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FOR SALE: Catara - 2023 Neel 43 Trimaran

Ready for adventure? Catara is a sleek and modern 2023 Neel 43 Trimaran, designed for stability, speed, and unparalleled sailing! Perfect for family cruising or bluewater adventures, she’s based in Grenada and ready to sail!

Key Features:

3 spacious cabins, sleeps 6 comfortably Air conditioning throughout the cabins and saloon Watermaker, generator, and a large cockpit enclosure for all-weather cruising 2024 Highfield 10ft tender with a Yamaha 9.9 HP outboard Solar panels and bow thruster for ease of handling Fully equipped galley with fridge, freezer, stove, and oven Sail the Caribbean in style with this like-new trimaran, ideal for both coastal cruising and long passages. Fast, stable, and super fun to sail!

Asking Price: $570,000 USD Location: Woburn, Grenada

Contact Chris Burke at BVI Yacht Sales

Equipment: Contact us for full listing.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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If thinking of buying or building any multihull then the designer’s background and experience is very important. Has he built or sailed any of his own designs? Do they actually have a race or sailing record to match the claims? Is the designer readily accessible and responsive?

If considering building yourself, are the plans fully detailed with photos, instructions, and easy to follow three dimensional views with step by step instructions? Do they include extensive Full Size Patterns, and a comprehensive materials list?

If considering a production multihull, is the manufacturer experienced, and do they respond to customer questions or concerns? Do they have skilled, knowledgeable staff, with good technical expertise and quality controls? Do they back their product, and, very importantly, who designed or engineered that product, and is that someone prepared to put their name on it ?

There is no university or school that teaches multihull design or construction, nor are there scantling rules, as exist for monohulls. The only teacher has been years of practical building and sailing experience. Only experience will tell the loadings and correct safety factors for the many critical areas of a multihull. A competent engineer may have the skills to design beams that will not break for a given load, but if he doesn’t know what that load is, or in what directions it can act, then even the best engineering skills are of little help.

There are a number of excellent multihull designers and builders, but choose carefully, as this is very important to the safety and security of your family, the ease and cost of construction, and the final resale value.

Multihulls are now one of the fastest growing segments of the sailboat market. They have circumnavigated the globe at record speeds, and are rapidly becoming the family cruising boat of choice as more is learned about their many other advantages. These include level sailing, unmatched stability, deck space, unsinkability, shallow draft, comfort, and just the sheer fun of sailing a fast and responsive cruising boat.

Farrier trimaran and catamaran designs combine all of these advantages, to be the perfect sport cruisers. They are a unique and practical combination of easily handled fun cruisers for families, and exciting performance for racers.

The unique Farrier Folding System™ also provides ‘take-it-anywhere’ trailerability, and the ability to use any marina dock. It has forever eliminated the old problem of what to do with a super wide trimaram

Farrier multihulls are now well proven, having evolved from over 30 years of constant development, hands on building, and sailing. With well over 3000 production and home built versions currently sailing world wide, performance and reliability has been demonstrated beyond doubt.

The basic design philosophy has always been to provide safe, roomy, well engineered multihull cruisers with performance provided by design efficiency and good engineering, not at the expense of accommodation, structure, or safety.

All designs are thus light to medium displacement multihulls, with conservative rigs, while scantlings and safety factors are on the rugged side, for strong, durable, and safe boats. They are also unsinkable, due to construction materials, and NO LEAD or other heavy metals being present.

The roomy interiors have been designed with the cruising sailor in mind, and with heel rarely exceeding 12 degrees, all facilities can be easily used while underway – stoves not even needing gimbals.

On deck, there’s a huge amount of deck space, and this combined with low heel angles make Farrier multihulls one of the safest boats afloat for children. The comfortable wing or bow nets make an ideal spot to relax and sunbathe while the water zips by below.

EASY TRAILERING

With no heavy keel needed, Farrier trimarans sit low on the trailer and are light and easy to tow. This will allow you to discover and explore many previously out of reach cruising grounds, or race in exotic venues far from home. Trailering offers significant savings in slip fees and maintenance that can even cover most of the ownership costs.

Rigging and launching can all be done single-handed in around 30 minutes or just 15 minutes with two – no difficult assembly or heavy lifting is required.

Launching is always done folded, using no more space than a conventional boat. Stability afloat is excellent and the floats are normally extended while motoring away.

Marina docking while folded is as easy as any other craft, and the minor problem with long term docking of growth on the folded float sides has now been eliminated by new ‘HydroHoist’ or dock liner systems. However, the high expense and maintenance involved with keeping a boat in the water can be avoided by the ease of trailering.

EASY AND FUN TO SAIL

Took my first sail last weekend in my new (used) 1990 F-27 “Serafin”. My crew consisted of my wife and 9 month old son. Needless to say I did not have a lot of help. Awesome boat!!! It sets up and launches easier than my Tornado cat, is nearly as quick and handles like a fast dingy and the family was dry and comfortable the whole time. Truly a magnificent craft, Ian has really covered all the bases. After 35 years of sailing I feel like a kid again!!! Steve, Kim, Zachary and Sandy Schulz, F-27 Serafin, S. California, USA

All Farrier multihulls are designed as easily handled, roomy and safe family cruisers, that are fun to sail. They also just happen to be fast, which comes as a no cost extra. It’s even possible to tow a waterskier under sail on some models!

Actually these boats sail back wards really well. We were on a charity race with a couple of mono cruisers, we would get ahead and turn back to meet them when my step son asked if the boat would sail backwards – so I pushed out the main, backwinded the genoa and had him steer and we passed the mono cruisers going backwards. Not much wind but it was fun Rod Tharp, F-9A and now building F-32AX, Olympia, WA, USA

The ‘ease of performance’ is most notable, this being the option to go fast effortlessly, while still maintaining comfort and a feeling of security for the crew. Cruising range is greatly increased making many previously out of reach anchorages a reality.

High averages can be effortlessly maintained, and this was well demonstrated by two F-27s averaging an incredible 17.9 and 18.2 knots for the 44 mile course in the 1993 Miami – Key Largo race, while blitzing the fleet. Not everyone wants to go this fast, but it is easier to slow a fast boat down, for ultra-safe effortless cruising, than trying to make a slow boat go fast.

Helm is always light and responsive at any speed, while tacking is dinghy-like. Even continuous 360 degree turns are possible with trimarans, helm hard over, without touching the sails.

The lack of sailing vices makes any Farrier multihull very suitable for shorthanded sailing with just one or two. There is never a need for a large crew just to keep things upright and under control. They are thus a great practical cruising boat for the family, perfect for the idyllic sail, with a visit to that distant secluded beach for lunch, and trailerables can be safely back on the trailer before nightfall, all with minimal effort.

FARRIER FOLDING SYSTEM™

One key to the success of Farrier trimarans is the easy trailerability made possible by the unique Farrier Folding System ™.

The Farrier system is the most structurally sound trimaran folding system available, with no hinges in the beams or the critical beam to float join, while corrosion prone wires are never used in structurally critical areas. Overall beam can be varied in seconds, by just one person, anywhere.

After 33 years of use world wide the Farrier System is well proven, the most successful folding system, and used by more trimarans than anything else. So to be safe, be sure to insist on the genuine twin strut ‘Farrier Folding System’™. It is significantly different from all the rest, and the many advantages can be summarized as follows:

• Folds for road legal trailering in minutes without any heavy assembly being required.
• The twin strut folding system gives absolute control over movement
• No need for water to support floats while folding – the twin struts make it easy to fold anywhere
• The correct folding strut geometry means folding can be done by one person, anywhere.
• Twin struts mean the float will not fall on the ground if folding out of the water on a trailer
• Absolutely no weak hinge points in the actual beams, with the highly stressed beam to float join being solid
• Absolutely no sliding parts that can bind or jam
• Corrosion prone wires are not used in structurally critical areas where sudden failure could threaten the boat
• The structurally critical lower struts are solid Aluminum 6061 T6 bar, with absolutely no butt welds.
• Custom made reinforced acetal (plastic) bushes insulate aluminum struts from stainless steel pivot pins
• There is no reliance on the rig for structural support should float reverse loading occur
• Beams are structurally sound no matter how loaded, including even after a capsize
• Proven track record, with 33 years development, six Atlantic crossings and race records/wins world wide.
• Now used by over 3000 boats world wide

Ian Farrier

Ian Farrier first started sailing multihulls virtually by accident, being a twenty year old New Zealand engineering student and monohull sailor, looking for a keelboat to do some offshore cruising.

Nothing suitable was available, but then an unfinished 30’ trimaran was advertised, and was purchased after some research. After two years of hard work and rebuilding, his first multihull was launched in 1969.

It was not a perfect multihull, but it was reasonably fast and forgiving. It was also good enough to sail single-handed from his home town Christchurch to Auckland, surviving two mid-winter ‘roaring-forties’ storms on the way. However, some design limitations were apparent, and confidence was lacking for a long ocean voyage, so he jumped ship to a 38’ keelboat bound for Tonga. The contrast in comfort, handling and safety aspects observed during this trip convinced him that a well designed multihull was the way to go.

In 1972 he arrived in Brisbane, Australia, where the growing popularity of the monohull trailer sailer was noted while crewing on a local trimaran. A trailerable trimaran appeared to have many advantages over trailerable monohulls, so he decided to look at what could be done. The Farrier Folding System™ was then invented, patented, and the prototype Trailertri 18 was built and launched in 1974. It worked beautifully and he then built five more Trailertris of various sizes, while trying out many different configurations. Over this period the folding trailerable trimaran slowly began to establish itself as a practical and exciting option, to eventually become one of the fastest growing segments of sailing.

In 1984 Ian and his family moved to Chula Vista (San Diego), where financial backing had been found to set up Corsair Marine. He then designed the F-27, built the prototype, and developed and established Corsair’s full production system and quality controls. With 100 boats being produced every year, and an excellent reputation established, it was time to concentrate on new designs, so he resigned from Corsair in 1991, and moved to Bellevue (Seattle). Corsair was subsequently licensed to build the F-24, F-28 and F-31 designs, in a productive ongoing relationship, though rocky at times, with varying ownership/management at Corsair.

Ian ended all relationship with Corsair in December 2000, finding himself once again working on his own as Farrier Marine, Inc., and concentrating on new projects via other avenues. In 2017, he sold Farrier to Daedalus International.

Sadly, Ian Farrier passed away suddenly in early December 2017. He is survived by wife Alicia and sons Michael and Steven. The multihull world is reeling from Ian’s loss and we are grateful for the hundreds of kind messages of support we have received. The Farrier brand continues as Ian would have wanted in our Christchurch factory. A small team of F-Boat enthusiasts will work to ensure the F-Boat sails well into the future.

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Just out of interest, anyone had any dealings with any of these folding Tri's, the 32' being trailerable sounds too good to be true  

I don't own one, but have sailed on the Farrier-designed Corsairs as well as a Farrier Eagle/Tramp. Corsair has a 36' trimaran that folds, and is technically trailerable, with a wide-load placard. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them if I can.  

F-27 I have spent a great deal of time on the F-27, it's a fantastic boat. I have also been a part of a three man crew who could make it race ready or road ready in 40 minutes or less. In some ways, it's easier to set up and break down than a conventional beachcat.  

Prideful Our best time on teardown was just under 26 minutes, set up was just under 28 minutes. Both times were achieved at Lake Hefner in O.K.C. There are highways that go completely around the lake. The added pressure from "the audience" driving around us, and a lack of cold beer probably helped us to be so speedy that particular weekend.  

P8dawg said: Our best time on teardown was just under 26 minutes, set up was just under 28 minutes. Both times were achieved at Lake Hefner in O.K.C. There are highways that go completely around the lake. The added pressure from "the audience" driving around us, and a lack of cold beer probably helped us to be so speedy that particular weekend. Click to expand...

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Farrier F32A - looking for Plans

Discussion in ' Multihulls ' started by Michael78 , Apr 26, 2023 .

Michael78 New Member

Hello, I am looking for complete building Plans for a Farrier F32A. It must be the narrow A Version, not the larger X. Please send massage to: [email protected] Best regards Michael  

waterbear Senior Member

Just out of curiosity: of all multihulls, why choose the Farrier F32A?  

John Perry Senior Member

waterbear said: ↑ Just out of curiosity: of all multihulls, why choose the Farrier F32A? Click to expand...

guzzis3 Senior Member

The avalon 9 is trailable at 8' and can be built in foam or ply. Ray Kendrick's plans are excellent! Stretching it would be trivial.  

John Perry said: ↑ Easy question - if you would like to build yourself a folding trimaran of that size that is road trailable and you dont want to draw your own plans I dont think you have a choice. The nearest alternative might be the Scarab32, which seems to be a near copy of the F32 but is not road trailable without a wide load permit. Click to expand...

The scarab 32 is too wide to trailer in Queensland and I think much of Australia. Some claim you can get a wide load permit but I asked the authority here and was told straight up you can only pull a wide load with a heavy vehicle. Oversize in Qld is 2.9m. There is however 1 tremendous advantage to it's folding beams. It will fit a single berth in a marina. This isn't just a lot cheaper but you have a better chance of finding a spot when cruising. It also have a decent payload, a problem with a lot of tris. The Avalon 9 folds to 8' and you could stretch it to 9.9 if you really wanted to... Yep a lot of folding trimarans end up on hardstands but different people have different needs.  

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Michael78 said: ↑ Hello, I am looking for complete building Plans for a Farrier F32A. It must be the narrow A Version, not the larger X. Please send massage to: [email protected] Best regards Michael Click to expand...

guzzis3 said: ↑ The scarab 32 is too wide to trailer in Queensland and I think much of Australia. Some claim you can get a wide load permit but I asked the authority here and was told straight up you can only pull a wide load with a heavy vehicle. Oversize in Qld is 2.9m. Click to expand...

powerabout said: ↑ The bonus was Farrier made the beams for you so I dont think there was ever any plans for them? The whole Farrier setup was for home build. Unfortunately he tried going into production of complete boats. Click to expand...

waterbear said: ↑ OP lives in italy No corsair/farrier owners here fold their amas in the marinas, they just pay extra for a wider berth. Why? I don't know. Click to expand...

Hello, I had two Farrier´s, an F22R with which I did some amazing trips, but it was too small for my wife and me (..no toilet..). After that I had an F32R, my absolute dream boat, it was incredible fast but unfortunately poorly built. Now I found a shipyard that would build me a F32A-R, so I'm looking for plans.. It is true that such a large boat cannot be trailered all the time. But it allows for a change of territory, winter storage in a dry marina, finding a place in a busy marina during vacations and ultimately the resale value is higher. When it comes to boats, there are three ideals of which you can have a maximum of two: speed, comfort and a low price - I think Ian Farrier has found a very good compromise there! So, I am still loking for Plans! Only the F32A (2,5mt wide)  

guzzis3 said: ↑ If you bought the plans you had the option of building your own beams. Extra plan sheets available in request. The F22 was a viable business. He had people lined up to buy them. IF was involved in starting Corsair who still build boats. He had made a living designing and building his trimarans for decades and was second only to Wharram in terms of numbers sold. Click to expand...

Domiinique New Member

Good afternoon I have a full set of unused plans and working drawing for sale for a f32 tri If interested contact me on domdeguio@gma  

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Blagoveshchensk: Russia's anchor on the Amur River

Blagoveshchensk. "Mauritania" Trading Rows. Built in 1907 in a Gothic Revival style near the Amur River waterfront. June 16, 2002

At the beginning of the 20th century, Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for vivid, detailed color photography.

Mozhaisk. Cathedral of St. Nicholas. East facade with Gothic Revival decoration. Summer 1911

His vision of photography as a form of education and enlightenment was demonstrated with special clarity through his photographs of architectural monuments throughout the Russian heartland.

Blagoveshchensk. View across Amur River toward Chinese city of Heihe. June 15, 2002

St. Nicholas Cathedral in Mozhaisk

An excellent example is the small town of Mozhaisk, which Prokudin-Gorsky visited in the Summer of 1911 as part of a project to document sites connected with the centennial of the Napoleonic invasion of Russia.

