High mountain village. Vysokogorny (Khabarovsk Territory)

High mountain- an urban-type settlement in the Vaninsky district of the Khabarovsk Territory of Russia. Administrative center Vysokogorny urban settlement.

Located 140 kilometers northwest of district center Vanino, on the banks of the Muli River. Railway station on the line Komsomolsk-on-Amur - Sovetskaya Gavan.

  • 1 History
  • 2 Population
  • 3 Economics
  • 4 Education and culture
  • 5 Healthcare
  • 6 Communication
  • 7 Gallery
  • 8 Sources
  • 9 Notes
  • 10 Links

Story

The village of Vysokogorny was founded in October 1943 as the Muli station of the Construction Department, and on January 8, 1947, by a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the station, together with the Komsomolsk-on-Amur-Sovetskaya Gavan railway line, was included in the Far Eastern railway and transferred from Primorsky Krai to Khabarovsk. 1949 in accordance with the decisions of the Presidium Supreme Council RSFSR and the Executive Committee of the Sovetsko-Gavansky District Council, an Executive Committee and a village Council were formed at the Muli station, and the station acquired the status of a working village of Muli, which was part of the suburban zone of the city of Sovetskaya Gavan. On June 10, 1955, the working village of Muli was renamed the working village of Vysokogorny. In 1972, after the formation of the Vaninsky district, the village was included in its composition.

Population

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 1970 2010 2015

Economy

  • On the territory of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement there are a number of railway enterprises, such as: locomotive depot TC-10, signaling and communication distance ShCh-10, civil structures distance NGCh-8, water supply distance VoDch-4, track distance PCh-18, power supply distance ECh- 5, recovery train VP-413, fire train (VOKhR), railway station Alpine class 2.
  • The forest industry of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement is represented by logging enterprises LZU JV "Arkaim".

Education and culture

The total number of cultural workers in the settlement is 26.5 units.

The activities of the House of Culture in the village of Vysokogorny are aimed at providing cultural and leisure services to the population of the working settlement. The House of Culture steadily operates 25 creative clubs, which are attended by 392 people. Of these, 14 are formations for children under 14 years of age (245 participants).

The village has two educational institutions: average educational school for 920 students, 387 students actually study, and non-state kindergarten No. 257 (Russian Railways), which is attended by 110 children. There is a municipal educational institution for children's education "Children's Art School", located in a residential building.

In the Vysokogornensky urban settlement there is a library-branch No. 5 of the Municipal Library "Central Library", the premises are located in the village House of Culture. Activities for organizing cultural and leisure events are carried out by a branch of the municipal institution "District House of Culture" - the House of Culture of the village of Vysokogorny.

Healthcare

Medical services to the population are provided by the Departmental Hospital at the station. Komsomolsk" Structural subdivision at the station. Vysokogornaya JSC Russian Railways has a hospital with 50 beds and an outpatient department with 100 visits per shift. The hospital includes one general department, which includes medical, surgical, pediatric and gynecological beds. At structural unit at the station Vysokogornaya there is an ambulance post medical care emergency department of the Vanino Central District Hospital.

Connection

The village has a transceiver complex that receives four TV channels - Channel One, Russia-1, NTV, and First Regional Television. There is a postal service and an automatic telephone exchange station with 200 numbers.

It was launched in the village digital television, which contains 8 channels in its set (“Channel One”, “Russia 1”, “Russia 2”, “Russia K”, “Russia 24”, NTV, “Petersburg-Channel Five” and “Carousel”), is also available telephone connection and Internet access. In addition, residents of the settlement use the services cellular communication(Beeline, MegaFon, MTS). All three operators operate in the new 3G standard.

