In Tatarstan, they decided to "restore" part of the ancient city of Oshel, burned by Prince Svyatoslav, and welcome 100 tourists there annually.
The place is beautiful - a high bank The Volga, at the confluence with KamaBy "restoration" we mean the construction of an adventure park, a festival site, a campsite, the "Cheese and Fish" restaurant, and a bathhouse complex. This will cost 1,2 billionThe project is ready. It's being developed by a local cheese factory, which is in talks with Moscow investors.
Oshel existed during the time Volga Bulgaria, but was captured and burned around 1220 during Prince Svyatoslav's military campaign, failing to recover. Its exact location is unknown. The presumed archaeological remains of the city are called Bogdashkinskoye Settlement—a cultural heritage site of federal significance.
The settlement is located in the Tetyushsky District of the republic, while the ancient city is planned to be "restored" in the neighboring Kamsko-Ustyinsky District. They plan to use tourism to revive Kamskoye Ustye. last place in the republican investment rating.
On social media, Tatarstan residents reacted to the news without much enthusiasm.
"Of course, every ancient Bulgar town had baths, restaurants, and campsites," "They've invented another tourist attraction," "It's a good idea to restore antiquity whenever possible. The only question is whether there's anything worth restoring. However, even building a fairytale town would be a good thing for tourism," — comment the residents of the republic.