Tolyatti

Stavropol was founded as a fortress in 1737 by the Russian statesman Vasily Tatishchev.{{Cite web|url=https://tgl.ru/history|title = История / О Тольятти / Администрация городского округа Тольятти}} It was often informally referred to as Stavropol-on-Volga to distinguish it from Stavropol, a larger city in southwest Russia, although Stavropol-on-Volga was never its official name.{{Cite web |url=http://www.edu-sok.ru/upload/Prokofeva%20E_U.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=December 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210221330/http://www.edu-sok.ru/upload/Prokofeva%20E_U.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.pravoslavie.ru/arhiv/040423150950.htm|title=Русская семья со шведской фамилией / Православие.Ru|website=www.pravoslavie.ru}}

The construction of the Kuybyshev Dam and Hydroelectric Station on the Volga River in the 1950s created the Kuybyshev Reservoir, which flooded the existing location of the city, and it was completely rebuilt on a new site.

In 1964, the city was chosen as the location of the new VAZ automobile plant: a joint venture between Fiat and the Soviet government. It was then renamed Tolyatti after Palmiro Togliatti, the longest-serving secretary of the Italian Communist Party, who had been instrumental in setting up the venture with Fiat. Much of the modern city was constructed in the 1960s to house the workers of the factory, and today{{when|date=January 2025}} AvtoVAZ dominates the economy of the city.[https://ria.ru/20230210/lada-1851298218.html "АвтоВАЗ" запустил предсерийное производство Lada Vesta NG]

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tolyatti serves as the administrative center of Stavropolsky District,{{OKATO reference|36 240}} even though it is not a part of it.{{OKATO reference|36 440}} As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Tolyatti—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Charter of Samara Oblast'' As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Tolyatti is incorporated as Tolyatti Urban Okrug.Law #189-GD

For the administrative purposes, the city is divided into three districts:

• Avtozavodsky ({{lang|ru|Автозаво́дский}}), also called Novy Gorod (literally New City), is the most modern; it was designed to host the workers of the city's AvtoVAZ factory, home of the Lada car;
• Tsentralny ({{lang|ru|Центра́льный}}), also called Stary Gorod (lit. Old City), home of the city government and industrial center;
• Komsomolsky ({{lang|ru|Комсомо́льский}}), the oldest district, built to house Hydroelectrical Plant builders.

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The city's main claim to fame has been automobiles Lada (Zhiguli) manufactured by AvtoVAZ car plant employing some 110,000 people: in cooperation with Italy's Fiat since 1970, with General Motors since 2001{{Cite web|url=http://www.lada-owners-club.co.uk/|title=Home|website=www.lada-owners-club.co.uk}} and with the Renault-Nissan Alliance since 2012, and once again becoming an independent, state-owned enterprise in 2022.

Other industries have moved into Tolyatti because it is close to abundant supplies of electricity and water. Petrochemicals are well represented in the city. Among the significant enterprises based there are "TogliattiAzot" (Russia's biggest ammonia manufacturer headed{{when|date=February 2015}} by Sergei Makhlai) and "KuibyshevAzot" (a nitrogen fertilizer manufacturer and Russia's biggest caprolactam and polyamide producer). Other industries include building materials production, ship repair and electrical equipment and electronics.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}

In 2011 the Tolyatti Special Economic Zone was launched in order to develop the region further and diversify the economy of the city. Several auto-component producers (German Mubea and Japanese Sanoh among them) have since been registered, as well as large industrial manufacturers (Praxair and Edscha). By November 2012 the value of project investment totalled 10 billion Rubles and around 3000 jobs were being created.{{Cite web|url=https://oeztlt.ru/en/|title=Особая экономическая зона "Тольятти"|website=oeztlt.ru}}

The transport system is well developed in the city. Public transport includes municipal buses and trolley-buses, and so-called "alternative" (commercial) transport or marshrutkas.