Gallery

Obezdnaya street in winter Village outskirts in winter

Sources

  • terrus.ru - Russia database
  • Village passport on the Vaninsky district website - information is partially outdated

Notes

  1. 1 2 Population of the Khabarovsk Territory by municipalities as of January 1, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015.
  2. All-Union Population Census of 1959. The size of the urban population of the RSFSR, its territorial units, urban settlements and urban areas by gender (Russian). Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013.
  3. All-Union Population Census of 1970 The size of the urban population of the RSFSR, its territorial units, urban settlements and urban areas by gender. (Russian). Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013.
  4. All-Union Population Census of 1979 The size of the urban population of the RSFSR, its territorial units, urban settlements and urban areas by gender. (Russian). Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013.
  5. All-Union population census of 1989. Urban population. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011.
  6. All-Russian population census 2002. Volume. 1, table 4. Population of Russia, federal districts, subjects Russian Federation, districts, urban settlements, rural settlements- regional centers and rural settlements with a population of 3 thousand or more. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
  7. The permanent population of the Russian Federation by cities, urban settlements and regions as of January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2014. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014.
  8. All-Russian population census 2010. 13. Population of urban districts, municipal districts, urban and rural settlements, urban settlements, rural settlements
  9. Estimation of the permanent population of the Khabarovsk Territory at the beginning of 2011 by municipalities. Retrieved March 26, 2014. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
  10. Population estimates for municipalities at the beginning of 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2015. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015.
  11. Population of the Russian Federation by municipalities as of January 1, 2013. - M.: Federal service state statistics Rosstat, 2013. - 528 p. (Table 33. Population of urban districts, municipal districts, urban and rural settlements, urban settlements, rural settlements). Retrieved November 16, 2013. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013.
  12. Table 33. Population of the Russian Federation by municipalities as of January 1, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014.

Links

  • Official website of Vaninsky district

Vysokogorny (Khabarovsk Territory) Information About

Vysokogorny is an urban-type settlement in the Vaninsky district of the Khabarovsk Territory of Russia. The administrative center of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement. Located in the mountainous area of ​​Sikhote-Alin (at an altitude of about 450 meters), 140 kilometers northwest of the regional center of Vanino, on the banks of the Muli River. Railway station on the line Komsomolsk-on-Amur - Sovetskaya Gavan.

The village of Vysokogorny was founded in October 1943 as the Muli station of the Construction Administration, and on January 8, 1947, by a decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the station, together with the Komsomolsk-on-Amur-Sovetskaya Gavan railway line, was included in the Far Eastern Railway and transferred from Primorsky Krai to Khabarovsk. In 1949, in accordance with the resolutions of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR and the Executive Committee of the Sovetsko-Gavansky District Council, the Executive Committee and the Village Council were formed at the Muli station, and the station acquired the status of the working village of Muli, which was part of the suburban zone of the city of Sovetskaya Gavan. On June 10, 1955, the working village of Muli was renamed the working village of Vysokogorny. In 1972, after the formation of the Vaninsky district, the village was included in its composition.

Population

Economy

On the territory of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement there are a number of railway enterprises, such as: locomotive depot TC-10, signaling and communication distance ShCh-10, civil structures distance NGCh-8, water supply distance VoDch-4, track distance PCh-18, power supply distance ECh- 5, recovery train VP-413, fire train (VOKhR), Vysokogornaya railway station, 2nd class. The forest industry of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement is represented by logging enterprises LZU JV "Arkaim".

Education and culture

The total number of cultural workers in the settlement is 26.5 units. The activities of the House of Culture in the village of Vysokogorny are aimed at providing cultural and leisure services to the population of the working settlement. In the House of Culture, 25 creative club formations are steadily operating, which are attended by 392 people. Of these, 14 are formations for children under 14 years of age (245 participants). There are two general educational institutions in the village: a secondary school for 920 students, with 387 students actually studying, and a kindergarten, which is attended by 110 children. There is a municipal educational institution for children's education "Children's Art School", located in a residential building. In the Vysokogornensky urban settlement there is a library-branch No. 5 of the Municipal Library "Central Library", the premises are located in the village House of Culture. Activities for organizing cultural and leisure events are carried out by a branch of the municipal institution "District House of Culture" - the House of Culture of the village of Vysokogorny.

Healthcare

Medical services to the population are provided by non-governmental institution healthcare "Departmental hospital at Komsomolsk station" (structural unit at Vysokogornaya station) of JSC Russian Railways, there is a hospital with 30 beds...

