▁from ▁S red ny aya ▁M ats esta . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁sul ph ur ▁spr ings ▁in ▁M ats esta ▁were ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁literature ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁repeatedly ▁proposed ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁sp a ▁here , ▁until ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁authorities . ▁The ▁sp a ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁and ▁M ats esta ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁settlement ▁serving ▁the ▁sul fur ▁bath s . ▁It ▁quickly ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁resort ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁M ats esta ▁belonged ▁to ▁Black ▁Sea ▁Governor ate ▁with ▁the ▁center ▁in ▁Nov or os si y sk . ▁ ▁Soviet ▁Power ▁was ▁declared ▁in ▁M ats esta ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁which ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁occupied ▁the ▁whole ▁coast ▁up ▁to ▁Tu ap se . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁they ▁were ▁driven ▁back ▁by ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁Army ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁Anton ▁Den ik in . ▁Between ▁January ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁re capt ured ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁totally ▁re construct ▁the ▁coast al ▁area ▁and ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁sp a