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OH MY GOD!!! We were at the Kurakina Dacha, damn it, my husband and I paid a visit to this establishment, it was our first wedding anniversary, we decided to visit the restaurant! It’s lazy to go to the center, there is some kind of “Kurakina Dacha” near the house, we decided to visit... we were met by an oriental man with a mountain accent, showed us the halls and allowed us to choose a table ourselves, and this was the end of the restaurant service. What immediately caught my eye: a dirty, mended tablecloth, stained plates, the forks were almost all crooked, and the glass on the table was different and not polished like everything else... well, aren’t we people or something, the restaurant is located on the outskirts, and there are no seats there sea, two floors, it’s hard to see everything, although you should have gotten out of there. A girl waiter approached us, who could not answer a single question regarding the menu, smiling rather. we ordered a bottle of red wine and two steaks. We ordered quite cheap wine, about a thousand rubles, and beef steaks for about 500. Well, our bill was small, it was shorter, because the girl spoke Russian poorly, I couldn’t explain to her that I wanted medium-rare meat xD
The order was accepted, and then it started...
(!) The girl disappeared somewhere and after a certain period of time returned with, already open, the bottle that I ordered, poured it into glasses, without recognizing whether it was at all. Then no one looked after us, we topped up the wine (which tasted good) ourselves.
(!!) they brought “hot” food, which was barely warm, I like it medium rare, but we’ll eat what we got, this is the outskirts, why fool people.
towards the end of the meal, a girl finally came up to find out how we were doing and whether we liked everything, I tapped the stiff meat with a fork and said that it was not freshly prepared, because of this I didn’t really like it. we asked for the bill. In place of the bill, an administrator came and began to sort things out with me, how dare I slander a wonderful steak that I couldn’t really eat, but basically, it’s my holiday, to hell with you, I’m ready to pay for it so as not to spoil anyone’s mood. I don’t remember the dialogue itself, but something terribly negative flowed out of it, a little more and he was ready to start an argument with me. then the administrator walked away literally across the table, the exact same oriental man approached him and they began to loudly discuss something, laughing and pointing a finger in our direction, then a huge pot-bellied cook in a greasy apron jumped up to this duo, and they then began to gibber in our own language loudly, sometimes looking in our direction, we felt so strange, awkward and scared at the same time, it felt like you had been walking along the beautiful European streets all day, and then you were accidentally carried into a black quarter xD

From the beginning I was angry, angry, they ruined my mood, and I’ll admit, they even scared me a little. about the shameful steak, about the wine in an open bottle without a cork, what did they pour in it? I just forgot over time, chalked it all up to a bad day, well, the stars aligned, maybe the waiter got something wrong, maybe the cook messed up, maybe the administrator didn’t stand up. Basically, it’s my problem that I didn’t like yesterday’s meat. What did I expect from them, I should have immediately gotten up and left when I saw the dirty dishes and mended tablecloths. These are events that happened a year ago.

Actually, why am I writing about this only now? On March 7, I was again brought to this terrible place, but this time on business, to eat and drink in this bad place, as we found out, it’s not worth it. I ran in in the evening, at about 10, beginning at 11 literally for half an hour and witnessed how a young administrator or security guard, in a suit, a shirt and he had a badge, HIT a guest, the woman was completely drunk, she was punched in the face, she was covered with obscenities. she almost stretched out on the floor, there was some kind of performance with knives in the hall, a lot of people and a lot of staff, a lot of men and everything was fine.. the woman trudged to her place. How is this in general?

In general, friends, it’s better to overpay 1000-1500 rubles at your own expense, but go to a normal establishment where there is a hint of service, and most importantly, there are no risks to your health. where you are given a printed invoice and a fiscal receipt, where there are licenses for ALL products and everything is done according to the rules. norms, where you are a welcome guest who brings profit and whose desires must be guessed and created for you comfort, and not treated like a sack of potatoes that gets tangled in your feet and dares to get in the way. Well, if you are planning a themed party and you are also a masachist who wants to go “back to the 90s”, then welcome to the “Kurakin’s dacha” they will bring you a piece of sole, and they will dance a lezginka, and if you still dare to blather something then and a couple of teeth will be knocked out. and look, somewhere in the back room they will lock you up and beat you thoroughly.

I say hello to the tax authorities, whom I noticed at the entrance to the police, the first thought came to how in the 90s such establishments were “protected” and in return a bribe was paid... well, this is how my imagination played out, also hello to everyone, san. authorities and insurance services. and I wish the employees of “Kurakina Dacha” to become kinder and more humane towards their guests, and maybe learn to love them, because this is the specificity of your work.