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Vysokogorny urban settlement

Vaninsky municipal district Khabarovsk Territory

Foundation of Vysokogorny city

The village of Vysokogorny was founded in October 1943 as the Muli station of the Construction Department, and on January 8, 1947, by a decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the station, together with the Komsomolsk-Sovetskaya Gavan railway line, was included in the Far Eastern Railway. In 1949, in accordance with the resolutions of the Prisidium of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR, the Executive Committee of the Sovetsko-Gavansky District Council, an Executive Committee and a village Council were formed at the Muli station, and the station acquired the status of a working village of Muli. On June 10, 1955, the working village of Muli in the suburban zone of the city of Sovetskaya-Gavan, Khabarovsk Territory, was renamed into the working village of Vysokogorny, and became part of the newly formed Vaninsky district of the Khabarovsk Territory.

Cartographic description of the border of the Vysokogornenskoye urban settlement

From the peak with an elevation of 897.9 in the upper reaches of the sources of the Khrebtovy and Zemnoy streams on the border of the Vaninsky and Komsomolsky municipal districts with the Civil Code 50°17"26"" N and 138°51"10" N, the border of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement runs in the north-east, and then in an eastern direction along the watershed of the Ata River and the Khombirani stream, through the peaks of 1079.2 (Mount Khrebtovaya with 849.9; 855.9; 0.3 km southwest of height 907); 2, where the border turns south and follows the peaks 1038.0; 1169.4, turns southeast and follows the peaks 1315.7; with GP) - on the Big Young ridge, further along the spur of this ridge to the southeast through peaks 1015.0; km into the Plodorodny stream, after 2 km it flows into the Syrovatka river, and along it to the confluence with the Muli river on the left after crossing the railway to Sovetskaya Gavan. Then the border crosses the Muli river and rises along the Gorely stream in the south-east and south. south directions before the Sokhatiny stream flows into it 10 km from the left, then along the Sokhatiny stream to its source, then the watershed rises to the top with a mark of 922.0, from where it turns west and reaches the point of adjoining the border of the Vaninsky and Komsomolsky municipal districts with the Civil Code 49° 58"58""N and 139°25"06"E on the Sikhote-Alin ridge. Further, the border of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement coincides with the border of the Vaninsky municipal district and follows it first in the western and then in the northern directions to the starting point.

Composition of the territory of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement

The territory of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement of the Vaninsky municipal district consists of lands with a total area of ​​37.65 sq. km. The territory of the municipality includes the territories of stations located along the railway: Datta station, with an area of ​​38 hectares; Oune station with an area of ​​38 hectares; Kosgrambo station with an area of ​​27 hectares; Kuznetsovsky station with an area of ​​54 hectares; Sollu station; st.Otkosnaya, as well as adjacent public lands, recreational areas and other lands within the boundaries of the municipality, regardless of ownership and purpose.

The Vysokogorny urban settlement borders the Komsomolsky district at 174 km to the station of Oune, inclusive, and the territory of the Kenadsky rural municipality at 260 km, and 212 km from the regional center of the Vaninsky district.

Demographic characteristics of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement

The total population of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement is 3849 people.

The state of the social sphere of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement

The state of cultural and educational institutions

In the Vysokogornensky urban settlement there is a library-branch No. 5 of the MU "CBS". The library occupies the premises total area 130.7 m2, the premises are located in the village House of Culture. The library staff consists of 2 people.

The village has a municipal educational institution for children's education "Children's Art School", the total area of ​​​​the premises is 177.9 sq.m. It is located in a residential building. The building was put into operation in 1994. The depreciation of the building was 36%.

Currently, on the territory of the settlement, activities for the organization of cultural and leisure events are carried out by a branch of the municipal institution "District House of Culture" - the House of Culture of the village of Vysokogorny, the staff number of the institution as of January 1, 2009 is 16.5 units, the institution is located at the address of the village of Vysokogorny, st. Mira, 2.

The total number of workers in the cultural sector in the settlement is 26.5 units.

The activities of the House of Culture in the village of Vysokogorny are aimed at providing cultural, mass and leisure services to the population of the working settlement. In the House of Culture, 25 creative club formations are steadily operating, which are attended by 392 people. Of these, 14 are formations for children under 14 years of age (245 participants).

Education

There are two educational institutions in the village:

A secondary educational school for 920 students, 387 students actually study (the workload is 49.9%). The building is a 3-story brick building built in 1984. At the expense of the local budget, a major repair of the roof was carried out.