Blagoveshchensk. Headquarters of Amur Society for Shipping & Trade (1910-12). June 13, 2002

He was particularly taken by the festively decorated St. Nicholas Cathedral , located at the town’s highest point (the former Mozhaisk Kremlin). 

Former Residence of Military Governor, Lenin Street 144. Built in 1909-12. Now House of Culture. June 13, 2002

Construction of a new St. Nicholas Cathedral began in the late 18th century and culminated in the early 19th century in an exuberant Gothic Revival style patronized by Catherine the Great in the late 18th century.

City Hall, Lenin Street 133. In its core, the building was originally a mansion built in 1890s for the gold trader Gleb Larin. During post-war expansion, the building doubled in length and gained a third floor. June 14, 2002

Tellingly, the Mozhaisk cathedral was designed by Aleksey Bakarev, a pupil of renowned architect Matvey Kazakov, who built much of the Gothic Revival fantasy at Catherine’s imperial Tsaritsyno estate near Moscow.

"Topaz" Flour Mill, built in 1899-1900 by the brothers Naum & Micah Sayapin, members of the local Molokan community. June 13, 2002

Gothic Revival reaches the Far East

Although the Gothic Revival style waned in the middle of the 19th century, it never disappeared and was often applied in the design of mansions for wealthy entrepreneurs, especially in the Moscow area.

Amur Street. Left: former Ivan Churin & Co. Department Store No. 2 (Amur Street 199), built in 1899, expanded 1910. Right: Platonov Brothers Store (Amur Street 197), built in 1900 for brothers Mikhail & Stepan Platonov, leading supporters of the local Molokan community. June 15, 2002

Indeed, the enduring appeal of the Gothic Revival spread to the distant reaches of the empire, exemplified by the brightly painted ‘Mauritania’ Trading Rows in the center of distant Blagoveshchensk, on the Amur River almost 8,000 km east of Moscow.

Former Kunst and Albers Department Store (1894), Lenin Street 165, main entrance. Now Amur Regional History Museum. June 13, 2002

Blagoveshchensk-on-Amur is not one of the more notable destinations in the Russian Far East. That status belongs to Khabarovsk and Vladivostok. Nonetheless, Blagoveshchensk has, since the 1850s, anchored Russia's critical southern boundary with Manchuria along the Amur, whose Chinese name is ‘Heilongjiang’ (‘Black Dragon River’). 

Clashes with the Chinese

"Mauritania" Trading Rows (1907). Side view with Gothic Revival decorative detailing. June 13, 2002

Russian Cossacks and explorers had attempted to gain control of the north (left) bank for the Amur as early as the 1640s. Yet, following the prolonged siege by Manchu forces of the Russian Albazin fort on the Amur in 1685-1686, Russia was compelled by the Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) to abandon the area north of the Amur and retreat west beyond the Argun River, which merges with the Shilka to form the Amur.

A. A. Urmancheev & Sons Department Store (1911-12), Lenin Street 157. Upper part of central facade with Art Nouveau decoration. June 13, 2002

Not until the mid-19th century did substantial Russian forces return to occupy the territory under the leadership of Governor-General Nikolai Muravyov, subsequently given the title ‘Amursky’ for his role in acquisition of the territory for the Russian Empire. China, weakened by the Taiping Rebellion and the Second Opium War, was compelled to recognize the Russian presence by the Treaty of Aigun (1858), which ceded to Russia vast arable lands north of the Amur.

Birth of Blagoveshchensk

F. F. Korotaev Store, Amur Street 191. Built at beginning of 20th century in an extravagant form of Style Moderne. June 14, 2002

The town of Blagoveshchensk (from the Russian word for Annunciation) was founded that same year near the point where the Zeya River empties into the Amur. Its population expanded gradually, largely on the basis of active trade and transportation along the Amur and its western tributaries in Russia. By 1897, the town had 33,000 inhabitants, as well as a substantial Chinese community. In the Summer of 1900, the town was shelled by Chinese insurgents across the Amur River during the Boxer Rebellion. Fearing an internal threat, Russian authorities expelled the Chinese inhabitants of Blagoveshchensk.

N. V. Kositsyn & Sons Store, Pioneer Street 26. Built in 1912 for yet another Molokan merchant. June 13, 2002

Although not situated on the Trans-Siberian Railroad (a 110-km spur from the main line was completed only in 1915), Blagoveshchensk flourished in the early 20th century, not only through trade, but also by virtue of the surrounding fertile agricultural land and the presence of gold deposits, which created a local gold rush (the gold assayer's building still stands in the center of town).

Bustling trading outpost

Alekseev Women's High School. Founded in 1902 and built in 1910-11. June 13, 2002

The town’s prosperity was reflected in imposing commercial buildings that survive to this day, including department stores, trading centers and flour mills. The most colorful of these structures is the ‘Mauritania’ Trading Rows, erected in 1907 on the Amur River bank. The adjacent city dock received steamboat deliveries of flour, meat, fruits and vegetables that would be processed and sold by shopkeepers in the Trading Rows. 

Men's High School, Lenin Street 104. Built in 1909-12; fourth floor added during reconstruction after fire in 1960. June 15, 2002

It should be noted that Blagoveshchensk also had an American commercial presence, reflected in the “American Lane” in the central commercial district. The primary focus of these enterprises was agricultural equipment for the rapidly expanding grain fields.

20th-century boom & multiple wars

During its early 20th-century construction boom, Blagoveshchensk built educational institutions – for women, as well as men – whose size would rival those of American cities. An especially imposing example is the Women’s High School.

Cathedral of the Annunciation, southeast view. Construction begun in 1997, completed in 2003. Blagoveshchensk takes its name from the Russian word for Annunciation. June 15, 2002

Blagoveshchensk also had houses of worship for many confessions, including Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Molokans (sectarian pietist Christians) and a small synagogue. Although these shrines were closed during the Soviet period, a number have been reopened or rebuilt as Orthodox churches.

Former Prayer House of Molokan Christians. Built in 1905-07; rebuilt in 1960s as a clinic. June 13, 2002

By the 1913 census, Blagoveshchensk had over doubled in size, to some 70,000 inhabitants. This growth and prosperity was severely damaged by the violence of the Russian Civil War, which raged in Siberia until 1921. Until 1920, the city was under the control of White forces, supported by a Japanese occupation contingent. In 1920, Blagoveshchensk became part of the Far Eastern Republic, nominally independent but allied with the Russian Soviet Republic and serving as a buffer between Japan. 

Former Catholic Cathedral of the Annunciation. Built in 1896, with bell tower added in 1911. Building transferred to Orthodox church in 1940s, when it became the Annunciation Cathedral. Now Church of Archangel Gabriel. June 13, 2002

With the withdrawal of the Japanese in 1922, the Far Eastern Republic became a part of the RSFSR (after 1922, the Soviet Union). Tensions again rose to a high level following the Japanese occupation of Manchuria in the 1930s and continued until the victorious conclusion of World War II in September 1945. 

A blend of old & new

Railroad Station, completed in 1915. June 14, 2002

As the administrative center of the Amur Province (since 1932), Blagoveshchensk, whose current population is around 240,000, continues to occupy an important strategic position in the Russian Far East and forms a free trade zone with the rapidly growing Chinese city of Heihe, situated on the opposite bank of the Amur. Blagoveshchensk has significant potential through expanding economic cooperation with China on both a regional and national level, especially in the major development of energy resources between Russia and China.

Wooden house, Khmelnitsky Street 38. June 14, 2002

At the same time, Blagoveshchensk has managed to preserve much of its architectural environment from a century ago, a time when the energetic young city looked to the future with hope and faith. In addition to imposing commercial buildings, several of the city's early houses, in brick and wood, remain with their ornamental details. 

Wooden house, Khmelnitsky Street 38. Ornamental solar motif. June 14, 2002

A strong Regional History Museum, founded in 1891, has provided an essential link with the city's cultural heritage. In 1981, the museum was given one of the city’s early brick buildings, constructed in the late 19th century for the Kunst and Albers department store network, which was established by two German entrepreneurs for trade in the new territories of the Russian Far East. 

