Russkiye Vorota is all that remains of the Turkish fortress of Anapa, taken by the troops of the Russian Empire in 1828. The fortress was built in 1783. After Crimea and Right-Bank Kuban were ceded to Russia, Anapa became an important strategic point between Turkey and Russia, so the Turks decided to fortify it as much as possible.
The length of the fortifications was more than three kilometers, and the walls reached eight meters in height. In a short time, Anapa turned from a small insignificant town into a powerful Turkish outpost in the North Caucasus, which, naturally, did not suit Russia at all.
Over more than forty years, six military campaigns were carried out to capture Anapa, the last of which was successful. In September 1829, as a result of the signing of a peace treaty, Anapa finally passed to Russia. On the 25th anniversary of the victory over the Turks, a plaque with the inscription "Russkiye Vorota 1854" was mounted in the fortress gate.
Restoration work was last carried out here in the late 1990s. At the same time, a stele was installed inside with the Order "For the Caucasus" depicted on it and the inscription "Here lie the ashes of Russian soldiers who fell at the walls of the fortress in 1788-1828."
