Kolobok's Quest

8 points1 km1 hour

Hi! I'm Kolobok, a little round bun made of wheat flour. According to Vladimir Dahl's dictionary, I come from Simbirsk, because this is where they baked a round bread called kolebyatka. I know the most interesting places in town, and I'm opening a tourist quest in which I'll tell you about the famous people and sights of Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk. “Kolobok's Tourist Quest in Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk” was created by the Ulyanovsk city administration team under the municipal program “Tourism Development in the Municipality of the City of Ulyanovsk.”

Route author

Ulyanovsk – UNESCO City of Literature

Things to do

📜 Learn the city's history
🏞️ Enjoy the view
🏰🕵️‍♂️ Discover a legend

Route points (8)

Kolobok by the Philharmonic in Ulyanovsk

Point on route “Kolobok's Quest”

Point 1

Kolobok by the Philharmonic

🏟️ Architectural landmark

Bread Is the Head of Everything

Ulyanovsk: a city where many famous Russians were born and lived, writers, politicians, scientists. Ulyanovsk is also the homeland of Kolobok. The Simbirsk Kolobok has his own unique name: Kolebyatka. We are standing by Kolobok Kolebyatka. According to Vladimir Dahl's dictionary, this was what people in Simbirsk Governorate called the last loaf made from the dough left in the kneading trough, in other words, a kolobok. “The last bits are the sweetest,” the saying goes, so the last bread, a round bun, was considered a treat given to beloved and obedient children. Bread is the head of everything, and a home that smells of bread always has plenty and coziness. That's why our Kolobok holds ears of wheat. Rub them, and your family will be strong and prosperous.

The Philharmonic

Take a look at this beautiful building. It is the Philharmonic, formerly the Simbirsk Public Assembly. The building was designed by Fyodor Osipovich Livchak in 1910 and is a cultural heritage site. By Kolobok you'll see a QR code; scan it to go to a travel map where you can find much more interesting information about the city and about the museums I recommend you visit, as well as see photos of Livchak's old Simbirsk building. You can watch cartoons and plot routes to every site and to the next figure. Every Kolobok also has its own legends and secret signs, which will help you learn many interesting facts. And if you look at where sly Kolebyatka is pointing his ears of wheat, it becomes clear that he is hinting at where to go next and where to look for the new hero. I suggest you take his advice and walk along the alley with a view of the Volga. [Additional Materials](https://ulyanovsk.travel/kol01.php)