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Krasnodar city, Russia

The capital city of Krasnodar krai .

Krasnodar - Overview

Krasnodar is a large city located in the south of European Russia, the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai. This city is a major economic and cultural center of the North Caucasus and the Southern Federal District, the center of the historical and geographical region of Kuban.

The population of Krasnodar is about 974,000 (2022), the area - 339 sq. km.

The phone code - +7 861, the postal codes - 350000-350921.

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23 September, 2018   / Russian Federal State Statistics Service officially recognized Krasnodar as the 16th city of Russia in which more than one million people live. September 22, 2018, the symbolic certificate confirming this was presented to the head of the city at the concert dedicated to the 225th anniversary of Krasnodar.

History of Krasnodar

Foundation of yekaterinodar.

According to the results of the West Caucasian archaeological expedition, in the center of Krasnodar, in the area of the park “City Garden”, a large settlement of the Maeotians was discovered, which had existed here from the 4th or 3rd century BC. Also, near Krasnodar (on the territory of the village of Yelizavetinskaya), on the banks of the Kuban River, there was an ancient town of the Bosporan Kingdom (438 BC - 370 AD) with fortifications.

In 1792, Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, issued a Charter of Appreciation to the Black Sea Cossack Army, according to which the Kuban land, limited by the Kuban River and the Sea of Azov, was given to the Cossacks, who served and lived here. Cossacks began to move to the fertile Kuban land after the annexation of the Western Ciscaucasia to the Russian Empire as a result of the Russo-Turkish wars of the second half of the 18th century.

In 1793, the Black Sea Cossacks founded a military camp named Yekaterinodar (literally meaning “Catherine’s gift”). According to the census of 1794, 586 people lived in Yekaterinodar. The main street was named Krasnaya meaning “beautiful”. The second meaning of this word is “red”, which saved the street from renaming in the Soviet period. By 1802, the population increased to about 6,000 people.

But soon the growth of this fortified settlement practically stopped due to a decree prohibiting peasants, “newcomers and nonresident people, that is, not Cossacks”, from acquiring land and real estate in Yekaterinodar. The burdens of the Caucasian War (1817-1864) also impeded its development and restrained population growth. In 1830, near the Kuban, brick production began for the construction of different administrative buildings in Yekaterinodar. In 1856, the population of Yekaterinodar was about 8,900 people.

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Yekaterinodar - an important city of the Russian Empire

In 1860, according to the decree of Emperor Alexander II, the Black Sea Cossack Army was renamed the Kuban Cossacks. Yekaterinodar became the center of Kuban. In 1867, after the Caucasusian War, Yekaterinodar received the status of a town and its coat of arms. Resettlement restrictions were lifted.

In the 1870s-1880s, in connection with the construction of the Tikhoretsk - Yekaterinodar - Novorossiysk Railway, the town turned into a large commercial, industrial, and transport center of the North Caucasus region. Merchants began to settle here.

In 1888, about 43,500 people lived in Yekaterinodar. There were 8 churches and 1 cathedral, 7 hotels, 3 restaurants, 110 taverns, 250 shops, as well as 80 factories, 3 printing houses, and 1 tobacco factory in the city. In 1897, more than 65,000 people lived in Yekaterinodar. Connected by railway lines to the ports of the Black and Azov Seas, it became the railway center of Kuban.

The development of the heavy industry of Yekaterinodar began in the early 20th century. In 1911, a metal processing plant was built. In 1915, an iron foundry and other plants working on Donetsk metal and coal were commissioned. An oil refinery was established to process oil from the Maikop oil field discovered in 1909. In 1914, the population of Yekaterinodar was about 102,200 people.

During the Civil War in the territory of the former Russian Empire, Yekaterinodar de facto became the capital of the anti-Bolshevik White South of Russia.

Krasnodar in the 20th century and beyond

On December 7, 1920, Yekaterinodar was renamed to Krasnodar (literally “red gift”) with the following justification sent by local authorities to Moscow: “We consider the name Yekaterinodar to be reminiscent of slave times, completely meaningless in the republic of labor forever freed from the descendants of Catherine and their henchmen. In this regard, we ask to call the city Krasnodar.” In 1923, the population of Krasnodar was about 144,000 people.