Kurakina Dacha is a historical district in the southeast of St. Petersburg, on the left bank of the Neva. The area received its name from the estate of the Kurakin princes located here. The name was preserved in the name of the city garden “Kurakina Dacha”.

The first owner of the estate was Prince Boris Ivanovich Kurakin. His great-grandson Alexander Kurakin, left an orphan at an early age, was invited to the Winter Palace for joint games and training sessions with the heir to the throne, Pavel Petrovich. Kurakin was brought up together with the future Emperor Paul I, who subsequently appointed him vice-chancellor.

A. B. Kurakin participated in the conclusion of the Peace of Tilsit with France, and from 1809 to 1812 he was the Russian ambassador in Paris. He died on July 25, 1818 in Weimar and was buried in the church of the Mariinsky Hospital in Pavlovsk.

The country house had a winter garden on the second floor. The park was bordered by the Kozlov Stream, which flowed into the Neva (traces of the stream are still visible).

The luxurious garden and park occupied 12 acres.

In 1801, by decree of Paul I, the dacha became the property of the Department of Empress Maria Feodorovna for the residence of orphans - teenagers who worked at the Alexander Manufactory. In return, Paul I ordered that Kurakin be allocated land with a village near Moscow.

In 1837, on the territory of Kurakina's dacha, by order of Emperor Nicholas I, the Orphan Institute was opened at the Orphanage.

The dacha itself began to be called the Alexandrovskaya dacha of the Nikolaev Orphan Institute. First, 100 orphan girls of noble origin from 5 to 11 years old were brought here.

The building of the former dacha of the princes Kurakins, which had fallen into disrepair, was rebuilt for them in the mid-19th century. The reconstruction of the dilapidated building was carried out by the architect Ioganson. Perestroika was completed in 1869.

Since 1918, a boarding school for children of workers was organized on the territory of the former Orphan Institute. A significant part of the children did not have parents: some of their fathers died during the imperialist and civil war, others died of hunger and disease.

This building housed 150 pupils of the Junior Department, divided into 15 groups. Each group had its own bedrooms and classrooms. The gymnasium and recreational halls and the church in the name of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky were common.

There was also an infirmary, apartments for educational ladies and rooms for female servants. On both sides of the main building there were two two-story outbuildings.

This building is now located high school No. 328 s in-depth study in English.

The red brick building is a former teaching building. Previously, it was connected by a gallery to the main educational building.

In a gray brick building, built according to a standard design in 1964,

The Levoberezhny Children's Art Center is located, in which students participate in clubs educational institutions district.

A children's hospice was opened in 2010

Now a cap has been carried out on the territory. renovation and it has become very beautiful here, many young trees have been planted,

Kurakina Dacha Park was opened today after a major renovation that lasted more than a year and a half. The main change in the appearance of the green zone was the newly dug up Kozlov Stream.

The park on the banks of the Neva was laid out in early XIX century. It was part of the estate of the princes brothers Alexander and Alexei Kurakin, from whose surname it inherited the name. In the 1960s, the park was expanded to include a spot in the north adjacent to the Volodarsky Bridge; A monument to Volodarsky was erected there. Now the Kurakina Dacha park has an area of ​​about 20 hectares.

At the beginning of 2015, a major renovation of the green zone began. It was completely fenced off and thus closed for walks by residents of Shchemilovka. The reason for this decision was explained by the integrated landscaping center (the customer) by the fact that people would interfere with the gardeners.

The head of the specialized department of the gardening and park management, Elena Peskova, told Kanoner that, in addition to the general comprehensive landscaping, it was planned to make a more significant change - to dig up Kozlov Stream. Bridges were built across it. Old-growth trees were also demolished and new trees were planted, pedestrian paths were restored and laid out with drainage installed, and drainage was carried out.

The contractor NPO Rand LLC was supposed to complete the repairs by the end of the summer, but the opening took place today. However, work is still ongoing. Thus, in the south-eastern part they continue to create paths and a playground.

Kurakina dacha

This is the name of the area south of the Volodarsky Bridge, between Obukhovskaya Oborony Avenue and Babushkina Street, Volodarsky Bridge and the River Station. Once upon a time in these parts, between the porcelain factory and the village of Aleksandrovskoye, there was the estate of the princes Kurakins. The first owner of this estate was Baron Ivan Antonovich Cherkasov. He served at the court of Peter I, then, under Catherine I and Anna Ioannovna, he was not in favor.