Non-state kindergarten No. 257 (Russian Railways), designed for 110 children, is actually attended by 110 children (workload - 72%). The building is a 2-story brick building built in 1972.

The institutions are provided with teaching staff, there are no vacancies. There are 51 teachers in total.

Healthcare

Medical services to the population are provided by the National Health Institution “Nodal Hospital at the station. Vysokogornoye JSC Russian Railways, located at the Vysokogornoye station of the Komsomol branch of the Far Eastern Railway, has a hospital with 50 beds and a polyclinic department with 100 visits per shift. The building is 4-story brick, built in 1987.

The hospital includes 5 departments:

Surgery Department;

Therapeutic department;

Children's department;

Has obstetric beds to provide emergency and emergency medical care;

If necessary, infectious disease beds are deployed.

The hospital staff consists of 12 doctors and 32 paramedical personnel.

At the National Health Institution “Nodal Hospital at St. Vysokogornaya JSC "Russian Railways" has an emergency medical aid post of the emergency medical care department of the Central Regional Hospital.

In the village there are two pharmacies of Panacea LLC (T.N. Gutsol) and a pharmacy of the private enterprise Lozitskaya V.A.

Economy of Vysokogornensky urban settlement

State of housing and communal services

Housing and communal services in the village are represented by Usluga LLC.

The housing stock of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement is mainly municipal, consisting of 226 houses with a total area of ​​69.7 thousand sq.m. The Far Eastern Railway has 31 houses with a total area of ​​7.0 thousand sq.m. IN personal property citizens there are 16 houses with a total area of ​​1.6 thousand square meters. m.

Electricity supply in the Vysokogornensky urban settlement is centralized, total length electrical networks are 99 kilometers, of which 46.4 km. are undergoing maintenance at VMP Energoset"

Forestry industry

The forest industry of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement is represented by logging enterprises LZU JV "Arkaim", LLC "Lev".

Trade, public catering and consumer services

The population of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement is served by 41 retail trade enterprises, two enterprises catering, 3 consumer service facilities, 2 pharmacies.

Connection

The village has a transceiver complex that broadcasts four television programs: ORT, RTR, REN-TV, postal service, and an automatic telephone exchange station with 200 numbers. In addition, residents of the settlement use cellular communication services (Bee-Line, MTS, Megafon).

Rail transport

On the territory of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement there are a number of railway enterprises, such as: locomotive depot TC-10, signaling and communication distance ShCh-10, civil structures distance NGCh-8, water supply distance VoDch-4, track distance PCh-18, power supply distance ECh- 5, recovery train VP-413, fire train (VOKhR), Vysokogornaya railway station, 2nd class.

Total population employed in enterprises railway transport is about 1300 people.

Roads

The length of the road network of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement is 19,970 linear meters. All roads are unpaved.

Economic basis of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement

The economic basis of the settlement is the property and budget of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement.

(G) (I) Coordinates: 50°05′46″ n. w. 139°07′22″ E. d. /  50.09611° N. w. 139.12278° E. d. / 50.09611; 139.12278(G) (I) Founded First mention Former names PGT with Center height Population Time zone Dialing code Postal code Vehicle code OKATO code
K: Settlements founded in 1943

Located in the mountainous area of ​​Sikhote-Alin (at an altitude of about 450 meters), 140 kilometers northwest of the regional center of Vanino, on the banks of the Muli River. Railway station on the line Komsomolsk-on-Amur - Sovetskaya Gavan.

Story

The village of Vysokogorny was founded in October 1943 as the Muli station of the Construction Administration, and on January 8, 1947, by a decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the station, together with the Komsomolsk-on-Amur-Sovetskaya Gavan railway line, was included in the Far Eastern Railway and transferred from Primorsky Krai to Khabarovsk. In 1949, in accordance with the resolutions of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR and the Executive Committee of the Sovetsko-Gavansky District Council, the Executive Committee and the Village Council were formed at the Muli station, and the station acquired the status of the working village of Muli, which was part of the suburban zone of the city of Sovetskaya Gavan. On June 10, 1955, the working village of Muli was renamed the working village of Vysokogorny. In 1972, after the formation of the Vaninsky district, the village was included in its composition.

