My native city is Taganrog. .It is situated in the south of Russia on the Azov sea.I have been living here for 16 years and have a lot of recollections connected with this city. The history of Taganrog dates back to the 17th century. Taganrog was founded by Peter the Great in 1698 and I know that the tsar was going to make it a capital, but changed his mind.

My favourite place is Gorky Park. There you can escape from the noise of the city streets and enjoy the freshness of air under the canopy of park trees. Gorky Park, is very popular with children. There they can hire roller-skates or ride a horse, or take photos with a monkey. There are a lot of other differ­ent attractions: swing boats, merry-go rounds, dodgems, up-and-down roundabouts, a big wheel and others. Multicoloured balloons arid ice-creams are sold everywhere… Adults mean­while can rest in one of the cosy cafes.

Now it’s quite and small town, with a population of about 270 000 people.