Kursk

Kursk (Russian:Курск, KOOrsk) is the capital of the Kursk Oblast in the Western part of Russia known as Chernozemye region. The millenuim-old city of nightingale song.

History
More than anything else, the city is known for the Battle of Kursk in summer 1943. It did not happen within Kursk itself, but at the nearby village of Prokhorovka, where the Soviet Army won a decisive victory against Nazi Germany, and turned the tide of World War II in Europe. The engagement was the largest tank battle ever.

Get in
By train from Kursky Terminal in Moscow. Firmenny daily sleeper train Solovey #105/106 comes to Kursk early in the morning covering 537km. Other direct destinations are Saint Petersburg, neighboring Belgorod and southern resort Anapa.

Get around
The city's hilly landscape is cut through by rectangular quarters as it was planned by the 17th city engineers. The city's airport is 7km north and serves flights to Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Sochi.

Museums

 * Literature Museum
 * Museum of the Battle of Kursk
 * Museum of the Battle of Kursk

Other destinations

 * Trinity Monastery, built in the early 18th century.
 * Znamensky Cathedral, you will see its blue dome from almost everywhere in the city.
 * Triumph Arc dedicated to the victory in the Battle of Kursk.

Learn

 * Medical University

Go next

 * Maryino - the palace and park of Baryatinsky noble family.
 * Prokhorovka - the greatest tank battlefield in WWII.