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Pobedeh Park

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Russian: Парк Победы

Formerly a large wasteland cut by a deep gully, this huge park stretches along the west side of Shevchenko Avenue (Шевченко проспект). It was once named Lenin Park (В.И.Ленина), and was opened on April 22nd, 1960, the ninetieth anniversary of Lenin's birth.

More than five hundred different species of trees and shrubs have been planted here. At the lowest spot of the park is a large artificial dry pond with fountains and bridges.

Parallel to the Shevchenko Avenue (Шевченко проспект) is Friendship Alley, Drujby Alleya (дружбу аллея).

During the Soviet Union, trees were planted by representatives from other hero cities, Kiev, Leningrad, Moscow, and Sevastopol.

Trees were also planted by representatives of Odessa's twin-towns: Marseilles, Varna, Segled, Yokohama, Vancouver and Genoa. Cosmonauts Valery Bykovsky and Greorgy Shonin also planted trees here.

Some time ago, the zoo was planned to be built here. But the place appeared to be unsatisfactory, and only the name of the street behind the park was left – the Zoo street (Зоопарковая).^[1]

Scenes of the 1979 Soviet Film Electonic Adventures was filmed in this park.^[2]

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Salum Sanatorium Monument

Russian: Салюм
Pionerskaya street (Пионерская)
(Street just east of 10th of April Square (10 Апреля Площадь))

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