In conclusion, it is worth noting that the great writer Anton Chekhov visited Blagoveshchensk in late June 1890 as part of his investigative journey to Sakhalin Island. Chekhov wrote about the town glowingly: “I am in love with the Amur and would gladly live here for two years. It is beautiful, spacious, free and warmhearted.”

Former Kunst and Albers Department Store (1894), Lenin Street 165. Now Amur Regional History Museum. June 13, 2002

In the early 20th century, Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for color photography. Between 1903 and 1916, he traveled through the Russian Empire and took over 2,000 photographs with the process, which involved three exposures on a glass plate. In August 1918, he left Russia and ultimately resettled in France where he was reunited with a large part of his collection of glass negatives, as well as 13 albums of contact prints. After his death in Paris in 1944, his heirs sold the collection to the Library of Congress. In the early 21st century, the Library digitized the Prokudin-Gorsky Collection and made it freely available to the global public. A few Russian websites now have versions of the collection. In 1986, architectural historian and photographer William Brumfield organized the first exhibit of Prokudin-Gorsky photographs at the Library of Congress. Over a period of work in Russia beginning in 1970, Brumfield has photographed most of the sites visited by Prokudin-Gorsky. This series of articles juxtaposes Prokudin-Gorsky’s views of architectural monuments with photographs taken by Brumfield decades later.

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At 2,824 kilometres, the Amur River (known in China as the Heilong Jiang or “Black Dragon River”) is the 10 th longest in the world. For much of its length it forms the border between Russia and China.

At its confluence with the Zeya are two cities of roughly equal size which face each other across the Amur, less than 600 metres apart.

These are the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, administrative capital of the Amur region, and the Chinese city of Heihe in Heilongjiang province.

Although brought together by geography, these two cities have been separated by history and are very different from each other.

Prior to the Treaty of Aigun in 1858 the area north of the Amur, in what is now Russian territory, had been part of Imperial China.

Following the Treaty, which ceded the land to Russia, Tsar Alexander II approved the founding of the city of Blagoveshchensk, which literally means “the city of good news”, after the parish Church of the Annunciation.

At this time Heihe did not exist, although in the 1650s a small town had been established by the indigenous Ducher people some 30 kilometres to the south.

The Treaty of Aigun bred resentment among the Chinese, who felt they had been forced to sign it when in a weakened state. This resentment of foreign domination resurfaced during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. As part of that rebellion the Qing Imperial Army and the Boxer insurgents shelled the city of Blagoveshchensk which, at that time, included a significant Chinese population.

These Chinese were viewed with suspicion by the Russian authorities as potential “fifth columnists” and in July of 1900 the Police Chief and the Military Governor ordered the deportation of the entire group. The deportees were taken to a narrow point in the Amur and ordered to leave, but were not given boats.

Those that refused to leave were shot while most of the rest were drowned in the attempt to cross the river. According to Chinese authorities about 5,000 people lost their lives.

For much of the twentieth century the border between Russia (later the USSR) and China remained closed. Hostilities flared up again in 1969, including a battle over a disputed island downstream from Blagoveshchensk that cost the lives of hundreds of soldiers.

The border was finally reopened in 1989. At that time Heihe, which had been established only nine years earlier in 1980, was little more than a village, but it grew very quickly after the border was opened.

After 1989 there was a rapid increase in traffic between the two sides of the Amur. The main driving force was the availability of cheap goods, such as clothes and electronics, on the Chinese side. This gave rise to the “suitcase trade” in which Russians from Blagoveshchensk crossed by ferry to Heihe and returned with suitcases stuffed with Chinese goods to resell in Russia for a profit.

Since trade with Russia was a large part of Heihe’s raison d’être , Russians were permitted to cross into the city without visas for short visits.

Although there is currently no permanent bridge linking the two cities (one is under construction) the Amur is frozen for several months each winter and for 60 -70 days each year it is possible to cross by means of a floating ice bridge 614 metres long and 13 metres wide.

The inhabitants of Heihe did everything they could to encourage this trade. Many learned to speak some Russian and they put up Russian signs, provided Cyrillic versions on street signage and opened many restaurants and shops to cater to Russian visitors.

They even installed some Russian-themed statues and street furniture, although a well-intentioned initiative to design garbage cans in the shape of traditional Russian nesting dolls was not well-received by some Russians.

The city also staged a night-time lightshow on its waterfront in the hope that it would attract Russian customers. While it may have had this effect, it also bred resentment among some in Blagoveshchensk who saw it as Heihe flaunting its modernity.

A by-product of all these efforts to attract Russians was that Heihe became a destination for Chinese tourists who sought to experience a bit of Russia without having to visit the country itself.

The central area includes some faux-Russian architecture, which adds to the illusion of being in Russia.

The inhabitants of Blagoveshchensk did not reciprocate. Few learned Chinese and there was there was no great effort to encourage visitors from Heihe. There were almost no Chinese signs and, apart from a few Chinese restaurants, no shops catering to Chinese traders.

Some of this may have had to do with wariness over growing Chinese influence given the population disparities in the region. One writer reports that the authorities were seeking to shut down the local Confucius Institute over suspicions that it was being used as an instrument to project Chinese soft power.

Moreover, the Russian government began to have misgivings over the “suitcase trade” and started to reduce the quantity of goods that could be brought in duty-free as well as the frequency of trips allowed.

The situation changed in 2014 with the collapse of the rouble against the Chinese currency following the slump in the price of oil and the introduction of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its annexation of Crimea.

As a result the “suitcase trade” ceased to be profitable and Chinese merchants who had set up shop in Blagoveshchensk, many of whom were there on tourist visas, were required to leave. Many businesses in Heihe suffered as a result.

Visitors have remarked on the contrast between the two cities.

Heihe is a modern Chinese-style city full of tall apartment blocks. One visitor has described it as clean, green and pleasantly uncrowded, at least by Chinese standards. Its river embankment has been turned into a pedestrianized promenade lined with trees and small parks and, in the summer, cafés and restaurants.

Blagoveshchensk is a much older and more settled city, with none of the brash mercantilism of Heihe. Visitors have remarked that it has a European feel to it. It features leafy tree-lined streets, some fine 19 th century civic buildings and a Byzantine-style Orthodox Cathedral.

It also has some traditional wooden painted houses (now somewhat faded) dating from the Tsarist era, along with grey Soviet-era concrete apartment blocks and more modern apartment buildings. A number of modern shopping centres have sprung up and the waterfront is gradually being developed.

Although the “suitcase trade” has declined, other opportunities for interaction between the two cities have opened up. According to Chinese sources, in 2017 a new hospital was announced in Heihe catering to increasing numbers of Russians seeking healthcare services in China.

A new two-lane highway bridge linking the two cities is being constructed across the Amur and is scheduled to open in October 2019. Since it is situated downstream from the confluence with the Zeya, the connection is indirect requiring anyone wishing to go from one city centre to the other to use an existing bridge across the Zeya as well.

These developments are taking place in the context of growing the economic linkages between Russia and China as Russia has responded to the Western sanctions by looking eastwards for economic opportunity, while China has launched its “belt and road initiative” to promote connectivity and cooperation between Eurasian countries.

Meanwhile, Blagoveshchensk and Heihe continue to gaze at each other across the Amur, not in a hostile way, but with a degree of mutual incomprehension.

Although separated by only a few hundred meters of water they still remain in two different worlds, with Blagoveshchensk oriented towards Moscow and Eastern Europe and Heihe towards Beijing and the rest of China.

They are even two time zones apart.

In the end it is perhaps not surprising that they have remained ethnically separate, as shown on the map.

References:

• Amur Bridge Project
• Amur River Wikipedia
• Belt and Road Initiative
• Blagoveshchensk
• Blagoveshchensk city, Russia
• China Daily, Aug 31, 2017, “ New hospital in Heihe to serve Russian patients ”
• Franck Billé, “ Surface Modernities: Open-­Air Markets, Containment and Verticality in Two Border Towns of Russia and China ”, Economic Sociology. Vol. 15, No. 2, March 2014.
• Heihe – Blagoveshchensk ice road
• Joshua Kucera, “ Where Russia meets China ”
• Michael Woodhead, “ My trip to Blagoveshchensk and Heihe ”

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November 16, 2018 at 9:48 pm

Very interesting, want to visit these two cities.

