
Nikolaev, which got its name in
honour of Saint Nicholas
Mirlikiysky - the patron of sailors
and travelers according to the
Orthodox Christian tradition, was
founded in 1789 by the will of Duke
G.A. Potyomkin - Tavrichesky. It
was located on the ancient lands
reconquered from the Turks near a
dockyard founded a year earlier at
the place of the Ingul and the
Southern Bug rivers junction.
The town could have become a
«window» to the Black Sea and the
Mediterranean, a southern maritime
commercial capital of the Russian
Empire. Its destiny, however, was
different. Nikolaev became a city of
shipbuilders.
The first ship in the town’s history –
44-cannon frigate "Saint Nicholas" –
was launched at the Nikolaev
Admiralty shipyard in 1790. Since
those times, the number of ships and
vessels built by the hands of Nikolaev
shipbuilders – artisans, workers, engi-
neers – counted in dozens, than in
hundreds. During the passed over two
centuries a sailing fleet was construct-
ed here, famous «popovki» (coast-
guard ships designed by engineer A.
Popov); armoured battleships, includ-
ing rebellious «Duke Potyomkin -
Tavrichesky»; battleships, among
which there was «Empress Maria»
famous for its tragic fate; submarines,
cruisers, Soviet aircraft-carriers,
including the biggest modern aircraft-
carrier of Russian Navy «Admiral
4. ÂÌÔ Ðîñ³¿ «Àäìèðàë Êóçíåöîâ».
Âåëè÷åçíèìè áóëè äîñÿãíåííÿ
ìèðíîãî ñóäíîáóäóâàííÿ: ñóõî-
âàíòàæí³ ñóäíà, òàíêåðè, êè-
òîá³éí³ áàçè, òðàóëåðè, íàóêîâî-
äîñë³äí³ ñóäíà, ðåôðèæåðàòîðè,
ãàçîòóðáîõîäè, ðîëêåðè.
Ðàçîì ç êîðàáëåáóäóâàííÿì ðîç-
âèâàëîñÿ é ñàìå ì³ñòî, ñâî¿ìè íå-
çàáóòí³ìè çàòèøíèìè êóòî÷êàìè
é îñîáëèâîþ ï³âäåííîþ ïðèðî-
äîþ íå ñõîæå í³ íà æîäíå ³íøå.
Ìèêîëà¿â áóäóâàâñÿ çã³äíî ³ç çà-
çäàëåã³äü ðîçðîáëåíèì ïëàíîì.
Çâ³äñè øèðîê³ âóëèö³ é ïðîñïåêòè,
ùî ïåðåòèíàþòüñÿ ï³ä ïðÿìèìè
êóòàìè, êëàñè÷íå ïëàíóâàííÿ
êâàðòàë³â, íåïîâòîðíà êðàñà íàáå-
ðåæíèõ, ïàðê³â ³ áóëüâàð³â.
Íàïðèê³íö³ Õ²Õ – ïî÷àòêó ÕÕ
ñòîë³òü ì³ñòî ïåðåæèëî ïåð³îä
áóðõëèâîãî åêîíîì³÷íîãî ðîçâèò-
êó. Áóäóâàëèñÿ íîâ³ çàâîäè é ôàá-
ðèêè, çàë³çíèö³, ñòð³ìêî ðîçâèâàâ-
ñÿ ìîðñüêèé êîìåðö³éíèé ïîðò.
Íà ïî÷àòîê ìèíóëîãî ñòîë³òòÿ
Ìèêîëà¿â ñòàâ òðåò³ì â ³ìïåð³¿,
ï³ñëÿ Ïåòåðáóðãà é Îäåñè, ïîð-
òîì, ùî âèâîçèâ çåðíî.
Ó ðîêè ïåðøî¿ ñâ³òîâî¿ òà ãðî-
ìàäÿíñüêî¿ âîºí, ïåð³îäè íåïó é
³íäóñòð³àë³çàö³¿, ñòàë³íñüêèõ ðå-
ïðåñ³é ³ Âåëèêî¿ Â³ò÷èçíÿíî¿ â³éíè
ìèêîëà¿âöÿì âèïàëî íà äîëþ çà-
çíàòè ÷èìàëî ãîðÿ ³ âòðàò. Äâà ðî-
êè òà ñ³ì ì³ñÿö³â òðèâàëà ÷îðíà
í³÷ îêóïàö³¿.  ³ñòîð³þ äðóãî¿
ñâ³òîâî¿ â³éíè óâ³éøîâ íåìåðêíó-
÷èé ïîäâèã âèçâîëèòåë³â – 68-ìè
äåñàíòíèê³â ï³ä êîìàíäóâàííÿì
ñòàðøîãî ëåéòåíàíòà Ê.Ô. Îëü-
øàíñüêîãî. Óñ³ì ¿ì – á³ëüøîñò³
ïîñìåðòíî – áóëî ïðèñâîºíî çâàí-
íÿ Ãåðîÿ Ðàäÿíñüêîãî Ñîþçó.
