Saransk (russian: Саранск, p=sɐˈransk; mdf, Саранск ошсь, Saransk oš; myv, Саран ош, Saran oš) is the
capital city
A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, Department (country subdivision), department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city ...
of the
Republic of Mordovia
The Republic of Mordovia (russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, r=Respublika Mordoviya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə mɐrˈdovʲɪjə; mdf, Мордовия Республиксь, ''Mordovija Respublikś''; myv, Мордовия Рес ...
,
Russia
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, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located in the
Volga
The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the List of rivers of Europe#Rivers of Europe by length, longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Cas ...
basin at the
confluence
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of the Saranka and
Insar River
Insar (russian: Инса́р, myv, Инесаро) is a river in the Mordovian republic of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Alatyr. It is 168 km long, with a drainage basin of 3860 km².[Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...]
. Saransk was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the
2018 FIFA World Cup
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national Association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awa ...
.
History
![Saransk station 1893](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Saransk_station_1893.jpg)
The Russian
fortress
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
Atemar
Atemar (russian: Атемар; myv, Атямарь, ''Atämaŕ'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Lyambirsky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country sp ...
, founded in 1641,
took its name from a nearby
Mordvin
The Mordvins (also Unified Mordvin people, Mordvinians, Mordovians; russian: мордва, Mordva, Mordvins (no equivalents in Moksha and Erzya)) is an obsolete but official term used in the Russian Federation to refer both to Erzyas and Moks ...
village; at the time the fortress stood on the southeastern frontier of the
Tsardom of Russia
The Tsardom of Russia or Tsardom of Rus' also externally referenced as the Tsardom of Muscovy, was the centralized Russian state from the assumption of the title of Tsar by Ivan IV in 1547 until the foundation of the Russian Empire by Peter I i ...
. The current name, "Saransk", refers to the city's situation on the Saranka river. Soon after its founding, the city became an important trade centre for nearby
Erzya villagers. After 1708 Saransk was assigned to Azov Province, and later to the
Kazan Governorate
The Kazan Governorate (russian: Каза́нская губе́рния; tt-Cyrl, Казан губернасы; cv, Хусан кӗперниӗ; mhr, Озаҥ губерний), or the Government of Kazan, was a governorate (a ''guberniya'') o ...
. In 1780 the settlement was granted town status and was again transferred, this time to the
Penza Governorate
Penza Governorate (russian: Пензенская губерния) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, located in the Volga Region. It existed from 1796 to 1797 and again from 1801 to 1928; it ...
, which was previously called the Penza Namestnichestvo, but was renamed to Penza Governorate by
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*Pope Paul I (700–767)
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*Paul ...
in 1796. On 11 October 1797, the Penza Governorate was divided into several governorates, one of which was the
Simbirsk Governorate
Simbirsk Governorate (russian: link=no, Симбирская губерния, ''Simbirskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1928. Its administra ...
, which was composed of the Saransk and Insar
uezd
An uezd (also spelled uyezd; rus, уе́зд, p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context ( uk, повіт), or Kreis in Baltic-German context, was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Russian Empire, and the ea ...
s. By the
ukaz
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of
Alexander I Alexander I may refer to:
* Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon 495–454 BC
* Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus
* Pope Alexander I (died 115), early bishop of Rome
* Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (died 320s), patriarch of ...
, the Penza Governorate was re-established and now was divided into 10 uezds.
In 1928 Saransk was the administrative centre of the newly established Mordvin National Okrug, which became the Mordovian Autonomous Oblast in 1930. In 1941 Saransk was near the front line in the Battle of Moscow, but was never reached by the Wehrmacht. Soviet planners reconstructed the old city centre in the 1960s and 1970s, adding wide streets and planning the construction of massive residential areas.
Administrative and municipal status
Saransk is the
capital
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* Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...
of the Mordovian republic.
[Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 109] Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three
work settlements (
Lukhovka,
Nikolayevka, and
Yalga) and thirteen
rural localities, incorporated as the
city of republic significance of Saransk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
.