R. Saint Agustine says

February 21, 2019 at 8:16 pm

Great article, amazing I was looking at google maps if there was a city where both culture are mix, but reading the history in this article it makes sense no such city exits. I wish one day I visit this twilight zone…..

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September 7, 2020 at 1:37 pm

Lol) I live in Blagoveshchensk)

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Blagoveshchensk

Early history of the region

Russian settlement, the boxer rebellion, civil war and the soviet era, administrative and municipal status, transportation, universities, sister city, external links.

The Amur has formed Russia's border with China since the 1858 Aigun Treaty and the 1860 Treaty of Peking . The area north of the Amur belonged to the Manchu Qing dynasty by the Treaty of Nerchinsk of 1689 until it was ceded to Russia by the Aigun Treaty in 1858.

The early residents of both sides of the Amur in the region of today's Blagoveshchensk were the Daurs and Duchers . An early settlement in the area of today's Blagoveshchensk was the Ducher town whose name was reported by the Russian explorer Yerofey Khabarov as Aytyun in 1652, as Aigun from 1683 to 1685, and as Aigun Old Town from 1685 until the massacre in 1900 , [17] which known to Russian archaeologists as the Grodekovo site, after the nearby village of Grodekovo some 25–30   km (16–19   mi ) southeast of Blagoveshchensk. The Grodekovo site is thought by archaeologists to have been populated since ca.   1000   CE. [18]

As the Russians tried to assert their control over the region, the Ducher town was probably vacated when the Duchers were evacuated by the Qing to the Sungari or Hurka in the mid-1650s. [18] Since 1673, the Chinese re-used the site for their fort ("Old Aigun", in modern literature), [19] which served in 1683-1685 as a base for the Manchus' campaign against the Russian fort of Albazin further north. [20]

After the capture of Albazin in 1685 or 1686, the Chinese relocated their town, to a new site on the right (southwestern, i.e. presently Chinese) bank of the Amur, about 3 miles (4.8   km) downstream from the original site; it later became known as Aigun . [21] [22]

The series of conflicts between Russians and China ended with Russia's recognition of the Chinese sovereignty over both sides of the Amur by the Nerchinsk Treaty of 1689.

As the balance of power in the region had changed by the mid-19th century, the Russian Empire was able to take over the left (generally northern, but around Blagoveshchensk, eastern) bank of the Amur from China. Since the 1858 Aigun Treaty and the 1860 Treaty of Peking , the river has remained the border between the countries, although the Qing subjects were allowed to continue to live in the so-called Sixty-Four Villages east of the Amur and the Zeya (i.e., within today's Blagoveshchensk's eastern suburbs).

Although Russian settlers had lived in the area as early as 1644 and was known as Hailanpao ( Chinese : 海兰泡 ; simplified Chinese : 海兰泡 ; traditional Chinese : 海蘭泡 ; pinyin : Hǎilánpāo ), the present-day city began in 1856 [3] as the military outpost of Ust-Zeysky ; this name means settlement at the mouth of the Zeya River in Russian. Tsar Alexander   II gave approval for the founding of the city in 1858 as the seat of government for the Amur region, to be named Blagoveshchensk (literally "the city of good news") after the parish church which was dedicated to the Annunciation . According to Blagoveshchensk authorities, by 1877 the city had some 8,000 residents, with merely 15 foreigners (presumably, Chinese) among them. [19]

The city was an important river port and trade center during the late 19th century, with growth further fueled by a gold rush early in the 20th century and by its position on the Chinese border opposite the city of Heihe .

Local historians noted the pre-eminence of Blagoveshchensk in the economy of the late 19th century Russian Far East , which was reflected when the heir to the Russian throne, Nicholas Alexandrovich (the future Tsar Nicholas   II), visited in 1891 during his grand tour of Asiatic Russia , and the locals presented him with bread and salt on a gold tray, rather than on a silver one as in other cities of the region. [23]

In the course of the Boxer Rebellion , the Qing Imperial army (made out of Manchus and Han Chinese) and Boxer insurgents shelled the city in July 1900. Chinese Honghuzi forces joined the attack against Blagoveshchensk. [24] According to the Orthodox belief, the city was allegedly saved by a miraculous icon of Our Lady of Albazin, which was prayed to continuously during the shelling which lasted almost two weeks.

On 3 July ( Old Style ), a decision was made by the city's Police Chief Batarevich and the Military Governor Gribsky to deport the city's entire community of Qing subjects including ethnic Manchus , Daur people and Han, numbering 4,008 [19] ), who were viewed as potential fifth columnists . As cross-river shipping was interrupted by the rebellion, the question arose how to get them from the Russian to the Chinese side of the Amur. Batarevich suggested that the deportees could be first taken east of the Zeya , where they should obtain boats from the local Chinese villagers. The plan, however, was vetoed by the governor, and the decision was made instead to take the deportees to the stanitsa of Verkhneblagoveshchenskaya—the place where the Amur is at its narrowest—and make them leave Russia there. As the local ataman refused to provide boats to take them across the river (despite the orders of his superior), few of them made it to the Chinese side. The rest drowned in the Amur, or were shot or axed by the police, Cossacks and local volunteers, when refusing to leave the bank. Local Chinese memory holds that a massacre that took place then, at the hand of Cossacks, which killed so many that the Amur River was choked. [25] According to Chinese sources, about 5,000   people reportedly died during these events of 4–8 July 1900. [26]

There were 1,266 households in the city, including 900 Daurs and 4,500 Manchus until the massacre. [27] Many Manchu villages were burned by Cossacks in the massacre according to Victor Zatsepine. [28]

This expulsion of the local Chinese caused some hardships for Blagoveshchensk consumers. For example, during the second half of 1900 it became almost impossible to buy any green vegetables in the town, and ten eggs would cost 30-50 kopecks (and in winter, as much as a rouble), while before it had been possible to buy ten eggs for 10-15 kopecks. [19]

The massacre angered the Chinese, and had ramifications for the future: the Chinese Honghuzi fought a guerilla war against Russian occupation and assisted the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese War against the Russians in revenge. Louis Livingston Seaman mentioned the massacre as being the reason for the Chinese Honghuzi hatred towards the Russians:

The Chinaman, be he Hung-hutze or peasant, in his relation to the Russians in this conflict with Japan has not forgotten the terrible treatment accorded him since the Muscovite occupation of Manchuria. He still remembers the massacre at Blagovestchensk when nearly 8,000 unarmed men, women, and children were driven at the point of the bayonet into the raging Amur, until — as one of the Russian officers who participated in that brutal murder told me at Chin-Wang-Tao in 1900 — "the execution of my orders made me almost sick, for it seemed as though I could have walked across the river on the bodies of the floating dead." Not a Chinaman escaped, except forty who were employed by a leading foreign merchant who ransomed their lives at a thousand roubles each. These, and many even worse, atrocities are remembered and now is their moment for revenge. So it was easy for Japan to enlist the sympathy of these men, especially when emphasized by liberal pay, as is now the case. It is believed that more than 10,000 of these bandits, divided into companies of from 200 to 300 each and led by Japanese officers, are now in the pay of Japan. [29]

The city was also the site of conflict during the Russian Civil War , with Japanese troops occupying the city in support of the White Army . From 1920 until 1922, the city was declared part of the Far Eastern Republic , an area which was nominally independent, but in reality a buffer zone under control of the Russian SFSR . The city became the administrative center of Amur Oblast in 1932.

