Today we will tell you how the Bread Market, bandits and Rostov Arena are connected!
The left bank of the Don (Left bank of the river Don, famous place of our city): a place of refuge for bandits! Don't panic! That was a long time ago. But now we will tell you why it was fun and robbery here.
Since the XVIII century here was the Zadonsky market. Or as it was called "Zadonye" or "Bread Market". Trade rows, small shops with low prices, festivities - it was always noisy and fun!
Already in the middle of the XIX century on the left bank there were many cafes and pubs. People of all classes from students to deacons came to the left bank to have fun and spend their last penny. Criminal elements also hung around here: thieves, cat burglars and other criminals. The police didn't check the Zadonsky market, thanks to generous payoffs from the owners.
In the XX century, the left bank of the Don was a magnet for criminals and refugees. The Civil War, collectivization and the ensuing famine contrib