[Law #7-Z] As a
municipal division, the city of republic significance of Saransk is incorporated as Saransk Urban Okrug.
[Law #114-Z]
Climate
Saransk has a relatively chilly version of the
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
: Dfb) with warm but not hot summers and cold winters, that averages well below freezing for five months of the year. Transition periods are extremely short and only April and October are between and in mean temperatures.
Industry
Industrial activity in Saransk includes the production of
electrical cables
Electrical wiring is an electrical installation of cabling and associated devices such as switches, distribution boards, sockets, and light fittings in a structure.
Wiring is subject to safety standards for design and installation. Allowable ...
,
chemical production
A chemical substance is a form of matter having constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Some references add that chemical substance cannot be separated into its constituent elements by physical separation methods, i.e., wit ...
,
textile manufacturing
Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...
,
food processing
Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing includes many forms of processing foods, from grinding grain to make raw flour to home cooking to complex industr ...
,
machine building, and
metallurgy
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys.
Metallurgy encompasses both the sc ...
. The city has two
thermal
A thermal column (or thermal) is a rising mass of buoyant air, a convective current in the atmosphere, that transfers heat energy vertically. Thermals are created by the uneven heating of Earth's surface from solar radiation, and are an example ...
power stations. The city has the confectionery plant
Lamzur.
The most notable industrial enterprises include the Lisma Electrical Factory which employs nearly 12,000 people; the Biokhimik
pharmaceutical facility; Rezinotekhnika, a
rubber
Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Thailand, Malaysia, and ...
products manufacturer; cable manufacturer Saranskkabel; and Elektrovypryamitel, which manufactures electronic components and, on a small scale, television sets.
Demographics
Saransk is by far the largest city in Mordovia and accounts for 34.3% of the total population of the republic (as of the
2002 Census). Ethnic Russians form the majority of the population (about 85%), and Russian, rather than any of the two co-official
Mordvinic languages
The Mordvinic languages, also known as the Mordvin, Mordovian or Mordvinian languages (russian: мордовские языки, ''mordovskiye yazyki''),
are a subgroup of the Uralic languages, comprising the closely related Erzya language and Mok ...
, is the common language of communication in the city. As with many provincial capitals in Russia, the population of Saransk decreased after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, primarily as a result of economic migration to larger cities, made especially attractive by the downsizing, or outright collapse, of many smaller, regional, industrial enterprises. The population started to grow again in 2009. Population:
Culture and religion
The Saransk Regional Museum is dedicated primarily to the history of the city, while the Mordovian Museum of Visual Arts has a collection of works by the Russian masters
Stepan Erzia and
Fedot Sychkov
Fedot Vasilevich Sychkov (russian: Федот Васильевич Сычков), March 13, 1870, Kochelaevo, Russian Empire – August 3, 1958, Saransk) was a Russian painter.
The early years (1870–1900)
Fedot Vasilyevich Sychkov was born i ...
.
The city is home to the
Mordovian State University
N. P. Ogarev's Mordovia State University (MSUO or OMSU for Ogarev Mordovia State University, or MRSU for Мордовский государственный университет имени Н. П. Огарева, ''Mordovskyi Gosudarstvennyi U ...
(founded in 1957) as well as several technical colleges.
Saransk has three
Orthodox
Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to:
Religion
* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pa ...
churches and also a small
Lutheran
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...
church (
Finnish Lutheran Church), which was opened in 2005. There are also three mosques. The main cathedral in Saransk is the
Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov, the construction of which was completed in 2006.
Mordovia Yaushev State Music Theater in Saransk, the capital of
Mordovia
The Republic of Mordovia (russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, r=Respublika Mordoviya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə mɐrˈdovʲɪjə; mdf, Мордовия Республиксь, ''Mordovija Respublikś''; myv, Мордовия Рес ...
. It was founded in 1932 by Moscow Academy o
Maly Theatre. Initially the theatre performed Russian classics, translated into the Mordovian languages, but later they began to adapt the
drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
works of national authors for the stage.
