Traveling the world with Ilona. Tsimlyansk Reservoir

The Tsimlyansk reservoir is one of the largest in Russia. Its area is 2702 sq. km. Created to irrigate land and ensure unhindered navigation along the Volga-Don route, this reservoir reduced the volume of the Don’s flow by approximately one and a half times and sharply increased the salinity level of the Sea of ​​​​Azov.

The Tsimlyansk Reservoir is often called the sea by local residents due to its area. Tourists admire its natural beauty; many camp sites and hotels have been created for those who like to relax in nature, and fishermen are rarely left without a catch.

View of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir from an airplane window, © DK1974

Holidays and prices on the Tsimlyansk Reservoir

The Tsimlyansk Reservoir is a favorite vacation spot. Not only residents of the Volgograd and Rostov regions come here, but also from much more remote regions.

Recreation centers

The largest number of camp sites are concentrated at the southern end of the reservoir and below the dam along the Don River in the Volgodonsk region. There are also those located in the northern part of the reservoir. The most famous among the recreation centers: Don Soyuz, Southern Night, Chaika. The territory of the latter is well equipped for families with children.

In hotels and recreation centers on the reservoir you can find both double and triple rooms of the standard category, as well as houses and cottages. The level of accommodation will vary: from shared bathrooms and kitchens to increased comfort with everything you need in the room. Some hotels in Volgodonsk have swimming pools. During the bloom season, they are in great demand at the reservoir. The price of a holiday on the Tsimlyansk Reservoir with this accommodation option varies from 1,500 to 5,000 rubles. per day.

In the most inexpensive camp sites, tourists are offered accommodation in trailers and trailers. This option is often chosen by fishermen and those planning an active holiday outside the base. Holiday prices in this category start from 600 rubles. per day.

Houses with a separate entrance on the Chaika base, © beregdon2017

Camping and recreation with tents

For those who prefer traveling in a motor home, there is a campsite at the Tsimlyansk Reservoir. It is called “Veselaya Seledka” and is located in the Surovikinsky district on the shore of the reservoir. Parking costs start from 1000 rubles. per place per day.

On the shore of the reservoir in the summer there are many tourists who prefer to relax as “savages” with their tents. In its northern part, in the Volgograd region, the banks are flat, but with a steep, high descent to the water. This is not always convenient from the point of view of parking a tent, so the southern shores are more popular.

Estate in Sarkel, © havchik2018

In the area of ​​Volgodonsk and the village of Zhukovskaya, the banks are lower and flatter. In contrast to the surrounding steppes, it is unusual to see quite dense groves here, which travelers often choose for a stopover. They contain small pools that remain after the spring flood. The only thing that can ruin such a vacation is mosquitoes, which actively breed in warm fresh water. You need to think about protective equipment in advance.

Near Tsimlyansk, the shore of the reservoir is also steep, but not as steep as in the north of the reservoir. If the descent from a low cliff to the water does not bother you, you can safely choose this part of the reservoir for parking.

When going on vacation, it is important to stock up on drinking water. Even if there is no active algae bloom in the reservoir, drinking its water without first purifying it is not recommended.

© Igor Abramov

Middle Don

After Black Kalitva the steppe zone begins. Rounding the East Don ridge (a spur of the Central Russian Upland), the river turns east and forms a large bend. From the left bank the Khoper, Medveditsa and Ilovlya flow into it. The Don Valley either expands, at the confluence of tributaries, up to 6-9 km (and below the Khoper even up to 12-15 km), then, squeezed by bedrock, it narrows. Near the village of Kazanskaya, for example, its width is only 1.0-1.8 km. The waters of the Don also either spill over 400 meters or more, or rush in a rapid foamy stream between the shores that are closer to 50 meters.

As before, chalk cliffs stretch to the right of the river, rising up to 100 meters in places, but on the other side, among the bushes and grasses, bald patches of sand are beginning to appear more and more often. There is an assumption that the Medbeditsky sands arose where the Khazars had livestock grazing - topchak, and the Tsimlyansky sands - the result of the Polovtsian topchak. One way or another, the sands have always caused the Don villages a lot of trouble. The wind used to cover the gardens and orchards with sand and sweep up sandy snowdrifts level with the windows of the huts.

