Steel highways of the Russian Empire: the historical heritage of the railway in Kaluga

the development of transport infrastructure and communication routes leaves its mark not only in the economic and social development of the region, but also in the facilities that were built for the maintenance of a particular road. The railway boom and the active development of the railway network in the late XIX – early XX century left behind an extensive legacy in the form of buildings and structures built at the expense or to meet the needs of the railway. The appearance of the cities of the Russian Empire has changed in a unique way. The authors of the article aim to identify the objects of the historical heritage of the Ryazhsko – Vyazemskaya, Syzrano – Vyazemskaya and Moscow – Kiev – Voronezh railways on the territory of Kaluga to reveal their influence on the formation of the appearance of a modern city. Research objectives: 1. To identify the objects of the historical heritage of the railway in the territory of Kaluga. 2. Determine the condition of these objects, identify changes in their functional application and appearance. 3. Make an excursion route for a possible inspection of the identified objects. In this article, the authors use a fairly wide range of sources and literature for analysis, which reveal the influence of the railway on the appearance of the provincial center in the late XIX – early XX century and at the present time.

железнодорожный транспорт, историко-культурное наследие, транспортная инфраструктура, железнодорожный бум, Калужская губерния, Калуга