Панорамы Мурманска : фотоальбом : к 95-летию города-героя Мурманска / [авт. текста Мария Кириллова, Елена Михеева ; вступ. ст. А. А. Киселева ; фот. и дизайн Михаила Славина]. - Мурманск : M-ARTS, 2011. - 179 с. : цв. ил., фот.

Dear Murmansk residents and guests o f ou r c i t y ! In y o u r h a n d s is a u n iq u e an d qu ite o rig in a l p u b lic ize d p h o to a lbum o f "Th e P ano ram a o f Murm ansk". T h e w id e v a rie ty o f co lo rfu l p ictu res o f th e la rg e st c ity a b o v e th e A rc tic C ircle g iv e s u s a fa r m o re com p le te and com p re h e n s iv e p re sen ta tion o f the natu re, la n d sc a p e an d in frastru ctu re in th e Ko la R e g io n 's H e ro -C ity th an e ve r before. D u e to c h a n g in g p o sitio n s o f th e pho to -a rtist, w e se e it from a d iffe ren t p e rsp e c tive , in a v a rie ty o f co lo rs, w ith u nu su a l p o in ts o f th e city's su rro u n d in g s. C o n s ta n tly w e are am a z e d a t how th e au tho r o f th is a lb um c h o se th e p o in ts o f h is survey, to b rin g e v e ry v iew into a n ew ligh t. It is su rp risin g h ow w e a lso have se e n th e s e m om en ts be fo re y e t have n o t n o ticed or fo cu se d u p o n them . T h e v iew o f M u rm an sk from th e B ay is e sp e c ia lly beau tifu l; it in vo lu n ta rily b ring s th e w o rd s o f a re siden tial p o e t to m ind : "Until y o u 'v e seen M u rm an sk from th e sea, y o u d o n o t k n o w how b eau tifu l it is." A s y o u e n jo y th e e v e n in g , w ith its g o ld e n ligh ts, a n d the d ay tim e p h o to s o cca sio n a lly p h ilo so p h ic a l th o u g h ts w ill c om e to m ind : "P e rhap s b e a u ty tru ly d o e s save th e w o rld " ...M u rm a n s k is stre tched o u t fo r 2 0 km a lo n g th e Ko la Bay, o c c u p y in g th e te rrito ry o f its th ird te rra ce, from Ko la in th e sou th to th e s lo p e s o f th e so u th -w e st rive r o f Rosta. On th e o p p o site co a st the su b u rb a n v illa g e s o f D ro v y a n o e , Tri R u ch ya , A b ram -M y s a n d M in k ino are located. Port co n stru c tio n s an d railroad in frastru ctu re s o c c u p y the coastal te rra ces. O n th e se co n d a n d h ig h e r te rrace th e o ld e r central p a rts o f th e tow n is lo ca ted . On th e th ird te rra ce an d th e n e ig h b o rin g p lateau are th e stree ts an d co n stru ctio n s o f the se co n d h a lf 20 th century. Likew ise in th e m e rid ia n a sso c ia tio n (first, se co n d a n d th ird terraces) th e c ity is d iv id e d into seve ra l p a rts o f a parallel: sou the rn (Bo lshoe N a g o rn o e now know n as th e P e rvom a isk y district), central (in c lu d in g the B o ln ic h n y g o r o d o k an d th e eastern streets) a n d the no rthe rn p a rts (Rosta). T h is g iv e s M u rm an sk a u n iq u e co lo r an d em p h a s iz e s the d iffe ren t p e rio d s o f its d eve lo pm en t: p o s tw a r (1916-1941), th e first (1945-1960), th e se co n d (the 60 s-80 s) an d the resen t years. Upon th e b o rd e rs o f the city, like g u a rd tow ers, stand rad io fa c ility m asts on G o re lay a Hill, a te le vision a n te nn a o n V a rn ichnaya S lo p e an d a n o th e r rad io m a st on th e V e rkh n e -R o stin sk a ya road. In th e fo llo w in g d e c a d e s a n o th e r tw o d e fin in g p o in ts o f the c ity 's d im e n sio n s a p p e a red - th e m o n um e n t to th e D e fe nd e rs o f the Po lar R e g io n ("A lyosha") on th e Z e lio n y M ys hill an d the hotel "O gn i M u rm an ska" b e h in d th e o rb ita l road. W h e the r it's summ er, w in te r or an y o th e r tim e o f th e year, far to o o ften w e d o n 't no tice th e b e a u ty th a t su rro u n d s us. In the tu rm o il an d c om m o tio n o f our live s w e la ck th e tim e to sto p a n d a tten tive ly lo o k around. Now w h e n y o u o p e n th is b eau tifu l a lb um o f M urm an sk's pano ram a y o u w ill tu rn aw ay from th e o rd in a ry v ie w a n d se e the Po lar R e g io n th r o u g h th e eyes o f th e p h o to g ra p h 's author. H ow b eau tifu l is t h e Ko la No rth ! W h a t a d isp la y o f un ca tch a b le co lo rs a re g iv e n to us in th e heavens! A t tim e s it's hard to b e lie v e th a t su c h w o n d e rs co u ld be, y e t it w a s seen by the artist an d reco rded w ith h is p ho to -cam e ra . For b rin g in g th is b e a u ty to us, I e xp re s s m y g ra titud e to the artist. T h a n k y o u v e r y much! Honored citizen o f the Hero-C ity M urmansk A. A. Kiselev 5