The history of the glorious city of Ulan-Ude dates back to 1662, when a detachment of Russian Cossacks founded a modest cabin high on the rocky banks of the river Uda.
It was a small wooden house, which stayed the Cossacks, the Russian tsar sent to new lands. In the 1678-1689 years. Porshennikovym Ivan, the son of the Tomsk Boyar, the site was built by Udi jail. There were about a hundred huts, had its own chapel, a powder magazine. In 1698, jail was granted city status. Then there were about a thousand people. The town consisted of the urban area - wooden fortress with towers, artillery battery, powder magazine and suburban parts of the shops, churches and private homes.
In the 30 years of the XVIII century, the city was the official name - Verkhneudinsk. July 27, 1934 decision of the Presidium of the USSR Central Verkhneudinsk was renamed in Ulan-Ude. 2011 became the capital of the anniversary: Ulan-Ude said 345 years since its foundation.
Ulan-Ude has a unique historical and cultural heritage and to 1990 on the list of historical cities of Russia. In the city, located 234 cultural heritage sites: the monuments of architecture and urban design, art works (11 objects of cultural heritage of federal importance, 223 of national importance). Cultural life of the city are: 5 national museums, 1 Municipal Museum, 5 departmental museums, six theaters, 8 cultural and recreational facilities, as well as numerous music and art groups.