During the time of Elizabeth Petrovna, Cherkasov rose to the very top of power, becoming the cabinet secretary of the empress and receiving the baronial title. It was he who, in the middle of the 18th century, was in charge of all the affairs of the porcelain factory that was being created nearby.

After Cherkasov’s death, Senator Prince Boris Aleksandrovich Kurakin became the owner of his estate. From him she passed on to the children. According to legend, one of them in late XVIII V. he lost the estate at cards, but could not redeem it himself, so in 1801 the royal court bought the estate for the treasury for the Alexander Manufactory and handed it over to the Department of Empress Maria Feodorovna, which was engaged in charity.

Many young pupils of the St. Petersburg Imperial Orphanage, founded in 1770 on the initiative of the personal secretary of Catherine II and the President of the Imperial Academy of Arts Ivan Ivanovich Betsky, worked at the manufactory. This institution, opened on the model of the Moscow one, also organized according to Betsky’s thoughts, was intended to provide charity for illegitimate children, orphans and children of the poor.

The pupils of the Orphanage became the inhabitants of Kurakina's dacha. In 1837, the territory and all the buildings of the Kurakina dacha were transferred to the department for young pupils of the Orphan Women's Institute (later - the Nikolaev Orphan Institute).

The institute carried out a responsible task of national importance - the education of Russian governesses. At first it was classrooms at the Orphanage, which accepted only orphans - children of officials and chief officers, and in 1837 the institution received the name of the Orphan Institute. Soon after the death of Nicholas I, the institute received the name Nikolaevsky - in honor of its august patron. As they wrote on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the institute, its students “adorned all layers of intelligent Russian society, spread to all corners of their homeland the knowledge and ability they acquired at the Institute to lead a modest and beautiful lifestyle.”

Older pupils also came to Kurakina's dacha for the holidays. Together with the minors they spent practical lessons and went on educational excursions to attractions, including the nearest ones: the Glass and Porcelain factories, the Vargunin paper factory, the card factory and the Obukhov factory.

“The dacha where the establishment is located lies among a shady garden, surrounded by a beautiful fence,” he wrote in late XIX V. historian Mikhail Pylyaev, “the entire land under the dacha is 12 acres.”

During the years of the revolution, great wooden house Kurakina's dacha burned down. In the remaining buildings, in 1918, a boarding school was organized for the children of workers, and then a school. In the fall of 1925, a group of teachers from school No. 122 located here, led by the newly appointed director Mark Ivanovich Morozov, selected a place near the park to create a school youth site. In a short time, a cultivated agricultural plot was set up in a nearby abandoned wasteland. The first plantings were made on it in the spring of 1926. Soon the farm became a regional one and was called an “agrobase.”

By the beginning of the 1930s. the area has turned into a real one Botanical Garden. Signs with basic information about plants were installed near the trees and bushes. In 1936, the farm became known as the “RONO Agrobiological Station”.

As local historian P. Larionov noted in his publication on the pages of the Smena newspaper, from 1923 to 1955, Vasily Aleksandrovich Matisen worked here first as a teacher and then as a farm manager, who perfectly combined the position of head of the department and professor in Pedagogical Institute them. Herzen with business at the station. Under his leadership, hundreds of future biologists were trained at the station.

During the blockade, the station employees and young natists did a lot to save the lives of Leningraders. Matisen was appointed agronomist of the Nevsky (at that time Volodarsky) district, and a greenhouse farm was organized at the agrobiological station at Kurakina Dacha. In the spring of 1942, 30 thousand tomato seedlings, about a million cabbage and rutabaga were grown here, seed production of vegetable crops was organized, and a new, especially productive variety of tomatoes called “Yunnat” was developed.

“In 1967, the Nevsky District Executive Committee decided to transfer its park territory and the adjacent wasteland left after the demolition of wooden houses between Volodarsky Bridge and Kurakina Dacha to the district pioneer organization, noted local historian P. Larionov. “The area was cleared of accumulated debris, paths were laid, new trees and bushes were planted. The park has taken on a modern look.”

Until recently, the building of the Nikolaev Shelter (Babushkina St., 56, building 3) was preserved in the Kurakina Dacha. It was built at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th centuries. and rebuilt in 1869 by architect I.E. Ioganson (Johansen). The first floor of the building is stone, the second is wooden. For a long time the building was abandoned and burned down in July 2006. A year later, in the summer of 2007, another fire occurred. In the spring of 2008, the ruins of the building were demolished and then recreated in stone. The first children's hospice in Russia, operating under the patronage of the St. Petersburg diocese, is located here.

In addition, the stone building of the junior classes of the orphanage, which now houses school No. 328 (Babushkina St., 56, building 1), has been preserved.