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    Last Friday I went on a trip to Voronez. It is a big city (nearly 1,000,000 of population) in the centre of Russia.I would like to share my impressions. Actually, the aim of the trip was to visit the oceanarium. It is the third largest oceanarium in Russia. It was really great! I saw a live shark so close, first time in my life!The shark wasn't very big, about two meters and a half. Then my attention was caught by this wonderful fish.But best of all I liked corals section. I felt I could watch them for hours. Indeed, Mother Nature is so inventive and so beautiful.There were not only fishes but a section with animals, too. The surroundings for the animals are made so realistic, you forget that it is all glass and plastic. Here you can see the place where an otter lives.Only the water is real there.

The city of Voronez is famous for being the "cradle of the Russian fleet". It is here that the Russian tzar Peter the Great ordered the first Russian ships to be built. To commemorate it, a life-size model of a sailing ship was set at the embankment.

 Like many Russian cities, Voronez has an open air exhibition of military machines. There were the legendary "Katyushas" of World War II.There is a small monument in Voronez which is very popular though. It is the monument to a dog, "Bely Bim Chornoye Ukho". More than forty years ago the touching story of the dog's adventures was told by Gavriil Troepolsky and became well-known through the country. Now people , especially kids, believe that if they scratch Bim's neck, their wishes will come true...