Ìèêîëà¿â âí³ñ äî ñêàðáíèö³
ñâ³òîâî¿ ³ñòî𳿠÷èìàëî ³ìåí. Ç
ì³ñòîì ïîâ'ÿçàëè äîëþ ôëîòî-
âîäö³ Ô. Óøàêîâ, Ï. Íàõ³ìîâ, Â.
Êîðí³ëîâ, Ô. Áåëë³íñãàóçåí, Ì.
Ëàçàðåâ, Ñ. Ìàêàðîâ. Òóò æèëè Â.
Äàëü, ². Áàáåëü, Ì. Àðêàñ, Â. Âå-
ðåùàã³í, Ë. Òðîöüêèé, Ã. Êîòîâñü-
êèé, Ì. Ôðóíçå é ³íø³ îñîáèñ-
òîñò³, çàêàðáîâàí³ â íàø³é ³ñòîð³¿.
Ñüîãîäí³, ïåðåæèâøè òðóäíîù³
ìèíóëîãî äåñÿòèë³òòÿ, ïåðåáîðîâ-
øè êðèçó åêîíîì³êè, äîì³ãøèñü
äîâãîî÷³êóâàíî¿ ñòàá³ëüíîñò³,
ì³ñòî â³äðîäæóºòüñÿ. Ìè çàëè-
øàºìîñÿ öåíòðîì ñóäíîáóäóâàííÿ
é ìîðåïëàâñòâà, ç ÷àñîì ïåðåòâî-
ðþþ÷èñü íà âåëè÷åçíèé òðàíçèò-
íèé òðàíñïîðòíèé âóçîë. Ó Ìèêî-
ëàºâ³ ïðàöþþòü òðè ìîãóòí³ ñóä-
íîáóä³âí³ âåðô³, ãëèíîçåìíèé çà-
âîä, ï³äïðèºìñòâà ìàøèíîáóäó-
âàííÿ, ïåðåðîáíî¿, ëåãêî¿ òà õàð-
÷îâî¿ ïðîìèñëîâîñò³, ó íàñ çîñåðå-
äæåíà îñíîâíà áàçà óêðà¿íñüêîãî
òóðáîáóäóâàííÿ. ̳ñòî ìຠâåëè-
öîâ». Îãðîìíûìè áûëè äîñòèæå-
íèÿ ìèðíîãî ñóäîñòðîåíèÿ: ñóõî-
ãðóçû, òàíêåðû, êèòîáîéíûå áàçû,
òðàóëåðû, íàó÷íî-èññëåäîâàòåëü-
ñêèå ñóäà, ðåôðèæåðàòîðû, ãàçî-
òóðáîõîäû, ðîëêåðû.
Âìåñòå ñ êîðàáëåñòðîåíèåì ðàç-
âèâàëñÿ è ñàì ãîðîä, ñâîèìè íåçà-
áûâàåìûìè óþòíûìè óãîëêàìè è
þæíîé ïðèðîäîé íå ïîõîæèé íè
íà îäèí äðóãîé. Íèêîëàåâ ñòðîèë-
ñÿ ïî çàðàíåå ðàçðàáîòàííîìó
ïëàíó. Îòñþäà øèðîêèå óëèöû è
ïðîñïåêòû, ïåðåñåêàþùèåñÿ ïîä
ïðÿìûìè óãëàìè, êëàññè÷åñêàÿ
ïëàíèðîâêà êâàðòàëîâ, íåïîâòî-
ðèìûå êðàñîòû íàáåðåæíûõ, ïàð-
êîâ è áóëüâàðîâ.
 êîíöå Õ²Õ – íà÷àëå ÕÕ ââ. ãî-
ðîä ïåðåæèâàë ïåðèîä áóðíîãî
ýêîíîìè÷åñêîãî ðàçâèòèÿ. Ñòðîè-
ëèñü íîâûå çàâîäû è ôàáðèêè, æå-
ëåçíûå äîðîãè, ñòðåìèòåëüíî ðàç-
âèâàëñÿ ìîðñêîé êîììåð÷åñêèé
ïîðò. Ê íà÷àëó ïðîøëîãî âåêà
Íèêîëàåâ ñòàë òðåòüèì â èìïå-
ðèè, ïîñëå Ïåòåðáóðãà è Îäåññû,
ïîðòîì, âûâîçÿùèì çåðíî.
 ãîäû ïåðâîé ìèðîâîé è ãðàæ-
äàíñêîé âîéí, ïåðèîäà íýïà è èí-
äóñòðèàëèçàöèè, ñòàëèíñêèõ ðå-
ïðåññèé è Âåëèêîé Îòå÷åñòâåííîé
íèêîëàåâöàì äîâåëîñü èñïûòàòü
íåìàëî ãîðÿ è ëèøåíèé. Äâà ãîäà
è ñåìü ìåñÿöåâ äëèëàñü ÷åðíàÿ
íî÷ü îêêóïàöèè.  èñòîðèþ âòî-
ðîé ìèðîâîé âîéíû âîøåë íå-
ìåðêíóùèé ïîäâèã îñâîáîäèòåëåé
– 68-ìè äåñàíòíèêîâ ïîä êîìàíäî-
âàíèåì ñòàðøåãî ëåéòåíàíòà
Ê.Ô.Îëüøàíñêîãî. Âñåì èì –
áîëüøèíñòâó ïîñìåðòíî – áûëî
ïðèñâîåíî çâàíèå Ãåðîÿ Ñîâåòñêî-
ãî Ñîþçà.