The cultural life of Krasnodar noticeably changed in the 1930s. Gorky Drama Theater and the Operetta Theater were opened in the city. In 1933, an airport was opened in Krasnodar. On September 13, 1937, North Caucasus Krai was divided into Krasnodar Krai with a center in Krasnodar and Rostov Oblast with a center in Rostov-on-Don.

During the Second World War, Krasnodar was occupied by German troops from August 9, 1942 to February 12, 1943. Retreating from the city, German troops blew up and set fire to most of the central part of Krasnodar. After the war, the city was restored, the construction of new districts began, but the street layout of the central part of Krasnodar was preserved in the initial form of the early 19th century. In 1959, the population of Krasnodar was about 313,000 people.

In 1973, to ensure the implementation of production and land reclamation measures, a large reservoir was built in the southeastern part of Krasnodar, which also protected the city from spring floods. The population of the city exceeded half a million people.

In the 1990s, former pre-Soviet names were returned to a lot of the city’s streets, although some Soviet street names were also left on street signs. In 1993, Krasnodar celebrated its bicentennial.

After the collapse of the USSR, a decrease of urban population was observed throughout Russia. However, Krasnodar avoided this trend. After 1991, there was a constant increase in the number of residents. This growth has not stopped until now and in the coming years the population of Krasnodar is likely to exceed 1 million people.

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Krasnodar - Features

Krasnodar stands on the right bank of the Kuban River (the largest river of the North Caucasus), about 160 km from the Black Sea and 150 km from the Sea of Azov, 1,350 km south of Moscow. Unofficially, this city is called the capital of Kuban, as well as the capital of the South of Russia. The City Day of Krasnodar is celebrated on the last Saturday of September.

The city has a favorable economic and geographical position in the Southern Federal District. It is located on the most important highways connecting the center of Russia with the ports of the Black and Azov Seas, as well as the resorts of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. The Krasnodar reservoir, the largest artificial reservoir of the North Caucasus, is located near the city.

The most interesting fact in the geography of Krasnodar is that it is located at the 45th parallel, in the middle between the North Pole and the equator. This latitude is also called the “life line”, since it is believed that at this latitude the climatic conditions are most optimal for people to live.

The climate in Krasnodar is transitional from mild continental to subtropical with long hot summers and mild, moderately warm winters. The average temperature in July is plus 24.1 degrees Celsius, in January - plus 0.6 degrees Celsius. The hottest time of the year is the end of July - the beginning of August, when the temperature can exceed plus 40 degrees Celsius, it is better not to come to Krasnodar at this time.

Among the cities of the Southern Federal District, Krasnodar ranks third in terms of population after Rostov-on-Don and Volgograd. Krasnodar is a city of Russia, which population is growing: the influx of economic migrants from all over the Russian North Caucasus and the countries of the Caucasus, as well as the resettlement of people from the regions of the Far North of Russia and other regions.

Krasnodar is one of the largest economic centers in Russia. Food and processing industries are the most developed in the city, including the production of foodstuffs, tobacco products, vehicles, equipment, mineral fertilizers, rubber and plastic products, printing and chemical products, oil refining. The export from Krasnodar is dominated by food products.

This city is a major transport hub in the south of Russia. The territory of Krasnodar is crossed by four directions of railways, two highways of federal significance. The Krasnodar International Airport offers regular flights to a number of cities in Russia, countries of near and far abroad. Urban transport is represented by buses, trams, and trolleybuses.

A lot of tourists consider Krasnodar as a transit point on the way to sea resorts, undeservedly ignoring city attractions. And it is completely in vain, since the capital of Kuban has a considerable number of rather interesting places. There are picturesque streets and squares that are pleasant to walk along, several parks, theaters, museums, magnificent cathedrals, and monuments.

Kuban cuisine combines several cultures: Ukrainian, Russian, Uzbek, and Caucasian. There are a lot of cafes and restaurants in Krasnodar offering such traditional dishes as borsch, pancakes, dumplings, pies, etc.

Main Attractions of Krasnodar

Krasnaya Street - the central street of Krasnodar with movie theaters, restaurants, museums, shops, monuments. Musicians and artists perform on this street, souvenirs and gifts are sold here. This is a great place to start exploring Krasnodar.

Art Museum named after F. A. Kovalenko - an exhibition gallery of the early 20th century, the oldest museum of its kind in the North Caucasus. This museum has about 13 thousand exhibits: paintings, objects of arts and crafts, graphics, sculpture. Iconography of various schools is also widely shown. Krasnaya Street, 13.