Population

Population
1959 1970 1979 1989 2002 2009 2010
7561 ↘ 4935 ↘ 4394 ↘ 4244 ↘ 4044 ↘ 3841 ↘ 3376
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
↘ 3363 ↘ 3323 ↘ 3159 ↗ 3167 ↘ 3151 ↘ 3105

Economy

  • On the territory of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement there are a number of railway enterprises, such as: locomotive depot TC-10, signaling and communication distance ShCh-10, civil structures distance NGCh-8, water supply distance VoDch-4, track distance PCh-18, power supply distance ECh- 5, recovery train VP-413, fire train (VOKhR), Vysokogornaya railway station, 2nd class.
  • The forest industry of the Vysokogornensky urban settlement is represented by logging enterprises LZU JV "Arkaim".

Education and culture

The total number of cultural workers in the settlement is 26.5 units.

The activities of the House of Culture in the village of Vysokogorny are aimed at providing cultural and leisure services to the population of the working settlement. In the House of Culture, 25 creative club formations are steadily operating, which are attended by 392 people. Of these, 14 are formations for children under 14 years of age (245 participants).

There are two general educational institutions in the village: a secondary school for 920 students, with 387 students actually studying, and non-state kindergarten No. 257 (Russian Railways), which is attended by 110 children. There is a municipal educational institution for children's education "Children's Art School", located in a residential building.

In the Vysokogornensky urban settlement there is a library-branch No. 5 of the Municipal Library "Central Library", the premises are located in the village House of Culture. Activities for organizing cultural and leisure events are carried out by a branch of the municipal institution "District House of Culture" - the House of Culture of the village of Vysokogorny.

Healthcare

Medical services to the population are provided by the Departmental Hospital at the station. Komsomolsk" Structural subdivision at the station. Vysokogornaya JSC Russian Railways has a hospital with 50 beds and an outpatient department with 100 visits per shift. The hospital includes one general department, which includes medical, surgical, pediatric and gynecological beds. With a structural subdivision at the station. Vysokogornaya there is an emergency medical aid post of the emergency medical care department of the Vanino Central District Hospital.

Connection

The village has a transceiver complex that receives four TV channels - Channel One, Russia-1, NTV, and First Regional Television. There is a postal service and an automatic telephone exchange station with 200 numbers.

Digital television was launched in the village, containing 8 channels in its set (“Channel One”, “Russia 1”, “Russia 2”, “Russia K”, “Russia 24”, NTV, “Petersburg-Channel Five” and “Carousel” "), there is also a telephone connection and Internet access. In addition, residents of the settlement use cellular communication services (Beeline, MegaFon, MTS). All three operators operate in the new 3G standard.

Gallery

Sources

  • alpine- article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  • - information is partially outdated

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Notes

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  13. Excerpt characterizing Vysokogorny (Khabarovsk Territory)

