Taganrog is an old Asov sea port - one of the south Russia ports. It was established in 1698 by Peter The Great as a fortress/port near the mouth of the Don River.
Taganrog is situated close to border with Ukraine. Due to the port Taganrog has a lot of links with Mediterranean countries: Turkey, Cyprus, Italy and Greece.
Taganrog is a green city. Every summer it becomes the resort for many people, especially for young ones.
Population is about 300 thousand. There is a university -
State University of Radio (founded in 1952) and institute - Teachers Training College. Also you can visit a theater. Industry in the city is represented by aviation, heavy metal, electronics and machine-building.
Taganrog is famous as motherland of great Russian writer - Anton Chekhov. He was born in 1860. Even now you can visit the house where Chekhov was born and the house where in 1869 Chekhov family moved to.