During the Cultural Revolution in China, the city was subject to Maoist propaganda blasted from loudspeakers across the river 24   hours a day. [30]

Blagoveshchensk is the administrative center of the oblast [1] and, within the framework of administrative divisions , it also serves as the administrative center of Blagoveshchensky District , [10] even though it is not a part of it. [1] As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities , incorporated separately as Blagoveshchensk Urban Okrug —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . [1] As a municipal division , this administrative unit also has urban okrug status. [9]

In July 2013, a public hearing was held at which citizens declared themselves to be in favor of a return to the direct election of the mayor. A meeting of deputies voted for rejection of the "two-headed" management. In September 2013, City Council voted for a return to the mayoral election of the mayor. [ clarification needed ] [31]

The city is located at the confluence of the Amur and the Zeya Rivers, opposite to the Chinese city of Heihe.

Blagoveschensk experiences a monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental climate ( Köppen Dwa ), bordering on a monsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental climate ( Dwb ) which it had before 1990. The climate is very strongly continental. The city features frigid, windy, but dry winters due to the influence of the Siberian high , and warm, wet summers, due to the East Asian monsoon . On 1 August 2011, it became the first city in the Russian Far East to be hit by a tornado. [ citation needed ]

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union , the city's economic focus has turned to border trade with China. The town is now home to a large Chinese expatriate community. Blagoveshchensk is part of a free trade zone which includes the Chinese city of Heihe, located on the other side of the Amur River. [34]

Main industries in the town include metal and timber processing, as well as paper production. [ citation needed ]

The city is served by a branch highway and railway connecting it to Belogorsk on the Trans-Siberian Railway and Trans-Siberian Highway . It is also served by a river port. On the other side of the Amur River is Heihe , Heilongjiang Province , China, which is the starting point of China National Highway 202 that goes south to Harbin and Dalian . Ignatyevo Airport , located 20 kilometers (12   mi) northwest of the city center, serves domestic destinations.

The Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge , completed at the end of 2019, includes a 2-lane highway bridge over the Amur to link Blagoveshchensk and Heihe.

The world's first international cable car to Heihe has also been proposed to open in 2022. [35] [36]

• Amur State Medical Academy [37]
• Amur State University
• Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University
• Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School
• Far Eastern State Agricultural University [38]
• Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation (Blagoveschensk Branch)
• Maritime State University named after admiral Gennady Nevelskoy (Blagoveschensk Branch)
• Modern University for the Humanities (Blagoveschensk Branch)
• Moscow Academy of Business in Association with the Government of Moscow (Blagoveschensk Branch) [ citation needed ]
• Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky
• Amur Cossacks