Below the village of Kazanskaya, compressed by sands approaching from both sides, the Don rushes from side to side, writhing along its valley like a snake. Its sandy bed is unstable, the fairway is changeable and narrow, and during low water periods one had to swim here with a marking - a special measuring rod for measuring depths. Hanging over the side, the sailor, like a blind man with a staff, literally felt the bottom with it to guide the ship in the most dangerous places. The water level over the rifts of the Middle Don often dropped to 40 cm.

“The rifts here are better than those on the Volga. Even in the morning I was amazed at the skill with which our captain crawled... along a narrow, narrow stream, squeezed on all sides by shallows,” wrote V. G. Korolenko in one of his letters.

Neither grass, nor fences, nor ditches could stop the advance of sands on Kalach-on-Don. The city was protected only by forest plantings made in the 50s of our century. And then, under the cover of forest shelterbelts, the man launched a counterattack on the sands.

Beyond Ilovlya, the Volga-Don transport began earlier. At this point, the Don is separated from the Volga by only about 100 km, and their tributaries come even closer to each other. Therefore, Ilovlya has long been connected by portage with Kamyshinka, Panshinka with Pichuga. But the most famous was the route from the Volga to the Don along the Dubovka River. In the middle of the 19th century, a horse-drawn railway was even built between the Dubovka River and the village of Kachalinskaya on the Don.

Now the Volga-Don Canal named after V.I. Lenin runs along the Volga-Don interfluve. To ensure navigation along it, the Varvarovskoye and Bereslavskoye reservoirs were created on the Don slope in the valley of the Chervlennaya River, the Karpovskoye reservoir in the valley of the Karpovka River, and the Tsimlyanskoye reservoir in the Don valley.

The water regime of the Don above the Tsimlyansk Reservoir is still characterized by high spring floods and low summer and winter low water periods. The water level in the Middle Don and its tributaries Khopra, Medveditsa and Ilovlya sometimes rises by 9-10 meters in the spring. The Don floodplain in the area between Medveditsa and Ilovlya is usually filled with a layer of water of 5-6 m, so that even the tops of the bushes are not visible.

Tsimlyansk Reservoir

The Tsimlyansk reservoir stretches along the Don valley for 281 km, forming extensive bays in the lower reaches of the Chir, Aksay, Tsimli and other former Don tributaries. Its width in the southern part reaches 38 km, and its area is 2700 km2. The left bank of the reservoir is low everywhere, except for the southern part, and the right bank is steep and high. The gardens and vineyards are green all around, the fields of wheat are moving in heavy waves in the wind. The smell of ripe ears warmed by the sun mixes with the bitter smell of some steppe herbs and water. A single apple tree will accidentally flash by, and again only the Scythian mounds look thoughtfully at the irrigation canals stretching into the steppe.

The Don annually brings about 18 km3 of water to the Tsimlyansk Reservoir, and precipitation and lateral tributaries add about another 2.5 km3 of water per year. However, the annual flow through the Tsimlyansky hydroelectric complex is only about 16 km3 of water. Where does the water from the steppe sea go?

It is taken by the Don Main Canal (up to 150 m3/s in May 1975) and other irrigation systems, and is spent for the needs of navigation along the Volga-Don Canal (up to 37 m3/s in June 1972). More than a meter of water evaporates from the surface of the reservoir every year. The amount of precipitation falling per year on the Tsimlyansk Reservoir is 470 mm, and evaporation is 1010 mm. The water regime of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir is difficult. The amplitude of fluctuations in the water level in it over an 11-year period (from 1953 to 1972) was 7.85 m! Against such a background, the surge distortions of the water surface of the Don Sea, reaching 0.9 m, seem, of course, insignificant.

In summer, the water in the reservoir usually blooms so much that its surface appears to be covered with a green film. I just want to blow it away or push it aside with my hand to see clean water.

In autumn, in September - October, winds begin, often blowing for almost a week in a row. The height of the waves in the central and near-dam parts of the reservoir, where there is acceleration for the wind, reaches 2.5-3.0 m. Therefore, having received a warning about impending bad weather, motor ships head to the nearest shelter; there are eight such shelters on the Tsimlyansk Reservoir.

The reservoir begins to freeze in December, first in the northern part, and in the south, near the city of Tsimlyansk, three weeks later. The winds take a long time to break the ice there, preventing it from getting stronger. Navigation lasts an average of 232 days.