Saransk has several theatres, including:
* The State Russian Drama Theatre, opened on 25 August 1932 and initially called the Mordovian National Theatre
* The
Opera and Ballet Theater Opera and Ballet Theatre of Saransk was inaugurated on September 9, 2011 in Saransk within the International forum ''Russia — the sports power''. The Big symphonic orchestra made a speech at opening ceremony of P.I. Tchaikovsky, directed by Vladi ...
, opened on 9 September 2011
* The State Puppet Theater of the Republic of Mordovia
* The Mordovia National Drama Theatre, opened in 1932 by the Moscow Academy of Maly Theatre
Sport
![MordoviaArenaStadium](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/MordoviaArenaStadium.jpg)
Saransk is a major sports center of the Volga region. The city has several large sports facilities, such as the Republican Palace of Sports, Ice Palace, Mordovia Sports Complex, Leonid Arkaev Gymnastics Center, various sports and fitness clubs and gyms. The city territory accommodates two large stadiums: Start and
Mordovia Arena
Mordovia Arena (russian: «Мордовия Арена») is a football stadium in Saransk, Mordovia, Russia built for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It hosted FC Mordovia Saransk, prior to their dissolution in 2020 from the Russian Professional Fo ...
.
Mordovia has extensive experience as a host to federal and international sporting events. In 2012, Saransk hosted the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, while the city's
FC Mordovia Saransk
FC Mordovia Saransk (russian: ФК Мордовия Саранск) is a Russian association football club from Saransk, Republic of Mordovia. In its current state it was formed in 2005, through the merge of Biokhimik-Mordovia and Lisma-Mordovi ...
played three seasons in the
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
against the country's leading football clubs.
In 2016, Mordovia was named the most athletic region in the country. The number of locals engaged in regular sports activities is growing and is as of today at 36%. There are over 2100 sports facilities in Saransk. Those include:
*
Mordovia Arena
Mordovia Arena (russian: «Мордовия Арена») is a football stadium in Saransk, Mordovia, Russia built for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It hosted FC Mordovia Saransk, prior to their dissolution in 2020 from the Russian Professional Fo ...
stadium. A stadium that hosted the group matches of the
2018 FIFA World Cup
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national Association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awa ...
* Athletics Sports School for Olympic Reserve
* Mordovia Sports Complex
* Ice Palace of the Republic of Mordovia
* Palace of Sports
* Olimp Sports Complex
* Formula S Sports and Entertainment Complex
* Mordovia Tennis Center
* Skiing and Biathlon Complex of the Republic of Mordovia
* Start Stadium
* Palace of Water Sports
* Saransk Stadium
From 16 to 28 June 2018, Saransk hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Mordovia Arena hosted four group stage matches.
Cityscape and architecture
The city has a large number of buildings remaining from the 17th and 18th centuries; however, many parts of the town are dominated by Soviet era apartment blocks, dating mainly from the 1960s, similar to other provincial towns which expanded rapidly due to fast industrialization. These buildings are nearing the end of their service life and are in need of serious repair and, in many cases, replacement. Industrial enterprises are mainly located to the north of the town center. The eastern part of Saransk, located east of the
Insar River
Insar (russian: Инса́р, myv, Инесаро) is a river in the Mordovian republic of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Alatyr. It is 168 km long, with a drainage basin of 3860 km².[Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел (МВД), ''Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del'') is the interior ministry of Russia.
The MVD is responsible for law enfor ...]
, which is located along the railway lines and serves of a time when Saransk was, effectively, a
closed city
A closed city or closed town is a settlement where travel or residency restrictions are applied so that specific authorization is required to visit or remain overnight. Such places may be sensitive military establishments or secret research ins ...
. Another city landmark is the Saransk TV Tower – a 180-meter-tall guyed tubular steel mast built in 1961.
![Павшим в боях](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%B2_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%85.jpg)
As in any other city, Saransk has many monuments. These are some of them:
* Monument to Sts.
