The Central Market (Tyumen)
| Центральный рынок | |
| Address | Herzen Street 95 |
|---|---|
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | on Herzen Street and in the courtyard |
| Website | Official website |
The Central Market (Russian: Центральный рынок) is a market in Tyumen (Russia), located on the edge of Unity and Concord Square.
Location
The market is situated on the southern side of Unity and Concord Square on Lenin Street. It borders the mentioned square to the north, the shopping center The Central to the west, Herzen Street to the south, and the shopping center TsUM to the east.
History
At the beginning of the 20th century, this area was the city outskirts, located between Moskovskij Trakt (Moscow Highway) and a branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which ran along the present Maurice Thorez Street. In the 1920s, Lenin Street was extended to the railway, separating the area from Nemtsov Square. Gradually, wooden houses appeared there. In the early 1960s, these houses were removed to create a new, yet unnamed, square.
The market was designed by Tyumen architect Valery Ginkul, who chose a specific roof shape to resemble Eastern tents. It opened in 1988.
After total privatization in the 1990s, it remained the only municipal market in the city.[1] However, it was actually controlled by a group of Azeri merchants from one village in Azerbaijan. Internal conflicts among the Azeri diaspora led to several confrontations, including the assassination of Galandar Akhmedov, the market's deputy director, in his stairwell on 20.[2] In 1998, city authorities planned to privatize or relocate it to the city outskirts, prompting strong protests from merchants.[3] Similar discussions occurred in 2017[4] and in 2021.[5]
The market is often criticized for rule violations, including sanitary regulations.[6] In January 2011, Russia's Chief Sanitary Doctor Gennady Onishchenko made an unannounced visit to the market and observed several sanitary issues. Experts also noted that the building itself was in poor condition, potentially hazardous, with its basements unrepaired since its opening in 1981. Local authorities temporarily closed the market and promised to address all issues.[7] It reopened a few days later.[8]
Description
The market has two floors. The first floor sells fruits, vegetables, spices, and various food stores. On the second floor, there is a café, stores selling household chemicals, flowers, etc. There are two entrances — from the square and from Herzen Street. Year-round, there is outdoor vending in tents at its edge.
The market operates daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.[9]
Plans
In 2015, Tyumen architect Alexei Ivanov prepared a design for the market’s reconstruction, but it has yet to be implemented.[10]
References
- ^ "Central Market of Tyumen – the only municipal market in the city". Regnum. Archived from the original on 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "The instigator of the murder of the deputy director of the Tyumen Central Market sentenced". Delovaya Pressa. Archived from the original on 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ Olga Izhenyakova. "The Central Market warms up". Tyumen Courier. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Anastasia Mechkova. "Tyumen City Council proposed to privatize the "Central Market"". Pravda Urfo. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Anastasia Mechkova. "IS THE CENTRAL MARKET GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED IN TYUMEN?". Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Valery Dorofeev. "Tyumen officials decided to privatize the Central Market. City council members are wary". Ura.ru. Archived from the original on 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "Tyumen Central Market closed following remarks from Onishchenko". Interfax. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ ""Central" and others... What fate awaits the Tyumen markets?". Tyumen Pravda. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Central Market: official website
- ^ Alexei Ivanov. "Concept for the reconstruction of the market on Unity and Concord Square in Tyumen". Retrieved 2019-07-24.