Where is

The Tsimlyansk reservoir was created on the Don River. It got its name from the Tsimla River, and soon the modern city of Tsimlyansk was built nearby.

Now a huge reservoir is located on the territory of two regions at once: Rostov and Volgograd. There are dozens of settlements located near its shores. Among them are Sarkel, Tsimlyansk, Volgodonsk, Kotelnikovo, Surovikino and others.

The “sea” stretches along the Don. If you look at its outlines on the map, you can see expansions in three places: at the mouths of the Chir, Aksai Kurmoyarsky and Tsimla rivers. At least ten rivers flow into it.

Webcam in Volgodonsk near the Tsimlyansk reservoir

On the peninsula in the central part of the reservoir there is the Tsimlyansky Sands natural park in the Rostov region. In the Volgograd region, its continuation is the Tsimlyansky nature reserve. This area is distinguished by a special wealth of flora and fauna. The park presents almost all species that are characteristic of the sandy soils of southern Russia. Tsimlyansk sands are divided into several zones. Among them there is also a recreational one, where excursions are conducted for tourists. The park area was previously actively used for mowing and pastures. As a result, here today you can find a herd of semi-wild horses, which photographers love to photograph. There are several lakes with self-planting soda on the peninsula. Interestingly, they were studied and described in detail only in 2006.

© Dmitry Sachin

Dimensions and other characteristics

The length of the backwater of the Tsimlyansk reservoir from the dam is 360 km. But difficulties often arise with this value, since it is not clear what exactly should be considered the point of transition of the Don into the reservoir. Therefore, according to other data, the length of the reservoir is significantly less - 302 km. Its maximum width reaches 38 km, and the average is about 30 km.

The volume of the reservoir exceeds 23 cubic meters. km. In this case, the useful volume is estimated at 11.5 cubic meters. km. Recently, the reservoir has a tendency to decrease in volume, which causes concern among environmentalists.

The reservoir supplies drinking water to at least 3 million people. They live in Volgodonsk, Tsimlyansk, Nizhny Chir, Kalach-on-Don and other cities.

© Alexander M.

Depth and level

The maximum depth of the Tsimlyansk reservoir is 36 m. The standard level of the reservoir is also 36.0 m. However, recently it has increasingly been much lower.

In May and in the summer months, the water level can drop to 33 m. Its minimum value for the entire period of operation of the water reservoir was recorded at 32.05 m.

The bottom of the reservoir is uneven. It is characterized by sharp changes in depth and a large number of shallows.

© Evgeniy

Dimensions of the ship's passage.

Beaches of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir

The Tsimlyansk Reservoir has enough fully equipped and absolutely wild beaches. The former are mainly concentrated in the area of ​​large cities, the latter can be seen on any shore during the swimming season.

One of the most comfortable is the city beach in Tsimlyansk. The area and bottom of the reservoir near it are periodically cleaned. The beach has toilets, changing rooms, a large sun canopy and benches, as well as a trash bin. In addition to the city beach, Tsimlyansk has several other beaches. At the Chaika camp site, the condition of the coastal strip is also monitored. There are sunbeds and umbrellas for rent, a children's playground, and a beach volleyball field. A wilder beach can be found in the village of Sarkel. There are no sunbeds or changing rooms, but there are very picturesque landscapes and many times fewer people.

In Volgodonsk, the beaches are mainly located downstream of the Don, right behind the dam. A good beach for families with children is located in the area of ​​​​the village of Zhukovskaya near the Zhukovskoe Bay. The water there is very shallow, and the shore makes for excellent sand castles.

At the Tsimlyansk Reservoir, water blooms are observed every year during the warmest summer period. Blue-green algae is a serious problem in this body of water. When they die, they settle to the bottom and release toxins. Because of them, the quality of water samples deteriorates sharply, and beaches are often littered with dead fish. During the flowering period, swimming in it is not recommended. Local residents at this time prefer the Don itself downstream. The rest of the time, swimming in this water area is permitted.

Beach in Tsimlyansk, © Vladimir Petrov

Fishing

Experts consider the Tsimlyansk Reservoir to be the most fish-producing reservoir in Russia. More than 40 species of fish live here. However, uncontrolled fishing and periodic pestilence have significantly reduced the number of fish, so restrictions have been introduced: now fishing for pike perch and bersh is prohibited in this section of the Don all year round.

