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MY HOME CITY DONETSK IS SITUATED ON THE
BANKS OF THE RIVER KALMIUS. IT IS 209 KILOMETRES
LONG AND ITS BANKS INSIDE THE CITY ARE VERY PICTURESQUE.
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Donetsk is a large industrial, scientific and cultural
city.
It currently has a population of over
982,000 inhabitants and is the fifth-largest city in the Ukraine.
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The city produces metallurgic and mining equipment, refrigerators,
bicycles. Food and light industries are also well-developed in
Donetsk.
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Donetsk is called the City of a Million
Roses because it is full of red, white, pink,
yellow and roses of many other colours blooming in parks, gardens, streets and squares of the city.
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It is the centre of coal-mining industry and
the main fuel base. The city was founded in
1869 by a businessman, John Hughes, who constructed a steel plant and several coal mines in the region; the town was thus named Yuzovka. From 1924 to 1961 it was called Stalino, and only in 1961 it became Donetsk.
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Donetsk is a very beautiful city. I love
walking along its streets and smell its flowering air.
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There is a Cathedral, a lot of Churches
and many historical places in the city.
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The city is rich in fountains. I like
Donetsk during several holidays and festivities when its avenues
and fountains are illuminated and the city is decorated with flags, balloons and fireworks and music is heard everywhere.
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It’s a pleasure to sit on the benches
under the trees in one of the parks at
hot weather.
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In Donetsk there are lots of monuments devoted
to the Great Patriotic war.
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There are 3 theatres in the city: Donetsk
Opera and Ballet House are among them.
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Donetsk Museum of Fine Arts is one of
the most significant museums of this profile and cultural
centre of the city.
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Not only citizens but also birds love Donetsk.
They feel at home on the Lenin Square and
don’t afraid of people at all.
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Donetsk is also well-known due to its sport
achievements. It has the best stadium called Donbas Arena
and meets the requirements for an UEFA Elite 5-star Stadium rating.
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And this is another stadium “Locomotive” which also
has the natural grass pitch and intended for 25
000 spectators is host for many football matches and athletes’ competitions.
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It’s a hard time for Donetsk now because
almost two years it has been suffering of war.
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Many houses are destroyed and people have lost
their homes.
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Roads and communications are damaged in the surroundings.
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It seems roses like people are strong and
courageous during this sever period for the city.