Historical and Archaeological Museum named after E.D. Felitsyn . The museum has collections of paleontology, numismatics, ethnography, black-lacquered and red-lacquered ancient Greek ceramics, examples of jewelry art, exhibits on the settlement of the Kuban Cossacks of the 18th century. There is also a collection of weapons from the Stone Age to the present. This museum has one of the best collections of Polovtsian sculptures in the world. Gimnazicheskaya Street, 67.

Museum of Retro Cars . In this private museum located in the south of Krasnodar, you can see dozens of unique vintage cars. Here you can also see perfectly preserved classic Soviet cars. Voronezhskaya Street, 124.

Museum of Military Equipment “Arms of Victory” - an open-air exhibition in the Park of Culture and Rest named after the 30th anniversary of Victory, which is a collection of military vehicles of the Second World War period and later period: the T-34 tank, the ISU-152 self-propelled gun, the M-261 submarine, BTR-40, BRDM-2, and other military equipment. Beregovaya Street, 146.

The Bridge of Kisses - a small cable-stayed bridge over one of the creeks of the Kuban River built to attract visitors to a remote part of the park of the 30th anniversary of Victory. Over time, it became popular with newlyweds and couples in love, which is why it got this name.

Ocean Park Oceanarium - one of the largest oceanariums in the south of Russia. Aquariums are located on an area of 3 thousand square meters, they are inhabited by about 200 representatives of marine fauna: stingrays, piranhas, sharks, turtles, lobsters, exotic fish, mammals. Uralskaya Street, 98/11.

The Krasnodar City Garden - the oldest natural and historical monument of the city, a landscape park with picturesque alleys, flower beds, walking paths, and fountains. The pride of this park is four 600-year-old oaks, miraculously preserved to this day. Postovaya Street, 34.

Sunny Island Park - the largest park in Krasnodar and one of the best places to rest in the city. It is a small island located in the eastern part of the city with a developed infrastructure, a large number of various rides, sports grounds. There is also a private zoo (Safari Park) here in which, in addition to animals, you can see sculptures of dinosaurs.

St. Catherine’s Cathedral (1900-1914) - the main church of the Yekaterinodar and Kuban diocese. It was decided to build this cathedral in 1889 - one year after the crash of the royal train, when members of the imperial family miraculously survived. Shortly before the crash, Emperor Alexander III visited Yekaterinodar with his wife and sons. In the 1930s, when a lot of churches were destroyed, Ivan Malgerb, the architect of the cathedral, convinced local authorities to preserve the building. Kommunarov Street, 52.

St. George’s Church (1903) - a picturesque church which, unlike other churches of Krasnodar, has never been closed. This five-domed church in the Byzantine style with traditional onion domes immediately became not only a place of worship, but also one of the main attractions of Yekaterinodar. Mitrofana Sedina Street, 170.

Holy Trinity Cathedral (1910). This majestic red-brick building crowned with green and gilded domes is one of the most beautiful buildings in Krasnodar. Frunze Street, 65.

The Shukhov Water Tower - a picturesque water tower designed by engineer Vladimir Shukhov as part of the city water system in the 1930s. The design is an openwork cylinder “woven” of inclined metal rods fastened with rivets. The height of the structure is 25 meters. Today, the tower is not used for its intended purpose. It is an object of cultural heritage located at the intersection of Volodi Golovatogo and Rashpilevskaya streets.

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Monument to the defenders of the Kuban sky during World War II (2 MIG-21 aircraft) in Krasnodar (Turgeneva Street, 181)

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Krasnodar was founded in 1794 by Black Sea Cossacks to guard Russia's southern border. Today it is one of the most important cultural centers in Southern Russia, with a diverse population of 775,000. It has renovated tsarist-era buildings and pleasant streets lined with cafes, restaurants, and bars, earning the city the title of 'Little Paris'.

Top 5 Reasons to Visit Krasnodar

Krasnodar has some great museums and galleries including the Krasnodar Regional Art Museum Of Kovalenko and Museum of Military Technologies Oruzhie Pobedy.

2. Monuments

The city's many monuments tell the tale of Krasnodar, from the Monument to Catherine the Great to the Monument to Kuban Cossacks.

Relax in one of the city's many green spaces, including Rozhdestvenskiy Park of Culture and Leisure and the City Botanical Garden.