And yet, few people remain without fish here. In addition to pike-perch, they catch catfish, minnows, gobies, spiny fish, rudd, bream, burbot, pike and many others. Most often they are caught at the mouths of rivers flowing into reservoirs, old riverbeds and coastal backwaters.

Not only summer but also winter fishing is popular on the reservoir. In the spring, during the spawning period, fishing of any species of fish is prohibited.

There are recreation centers on the Tsimlyansk Reservoir that offer their services mainly to fishermen. For example, “Don-Soyuz” is located on a long sand spit, which allows you to get to the fishing spot in no time. Many fishing bases are also located on the spit of the bay near Volgodonsk.

© Alexxx Malev

Dam

The height of the Tsimlyanskaya hydroelectric power station dam is 45 m. It is of the earthen type and has a length of 12.75 km. To fill the dam of the Tsimlyansk reservoir, fine-grained sand from the Don floodplain was used. This is the first barrier structure of such length with a sand base. The material subsequently played a role in shallowing the reservoir. Water penetrates under the concrete slabs that cover the sandy base and erodes it. Experts say the dam, built nearly 70 years ago, is reaching the end of its lifespan. According to the project, water from the reservoir was to be released after fifty years of operation and a major overhaul of the dam was to be made.

Water level in the Tsimlyansk Reservoir. Today

The spillway dam with the hydroelectric power station building stretches for 612 m. It has 24 spillway spans, each of which is 16 m wide. A railway line runs along the dam.

Lock No. 14 of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir, © Alexxx Malev

Markings of water gauges

Weather

The Tsimlyansk Reservoir area historically had a continental climate with very hot summers and cold winters. However, the presence of such a mass of water made it significantly softer. This is especially felt in winter. Thaws are not uncommon in this area. The coldest month is January, when temperatures often drop to -10 °C.

Summer is not just hot, but very dry. You often have to look for shelter from the scorching sun. The hottest month is July. However, at the end of August, fine days are also a frequent occurrence. There is very little precipitation in the summer.

Weather at the Tsimlyansk Reservoir (in Volgodonsk)

The water temperature here is comfortable for swimming for about 110 days a year. The swimming season lasts from mid-May to approximately mid-September. In summer, the water warms up to almost +25 °C. In winter it cools down to +3 °C.

On the large surface of the reservoir, strong winds cause waves to rise. Storms occur not only in autumn, but even in May and June.

© Anton

History of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir

The Tsimlyansk Reservoir was created to provide sufficient depth for transit navigation along the Don. The second task was to replenish the irrigation canals feeding the lands along the Sal, Manych and other rivers with water.

Filling of the dam began in 1948 and was completed four years later. The territory of the modern reservoir was completely flooded in 1953.

As a result of the creation of the reservoir, more than 260 hectares of land were under water. 164 settlements remained at the bottom. Mostly villages were flooded, but part of the city of Kalach-on-Don also went under water. The ancient Khazar fortress Sarkel, a historical monument, was also lost.

Panorama of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir on Google Maps

Now the Tsimlyansk Reservoir is shallowing and in some places moves about a kilometer away from its original banks. As a result, some of the once flooded settlements are again above the water. Receding water often erodes former village graveyards, so human remains about a hundred years old are found on the shore.

Farms and villages that ended up at the bottom of the Tsimlyansk Sea

2015 marks 67 years since the start of construction of the Tsimlyansk hydroelectric complex and the Volga-Don shipping canal. One of the pages in the history of this construction was the mass resettlement of residents of farms and villages caught in the flood zone. Stories about the life of the settlers and some stories about this were repeatedly published in the local press and local history almanacs. In this article we will look at the general scheme of resettlement within the borders of the modern Rostov region and try to answer the questions “from where and where” the settlements that found themselves at the bottom of the steppe sea were moved.

More than 150 farms and villages in the Rostov and Stalingrad regions were resettled. They had to travel different distances from the advancing sea. In some cases, it was enough to move your house up the slope by several hundred meters, in other cases it was necessary to travel several tens of kilometers. The resettlement began already in 1948, with the relocation of villages near the construction site of the waterworks. The settlements lying upstream of the Don and Tsymla were resettled until 1950 inclusive, as the reservoir bed filled.