Íèêîëàåâ âíåñ â ñîêðîâèùíèöó
ìèðîâîé èñòîðèè íåìàëî èìåí. Ñ
ãîðîäîì ñâÿçàëè ñóäüáó ôëîòîâîä-
öû Ô. Óøàêîâ, Ï. Íàõèìîâ, Â. Êîð-
íèëîâ, Ô. Áåëëèíñãàóçåí, Ì. Ëàçà-
ðåâ, Ñ. Ìàêàðîâ. Çäåñü æèëè Â.
Äàëü, È. Áàáåëü, Í. Àðêàñ, Â. Âåðå-
ùàãèí, Ë. Òðîöêèé, Ã. Êîòîâñêèé,
Ì. Ôðóíçå è äðóãèå ëè÷íîñòè, çàïå-
÷àòëåííûå â íàøåé èñòîðèè.
Ñåãîäíÿ, ïåðåæèâ òðóäíîñòè
ìèíóâøåãî äåñÿòèëåòèÿ, ïðåîäî-
ëåâ êðèçèñ ýêîíîìèêè, äîáèâøèñü
äîëãîæäàííîé ñòàáèëüíîñòè, ãî-
ðîä âîçðîæäàåòñÿ. Ìû îñòàåìñÿ
öåíòðîì ñóäîñòðîåíèÿ è ìîðåõîä-
ñòâà, ñî âðåìåíåì ïðåâðàùàÿñü â
îãðîìíûé òðàíçèòíûé òðàíñ-
ïîðòíûé óçåë. Â Íèêîëàåâå ðàáî-
òàþò òðè ìîùíûå ñóäîñòðîèòåëü-
íûå âåðôè, ãëèíîçåìíûé çàâîä,
ïðåäïðèÿòèÿ ìàøèíîñòðîåíèÿ,
ïåðåðàáàòûâàþùåé, ëåãêîé è ïè-
ùåâîé ïðîìûøëåííîñòè, ó íàñ ñî-
ñðåäîòî÷åíà îñíîâíàÿ áàçà óêðà-
èíñêîãî òóðáîñòðîåíèÿ. Ãîðîä
îáëàäàåò îãðîìíûì èíòåëëåêòó-
àëüíûì, íàó÷íî-òåõíè÷åñêèì,
Kuznetsov» were built in Nikolaev.
The achievements of peaceful ship-
building were overwhelming: dry
cargo ships, tankers, whaling bases,
trawlers, scientific-research vessels,
refrigerator ships, gas-turbine ships,
Ro-Ro and Ro-Lo vessels.
Along with shipbuilding, the town
developed its own way, with the
unforgettable cosy nooks and south-
ern nature looking different from
any other city. Nikolaev was built
according to a previously developed
plan. This is where wide streets and
avenues intersecting at the right
angles, classical blocks’ layout,
unique beauties of quays, parks and
boulevards come from.
At the end of Õ²Õ – beginning of
ÕÕ centuries the town has under-
gone a period of rapid economic
advancement. New plants, factories,
and railways were built, the marine
commercial port developed headily.
By the beginning of XX century,
Nikolaev became the Russian
Empire’s third biggest port exporting
grains after Petersburg and Odessa.
During the years of World War I
and civil war, periods of NEP (New
Economic Policy) and industrializa-
tion, Stalin repressions and World
War II, Nikolaev citizens had to suf-
fer much grief and privations. The
black night of occupation lasted for
two years and seven months. An
unfading feat of arms by the libera-
tors – 68 marines under the com-
mand of senior lieutenant K.F.
Ol'shansky went down in history. All
the sixty-eight men – most of them
posthumously – were awarded the
Hero of the Soviet Union title.
Nikolaev entered a lot of names in
the treasury of world history. Naval
commanders F. Ushakov, P.
Nakhimov, V. Kornilov, F. Be-llins-
gausen, M. Lazarev, and S. Makarov
connected their lives with the city. V.
Dal’ (author of «Explanatory
Dictionary of the Living Great-
Russian Language»), writer I. Babel’,
historian N. Arkas, painter V.
Vereschagin, political figures L.
Trotsky, G. Kotovsky, Ì. Frunze
and other famous people lived here.
Today, after having survived the
hardships of the passed decade, hav-
ing overcome the economic crisis,
and having achieved a long-awaited
stability, the city is reviving. We
remain a center of shipbuilding and
navigation, with the time converting
into a huge transition transportation
junction. Three powerful shipbuild-
ing yards, an alumina plant, enter-
prises of machinery engineering,
processing, light and food industries
work in Nikolaev, the main base of
Ukrainian turbine-construction is
concentrated here. The city possesses
great intellectual, scientific and tech-
5. ÷åçíèé ³íòåëåêòóàëüíèé, íàóêîâî-
òåõí³÷íèé, âèðîáíè÷èé, êàäðîâèé
³ òâîð÷èé ïîòåíö³àë. Óæå ê³ëüêà
ðîê³â 䳺 ñïåö³àëüíà åêîíîì³÷íà
çîíà «Ìèêîëà¿â», ùî çàëó÷àº
êàï³òàëè â³ò÷èçíÿíèõ ³ çàêîðäîí-
íèõ ³íâåñòîð³â.
Ìè ïî ïðàâó ìîæåìî ïèøàòèñÿ
áàãàòüìà äîñÿãíåííÿìè. Àëå, áåçó-
ìîâíî, óñå, ùî ìàºìî, äîñÿãíóòî
ïðàöüîâèò³ñòþ, ä³ëîâèò³ñòþ, òàëàí-
òàìè, ðîçóìîì ³ âì³ëèìè ðóêàìè
íàøèõ ãîðîäÿí. Ìèêîëà¿âö³ çàâæäè
âèð³çíÿëèñÿ äîáðîþ âäà÷åþ, áóëè
ïî-õàçÿéñüêè ðîáîòÿùèìè ëþäüìè,
òóðáîòëèâèìè áàòüêàìè, ñà-
ìîâ³ääàíî ëþáèëè ñâîº ì³ñòî é
ð³äíèé ï³âäåííîóêðà¿íñüêèé êðàé.
Ñàì ÿ, êîð³ííèé ìèêîëà¿âåöü, âè-
õîäåöü ç ðîäèíè ñóäíîáóä³âíèê³â,
êîëèøí³é êîðàáåë, ñåðöåì ³ äóøåþ
ïðèêèï³â äî ð³äíîãî Ìèêîëàºâà.
Ðîçóì³þ, ùî ç íàøî¿ ñï³ëüíî¿ ëþ-
áîâ³ äî ì³ñòà, â³äïîâ³äàëüíîñò³ çà
éîãî äîëþ íàðîäæóºòüñÿ áàãàòî
äîáðèõ ³ âåëèêèõ ñïðàâ. ß âïåâíå-
íèé, ùî é íàäàë³ ìèêîëà¿âö³ áóäóòü
íàñò³ëüêè æ íåïîõèòíèìè ³
ïîñë³äîâíèìè ó ñâî¿õ ä³ÿõ,
çä³éñíÿòü óñ³ ñâî¿ ïëàíè, âèêîíà-
þòü âçÿò³ íà ñåáå çîáîâ'ÿçàííÿ.
ß ùèðî â³ðþ â òå, ùî íà íàøå
ì³ñòî ÷åêຠâåëèêå ìàéáóòíº. Âîíî
ñòàíå ùå êðàñèâ³øèì, áàãàòøèì é
ïðîòÿãîì ñòîë³òü òóò æèòèìóòü
ðîáîòÿù³, òâîð÷î îáäàðîâàí³ ëþ-
äè, ÿê³ íå óÿâëÿþòü ñåáå ³ ñâîþ äî-
ëþ â³ä³ðâàíèìè â³ä íàøîãî
ñï³ëüíîãî êîð³ííÿ.
Áàæàþ âñ³ì ìèêîëà¿âöÿì ³ ãîñ-
òÿì ì³ñòà âïåâíåíî äèâèòèñÿ â çà-
âòðàøí³é äåíü. Ìèðó, äîáðà, ùàñ-
òÿ é ðàäîñò³ ó âàøîìó äîì³!
Âîëîäèìèð ×àéêà,
Ìèêîëà¿âñüêèé ì³ñüêèé ãîëîâà.
nical, production, human resources
and creative potential. Special eco-
nomic zone «Nikolaev», attracting
funds from domestic and foreign
investors, has already been operating
for several years.
We have a right to be proud of
many accomplishments. But, cer-
tainly, all that we have today have
been achieved by diligence, busi-
nesslike manner, talents, intellect
and skilful hands of our townspeo-
ple. Inhabitants of Nikolaev have
always been notable for kind temper,
have been thriftily hard-working
people, thoughtful parents, have
devotedly loved their city and their
native South Ukrainian region.
As for me, being born and bred in
Nikolaev, coming from a family of
shipbuilders and a former ship-
builder myself, I have grown fond of
beloved Nikolaev with all my heart
and soul. I understand that many
kind and great deeds are born from
our common love to the city, respon-
sibility for its destiny. I am sure that
people of Nikolaev will further con-
tinue to be the same steadfast and
consistent in their actions, fulfill all
their plans, meet the undertaken
engagements.
I sincerely believe that great future
is waiting for our city. It is going to
become even more beautiful,
wealthy and for ages here will live
hard-working, creative and gifted
people who don’t imagine them-
selves and their lives apart from our
common roots.
I wish all the inhabitants and
guests of the city to face the future
with confidence. May your homes be
filled with peace, good and joy!
Vladimir Chayka,
Mayor of Nikolaev.
ïðîèçâîäñòâåííûì, êàäðîâûì è
òâîð÷åñêèì ïîòåíöèàëîì. Óæå íå-
ñêîëüêî ëåò äåéñòâóåò Ñïåöèàëü-
íàÿ ýêîíîìè÷åñêàÿ çîíà «Íèêîëà-
åâ», ïðèâëåêàþùàÿ êàïèòàëû îòå-
÷åñòâåííûõ è çàðóáåæíûõ èíâåñ-
òîðîâ.
Ìû ïî ïðàâó ìîæåì ãîðäèòüñÿ
ìíîãèìè äîñòèæåíèÿìè. Íî, áåçóñ-
ëîâíî, âñå, ÷òî èìååì, äîñòèãíóòî
òðóäîëþáèåì, äåëîâèòîñòüþ, òà-
ëàíòàìè, óìîì è óìåëûìè ðóêàìè
íàøèõ ãîðîæàí. Íèêîëàåâöû âñå-
ãäà îòëè÷àëèñü äîáðûì íðàâîì,
áûëè ïî-õîçÿéñêè ðàáîòÿùèìè
ëþäüìè, çàáîòëèâûìè ðîäèòåëÿ-
ìè, áåççàâåòíî ëþáèëè ñâîé ãîðîä
è ðîäíîé þæíîóêðàèíñêèé êðàé.
Ñàì ÿ, êîðåííîé íèêîëàåâåö,
âûõîäåö èç ñåìüè ñóäîñòðîèòåëåé,
áûâøèé êîðàáåë, ñåðäöåì è äó-
øîé ïðèêèïåë ê ëþáèìîìó Íèêî-
ëàåâó. Ïîíèìàþ, ÷òî èç íàøåé îá-
ùåé ëþáâè ê ãîðîäó, îòâåòñòâåí-
íîñòè çà åãî ñóäüáó ðîæäàþòñÿ
ìíîãèå äîáðûå è âåëèêèå äåëà. ß
óâåðåí, ÷òî è âïðåäü íèêîëàåâöû
áóäóò ñòîëü æå òâåðäûìè è ïîñëå-
äîâàòåëüíûìè â ñâîèõ äåéñòâèÿõ,
îñóùåñòâÿò âñå ñâîè ïëàíû, âû-
ïîëíÿò âçÿòûå íà ñåáÿ îáÿçàòåëü-
ñòâà.
ß èñêðåííå âåðþ â òî, ÷òî íàø
ãîðîä æäåò áîëüøîå áóäóùåå. Îí
ñòàíåò åùå êðàøå, áîãà÷å è íà
ïðîòÿæåíèè âåêîâ çäåñü áóäóò
æèòü ðàáîòÿùèå, òâîð÷åñêè îäà-
ðåííûå ëþäè, íå ïðåäñòàâëÿþùèå
ñåáÿ è ñâîþ ñóäüáó â îòðûâå îò íà-
øèõ îáùèõ êîðíåé.
Æåëàþ âñåì íèêîëàåâöàì è ãîñ-
òÿì ãîðîäà óâåðåííî ñìîòðåòü â
çàâòðàøíèé äåíü. Ìèðà, äîáðà,
ñ÷àñòüÿ è ðàäîñòè â âàøåì äîìå!
Âëàäèìèð ×àéêà,
Íèêîëàåâñêèé ãîðîäñêîé
ãîëîâà.
6.
7.
8. Íèêîëàåâ - ìîùíûé òðàíñïîðòíûé óçåë. Çäåñü ñõîäÿòñÿ æåëåçíîäîðîæíûå è
àâòîìîáèëüíûå, ìîðñêèå è ðå÷íûå ïóòè.  ãîðîäå - ìîùíûé àýðîïîðò, ðå÷íîé è
íåñêîëüêî ìîðñêèõ ïîðòîâ, ìåæäóãîðîäíûé è ïðèãîðîäíûå àâòîâîêçàëû, äâà
æåëåçíîäîðîæíûõ âîêçàëà - ïàññàæèðñêèé è ãðóçîâîé.
9. Nikolaev is a powerful transport center. Large civil airport, river and sea ports,
intercity and suburban bus stations, passenger railway station and railway freight
terminal are located in the city. Railway lines and motor roads, sea and river routes
are met here.
16. Áîëåå ñòà ëåò â Íèêîëàåâå íàõîäèëàñü øòàá-êâàðòèðà Ãëàâíîãî êîìàíäèðà ×åðíîìîðñêîãî ôëîòà è ïîðòîâ. Òåïåðü â ýòîì çäàíèè
åäèíñòâåííûé â ñâîåì ðîäå Ìóçåé èñòîðèè ñóäîñòðîåíèÿ è ôëîòà.
For almost a century the headquarters of the Black Sea fleet and Ports' Commander-in-Chief were located in Nikolaev. The unique Museum
of Shipbuilding and Fleet is located today in the building of the former headquarters.
17. Çàìå÷àòåëüíîé êîëëåêöèåé ðàñïîëàãàåò Íèêîëàåâñêèé õóäîæåñòâåííûé ìóçåé èìåíè Â.Â.Âåðåùàãèíà -
âûäàþùåãîñÿ õóäîæíèêà–ãóìàíèñòà.
The Nikolaev art museum named after well-known artist and humanist V.V.Vereschagin has at its disposal the wonderful collection of works of art.
18. Ïàðóñíûé ñïîðò - âèçèòíàÿ êàðòî÷êà ãîðîäà. Ñòàðåéøèé öåíòð ïàðóñíîãî ñïîðòà Íèêîëàåâñêèé ÿõò-êëóá, êîòîðîìó óæå áîëüøå 100 ëåò.
Sailing is the visiting card of the city. The centenary Nikolaev yacht club is the oldest center of sailing.
19. Íèêîëàåâ óæå äâàæäû ïðèíèìàë ó ñåáÿ
ó÷àñòíèêîâ ìåæäóíàðîäíîãî ÷åðíîìîðñêîãî
ÿõòåííîãî ðàëëè "Êàéðà".
Nikolaev met twice the participants of the
International Black Sea yacht rally "Kayra".
20. Ïàìÿòíèêè Ò.Øåâ÷åíêî, À.Ïóøêèíó, ïåðâîìó ãðàæäàíèíó
ãîðîäà Ì.Ôàëååâó, óðîæåíöó Íèêîëàåâà àäìèðàëó Ñ.Ìàêàðîâó
è ìíîãèå äðóãèå íàïîìèíàþò î âåëèêîì ïðîøëîì ðîäíîãî
êðàÿ è âûäàþùèõñÿ ëè÷íîñòÿõ, ÷üè èìåíà ñâÿçàíû ñ
Íèêîëàåâîì.
The monuments to T.Shevchenko, A.Pushkin, the first citizen of
the city M.Faleev, Nikolaev born admiral S.Makarov and many
other remind to contemporary Nikolaev inhabitants about the
great history of the native land and famous people, whose names
are connected with Nikolaev.
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22. Âîçðîæäàþòñÿ, îñíàùàþòñÿ ñîâðåìåííûìè öèôðîâûìè òåõíîëîãèÿìè íèêîëàåâñêèå êèíîòåàòðû.
Cinemas of Nikolaev are reconstructed and equipped with modern digital equipment.
23.  Íèêîëàåâå - çíà÷èòåëüíûé êóëüòóðíûé ïîòåíöèàë. Çäåñü òðè òåàòðà: àêàäåìè÷åñêèé óêðàèíñêèé òåàòð äðàìû è ìóçûêàëüíîé
êîìåäèè, ðóññêèé õóäîæåñòâåííûé äðàìàòè÷åñêèé òåàòð è ëþáèìîå ìåñòî ìàëûøåé - òåàòð êóêîë.
Nikolaev has the great culture potential. There are three theatres in the city: Nikolaev Ukrainian Theatre of Drama and Musical Comedy,
Nikolaev Russian Drama Theatre and Nikolaev Regional Puppet Theatre, favorite place of the children.
24. Íèêîëàåâ - ìíîãîíàöèîíàëüíûé ãîðîä, â êîòîðîì â ìèðå è ñîãëàñèè æèâóò ëþäè ðàçíûõ âåðîèñïîâåäàíèé. Â ïîñëåäíèå ãîäû çäåñü
àêòèâíî âîçðîæäàþòñÿ õðàìû - îïëîò âûñîêîãî äóõà è âåðû.
25. Nikolaev is the multinational city, where the people of different religions are living in peace and concord. Temples, the stronghold of the
high spirit and faith, are actively revived today.
26. Îñíîâàííàÿ â íà÷àëå XIX ñòîëåòèÿ Íèêîëàåâñêàÿ àñòðîíîìè÷åñêàÿ îáñåðâàòîðèÿ - ñòàðåéøàÿ íà þãå ñòðàíû.
The Nikolaev astronomical observatory founded at the beginning of XIX century is the oldest on the south of Ukraine.
30. Ïëàâàòåëüíûé áàññåéí "Âîäîëåé" - ýòî öåëûé âîäíî-îçäîðîâèòåëüíûé êîìïëåêñ, îäèí èç êðóïíåéøèõ â Åâðîïå.
Water and health-improving complex "Vodoley" is one of the biggest swimming pools in Europe.
31. Äåòñêèé èãðîâîé ãîðîäîê "Ñêàçêà" â ñàìîì öåíòðå Íèêîëàåâà - ýòî
âîëøåáíîå öàðñòâî äåòâîðû, ëþáèìîå ìåñòî ïðîãóëîê ïîä ñåíüþ
ýêçîòè÷åñêèõ äåðåâüåâ, â îêðóæåíèè öâåòîâ è ñêàçî÷íûõ ãåðîåâ.
The children's playing small town "Skazka" is a fairyland of children, favorite
place for walks in the shadow of exotic trees among flowers and fairy-tale
heroes.
32. Ãîðäîñòü Íèêîëàåâà - ëó÷øèé â Óêðàèíå çîîïàðê,
îñíîâàííûé áîëåå 100 ëåò íàçàä ãîðîäñêèì ãîëîâîé
Íèêîëàåì Ëåîíòîâè÷åì. Êîëëåêöèÿ çîîïàðêà íàñ÷èòûâàåò
370 âèäîâ æèâîòíûõ, ïòèö, ýêçîòè÷åñêèõ ðûá è ðåïòèëèé.
Ýòî ëþáèìîå ìåñòî îòäûõà æèòåëåé è ãîñòåé ãîðîäà.
Nikolaev Zoo, founded more than 100 years ago by one of the
Mayors of Nikolaev N.Leontovich, is the pride of the city and the
best zoo in Ukraine. The collection of the Zoo is counted 370
species of animals, birds, exotic fishes and reptiles. This is the
favorite place of rest for thousands of inhabitants and guests of
the city.
33.
34.
35.
36. Â ãîðîäå àêòèâíî ðàçâèâàåòñÿ ìàëûé è ñðåäíèé áèçíåñ,
öèâèëèçîâàííûå ôîðìû ïðèîáðåòàåò òîðãîâëÿ è ñôåðà
îáñëóæèâàíèÿ. Îäèí èç íîâûõ ñóïåðìàðêåòîâ - "Ïÿòûé
îêåàí".
Entrepreneurship is actively developed in the city, trade and con-
sumers services are reshaped. "The Fifth ocean" is one of the
new supermarkets.
37. Ðûíêè - íåîòúåìëåìàÿ ÷åðòà óêðàèíñêîãî Þãà. Ùåäðîå èçîáèëèå,
äàðû ïðè÷åðíîìîðñêèõ íèâ, îãîðîäîâ, ñàäîâ è âèíîãðàäíèêîâ,
ÿðêèå êðàñêè, þæíûé òåìïåðàìåíò - âñå ýòî âëå÷åò ñþäà
íèêîëàåâöåâ è ãîñòåé ãîðîäà. Öåíòðàëüíûé ðûíîê - êðóïíåéøèé â
ãîðîäå.
Markets are the essential part of the Ukrainian South. Generous abun-
dance, gifts of the Black Sea region fields, gardens and vineyards,
bright colours, southern temperament are attracted here inhabitants
and guests of the city. Central market is the biggest in Nikolaev.
39. We are always glad to meet our guests! At your service we suggested comfortable hotels, cafes ad restaurants where the European level of
service is united with local Ukrainian traditions.
40. Â ïîñëåäíèå ãîäû â ãîðîäå ïîÿâèëîñü ìíîæåñòâî
îðèãèíàëüíûõ ðåñòîðàíîâ, êàôå, áàðîâ, ãäå ìîæíî âêóñíî
ïîåñòü è îòäîõíóòü.
Many original restaurants, cafes, bars where you can rest and enjoy
by tasty food were opened in the city during the last years.
41. Â áîóëèíã-êëóáå "Øòîðì" âñå - íà óðîâíå ìèðîâûõ
ñòàíäàðòîâ èíäóñòðèè ðàçâëå÷åíèé.
Everything in bowling-club "Storm" is up to the
world standards of showbiz.
42. Ïåñ÷àíûå êîñû è îòìåëè, ðûáàöêèå óòåõè, ìåñòíûå âèíà - âñåãî ýòîãî çäåñü â èçîáèëèè!
43. Sandy spits and sandbanks, fishing, beautiful wines are in abundance here!
45. Olbio National
Archaeological
Reserve is situated in
40 kilometers from
Nikolaev on the high
shore at the place of
junction of Bugsky and
Dneprovsky estuaries.
Ruins of the ancient
Greek city-state, found-
ed two thousand years
ago, are always attract-
ed attention of scien-
tists and ordinary
tourists and vacation-
ists from Ukraine,
Russia and many other
countries of the world.
46.
47. Óíèêàëüíûé óãîëîê Ñåâåðíîãî Ïðè÷åðíîìîðüÿ - ïåñ÷àíàÿ Êèíáóðíñêàÿ êîñà, îòäåëÿþùàÿ Äíåïðîâñêî-Áóãñêèé ëèìàí îò ×åðíîãî
ìîðÿ. Ýòî öàðñòâî ïòèö, öåëåáíûõ òðàâ, ñîëåíîãî âåòðà è ñîëíöà. ×àñòü Êèíáóðíñêîé êîñû âõîäèò â ñîñòàâ ×åðíîìîðñêîãî
áèîñôåðíîãî çàïîâåäíèêà, íà îñòàëüíîé òåððèòîðèè ñîçäàí ðåãèîíàëüíûé ëàíäøàôòíûé ïàðê "Êèíáóðíñêàÿ êîñà".
The Dnepro-Bugsky estuary and the Black Sea are separated from each other by the unique place of the Northern Black Sea region - sandy
Kinburn spit. This is the kingdom of birds, salubrious herbage, salt breeze and sun. The part of the Kinburn spit is occupied by the Black
Sea Biosphere Reserve, the other one - by the regional landscape park.
48. "Âðåìåí Î÷àêîâñêèõ è ïîêîðåíüÿ Êðûìà…" -
ýòè êëàññè÷åñêèå ñòðîêè íàïîëíÿþòñÿ
êîíêðåòíûì ñîäåðæàíèåì èìåííî çäåñü.
Ïîòîìó ÷òî òîò ñàìûé Î÷àêîâ - ñîâñåì
íåâäàëåêå îò Íèêîëàåâà, íà áåðåãó ×åðíîãî
ìîðÿ. Ïàìÿòíèêè è ìóçåè õðàíÿò ïàìÿòü î
áîãàòîì ïðîøëîì ýòîé ëåãåíäàðíîé çåìëè.
The expressed in verse classical lines "from the
times when Ochakov fell and the Crimea was
conquest…" are filled by definite meaning exact-
ly here, becouse the above Ochakov is situated
not far from Nikolaev at the Black Sea coast.
Monuments and museums remind us about the
rich history of this legendary land in their memo-
ry.
49.
50. Îìûâàåìûé òåïëûì ìîðåì, ïðîäóâàåìûé ðûáíûìè è ñòåïíûìè âåòðàìè Î÷àêîâ - ãîðîä-êóðîðò, óþòíàÿ ÷åðíîìîðñêàÿ çäðàâíèöà.
Ochakov, washed by the warm sea and blowing through by the salt sea and steppe winds, is the beautiful holiday and health resort.
55. Àêòèâíî îñâàèâàåòñÿ è ïðåâðàùàåòñÿ â ñîâðåìåííóþ êóðîðòíóþ çîíó ×åðíîìîðñêîå ïîáåðåæüå Íèêîëàåâùèíû. Çäåñü åñòü âñå, ÷òî
íåîáõîäèìî äëÿ îçäîðîâëåíèÿ è îòäûõà, - òåïëîå ìîðå, ïîäðîñøèå ñîñíîâûå ïîñàäêè, ïàíñèîíàòû è áàçû îòäûõà, öåëåáíûå
ãðÿçè, ìàññà îâîùåé, ôðóêòîâ è âèíîãðàäà, õîðîøåå òðàíñïîðòíîå ñîîáùåíèå.
The Black Sea coast is actively developed and turned over to modern resort zone. Everything necessary for health-improving and rest is
here - warm sea, pine plantings, pensions and rest homes, a great many of vegetables, fruits and grapes, good transport infrastructure.
59. Óíèêàëüíûå äëÿ ðàâíèííîé óêðàèíñêîé ñòåïè ïåéçàæè, óäèâèòåëüíûé ðàñòèòåëüíûé è æèâîòíûé ìèð íàõîäÿòñÿ â ðåãèîíàëüíîì
ëàíäøàôòíîì ïàðêå "Ãðàíèòíî-ñòåïíîå Ïîáóæüå". Ýòè ìåñòà äàâíî îáëþáîâàëè òóðèñòû, ñêàëîëàçû, ëþáèòåëè âîäíîãî ñëàëîìà è
ïðîñòî îòäûõàþùèå.
Landscapes unique for the flat Ukrainian steppes, amazing flora and fauna are located in regional Granite Steppe landscape park of Bug
region. These places are old-selected by tourists, rock-climbers, water slalomists and ordinary vacationists.
60. Â çàñóøëèâîì ñòåïíîì êðàþ ëåñíûå ìàññèâû - íàñòîÿùèå îàçèñû. Â îêðåñòíîñòÿõ Íèêîëàåâà, ãäå â äðåâíîñòè øóìåëè äóáû
"ëåñíîé ñòðàíû Ãèëåè", î êîòîðîé óïîìèíàë "îòåö èñòîðèè" Ãåðîäîò, åñòü óäèâèòåëüíûå çàïîâåäíûå çåëåíûå óãîëêè. Íà
òåððèòîðèè êðóïíåéøåãî â ðåãèîíå Âîçíåñåíñêîãî ãîñëåñõîçà âñòðå÷àþòñÿ ïîëóòîðàñîòëåòíèå äóáû, îáèòàþò ðåäêèå æèâîòíûå -
áèçîíû, ëàíè, îëåíè, êîñóëè, äèêèå êàáàíû.
Forestlands in the arid steppe are real oases. Wonderful reserved nature places are situated in outskirts of Nikolaev, where the breeze mur-
mured in oaks of "forest land Hileas", described by "the farther of history" Gerodot. On the territory of the Voznesensky State forestry in
Nikolaev region you can see one-and-a-half-thousand-old oaks, such animals as roes, bisons, fallow deer and deer, wild boars.
61.
62. Èçäàâíà Íèêîëàåâ
ïðîçâàëè "ãîðîäîì
íåâåñò". Çäåñü ìíîãî
êðàñèâûõ ëèö - æèâûõ
è îäóõîòâîðåííûõ,
ìíîãî ìîëîäåæè è
ñòóäåí÷åñòâà, ìíîãî
ðàäóøèÿ è âåñåëüÿ.
Many years ago Nikolaev
was named as "the city
of brides". There are a lot
of beautiful live and spiri-
tual faces, students and
young people, fun and
cordiality.