Cyril and Methodius
Cyril (born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (815–885) were two brothers and Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs".
They are credited wit ...
* Monument to
Patriarch Nikon
Nikon ( ru , Ни́кон, Old Russian: ''Нїконъ''), born Nikita Minin (''Никита Минин''; 7 May 1605 – 17 August 1681) was the seventh Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' of the Russian Orthodox Church, serving officially from ...
* Monument to
Pugachev
Yemelyan Ivanovich Pugachev (russian: Емельян Иванович Пугачёв; c. 1742) was an ataman of the Yaik Cossacks who led a great popular insurrection during the reign of Catherine the Great. Pugachev claimed to be Catherine ...
* The Monument of Eternal glory
* Monument to
Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
* Monument to
Polezhaev
*
Monument to Heroes-stratonauts
* Monument of The Plane
* Family Monument
The Family Monument is one of the most noteworthy monuments in Saransk. It lies in the center of the city, near the
Cathedral of St. Feodor Ushakov, at the crossroads of Sovietskaya and the Democraticheskaya streets. It was opened in 2008, which was declared the Year of Family in Russia. The author of the monument is sculptor
Nikolai Filatov. This monument is a symbol of absolute family values, the true foundation of society. The sculpture depicts a life-size large family; the husband with a little child on his shoulders, his pregnant wife, the mother of the children and two more children, holding on to their parents.
Transportation
![Saransk trolleybus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Saransk_trolleybus.jpg)
The municipal transit system of Saransk consists primarily of a network of bus and
trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or troll ...
lines.
Saransk I railway station
Saransk railway station (russian: Саранск-1, Saransk-1) is railway station in the city of Saransk, Republic of Mordovia
The Republic of Mordovia (russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, r=Respublika Mordoviya, p=rʲɪsˈp ...
is a station on the
Kuybyshev Railway
The Kuybyshevskaya Railway (Ку́йбышевская желе́зная доро́га) is a subsidiary of the Russian Railways operating in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Mordovia, Ryazan Oblast, Penza, Tambov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, Orenburg, and C ...
. The city has additional stations serving regional railways to
Ruzayevka
Ruzayevka (russian: Руза́евка; mdf, Орозай, ''Orozaj''; myv, Оразай ош, ''Orazaj oš'') is a town in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, located on the Insar River, southwest of Saransk. Population:
History
The first set ...
and Krasny Uzel. Formerly, Saransk was also served by two daily
Penza
Penza ( rus, Пе́нза, p=ˈpʲɛnzə) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 38th-l ...
–
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
passenger trains, carrying passengers from nearby villages mainly to either
Ruzayevka
Ruzayevka (russian: Руза́евка; mdf, Орозай, ''Orozaj''; myv, Оразай ош, ''Orazaj oš'') is a town in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, located on the Insar River, southwest of Saransk. Population:
History
The first set ...
junction station and
Penza
Penza ( rus, Пе́нза, p=ˈpʲɛnzə) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 38th-l ...
or to
Arzamas
Arzamas (russian: Арзама́с) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tyosha River (a tributary of the Oka), east of Moscow. Population:
History
Arzamas was founded in 1578 by Ivan the Terrible in the lands pop ...
and
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
.
There is a daily direct train service with Moscow.
The city is served by the small
Saransk Airport
Saransk Airport () is an international airport in Mordovia, Russia located 7 km southeast of Saransk. It serves small airliners, but has undergone a major renovation in 2017 in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
History
Since the second h ...
(IATA: SKX, ICAO: UWPS) southeast of downtown. It is served primarily by small regional carriers; the most common aircraft is the
An-24
The Antonov An-24 (Russian/Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-24) ( NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by Kyiv, Ir ...
. There are scheduled flights to and from Moscow's
Domodedovo airport on weekdays. Saransk is also home to the
Lyambir airforce base.
Airport
![Saransk airport](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Saransk_airport.jpg)
Saransk is serviced by one international federal airport, the
Saransk Airport
Saransk Airport () is an international airport in Mordovia, Russia located 7 km southeast of Saransk. It serves small airliners, but has undergone a major renovation in 2017 in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
History
Since the second h ...