4. Krasnaya Street

Take an evening stroll on Krasnaya Street, which closes to the traffic and comes alive with revelers, becoming the city's nightlife center.

5. Make a Splash

Take a dip at one of Krasnodar's water parks, Equator Aquapark and Aqualand Waterpark.

What to do in Krasnodar

1. a dazzling array of russian masterpieces.

The oldest art gallery in the Caucasus region, and still the largest, the Kovalenko is Krasnodar's artistic jewel. Its mission is fairly simple: giving a panoramic impression of Russian art from the early days of "the Rus" in the medieval era, to 19th century realism, Soviet Constructivism, and more recent post-modern innovators. This means that there are plenty of Orthodox icons and evocative landscapes on display, and much for fans of Russian art to discover.

2. A Serene Spiritual Survivor

The center of the Kuban Orthodox eparchy (essentially like a diocese), the beautiful cathedral of St. Catherine was built in the 1890s but has the feel of a much older building. Slated for demolition in the dark days of Stalinism to use its bricks for homes, the cathedral endured (while Krasnodar's other cathedral, the Alexander Nevsky, was flattened). Nowadays, it's a serene spiritual hub where visitors can expect to be warmly welcomed whenever they arrive. And, if you're really lucky, you may even get a chance to ring the church's bells.

3. Tanks For The Recommendation!

One of the more outlandish museums in the Caucasus, the Museum of the Weapons of Victory is located in Victory Park, right next to the River Kuban. Dedicated to the heroes of the Red Army during World War Two, it includes a bombastic collection of tanks and artillery - both vital tools in seminal battles like Kursk, which turned back the Nazi advance into Central Asia. A timely reminder of the pivotal role the area played in the 1940s, it's also great fun to clamber over the giant tanks, and educational, too.

4. Get Soaked In The Summer Sunshine

Literally translated as "Sunny Island", Solnechny Ostrov is where locals tend to go for relaxation, particularly when the Caucasian summers really take their toll. Part of the reason is the waterpark, which is the ideal place to cool off, especially if you have a few kids in your party. But the area is also home to Safari Park, Krasnodar's main zoo, where you can meet over 120 types of animal. And if that's not enough, there's also a monument to trailblazing cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

5. A Small But Powerful Historical Attraction

Located in the center of Krasnodar and designed on a modest scale, the Felitsyn Museum provides an essential history lesson for anyone who wants to get to grips with the city's past. There's an arresting archaeological exhibition going all the way back to the era of nomadic tribes, information about the region's iconic Cossack warriors, as well as sections on the Russian Civil War, which took place right after the Revolution in 1917. You might think of Krasnodar as a backwater before visiting the Felitsyn, but its collections will set you straight. It's a city that has been at the heart of world history.

Where to Eat in Krasnodar

Borshberry on Krasnaya Street is a good place to sample the local borsch and beer, while Skotina Meat Restaurant on Suvorova Street serves excellent steak and meat dishes. You will pay around ₽400 for dinner in a budget cafe and ₽800 in a mid-range restaurant.

When to visit Krasnodar

Krasnodar has a humid subtropical climate but cold winters. Summer temperatures of around 75 degrees make it a good time to visit.

How to Get to Krasnodar

Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) lies around eight miles to the east of the city center. It has domestic flights from most major Russian cities and international services from Vienna and Dubai. A taxi into the city will cost around ₽500 and the number seven trolleybus costs ₽23.

There are regular train services from Novorossiysk, Rostov-on-Don, and Volgograd. The fare from Volgograd is ₽900.

The M4 connects Krasnodar with Rostov-on-Don to the north, while the E50 connects the city with the Caspian Sea to the east.

There are regular buses to Krasnodar from Novorossiysk, Sochi, and Rostov-on-Don. The fare from Novorossiysk is ₽350.

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Shukhov Hostel on Kalinina enjoys a central location and has modern dorm accommodation. The Hilton Garden Inn on Krasnaya Street offers luxury and good amenities.

Popular Neighborhoods in Krasnodar

Tsentralnyy Okrug - this is in the center of the city and has some of the city's best architecture and wide boulevards.

Prikubanskiy Okrug - this is a modern, mainly residential area to the north of the city center. It has good shopping and plenty of green areas.

Karasunskiy Okrug - this is a pretty neighborhood of parks on the banks of the Kuban River. It has some of the city's better hotels.

Where to stay in popular areas of Krasnodar

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The city has a good network of buses, trams, and trolleybuses. Fares are from ₽30.

