Welcome to Vladikavkaz!

   Холодная  Майя, СКСиТ 3 курс

   Welcome to Vladikavkaz!

   Vladikavkaz is my native town. I have been living there since my birthday. The town is situated on both banks of the Terek River. The river separates one part of the town from the other. Vladikavkaz is surrounded by high mountains in the south. The mountains stretch for many kilometers and are a splendid sight.

   The town was founded as a fortress by Russian troops in 1784. it was long the military and political center of Russia in the Caucasus. The fortress was walled and in 1860 the Vladikavkaz fortress was reorganized into a town and soon became a big regional centre.  Now Vladikavkaz is the capital of North Ossetia. It is the centre of the industrial, cultural and educational life of the republic North Ossetia-Alania.

   Vladikavkaz experiences a humid continental climate with warm, wet summers and cold, drier winters. Average temperature in January is about -4 °C, in July +23 °C.

   The city is served by the bus network (marshrutkas). There are also tram (since 1904) and trolleybus (since 1977) networks. There is railway terminal in Vladikavkaz.  The city is served by Beslan Airport located 15 kilometers from the city.

   Vladikavkaz is more than 200 years old and yet it is young. Center  of the city is executed in Art Nouveau and eclecticism. A lot of big houses, shops and markets appear in my town. It becomes more beautiful. There are some squares, big and little parks, libraries, cinemas and theatres in Vladikavkaz.

   It is a multinational town: Ossets, Russian, Armenians, Greeks, Georgians and people of other nationalities live there.

   All year around many tourists come to this town. One can’t help admiring beautiful buildings, monuments and places of interest in it: the park of culture and rest, the Mosque, a lot of magical beauty churches, the Terek embankment, the monument to Khetagurov, Lenin, and other eminent persons of our country, Memorial of Glory which is dedicated to veterans of the Great Patriotic War, Peace avenue and others. There are Ossetian Church, Church of Prophet Elijah, St. George's Cathedral, the Armenian Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator, temple of the Holy Virgin. The guests of my town can also visit museums, theatres and go to the country to enjoy the beauties of  forests and mountains.

   Food and drink

   In ancient times, the Ossetians with basic food was meat, mostly boiled, and cereal products (mainly corn) Churek and wheat cakes with different fillings, as popular meat dishes of lamb, beef and poultry. National Ossetian table has its own etiquette, according to which the head table put the most respected and eloquent elder and the other guests in order of seniority. At the end of the table usually sit young generation.

   A list of some dishes Ossetian cuisine:

• Dzykka - a dish made ​​from fresh Ossetian cheese, wheat flour and whey,
• Arak - Ossetian vodka made from corn. Fortress - 25 to 50 degrees and above.
• Bagany - Ossetian beer,
• Fyddzhin - Ossetian pie with meat.
• Ualibah - Ossetian cheese pie.
• Tsaharadzhyn - Ossetian pie with the leaves of beets.

   There are a lot of national holidays in South Ossetia, I told you about one of them. Уастырджи  - protector of men, travelers, defender of the poor and disadvantaged, youth mentor. Ossetians, wherever he was and no matter what happens, be sure to enlist the support of Уастырджи. In banquet or wedding table second toast surely pronounce the glory of the patron saint of men .The holiday lasts a week - Monday to Monday. On Sunday before the start of the holiday slaughter bulls. As in other big national holiday that week does not clog the bird, do not put on the table fish, pork. On Monday each family offers the prayer in his house. And then the neighbors start to invite each other. Head of the family offers the prayer Uastirdji, instructs his guardianship of his family, asked the health and happiness of the younger generation, expresses the wish to meet the next holiday more dignified, with great honors. Celebration in honor of beloved saint celebrated in the autumn, when assembled and finished all the bread fall work, ie it is time to rest, while weddings and kuvdov. 

   Restaurants:

• "La scala" Italian restaurant considered one of the best restaurants in Vladikavkaz. The average bill for 1 person - 1000 rubles. Cuisine: Italian, European, Japanese
• Chain restaurants "Бавария". A visitor from the threshold of understanding that he was in a real German beer.
• Restaurant "Берлога" C. : European and Caucasian. The average bill for 1 person - 600 rubles.
• Restaurant "Восток" C. : Caucasian, Uzbek, European.
• Restaurant "Курой" Many years ago there was a mill that is why this restaurant has such name. C.: European and Caucasian.
• Restaurant "Сад-ресторан". This oasis in the center of Vladikavkaz. Emerald green, bright colors, cool melodic fountains, the chirping of birds and fluttering butterflies. C. : European and Caucasian.
• Restaurant "Шатер". It is located on the bank of the river Terek, surrounded by mighty mountains. C.: European and Caucasian.
• Cafe "Якитория".  Cuisine: Japanese.

   And numerous others restaurants and cafes, like Salvadore, Podium, Wight Café, Fame Café, etc. It means that people in this town love go out, to show themselves and to be seen.