Mitryasova, O. CHRONICLES OF THIRST: DOCUMENTING MYKOLAIV'S WATER SECURITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN A WAR-AFFECTED CITY: Monograph. Mykolaiv: PMBSNU, 2026, 124 p.

CHRONICLES OF THIRST: DOCUMENTING MYKOLAIV'S WATER SECURITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN A WAR-AFFECTED CITY Fig. 1.3. Pedestrian bridge in the Yacht Club (author's photo). For decades, the pier served as the main bunkering point for warships. The fleet needed water no less than gunpowder or sails. That is why it was called the War Pier in the people and official documents for a long time. Over time, the status of the object increased even more. During the visits of the imperial family to Mykolaiv, it was here that the royal yacht was moored. Thus, the Military Pier received its second name - Tsarskaya. The taste of water from the Spassky spring, delivered by wooden pipes, became known not only to sailors, but also to the top management. In 1849, after the completion of a large-scale reconstruction of the palace, a monumental obelisk was erected in front of the Spasskaya pier. The date of completion of construction was engraved on it. This monument has become more than just a mark on the map. It symbolized the completion of the first stage of the formation of urban space, where water, architecture and the fleet merged into a single whole (Fig. 1.4). The pier worked well and was maintained in good condition until 1927. For almost eight decades, it witnessed how Mykolaiv turned from an admiralty town into a large industrial hub. The tragedy of the 1920s did not bypass this object. In the whirlpool of revolutionary transformations and subsequent indifference to the "imperial" heritage, the pier was destroyed along with the memorial obelisk. Subsequently, a diving tower and the same bridge that we see today were erected at this historic site. The new object erased the visual memory of the first water supply, but could not erase the history itself. 11