Plan for relocating settlements from the flood zone of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir .
For greater clarity, the borders of Volgodonsk, Tsimlyansk and the village of Krasnoyarsk are shown. Relocation directions are indicated by arrows. In order to better understand the scheme, several small farms from the flood zone are not shown on the diagram, and the directions of resettlement in the direction of the village of Romanovskaya are not marked. It should be taken into account that migrants from all the flooded villages moved to the regional center. For example, about a quarter of all households moved from Krasny Yar to Romanovskaya. New enlarged villages, in the overwhelming majority of cases retaining their old names, tried to be located on the shores of bays and natural refuges on the reservoir. The largest coastal villages, such as Solenovskaya, Krasny Yar, Kalininskaya, Ternovskaya, Zhukovskaya, were planned and built on the shores of the bays. In Kalininskaya and Zhukovskaya, piers and storm shelters were equipped for river fleet ships. Small farms that retained the status of separate settlements could be located at some distance from the water and on an unprotected coast.

Due to the lack of land, some villages were located in the depths of the steppe, and in the new place living conditions turned out to be much worse. The most striking example of this kind was the resettlement of the village of Kumshatskaya (more than 900 inhabitants). The village was located in the lower reaches of Kumshak, not far from its confluence with the Don, on the site of the Tsimlyansky ship-mechanical plant and the old city bus station. The village did not fall into the flood zone, but its territory was still allocated to the construction site of the right bank part of the dam. A new location for the village was chosen 13 kilometers from the old one in the remote steppe, on the banks of the Kumshak River, far from any roads. The “official” resettlement then failed - no more than half of the village residents moved to the new place, and the rest mostly moved to the Sivolobov farm (in 20 years it will join the Krasnoyarskaya village).

The article “Feather grass rustles from the Volga to the Don,” published in the local history magazine “Donskoy Vremennik,” provides details of the history of the “travel” of the village of Kumshatskaya: “A commission arrived with topographic maps. They indicate places for relocation of villages. The villagers were told that the place where Kumshatskaya is located will be flooded by the waters of the future sea. Next, the commission members showed on the map where they should move. The residents were indignant: after all, there was a waterless steppe there, and they refused to go. Then they were asked to write statements of refusal, but were warned that if the villagers preferred to settle in another place, then they would not be paid allowances; they should move at their own expense. The most desperate ones immediately began to dismantle their houses and look for a place on the other, higher bank of the Don in the village of Krasnoyarsk. Gradually, the entire village moved to two farms: Sivolobov and Romanov, which were so close to Krasnoyarsk that they soon became part of it.”

Formally, the place of Kumshatskaya was taken by the village of Tsymlyanskaya, which in the same year acquired its modern name Tsimlyanskaya. Under certain conditions, Tsimlyanskaya could not be moved to a new place at all. About 60% of the built-up area of ​​the village and the hamlets that merged with it (Chekalov and Potainovsky) were flooded. The marina area and the historical center of the village with the cathedral went under water. But the winery area, mills, cemetery and upper streets remained untouched by water. For comparison, the city of Kalach-on-Don in the Volgograd region lost a little less of its territory. The final decision to move the village to a new location is usually associated with the need to create a new regional center with an emerging settlement of hydroelectric power station workers. “Old” Tsimlyanskaya found itself without a railway and a convenient pier on the Don (due to the steepness of the bank of the filled reservoir).

Therefore, the remaining unflooded part of Tsimlyanskaya was renamed the village of Khoroshevskaya (the village itself was located at the mouth of the modern Ternovsky Bay). In the new Khoroshevskaya he continued to work, until he was transferred to Tsimlyansk many years later, as a winery (predecessor of the Tsimlyansk sparkling wine factory).

Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR “On the transfer of the regional center of the Tsimlyansky district of the Rostov region.”
Source - website sarkel.ru

In general, all settlements on the right, elevated bank of the Don from the modern village of Khoroshevskaya to the city of Tsimlyansk only partially went under water. In the village of Krutoy, which even before the Great Patriotic War was considered a large settlement (597 people according to the All-Union Census), several streets were flooded, but the rest of the settlement remained intact. Sarkel, founded in 1932 as a village attached to the Novy and Krasny Oktyabr wine-growing collective farms, has not changed its location either. The village received its modern name in 1987, in the wake of interest in the Khazar theme, named after the medieval fortress of the same name.

