Historical parkway (Historic Boulevard)
Historical Boulevard is in general known as a monument to the heroes of the
1st defense of Sevastopol, it is the name of the picturesque park
nowadays and the territory of the 4th bastion, a fortification
erected during the Crimean war 1854-1855.
The monuments, restored
fortifications and memorial walls are set along the line of defense.
It is the place where the Panorama "The defense of Sevastopol
is 1854-1855" is located.
You can also see there an Obelisk devoted to the defenders of the 4th bastion,
a monument to Leo Tolstoy, an outstanding Russian writer who took part on the
Defense of Sevastopol being a 26-yesr old officer of the artillery.
In another part of Historical Boulevard there is a monument to
General E.Totleben, one of the famous heroes of the 1st defense.
He was a talented military engineer and fortificator, under his
leadership the defense line around Sevastopol was built on land.
Every year a City Day combined with the Day of Historical Boulevard
is celebrated here.
There are military and historical, concert and entertaining, exhibition,
sport, children's competitive programs. Broad interest aroused by the
reconstruction of uniforms shown by military and historical clubs and the
re-enchantments of medieval battles. Those of the periods of the 1st and
second defenses of Sevastopol, of the Civil war in Russia, etc.
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