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• ↑ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов   – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3   тысячи и более человек [ Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000 ] (XLS) . Всероссийская перепись населения 2002   года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
• ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989   г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [ All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers ] . Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989   года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly .
• ↑ Maxwell, Neville (June 2007), "How the Sino-Russian Boundary Conflict Was Finally Settled: From Nerchinsk 1689 to Vladivostok 2005 via Zhenbao Island 1969" (PDF) , in Iwashita, Akihiro (ed.), Eager Eyes Fixed on Eurasia , 21st Century COE Program Slavic Eurasian Studies, Sapporo: Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University, p.   56 , retrieved 24 February 2009
• 1 2 Амурская область: История. Народы Амурской земли Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Amur Oblast - the History. The peoples of the Amur Land) (in Russian)
• 1 2 3 4 Олег Анатольевич Тимофеев (Oleg Anatolyevich Timofeyev). "Российско-китайские отношения в Приамурье (сер. XIX – нач. XX вв.)" ( Russian-Chinese relations in the Amur region, mid-19th - early 20th centuries ). Part 1. Blagoveshchensk, 2003.
• ↑ Bruce Mancall, Russia and China:Their Diplomatic Relations to 1728 (1971), pp. 115-127.
• ↑ E. G. Ravenstein , The Russians on the Amur . London (1861), pg. 48.
• ↑ Note that the distance between modern Grodekovo and the historic Aigun on the Chinese side of the river is about 15 kilometers (9.3   mi) on modern maps, rather than 3 miles (4.8   km) , as Ravenstein states. However, the location of the Grodekovo archaeological site (i.e., the "Old Aigun") may be quite a distance from the eponymous village; and Ravenstein may be somewhat imprecise in the number.
• ↑ Валентина Кобзарь (Valentina Kobzar). Сколько «Царских ворот» на Дальнем Востоке? Память о путешествии Николая II ( How many "Royal Gates" are there in the Far East? )
• ↑ Joana Breidenbach (2005). Pál Nyíri, Joana Breidenbach (ed.). China inside out: contemporary Chinese nationalism and transnationalism (illustrated   ed.). Central European University Press. p.   90. ISBN   963-7326-14-6 . Retrieved 18 March 2012 . The political component of Chinese banditism emerged only in the year 1900. For the first time, Khunkhuzy attacked the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk. It ended in the drowning of about 3,000 Chinese near Blagoveshchensk (called Hailanbao in Chinese). When during the Boxer Uprising Boxers and khunkhuzy assaulted Russian positions nearby, Cossacks stationed there decided to drive the Chinese from the Russian bank of the river back onto the Chinese bank. People were simply pushed into the river, and many of them drowned. Even Vladimir Lenin personally criticized the Russian tsarist government for its brutality.
• ↑ Colin Thubron , The Amur River: Between Russia and China, Random House , 2021 ISBN   978-1-473-56591-3 pp. 131-133.
• ↑ Олег Анатольевич Тимофеев (Oleg Anatolyevich Timofeyev). "Российско-китайские отношения в Приамурье (сер. XIX – нач. XX вв.)" ( Russian-Chinese relations in the Amur region, mid-19th - early 20th centuries ). Part 2. Blagoveshchensk, 2003. Quote: "3 июля благовещенский полицмейстер Батаревич предложил военному губернатору Амурской области К.Н. Грибскому депортировать китайцев на правый берег... Сразу же возник вопрос о транспортных средствах для перевозки нескольких тысяч человек... Батаревич в конечном итоге принял решение о переправе всех китайцев в районе ст. Верхнеблаговещенской – месте, где Амур наиболее узок... По прибытии в ст. Верхнеблаговещенскую события приняли еще более драматический оборот. Местный атаман Писарев, несмотря на приказ председателя амурского войскового правления полковника Волковинского, наотрез отказался предоставить китайцам имевшиеся у него шаланду и лодки, опасаясь их захвата противником. Китайцам было предложено переправляться самим, хотя среди них имелись старики и дети. К этому времени к берегу подошли озлобленные продолжающимся обстрелом местные жители. Совершенно естественное нежелание депортируемых самим идти на смерть окружившими их русскими было воспринято почти как вооруженное восстание. Во время последующего следствия Шабанов и Писарев пытались обвинить друг друга в попустительстве началу расправы. Начальник конвоя указывал в рапорте, что стрелял один из местных казаков, неизвестно по чьему приказу. При опросе атамана и казаков станицы ими было заявлено, что переправа (то есть истребление – О.Т.) началась лишь после того, как помощник пристава «принял более строгие меры». На деле эти меры свелись к уничтожению безоружных китайцев как на берегу, так и уже в воде. Как гласят цинские источники, депортируемых связывали косами по пять-шесть человек и штыками загоняли в воду. Отказавшихся переправляться Шабанов приказал, по свидетельству очевидцев, зарубить топорами. По некоторым данным, огонь был открыт и с цинской стороны. Из всей партии до противоположного берега доплыли лишь 80-100 человек".
• ↑ 俄罗斯帝国总参谋部. 《亚洲地理、地形和统计材料汇编》. 俄罗斯帝国: 圣彼得堡. 1886年: 第三十一卷·第185页 （俄语）.
• ↑ Higgins, Andrew (26 March 2020). "On Russia-China Border, Selective Memory of Massacre Works for Both Sides" . The New York Times.
• ↑ Louis Livingston Seaman (1904). From Tokio through Manchuria with the Japanese . PRINTED AT THE APPLETON PRESS, NEW YORK, U.S.A.: S. Appleton. p.   170 . Retrieved 18 March 2012 . ant, in his relation to the Russians in this conflict with Japan has not forgotten the terrible treatment accorded him since the Muscovite occupation of Manchuria. He still remembers the massacre at Blagovestchensk when nearly 8,000 unarmed men, women, and children were driven at the point of the bayonet into the raging Amur, until—as one of the Russian officers who participated in that brutal murder told me at Chin-Wang-Tao in 1900—" the execution of my orders made me almost sick, for it seemed as though I could have walked across the river on the bodies of the floating dead." Not a Chinaman escaped, except forty who were employed by a leading foreign merchant who ransomed their lives at a thousand roubles each. These, and many even worse, atrocities are remembered and now is their moment for revenge. So it was easy for Japan to enlist the sympathy of these men, especially when emphasized by liberal pay, as is now the case. It is believed that more than 10,000 of these bandits, divided into companies of from 200 to 300 each and led by Japanese officers, are now in the pay of Japan. LONDON: SIDNEY APPLETON COPYRIGHT, 1904, BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY Original from the University of California Digitized 21 November 2007.
• ↑ Fatland, Erika (2020). The Border - A Journey Around Russia . Quercus. ISBN   9780857057792 . Retrieved 21 July 2022 .
• ↑ Жители Благовещенска снова будут выбирать мэра уже со следующего года
• ↑ "Климат Благовещенска" (in Russian). Погода и Климат . Retrieved 8 November 2021 .
• ↑ "Blagovescensk Climate Normals 1961–1990" . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Retrieved 3 November 2021 .
• ↑ "Blagoveshchensk: Russia's anchor on the Amur River" . Russia Beyond the Headlines. 16 May 2011.
• ↑ Amy Woodyatt. "The world's first cross-border cable car will travel from Russia to China in under 8 minutes" . CNN .
• ↑ "Russia to China in under eight minutes: World's first cross-border cable car unveiled" . abc.net.au . 31 July 2019.
• ↑ Amur State Medical Academy , recas.ru. Accessed 9 October 2022.
• ↑ Far Eastern State Agricultural University profile , topuniversitieslist.com. Accessed 9 October 2022.
• ↑ Blagoveshchensk and Heihe partner cities Archived August 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
• Амурский областной Совет народных депутатов.   Закон   №127-ОЗ   от   23 декабря 2005 г. «О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Амурской области», в ред. Закона №272-ОЗ от   11 ноября 2013 г.   «О внесении изменений в Закон Амурской области "О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Амурской области"». Вступил в силу   со дня первого официального опубликования, за исключением подпункта   "б" пункта   2 статьи   7, вступающего в силу с 1   января 2006   г. Опубликован: "Амурская правда", №11, 24 января 2006 г. (Amur Oblast Council of People's Deputies.   Law   # 127-OZ   of   December   23, 2005 On the Procedures of Handling the Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Amur Oblast , as amended by the Law   # 272-OZ of   November   11, 2013 On Amending the Law of Amur Oblast "On the Procedures of Handling the Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Amur Oblast" . Effective as of   the day of the first official publication, with the exception of subitem   "b" of item   2 of Article   7, which is effective January   1, 2006.).
• Амурский областной Совет народных депутатов.   Закон   №447-ОЗ   от   14 марта 2005 г «О наделении муниципального образования города Благовещенск статусом городского округа и об установлении его границ», в ред. Закона №175-ОЗ от   26 апреля 2013 г.   «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Амурской области по вопросам установления границ муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу   в соответствии со статьёй   3. Опубликован: "Амурская правда", №61, 25 марта 2005 г. (Amur Oblast Council of People's Deputies.   Law   # 447-OZ   of   March   14, 2005 On Granting the Municipal Formation of the Town of Blagoveshchensk the Urban Okrug Status and on Establishing Its Borders , as amended by the Law   # 175-OZ of   April   26, 2013 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Amur Oblast on the Issues of Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations . Effective as of   the date set forth in accordance with the provisions of Article   3.).
• Амурский областной Совет народных депутатов.   Закон   №51-ОЗ   от   21 сентября 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования Благовещенского района и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №175-ОЗ от   26 апреля 2013 г.   «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Амурской области по вопросам установления границ муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу   со дня первого опубликования, за исключением статьи   3, вступившей в силу с 1   января 2006   г. Опубликован: "Амурская правда", №190, 27 сентября 2005 г. (Amur Oblast Council of People's Deputies.   Law   # 51-OZ   of   September   21, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of and Granting a Corresponding Municipal Formation Status to Blagoveshchensky District and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises , as amended by the Law   # 175-OZ of   April   26, 2013 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Amur Oblast on the Issues of Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations . Effective as of   the day of the first publication, with the exception of Article   3 which took effect on January   1, 2006.).
• Дума города Благовещенска.   Решение   №62/89   от   26 мая 2005 г. «О принятии Устава муниципального образования города Благовещенска», в ред. Решения №11/119 от   28 мая 2015 г.   «О внесении изменений в Устав муниципального образования города Благовещенска». Вступил в силу   после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Благовещенск", №38, 23 сентября 2005 г. (Duma of the City of Blagoveshchensk.   Decision   # 62/89   of   May   26, 2005 On the Adoption of the Charter of the Municipal Formation of the City of Blagoveshchensk , as amended by the Decision   # 11/119 of   May   28, 2015 On Amending the Charter of the Municipal Formation of the City of Blagoveshchensk . Effective as of   after the official publication.).
• Благовещенская городская Дума.   Решение   №14/60   от   25 мая 2006 г. «О гимне города Благовещенска», в ред. Решения №19/141 от   25 ноября 2010 г.   «О внесении изменения в Положение о гимне города Благовещенска, утверждённое решением Благовещенской городской Думы от 25 мая 2006 г. №14/60». Вступил в силу   со дня официального опубликования в газете "Благовещенск". Опубликован: "Благовещенск", №22–23, 2 июня 2006 г. (Blagoveshchensk City Duma.   Decision   # 14/60   of   May   25, 2006 On the Anthem of the City of Blagoveshchensk , as amended by the Decision   # 19/141 of   November   25, 2010 On Amending the Statute on the Anthem of the City of Blagoveshchensk #14/60 Adopted by the Decision of the Blagoveshchensk City Duma of May   25, 2006 . Effective as of   the day of the official publication in the Blagoveshchensk newspaper.).
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Blagoveshchensk city, Russia

The capital city of Amur oblast .

Blagoveshchensk - Overview

Blagoveshchensk , a city located about 7,850 kilometers east of Moscow, is the capital of Amur Oblast, the fifth largest city in the Russian Far East. The city stands on the left bank of the Amur River, on the border of Russia with China, directly opposite the Chinese city of Heihe.

The population of Blagoveshchensk is about 225,000 (2022), the area - 321 sq. km.

The phone code - +7 4162, the postal codes - 675000-675029.

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History of Blagoveshchensk

Foundation of blagoveshchensk.

The first Russian explorers appeared at the confluence of the Amur and Zeya rivers in the summer of 1644, when the pioneer Vasily Danilovich Poyarkov and his detachment stayed at this place. In 1653, the explorer Erofei Pavlovich Khabarov decided to build a fortified settlement on this site. But after the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk of 1689 (the first treaty between Russia and China under Qing dynasty), the Russians had to leave the left bank of the Amur River.

Subsequently, Russia made repeated attempts to revise the terms of this treaty. But until the middle of the 19th century, China refused to do it. In connection with the Crimean War, which began in 1853, there was a threat of an invasion of English-French troops in the Far Eastern territories of the Russian Empire. Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov, the Governor-General of Eastern Siberia, was given the authority to begin the transfer of troops from Transbaikalia to the lower reaches of the Amur.

In 1856, Muravyov got permission to found the Cossack outposts on the left bank of the Amur. In order to confirm Russia’s rights to this region, it was planned to establish several Cossack outposts on the left bank of the Amur, including the outpost of Ust-Zeysky (literally meaning “at the mouth of the Zeya River”). It became the beginning of the active Russian development of the Far East.

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In the summer of 1856, a military detachment of about 500 soldiers arrived on the left bank of the Amur River near the mouth of the Zeya River. The first group of settlers consisted of 60 Transbaikal Cossacks. In 1858, a church in honor of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was founded in the settlement of Ust-Zeysky and the settlement itself was renamed Blagoveshchenskaya (meaning “Annunciation settlement”).