External transport routes are provided by two bus stations, two railway stations and a city harbour. Tolyatti has its airport as well, but it is used by personal aircraft only (the nearest international airport, Kurumoch, is located 40 km away, towards Samara). The city is linked to the federal road network by the M5 "Ural" highway.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}

Trolleybus in Togliatti.jpg |A ZIU-9 Trolleybus

Autobustlt.jpg |MAZ-103 bus

River port, Togliatti, Russia.JPG|River port on the Volga

Railway_station_Togliatti-4940.JPG|Tolyatti Railway station

The creation of the Kuybyshev Reservoir in the 1950s destroyed much of the city's history, so almost all the city's cultural points of interest date from the Soviet period, but the city administration has continued to build new monuments and cathedrals. A recent notable event was the 1998 opening of the large Tatishchev Monument near the Volga. The Transfiguration Cathedral was completed in 2002.

Education is represented by over one hundred public and ten private schools, as well as several higher education institutions. Most notable ones include:

• Togliatti State University ({{lang|ru|Тольяттинский государственный университет, ТГУ}})
• [https://www.tolgas.ru/vrsus/university/ Volga Region State University of Service] ({{lang|ru|Поволжский государственный университет сервиса, ПВГУС}})
• Tatishchev University of Volga ({{lang|ru|Волжский университет имени В. Н. Татищева, ВУиТ}})
• Togliatti Academy of Management ({{lang|ru|Тольяттинская академия управления, ТАУ}})

File:School 13 after reconstruction, Togliatti, Russia.JPG

• AvtoVAZ Technical Museum
• Tolyatti museum of local lore

In the eyes of the Soviet leaders, Tolyatti was a perfect Soviet city (since most population migrated here during the construction of AvtoVAZ factories) – many sports facilities appeared so that the "perfect Soviet person" could be healthy. The city has high-quality sports facilities: gymnasiums, swimming pools, ice arenas, association football and racing stadiums — as a result, many athletes, including Olympic Champion Alexei Nemov, Stanley Cup winners Alexei Kovalev and Ilya Bryzgalov had moved to Tolyatti. Former Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin, and former Washington Capitals winger Viktor Kozlov and defenseman Alexei Tezikov were born there. Daria Kasatkina, a professional tennis player, was born there.{{cite web| url = https://www.wtatennis.com/players/322082/daria-kasatkina| title = Daria Kasatkina {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official}}

Tolyatti is represented in almost every kind of team sports. Tolyatti's Lada-sponsored Ice Hockey Club broke the Moscow teams' domination of the game. The Lada women's football team has won the Russian championship several times — and the Lada women's handball team, who are the Russian and European Champions, is the core for Russian national women's handball. Men's football (FC Lada Togliatti), basketball and handball teams also take part in national championships. As for the traditional national sport of Russia, bandy, there is a team founded in 2013, TOAZ,{{Cite web|url=http://www.rusbandy.ru/club/576/|title=Информация о команде "ТОАЗ" Самарская область - Реестр - Федерация хоккея с мячом России|website=rusbandy.ru}} which however only takes part in a recreational league.

Mega-Lada Togliatti who race at the Anatoly Stepanov Stadium are a record 17-times champions of Russia.{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/dmrosji.php |title=Russian Team Championship |website=Speedway History |access-date=8 April 2024}}

Olimp, sport palace, Togliatti, Russia.JPG|Olimp Sport Palace

Lada_Arena.jpg|Lada Arena, home to HC Lada Togliatti

Torpedo - TLT.jpg|Torpedo Stadium, home to FC Lada Togliatti

Mega-Lada's_riders_first_on_track.JPG|Anatoly Stepanov Stadium, home to Mega-Lada

Volgar_Sport_Palace,_Togliatti,_Russia.JPG|Volgar Sports Palace, former home to HC Lada Togliatti

{{see also|List of monuments of Tolyatti}}

Tolyatti has many parks, and many of these contain monuments of cultural, historical, and aesthetic interest. Examples include Victory Park with its Victory Monument and other monuments, Liberty Square with its Obelisk of Glory and other monuments, Central Park with its Mourning Angel (a memorial to victims of Soviet repression), large statue of Lenin, and other monuments, and other parks.