Taxis charge an initial fare of ₽52.50 and then ₽25 per mile.

Krasnodar has a decent road network and generally light traffic. Car rental costs from around ₽2,500 per day.

The Cost of Living in Krasnodar

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The bazaar at Vostochniy Rinok is the place for local goods and produce, while Galaktika on Stasova Street is a large mall with lots of fashion, sports, and technology shops.

Groceries and Other

A quart of milk in Krasnodar costs ₽44, while a loaf of bread is ₽25.

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Krasnodar's are the oldest tea plants in Russia, and the older the plant, the better the tea it produces. Source: Mikhail Mordasov / RIA Novosti

Guests to the Winter Olympics are probably aware of the region’s unique cuisine, given Sochi’s long history as a port and its proximity to Georgia. But less well known is the area’s unique Krasnodar tea blend. This 150-year-old tea possesses strong healing properties, and its exquisite aroma resembles that of China's elite Lansing teas.


In the 18th century, the Russian and British empires together held a monopoly on the global tea trade. At the time, there were two ways to get to China, the homeland of tea. The sea trade routes passed through British-controlled Nanking, while the overland route, through Kyakhta, led to Russia. Russian tea merchants did not fear competition from the British.

They considered the tea that arrived in Russia far superior to that the British consumed because of the form of transportation. The heat and humidity of the southern seas, which tea clippers would take weeks to cross, ruined the delicate tea leaves.

By contrast, overland transportation only improved tea's qualities. True connoisseurs would pay a higher price for products offered by the Russian importers.


When the British started cultivating tea in India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the Russians, too, decided to expand their production base. The first attempts to acclimatize tea plants in what was then the southern fringe of the Russian Empire, in Georgia and Azerbaijan, were made in the 19th century.

The experiment proved a success: the Russian tea plantations yielded their first crops in the early 20th century, although the quality of the local tea blends left much to be desired. The local soils were too inferior to hope for anything better. The only advantage of the Georgian and Azeri teas was their relative cheapness.


Then Judas Koshman entered the scene. A mysterious figure whose early life remains largely unknown, Koshman is believed to have come from a small Jewish settlement in Ukraine to earn his keep working tea plantations in Georgia. 
In the early 20th century, when he was already 60 years old, Koshman found himself in the tiny mountainous settlement of Solokhaul near Sochi.

He used the money saved from working on a tea plantation in Georgia to buy a small plot of land. Koshman and his family started acclimatizing tea plants brought from Georgia. Koshman’s neighbours questioned his endeavour.

In the 1870s, agriculturists had shown that the North Caucasus was too cold for growing tea.

However, it took the tea plants introduced from Georgia just four years to take root to such an extent that they no longer needed to be wrapped for the winter, even though temperatures in Solokhaul may drop to 10 degrees Farenheit in January.

Ten years later, in 1913, the Koshmans celebrated their first yield of tea. What later became known as the Krasnodar tea blend (after the name of the region – Krasnodar Territory) has the sweetness, beautiful dark-amber tint and flowery aroma of the best Chinese Lansing teas.

The harsh North Caucasus climate may affect the size of the crop, but it is thanks to the climate that the local tea contains more healthful substances than the Chinese equivalents.


Recognition did not come easily to Koshman. In his modest house, which has been turned into a museum, there is a vast collection of non-committal replies from the Russian Academy of Sciences: St. Petersburg scholars dismissed Koshman's reports on the Krasnodar tea blend as hoaxes, while the Georgian tea lobby set the police on their potential rival.

Koshman's wife had to bail him out of prison at one point. It was not until the Soviet era, when Koshman was already over 70, that he received a gold medal at an agricultural exhibition.


The hand-picked Koshman House tea is a truly exclusive product. Koshman's are the oldest tea plants in Russia, and the older the plant, the better the tea it produces. Koshman's teas eventually spread across the mountainous area of greater Sochi in the 20th century.

Krasnodar teas were on sale in the Soviet era, but they did not enjoy any particular popularity because the tea leaves were picked mechanically, robbing the tea of its unique properties.

Even during Perestroika, when the once-gigantic Koshman plantation fell into decay, the Krasnodar tea blend retained its reputation as a unique hand-picked product, and continued to be manufactured in small batches.

It remained the northernmost tea in the world until 2012, when the UK gathered its first locally grown crops.

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