Слайд 1Презентация «Our city»
Афанасьева Наталия Викторовна
Английский язык
Астрахань
2012
Слайд 3Hello, dear guests of Astrakhan.
We will introduce to you our
city…
Слайд 4The word “ASTRAKHAN” can be translated as
“THE KHAN’S STAR”
or “THE STAR - CITY”
Слайд 5Astrakhan is an ancient city.
Слайд 6In 1556 Astrakhan Khanate became a part of the Russian
Empire.
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The general Cheremisinov Ivan founded a
new city with Russian population in 1558.
Слайд 8 It was always very important for the Russian
Empire.
Слайд 9In 1717 Peter the Great established
Astrakhan province.
In 1722 Peter
the Great visited Astrakhan.
Слайд 10 The Tsar guards Astrakhan severely: every year he
sends people, food and wood here to build the Kremlin.
Слайд 11 We can see the rich history of Astrakhan
in Dubin’s photographs. Dubin researched Astrakhan local history.
Слайд 12 Main squares of ancient Astrakhan, streets, gardens and
parks.
Слайд 16 And here are the people of Astrakhan, our
ancestors. Look into their faces…
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They lived, worked,
studied and loved their city.
Слайд 20 The heart of Astrakhan is the Kremlin. Each
its building, each its stone are the history…
Слайд 22It saw the tsars, the emperors, the metropolitans.
Слайд 23In ancient times the Kremlin was a fortress and it
was very important. Its total square was 1544 metres.
The Kremlin
was the only fortress in south-eastern Russia.
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Now the Kremlin has 4 towers:
1. Hierarch Tower.
Слайд 30St. Nicholas Church-Over-The-Gates
Слайд 34 Astrakhan is a cultural city. There are a
lot of places to visit…
Kustodiev’s Museum.
Shrovetide, 1916.
Слайд 38State Theatre of Opera and Ballet
A new theatre has been
recently built in Astrakhan
Слайд 39We hope you liked our city!
Please come to visit us
again!