And there are other monuments outside the parks. The City Duma has been energetic in creating or designating historical and cultural monuments, ranging from the colossal equestrian Tatishchev Monument to the tumbledown Repin House and a monument to a faithful dog, and many other types.

There are a number of local newspapers published in Tolyatti: Ploshchad Svobody, Tolyattinskoye Obozreniye (Tolyatti Observer), business newspaper "Monday" ("Ponedelnik"), Volny Gorod, Gorodskiye Vedomosti, and a few others. In the end of the 1990s, Tolyattinskoye Obozreniye published a series of articles on a local crime group. The stories drew attention to the group's connections with the local police.[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/16/world/togliatti-journal-gathering-news-in-this-new-russia-can-be-fatal.html?pagewanted=print Togliatti Journal; Gathering News in This New Russia Can Be Fatal], Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times, 16 May 2002.[https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/russia/handbook2.html How the Togliatti Observer Was Born] Excerpt from "That's How It Happened", Togliatti Observer, 11 April 2002. Subsequently, Togliatti Review saw two of its editors (Valery Ivanov and Alexei Sidorov) killed in 2002–2003.[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/11/world/world-briefing-europe-russia-newspaper-editor-killed.html?pagewanted=print Newspaper Editor Killed], Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 11 October 2003.[http://cpj.org/2004/10/court-acquits-suspect-in-togliatti-editors-murder.php Court acquits suspect in Togliatti editor's murder] Ann Cooper, Committee to Protect Journalists, 12 October 2004.[http://cpj.org/reports/2009/09/anatomy-injustice-8-togliatti-murders-they-cant-kill-us-all.php The Togliatti Murders: 'They Can't Kill Us All'] Committee to Protect Journalists, 15 September 2009.[https://archive.today/20120721105709/http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=13208&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html UNESCO Condemns Assassination of Russian Journalist Alexei Sidorov] UNESCO Press Release 2003-80.

The only local-born FM-band radio station is {{ill|Radio August|ru|Август (радиостанция)}} at 70.64 and 102.3 MHz.

Tolyatti is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious city. Most religious people in the city are of the Orthodox Christian faith. Muslims are the second largest group of believers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tltnews.ru/art/fullnews.php?id=5448|title = Информационный сервер Тольятти-Новости}} Also in the city are organizations of almost all major religions: Old Believers, Catholics, Jews, Protestants, Buddhists and others.

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During the morning rush hour of 31 October 2007, a bomb exploded on a passenger bus in the city, killing at least eight people and injuring about 50 in what Irina Doroshenko, a spokeswoman for the investigative wing of the local prosecutor's office, said could be a terrorist attack.[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/world/europe/01russia.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin Bomb on Russian Bus Kills at Least 8], Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 1 November 2007. At the beginning of the investigation, it was believed to be the work of terrorists from the North Caucasus.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} Early reports indicated possible involvement of Chechen terrorist Doku Umarov.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} However, the officials later named a 21-year-old Evgeny Vakhrushev, who also died in the blast, as the only person to be responsible for the tragedy.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

The city also has a reputation for gang violence.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7070572.stm Eight killed in Russia bus blast] BBC, 31 October 2007.[http://tltgorod.ru/crime/ Криминальная история Тольятти] Crime history of Tolyatti.

The city has witnessed a mafia killing spree: there have been 550 commissioned killings in Tolyatti over 1998–2004, five of those murdered were journalists.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3860299.stm Russian journalism comes under fire] Paul Jenkins, BBC, 2 July 2004.