(IATA: SKX, ICAO: UWPS).
In January 2017, the airport was closed for renovation until the end of the year, as Saransk was chosen to serve as a host city to matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After the renovation, the Airport's runway has been reinforced with asphalt concrete. The airport was expanded with a new permanent terminal with a passenger capacity of 300 people per hour for domestic flights (600 people per hour during the 2018 FIFA World Cup) and a temporary terminal for international flights with a passenger capacity of 360 people per hour.
The airport has been cleared to service Boeing 737 CL\NG and Airbus A-319\320\321.
In 2018, the airport received its first scheduled flight after the renovation.
The international terminal of the Saransk Airport can be reached by car, public transport, or taxi.
Bus service
The airport is linked to the city center by bus No.29. Time of departure from the airport: 07.50; 09.30; 11.20; 12.50; 17.45; 19.45; 23.10.
During the game days of the FIFA World Cup, public transportation services for fans will be free of charge.
Official shuttles will be running the route from the airport to the Fan Fest venue (Ice Palace).
Private vehicles
The new terminal has two parking lots. Subject to space availability, a free parking area can be used.
City transport
The city of Saransk is serviced by trolleybuses, buses and taxi buses.
Trolleybus transportation has existed in the city since 1966 and provides a reliable link to all districts of Saransk.
In preparation of the city to the FIFA World Cup, Saransk has upgraded its park of municipal buses and trolleybuses.
Taxi buses are operated by private transportation service providers using Russia-made PAZ and GAZ and foreign-made buses. Waiting intervals for some bus routes is 2–3 minutes (during rush hours).
Automobile transport
In preparation for the FIFA World Cup, Saransk has been linked to the airport by a new road; the construction of a new road junction providing access to the airport is currently in progress. The length of the new road to the airport is 3.5 km. The road was partially reconstructed and partially built anew. The total length of the road around Saransk is 17.5 km. The road has two lanes and includes three road junctions, five bridges and four overpasses. The road was built to reduce the traffic in the city center and link the federal highway to regional roads.
International relations
Saransk
is twinned with:
*
Botevgrad
Botevgrad ( bg, Ботевград ) is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located in Sofia Province and is close to Pravets. Botevgrad lies 47 km from Sofia.
History and name
The village was called Samundzhievo (Самунджиево) until ...
,
Bulgaria
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Gorzów Wielkopolski
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,
Poland
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Sieradz
Sieradz ( la, Siradia, yi, שעראַדז, שערעדז, שעריץ, german: 1941-45 Schieratz) is a city on the Warta river in central Poland with 40,891 inhabitants (2021). It is the seat of the Sieradz County, situated in the Łódź Voivode ...
, Poland
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Kalinkavichy
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Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
Notable people
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Mikhail Bakhtin
Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin ( ; rus, Михаи́л Миха́йлович Бахти́н, , mʲɪxɐˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ bɐxˈtʲin; – 7 March 1975) was a Russian philosopher, literary critic and scholar who worked on literary theor ...
who lived and taught in Saransk between 1949 and 1969. A monument to Bakhtin unveiled in 2015 in the city.
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Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...
, registered as a resident of Saransk since February 2013
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Dmitri Samarkin, former professional footballer
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Doctor Mike
Mikhail Varshavski (russian: Михаил Варшавский; born November 12, 1989), known professionally as Doctor Mike, is a Russian-born American Internet personality, family physician and professional boxer. His Instagram account went ...
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Russian-American
Russian Americans ( rus, русские американцы, r=russkiye amerikantsy, p= ˈruskʲɪje ɐmʲɪrʲɪˈkant͡sɨ) are Americans of full or partial Russian ancestry. The term can apply to recent Russian immigrants to the United Stat ...
doctor and YouTube personality
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Populated places established in 1641
17th-century establishments in Russia
1641 establishments in Russia
Cities and towns in Mordovia
Saransky Uyezd