    Anatole kissed the old man and looked at him curiously and completely calmly, waiting to see if the eccentric thing his father had promised would soon happen from him.
    Prince Nikolai Andreevich sat down in his usual place in the corner of the sofa, pulled an armchair towards him for Prince Vasily, pointed to it and began asking about political affairs and news. He listened as if with attention to Prince Vasily’s story, but constantly glanced at Princess Marya.
    – So they’re writing from Potsdam? - he repeated last words Prince Vasily and suddenly, standing up, approached his daughter.
    - You cleaned up like that for the guests, huh? - he said. - Good, very good. In front of guests, you have a new hairstyle, and in front of guests, I tell you that in the future, don’t you dare change your clothes without my asking.
    “It’s me, mon pire, [father,] who is to blame,” the little princess interceded, blushing.
    “You have complete freedom,” said Prince Nikolai Andreevich, shuffling in front of his daughter-in-law, “but she has no reason to disfigure herself - she’s so bad.”
    And he sat down again, no longer paying attention to his daughter, who had been brought to tears.
    “On the contrary, this hairstyle suits the princess very well,” said Prince Vasily.
    - Well, father, young prince, what is his name? - said Prince Nikolai Andreevich, turning to Anatoly, - come here, let’s talk, let’s get to know each other.
    “That’s when the fun begins,” thought Anatole and sat down next to the old prince with a smile.
    - Well, here's the thing: you, my dear, they say, were brought up abroad. Not the way the sexton taught me and your father to read and write. Tell me, my dear, are you now serving in the Horse Guards? - asked the old man, looking closely and intently at Anatole.
    “No, I joined the army,” answered Anatole, barely restraining himself from laughing.
    - A! good deal. Well, do you want, my dear, to serve the Tsar and the Fatherland? It's war time. Such a young man must serve, he must serve. Well, at the front?
    - No, prince. Our regiment set out. And I'm listed. What do I have to do with it, dad? - Anatole turned to his father with a laugh.
    - He serves well, well. What do I have to do with it! Ha ha ha! – Prince Nikolai Andreevich laughed.
    And Anatole laughed even louder. Suddenly Prince Nikolai Andreevich frowned.
    “Well, go,” he said to Anatoly.
    Anatole approached the ladies again with a smile.
    – After all, you raised them there abroad, Prince Vasily? A? - the old prince turned to Prince Vasily.
    – I did what I could; and I will tell you that the education there is much better than ours.
    - Yes, everything is different now, everything is new. Well done little guy! Well done! Well, let's come to me.
    He took Prince Vasily by the arm and led him into the office.
    Prince Vasily, left alone with the prince, immediately announced to him his desire and hopes.
    “What do you think,” said the old prince angrily, “that I’m holding her and can’t part with her?” Imagine! – he said angrily. - At least tomorrow for me! I’ll just tell you that I want to know my son-in-law better. You know my rules: everything is open! I’ll ask you tomorrow: she wants it, then let him live. Let him live, I'll see. - The prince snorted.
    “Let him come out, I don’t care,” he shouted in that shrill voice with which he shouted when saying goodbye to his son.
    “I’ll tell you straight,” said Prince Vasily in a tone cunning man, convinced of the needlessness of being cunning in front of the insight of the interlocutor. – You see right through people. Anatole is not a genius, but an honest, kind fellow, a wonderful son and dear one.
    - Well, well, okay, we'll see.
    As always happens for single women who have lived for a long time without male society, when Anatole appeared, all three women in the house of Prince Nikolai Andreevich equally felt that their life had not been life before that time. The power to think, feel, and observe instantly increased tenfold in all of them, and as if previously happening in darkness, their lives were suddenly illuminated by a new, full of meaning light.
    Princess Marya did not think or remember at all about her face and hairstyle. Beautiful, open face the man who might be her husband absorbed all her attention. He seemed to her kind, brave, decisive, courageous and generous. She was convinced of it. Thousands of dreams about the future family life constantly appeared in her imagination. She drove them away and tried to hide them.
    “But am I too cold with him? - thought Princess Marya. “I try to restrain myself, because deep down I feel too close to him; but he doesn’t know everything that I think about him, and he can imagine that he is unpleasant to me.”
    And Princess Marya tried and failed to be polite to the new guest. “La pauvre fille! “Elle est diablement laide,” [Poor girl, she’s devilishly ugly,] Anatole thought about her.
    M lle Bourienne, also armed by the arrival of Anatole on high degree excitement, I thought in a different way. Of course, a beautiful young girl without a certain position in the world, without relatives and friends and even a homeland, did not think of devoting her life to the services of Prince Nikolai Andreevich, reading books to him and friendship with Princess Marya. M lle Bourienne has long been waiting for that Russian prince who will immediately be able to appreciate her superiority over the Russian, bad, poorly dressed, awkward princesses, fall in love with her and take her away; and this Russian prince finally arrived. M lle Bourienne had a story that she heard from her aunt, completed by herself, which she loved to repeat in her imagination. It was a story about how a seduced girl introduced herself to her poor mother, sa pauvre mere, and reproached her for giving herself to a man without marriage. M lle Bourienne was often moved to tears, telling him, the seducer, this story in her imagination. Now this he, a real Russian prince, has appeared. He will take her away, then ma pauvre mere will appear, and he will marry her. This is how M lle Bourienne's whole future history, at the same time she was talking to him about Paris. It was not calculations that guided m lle Bourienne (she didn’t even think for a minute about what she should do), but all this had been ready in her for a long time and now only grouped around the appeared Anatole, whom she wanted and tried to please as much as possible.


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