Three chief architects of Tolyatti were victims of violent crimes: Valery Lopatin was shot to death on July 7, 2004, Mikhail Syardin and Aleksander Kiryakov were also injured in violent attacks.[http://www.tlt.ru/articles.php?n=1897439 В Тольятти новый главный архитектор] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420215611/http://tlt.ru/articles.php?n=1897439 |date=April 20, 2012 }} Tolyatti has a new chief architect, TLT.ru, April 10, 2009. {{in lang|ru}}

A former city mayor (1994–2000), {{ill|Sergey Zhilkin|ru|Жилкин, Сергей Фёдорович}}, was murdered on November 15, 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tltsu.ru/news_e.html?yr=08&month=11&s=0 |title=Togliatti State University: We are mouring. |access-date=August 27, 2010 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310231058/http://www.tltsu.ru/news_e.html?yr=08&month=11&s=0 |url-status=dead }}

On December 13, 2008, Anatoly Stepanov, a vice-speaker of Duma of Samara Oblast, a former head of administration of Tsentralny City District of Tolyatti in 1991-1997 and Tolyatti mayor candidate in 2004, was attacked on a street and left with serious head injuries. He died in hospital on February 24, 2009.[http://tltgorod.ru/reporter/?theme=134&page=1&reporter=2582 Загадки убийства Степанова] Mysteries in assassination of Stepanov, TLTgorod.ru. {{in lang|ru}}

The city's mayor in 2000–2007, {{ill|Nikolay Utkin|ru|Уткин, Николай Дмитриевич}}, was sentenced to seven years in prison on corruption charges.[http://www.kommersant.com/p796106/r_500/Togliatti_Mayor_Corruption/ Togliatti Mayor Suspected of Extorting 4-Storey House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916231803/http://www.kommersant.com/p796106/r_500/Togliatti_Mayor_Corruption/ |date=September 16, 2010 }} Pavel Sedakov, Kommersant, 17 August 2007.[http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=100&story_id=30888 Mayoral Elections Criticized After Arrest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314064719/http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=100&story_id=30888 |date=March 14, 2012 }} Natalya Krainova, The St. Petersburg Times, 2 March 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/852123?stamp=637554074318795052|title = Экс-мэр Тольятти Николай Уткин осужден на семь лет|date = February 12, 2008}}

Mayor Antashev Sergey Alexandrovich was born on December 16, 1959, in the city of Saransk, Mordovia. In 1994 he moved to Tolyatti, was accepted to the post of director of the heating network enterprise of TEVIS. In 2000 he graduated from the International Market Institute with a degree in management. From 2000 to April 9, 2012 - Marketing Director - Energy Sales Director of TEVIS. Deputy of the Duma of the city district of Togliatti IV (from 2005 to 2009) and V (from 2008 to 2012) convocations. From April 2012 to February 2015, he served as deputy mayor of the city of Tolyatti on urban economy. On April 12, 2017, the Tolyatti City Council appointed Sergey Antashev as the mayor of the city.{{Cite web|url=https://tgl.ru/structure/department/meriaglavn/|title=Общая информация / Администрация городского округа Тольятти / Структура администрации / Власть / Администрация городского округа Тольятти|website=tgl.ru}}

On March 4, 2021, Igor Ladyka was appointed acting mayor of the Togliatti city district, in connection with the resignation of Sergei Antashev.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-04 |title=Igor Ladyka appointed Acting Head of the city of Togliatti |url=https://tgl.ru/news-en/426-igor-ladyka-appointed-acting-head-of-the-city-of-togliatti/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=tgl.ru}}

