Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Shcherbakovo
The village of Shcherbakovo is located on both sides of the Iset River, 85 versts from Yekaterinburg and Kamyshlov, in a hilly area covered with small birch and partially pine forests. It has a healthy climate and black …
Trinity Church in Troitskoye (Sverdlovsk Region)
The village of Istokskoe is located 75 versts southeast of Yekaterinburg, on the northern shore of Lake Karas, not far from the Istok River. It is known by the names Karas-Istokskoe and Istokskoe, as well as Troitskoe, t…
Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Travyansky
The village of Travyansky was founded in the first half of the 17th century. It got its name from a small lake and surrounding swamps, thickly overgrown with reeds and sedge.
The first church in the village was built in…
Church of the Prophet Elijah in Smolino
The village of Smolino is located on both sides of the Iset River, 77 versts from Yekaterinburg. To the east of the village are the famous Smolino Caves in the Perm region, with a depth of 45 fathoms. In one of the caves…
Church of Archangel Michael in Mamin
The village of Mamin was founded by a native of Kungur, Ignaty Ivanovich Popov, who arrived here in the summer of 1682. He chose a picturesque spot at the confluence of the Kural and Iset rivers and built a hut there. In…
Pokrovsky Women's Monastery in Kolchedan
In 1672, the Kolchedan Ostrog was founded on the high banks of the Iset and Kolchedanka rivers, located in the center of former Bashkir settlements. Sandstones for millstones were extracted in the vicinity of the village…
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Among the many pre-revolutionary churches of Irkutsk, one can unexpectedly find the Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, founded in 1881 and known as the Polish Church. The history of this church…
Kokorev Courtyard
On Sofiyskaya Embankment in Moscow stands the building of Kokorev Courtyard, which served as one of the types of hotels in pre-revolutionary Russia. The main guests were merchants and traders. The hotel was built by the …
Secrets of the Kolomenskoye Reserve: Ivan the Terrible's Library
The Kolomenskoye Reserve is associated with many mysterious stories. Today we will talk about the library of Ivan the Terrible, which has been sought for centuries by both professional researchers and enthusiasts. Some o…
Secrets of the Kolomenskoe Reserve: Ascension Cathedral and the Icon of the Mother of God, Sovereign
An amazing event is connected with the Kolomenskoe Reserve, the appearance of the icon of the Mother of God, Sovereign. This occurred on the day Nicholas II was overthrown, and the faithful perceived it as a sign from th…
