One of the largest cities in the Kemerovo region - Mezhdurechensk. Its population is 98 thousand people. The distance from Mezhdurechensk to Kemerovo is about 300 kilometers. This is a fairly young city, not yet 80 years old.
City on coals
If not for the Second World War, Mezhdurechensk would not have appeared on the map of the Soviet Union, and then Russia. The population here is mainly employed in coal mining. The city arose thanks to the discovery of archaeologists - in the late forties they discovered coking coal deposits in this area.
The study of the southern part of Kuzbass began in 1914. During the Great Patriotic War, this was especially true. The Germans occupied the Donbass, where a much-needed resource was mined for the country.
Foundation of the city
In 1949, the construction of the road Novokuznetsk - Mezhdurechensk was completed. The construction of the city according to Soviet traditions was "entrusted" to the prisoners. In 1955 on the mapThe USSR has a new city - Mezhdurechensk. Its population grew rapidly in the fifties. Having learned about the construction of mines, people from all over the country flocked here.
Architectural appearance
Construction of residential buildings in the fifties proceeded rapidly - it was necessary to provide housing for the population of Mezhdurechensk. In 1950, 54,000 people lived here. Ten years later - almost 80 thousand. Since the construction of residential buildings took place in the Khrushchev period, faceless panel houses predominate here. There are no unique architectural monuments in Mezhdurechensk. At the same time, it should be said that the city was founded in a very picturesque area.
Weather and ecology
The name of this locality did not come about by chance. There are many rivers in the vicinity of the city. Due to high humidity and geographical location, winters here are very severe. The thermometer mark in January drops to 30 degrees below zero.
The environmental situation in most of the industrial cities of Russia leaves much to be desired. However, the level of air pollution in Mezhdurechensk is much lower than in other mining settlements.
Population
Almost in all Russian cities in the nineties there were problems with employment. About 107 thousand people lived in Mezhdurechensk after the collapse of the USSR. However, the number of inhabitants began to decline steadily from the mid-90s.
It's not that there are few vacancies at the enterprises of this city. There is little employment in Mezhdurechenskwhich has changed since the mid-nineties. Most of the inhabitants work in the coal industry. However, salaries are low. Young people are leaving their hometown, leaving for Novokuznetsk, Tomsk in the hope of finding a better paid and less dangerous job.
There are many vacancies on the labor market. Employment centers in Mezhdurechensk assist people with and without higher education in finding a job. But mostly they offer work in mines and in related segments. This left its mark on the general psychological atmosphere in Mezhdurechensk.
Reviews about life in Mezhdurechensk
Here are not the best conditions for the harmonious formation of a creative personality. In this city, of course, there are art and music schools. However, the social environment influences the teenager, he accepts the rules of the local culture, which, by the way, is not far from the gop culture. Having matured and received a secondary education, he gets a job at a local enterprise.
The picture described above is somewhat subjective. A similar point of view is expressed by residents of Mezhdurechensk, who spent only a few years here. Of course, there are universities, sports organizations, and much more. True, statistics confirm: every year hundreds of residents leave the city, mostly high school graduates. They go to other settlements where they receive education, dreaming that they will never have to apply to the employment center of Mezhdurechensk.
Meanwhile this city -great place for future athletes. There are many sections in Mezhdurechensk, a wonderful ice rink.
Old City
Mezhdurechensk is a small town. Officially, it is divided into two districts - East and West. The first here is called the Old Town. All administrative buildings, educational institutions, large shopping centers are concentrated here. Housing in the city is not being built very actively, and in the Eastern region with primary real estate, it’s a disaster at all. Mostly old buildings are found here. There is also a private sector in the Eastern region. But they buy houses here solely for the love of gardening - problems with sewerage and plumbing occur quite often.
East area is quite attractive from the front. But the yards here are not particularly clean, which, however, can be said about any other Russian city. According to the newly minted Mezhdurechens, you will have to get used to the night mining festivities.
New City
This is what the locals call the West District. There are more new buildings here, there are also high-rise buildings. Mezhdurechensk is a very green, clean city. The best place for a promenade is Communist Avenue.
The dirtiest area of the city - Nakhalovka. There is a poor waste management system. In addition, a large percentage of the inhabitants are marginalized. A three-room apartment in Nakhalovka can be bought for only 1.2 million rubles. Otherwise, the New City is acceptable for family life. It is not much inferior to the Old. But apartments in the Western District are more affordable.
Profit from coking coal mining city government asstrangely enough, spend well. The streets are clean and the roads are smooth. True, there is an opinion that the mountains of garbage that rise in the aforementioned Nakhalovka are created not only by local residents. In the most disadvantaged districts of Mezhdurechensk, according to activists fighting for the cleanliness of the city, they bring waste from almost the entire Western District.
Transportation
According to reviews, there are no problems with public transport in this city. Mezhdurechensk is covered by a dense bus network. Shuttle buses run regularly. However, after nine in the evening it is not easy to get from one end of the city to the other.
Crime
Gangster showdowns in Mezhdurechensk stopped at the beginning of the 2000s. It's quiet here today. True, there is a rumor among local residents that today instead of bandits there are mayors. However, such conversations also take place in other settlements of Russia, so one can not attach much importance to such speculation.