On April 30, 2021, Nikolai Rentz took office as head of the Togliatti city district.[https://citytraffic.ru/2021/04/30/дмитрий-азаров-уверен-что-у-николая-ре/ Дмитрий Азаров уверен, что у Николая Ренца получится конструктивный диалог с тольяттинцами] City Traffic (in Russian). April 30, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2023{{Cite web|url=https://progorodsamara.ru/news/view/236878|title=Новый мэр Тольятти приступает к работе|date=April 30, 2021 }} The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Governor of the Samara Region Dmitry Azarov.{{Cite web|url=https://yandex.ru/news/story/Nikolaj_Renc_oficialno_stal_glavoj_Tolyatti--24b18930352d345afc1747dc15ece91e?from=newswizard&lang=ru&persistent_id=141332365&rubric=politics&stid=2frZ2pQB59BK5IfnfODB&wan=1&wizard=story|title = Николай Ренц вступил в должность главы Тольятти|date = April 30, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.samara.kp.ru/online/news/4278676/|title=Губернатор поздравил Николая Ренца со вступлением в должность мэра Тольятти|date=April 30, 2021}}

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia}}

Tolyatti is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Города побратимы|url=https://tgl.ru/sworn-brothers/|website=tgl.ru|publisher=Tolyatti|language=ru|access-date=2020-02-04}}

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• {{flagicon|HUN}} Nagykanizsa, Hungary
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{{See also|:Category:People from Tolyatti}}

• Bo Andersson, (born 1955), CEO of AvtoVAZ
• Varvara Bakhmeteva (1815–1851), Mikhail Lermontov's love interest and muse
• Vasily Banykin (1888–1918), chairman of the executive committee of the city after the October Revolution
• Ilya Bryzgalov (1980) Former NHL goalie who won the Stanley cup in 2007
• Artyom Dubinin (born 1989), professional ice hockey player{{KHL profile|15514}}
• Alexei Emelin (born 1986), professional ice hockey player
• Denis Gurianov (born 1997), professional ice hockey player
• Daria Kasatkina (born 1997), professional tennis player
• Alexei Kovalev (born 1973), professional ice hockey player
• Viktor Kozlov (born 1975), professional ice hockey player
• Valentina Stupina, (1920–1943), pilot
• Vasily Tatishchev (1686–1750), founder of the city
• Alexei Nemov (born 1976), Olympic champion in Artistic gymnastics
• Diana Shnaider (born 2004), professional tennis player

Avtozavodskiy rayon, Tolyatti, Samarskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (190).jpg|Avtozavodsky district of Tolyatti

Christian orthodox Transfiguration church domes seen acroos the urban landscape of Tolyatti, Samara oblast, Russia, Eurasia. 1 September, 2016.jpg|The Transfiguration Cathedral can be seen from many quarters of the Avtozavodsky district.

Volga River. Tolyatti P8160316 2200.jpg|Volga, Tolyatti

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Nikonova street 8 - 3016.JPG|Historical house on Nikonova street

• Monastery of the Theotokos of Iveron

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• [http://portal.tgl.ru/ Official website of Tolyatti] {{in lang|ru}}
• [http://map.avtograd.ru/ Interactive map of Tolyatti] {{in lang|ru}}
• [http://www.tltsu.ru/index_e.html Togliatti State University]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20041230234405/http://www.taom.ru/pime/taom.htm Togliatti Academy of Management]
• [http://www.tolgas.ru/vrsus Volga Region State University of Service]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100606073415/http://www.vuit.ru/en/ Volzhsky University after V.N. Tatischev]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100330093154/http://ps.avtograd.ru/ Ploshad Svobody] {{in lang|ru}}
• [http://www.tltoboz.ru/ Togliatti Review] {{in lang|ru}}
• [http://www.vgorod-tlt.ru/ Volny Gorod] {{in lang|ru}}
• [http://www.vdmst.ru/ Gorodskiye Vedomosti] {{in lang|ru}}
• [http://www.august.ru/ Radio August] {{in lang|ru}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070526043600/http://www.gorod63.ru/ Виртуальный Тольятти] {{in lang|ru}}
• [http://www.tltnews.net Information server TLTnews.net]
• [http://www.tltnews.ru Главная страница] {{in lang|ru}}
• [http://www.tlt.ru/ TLT.ru - Новости Тольятти | Городской информационный портал] {{in lang|ru}}
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