The Drama Theatre

Opposite the hotel “Intourist” the building of the Drama Theatre is situated, with the New Experimental Theatre in it. It was built by a merchant Repnikov in 1915. At first it was Tsaritsyn House of Arts and Science. The library and Tsaritsyn Museum were here. Then the Drama Theatre occupied this building. It was ruined during the war but was rebuilt in 1952. After Stalingrad Battle, the building was fully restored with all former decorations (the author of the restoration was architect N.B. Kurennoy). In the Soviet period there was Gorky Drama Theatre here. In 1989 the New Experimental Theatre found its seat here. The theatre presents a modern stage. The Art director and producer of the theatre is Otar Ivanovich Djanguisherashvilli, the People’s Artist of Russia.

the Brothers’ Grave

Between the hotels “Volgograd” and “Intourist” there is the Brothers’ Grave to the defenders of the city in 1919. A 6 m high obelisk was constructed on this place. In 1942 about 100 fighters, defenders of Stalingrad were buried here. And in 1957 a new black-and-red granite 26 m high obelisk was erected on the grave. The Eternal Fire is here since 1963. Every half an hour a sad melody sounds in memory of the defenders of the city. Since 1966 one can see the change of the guard here. The best schoolboys and schoolgirls stand here on guard duty at the Post No.1 at the Eternal Flame.

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