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Kosmonavtov Boulevard
The street is 1,6 km. long, running
north to south,
from Ordzhonikidze Street to
Masherov Avenue
The previous
names:
-
Russian period
- Slobodskaya ulitsa,
Shirokaya ulitsa (Broad
Street)
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Polish period
- ulica Sobieskiego (Sobieski
Street)
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Soviet period
-
Shevchenko Boulevard,
since 1979 Kosmonavtov Boulevard
- It was named Cosmonauts Boulevard
to commemorate
the Soviet
cosmonauts.
-
Pyotr Klimuk was one of them
Glimpses of
the street
Here is the boulevard's south end. The boulevard is
starting from Masherov Avenue. The smaller part of the boulevard behind us is Shevchenko Boulevard, that was earlier the extension of Shirokaya ulitsa (Broad
Street)
The first Belarusian cosmonaut Pyotr Klimuk is
remembered by a bust. Therefore, the name of the boulevard.
The bust was unveiled in 1978. Pyotr Klimuk
participated 3 space flights.
Kosmos supermarket. The name in the spirit of
space exploration
The eastern side with the buildings of the 1970s
The monument to the first Hero of Belarus, military pilot Vladimir Karvat.
During a training flight in 1996 he found that his jet fighter had a
malfunction and was falling rapidly on a village. He decided not to catapult
and did everything to lead his 25 ton plane away from the village. Thus at the
cost of his life the village was rescued. Lieutenant colonel Karvat was
awarded the title of the Hero of Belarus posthumously.
The eastern side is left
Here the eastern side is right. New buildings prevail in the boulevard today. In
winter it seems much broader. Further on the left Brest University is seen.
The new buildings close to
the north end of the boulevard house Brest University
More in the project
"Old and New Brest"
more pictures at www.brest-sv.com
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