After that, negotiations began between representatives of Russia and China. As a result, the Treaty of Aigun was signed, according to which the entire left bank of the Amur River was recognized as possession of the Russian Empire. On July 5, 1858, the town of Blagoveshchensk (“Annunciation town”) was established.

On December 8, 1858, the Amur Region was founded and Blagoveshchensk became its administrative center and an outpost of Russia on the banks of the Amur River, protecting the Far Eastern borders of the country.

Blagoveshchensk before the Soviet period

In 1860, the population of Blagoveshchensk was about 1,800 people. In 1865, private gold mining was allowed in the Amur Region. Thanks to this, the further development of Blagoveshchensk up to the Soviet period was closely linked to gold mining. Water transport developed at an accelerated pace - people could reach remote gold mines only by water. Agriculture also developed successfully.

In 1888, the first iron foundry in the Amur region began to operate in the town. It had a developed woodworking industry as well. By the end of the 19th century, Blagoveshchensk was a large river port and industrial center. In 1905, there were 157 steamboats and 220 barges here.

Anton Chekhov, one of the greatest writers of short fiction in history, who visited Blagoveshchensk in 1890, wrote the following: “…an extremely interesting region, life here is in full swing and Europe has no idea about it.” In 1891, this town was visited by Prince Nikolai, the future Russian Emperor Nicholas II. In memory of this event, the Arc de Triomphe was built. The population of the town was about 20,000 people.

In the summer of 1900, a conflict with the Chinese occurred in Blagoveshchensk during the Boxer Rebellion (Yihetuan Movement). July 1, 1900, China began military operations against Russia - the Chinese attacked Russian ships on the Amur River. In Blagoveshchensk, Russian residents hurriedly armed themselves, preparing to repel an attack from the Chinese side and possible hostile actions from ethnic Chinese living in the town and the Amur region.

A massive shelling of the town began from the other bank of the Amur and lasted two weeks. In Blagoveshchensk, cases of violence against the Chinese including murders became more frequent. The military governor of the police announced the decision to expel the Chinese from the town. In the narrowest place of the Amur River (upstream of Blagoveshchensk), at low water, it was planned to transport them to the other bank. But the misunderstanding of the decree and mutual bitterness led to the fact that the convoy Cossacks drove the Chinese to swim across the Amur. A lot of them did not know how to swim and died during the crossing, were shot.

The first train from Blagoveshchensk to St. Petersburg departed in December 1913. The population of the city reached 70,000 people.

Blagoveshchensk in the 20th century and beyond

In the 1920s, trade was developed in Blagoveshchensk in accordance with all the laws of the border town - including legal trade, as well as smuggling. From the Chinese side, the town received mainly alcohol, which was exchanged for gold.

Since 1937, the situation deteriorated significantly. First of all, because of the implemented collectivization of agriculture, and also because of the deprivation of the region’s gold mining base. However, it was in the 1930s that the Amur Metalworker plant was built in the city, as well as a sewing and confectionery factories. In 1939, the population of Blagoveshchensk was about 59,000 people.

In the 1930s, the military situation on the other bank of the Amur escalated. In 1932, the Japanese gained control of Manchuria. In August 1945, the Soviet army crossed the Amur River in the area of Blagoveshchensk in order to defeat the Japanese army in Manchuria. There is a monument (an armored boat) reminding of this event on the embankment of the city.

In 1948, Amur Oblast became a separate region of Russia. Blagoveshchensk began to develop as the administrative, economic, and cultural center of the region. In 1962, the population of the city exceeded 100 thousand people.

Until the end of the 1980s, entry for residents of other regions of the USSR into Blagoveshchensk was restricted; entry of foreigners was forbidden as it was a strategically important border city. In 1989, the population of Blagoveshchensk was about 205,000 people.

In 2003-2005, the Arc de Triomphe, destroyed in 1936, was rebuilt. In 2019, a road bridge connecting the city with Heihe (China) was completed southeast of Blagoveshchensk.

Today, Blagoveshchensk, one of the oldest merchant cities in the Far East, acts as an intermediary in the commercial and industrial relations of Siberia and the Russian Far East with China.

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Blagoveshchensk - Features

About 800 meters of the Amur River separate Russian Blagoveshchensk and Chinese Heihe. The capital of Amur Oblast is the only administrative center of Russia located on the very border of the country. There is a visa-free regime between Blagoveshchensk and Heihe.

Blagoveshchensk was built up like a Roman military camp: wide, straight streets were parallel and perpendicular to each other. Some originated from the Amur River, others from the Zeya River. The blocks were regular rectangles. This layout of the city is still preserved. Today, Blagoveshchensk stretches for 8 km along the Amur and 13 km along the Zeya.

This city is located on the same parallel with the southern part of Central Russia and Kyiv (Ukraine). Despite this, winters are longer and much colder here. Blagoveshchensk has the continental version of the temperate monsoon climate. Summers are hot with a significant amount of sunshine. Winters are cold, dry, with little snow. The average temperature in January is minus 21 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 22 degrees Celsius.

It is an important industrial and commercial center of the Russian Far East. There are several large industrial enterprises: Amur Metalworker (mining equipment), shipbuilding plant (sea tug boats and seiners), Zeya confectionery factory, Amur factory of reinforced concrete structures.

Public transport in Blagoveshchensk is represented by buses, minibuses, and taxis. In addition, ships (in winter - buses, in the off-season - hovercrafts) carry passengers across the Amur River. Air traffic passes through Ignatievo Airport, which has international status. There are regular flights to Moscow, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Blagoveshchensk has a rich historical and cultural heritage. On the territory of the city there are more than 80 monuments of architecture and monumental art. There is a number of original wooden buildings of the 19th century.

Main Attractions of Blagoveshchensk

The Arc de Triomphe (Triumphal Arch) - one of the symbols of Blagoveshchensk recreated in accordance with archival documents in 2003-2005. The original arch, erected in honor of the visit of Prince Nicholas (future Emperor Nicholas II), was built in 1891. But it was damaged by flooding and dismantled in the 1930s. Krasnoflotskaya Street, 145, near Victory Square and the embankment of the Amur River.

On the embankment of the Amur River (along Krasnoflotskaya Street), you can also find several monuments reflecting the history of Blagoveshchensk: Monument to Frontier Guards near the Rotunda, Monument to the Armored Boat of Project 1125 (in honor of the crossing of the Amur River by the Soviet army during the Second World War), Monument to N.N. Muravyov-Amursky (founder of Blagoveshchensk). Walking along the embankment, you can also enjoy the views of the city of Heihe located on the other bank of the Amur River.

The Amur Regional Museum of Local Lore named after G. S. Novikov-Daursky - the oldest local history museum in the Russian Far East (founded in 1891) and one of the most important historical buildings of Blagoveshchensk. Among the exhibits presented in the museum there are unique costumes and belongings of Daurian and Evenki shamans, the Ust-Nyukzha meteorite, and bones of fossil animals. Lenina Street, 165.

The Amur Paleontological Museum . The exhibition presents unique finds from excavations made in the Amur region, where several unique paleontological objects are located, including the Blagoveshchensk dinosaur location. The museum houses the largest collection of dinosaurs in Russia. Relochnyy Pereulok, 4.

The Amur Drama Theater (1886) - the cultural center of Blagoveshchensk. The repertoire of the theater includes classical and contemporary plays. Lenina Street, 146.

The Fire Tower (1914) - an original structure resembling the contours of a medieval tower. Amurskaya Street, 72.

Lake of Lotuses in Ivanovka - a man-made lake located near a small village about 40 km east of Blagoveshchensk. A very rare plant is grown here - lotus Komarova (Nelumbo nucifera) listed in the Red Book of Russia. During the flowering period, the pond looks amazing. Not only botanists but also tourists from the Far Eastern and Siberian cities come here to see this beauty. Lotus blooms from the third decade of July to the third decade of August.

Blagoveschensk city of Russia photos

Sights of blagoveshchensk.

Lenin Monument in Blagoveshchensk

Author: Kudinov D.M.

Museum of Local Lore in Blagoveshchensk

Author: Anna Anemirovskaya

Cathedral of the Annunciation in Blagoveshchensk

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