Bataysk () is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Rostov-on-Don. Population: History It was founded in 1769, and was granted town status in 1938. The reconstructed Church of the Ascension was built between 1990 and 2006. The former Bataysk (air base) is located nearby. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Bataysk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status. Trivia Bataysk has gained international attention since unveiling a "monument that shows a man's hand gripping a nubile female breast", which officials say "will bring family happiness to men who touch it". Arts & Culture Libraries Maxim Gorky Central State Library Nadezhda Krupskaya Central State *Children's Library Mayakovsky Library Chekhov Library Pushkin Library Leo Tolstoy Library Lermontov Library Esenin Library Nekrasov Library Turgenev Library Places of culture MBUC "City center of culture and leisure" MBUC "Bataysk History Museum" Cinema "Illuzion" Monuments There is a statue of Lenin on the central square Train memorial - "to commemorate revolutionary, military and labour glory of Bataysk railway workers" Memorial Memorial There is a stela with MiG-15 in the Aviators park. Breast statue Monument of the A.Pushkin and his wife N.Goncharova - placed on the Kirov street in 2013. First World War memorial - placed on the Privokzalnaya sq. in 2014. Sculpture "Bears" - opened in 2019 in the city park The Bataysk City day celebrates on the last Sunday of September. Notable citizens Alexey Petrovich Maresyev Sister city Sremski Karlovci, Serbia References Notes Sources External links Official website of Bataysk Directory of organizations in Bataysk Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast Don Host Oblast