, because it stands on the uda river, during its... history the city has changed a lot names: udinsky ostrog and verkhniy udinsk, after all, familiar to everyone in ulanuda. and where did the uda river go from the name, you ask? ude is the buryat name of the uda river. that is, ulan ude is translated as red uda. so, let's get back to the numbers. three. this place has a population of... 42 meters, i’m talking about the largest monument to lenin, although it’s only a head, but the size of a two-story house, it’s impressive, and not only me, in 1970 this head took first place in the competition sculptors in montreal, there are in buryat. another attraction, bright and warm, is here there are a lot of rays of sunshine, so they say, well , today is definitely sunny, ideal weather for a walk, the city differs little from other cities in russia, but there are places in it where even with your eyes closed you will understand that you are in buryad. and we will walk through these places with valery. he is a local kvn star and just a positive person. you can do it in russian, don’t worry. hello, here