Another example of an unsuccessfully selected site for resettlement was the story of the village of Baklanovskaya. At the old location, the village was located on the coastal strip of the future reservoir. When cutting the plot for the village residents, they allocated a place remote from both the nearest roads and the reservoir. Residents of neighboring villages began to ironically call the new habitat of the Baklanites “Khurda throne.” The Aldabulsky farm, located next to Baklanovskaya, on the contrary, was able to “knock out” a place for itself on the coast of the reservoir.

In some cases, several hamlets in a new location were united into a previously non-existent settlement. On the shore of the bay of the reservoir, the village of Kalininskaya arose, named after the small farm of the same name located nearby. Residents of four farms located on the bank of the right tributary of the Don Tsymli (Tsimly in modern spelling) moved to the new village. In the largest of them, Chelbino, the population by the end of the 20s exceeded 1000 people.

The village of Lagutniki arose in a similar way. At the end of the 20s, a small village arose in its place for workers of the Romanov Machine and Tractor Station (MTS). A dozen houses are located along Lenin Street. The location of the village at a highway junction entailed active semi-official resettlement of residents of small farms from the right bank of the Don. Those who were unable to get a plot in the regional center moved to the MTS village. The backbone of the first settlers of Lagutniki were residents of the village of the same name, on the site of which 15 pits were dug and gateway No. 15 was built (now this is the territory of Volgodonsk, the villages of Boguchary (550 people) and Log (495 people). The growing village became the estate of the Dobrovolsky state farm, and in the 80s years was renamed Lagutniki, in honor of one of the disappeared farms.

In general, during the resettlement, the names and direct continuity for large villages and farmsteads with a population of more than 500 people were preserved. Probably the only exception to this rule was the history of the village of Nizhne-Kurmoyarskaya. This village became the only settlement in the Rostov region moved from the right bank of the Don to the left bank. The Don floodplain in place adjoined the barren Tsimlyansk sands. When the reservoir was filled, the flooded meadows in the vicinity of the village went under water, and the nearest free arable land was already within the borders of the Stalingrad (Volgograd) region. As a result, the settlement was abolished, most of the residents and the school were transferred to the Ryabichev farm, and the building of the village school was also moved there. A minority of residents moved to the Loznoy village on the left bank of the Don (Ryabichev is located in the Volgodonsk region, and Loznoy is in Tsimlyanskoye).

Sometimes the place for relocation was chosen on the site of an already existing farm, which had previously been founded by people from the evicted village. So, near the future Volgodonsk, the village (or in another version, the farm) Krasny Yar appeared. When choosing the final place for relocation, Krasnoyarsk residents settled on the Dobrovolsky farmstead, founded in the 20s. Other resettlement options, such as the Yasyrev farm in the Romanovsky district, were rejected. The move to the village of Markinskaya took place in a similar way. Initially, the village was located on the right bank of the Tsymla, next to the Cheblin farm. When planning the territory, it was discovered that the enlarged collective farm that was being created in the new village of Kalininskaya would require much more land, and as a result, the Smetanovsky farm was chosen as the new location for the village.

In preparing the material, fragments from the books “Essays on the History of the Dubovsky District” by Valery Dronov, “Volgodonsk District: History and Modernity” by Viktor Melnikov and Svetlana Shendoruk, the website of Anatoly Chalykh sarkel.ru and the official website of the administration of the Tsimlyansky District were used.
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How to get there

It’s easy to get to the Tsimlyansk Reservoir by car. The large cities of Volgodonsk and Tsimlyansk are located on the shore. You can get to the eastern shore from highway 60K-2 (Volgograd - Kotelnikovo). The western one can be reached from the E40 highway through Morozovsk or Tormosin. Good compacted roads lead to the shore of the reservoir on all sides.

There is a railway station in Volgodonsk. Trains traveling from St. Petersburg (via Moscow) and Saratov to Adler stop there.

Buses from Novorossiysk, Rostov-on-Don, Nalchik and other cities arrive at the Volgodonsk bus station.

Beaches of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir on video