Church of Peter and Paul in Kamchatka
The history of the church's creation begins in 1740, when Russian nobleman and navigator Alexei Chirikov donated a portable church tent to the Avachinskoye settlement, consecrated in the name of the Nativity of the Bless…
Monument to V.S. Zavoyko
The monument to Vasily Zavoyko symbolizes the restoration of historical justice and expresses respect for the first governor-general of Kamchatka. This man played a key role in the construction and development of Petropa…
Beloretsk Plant
The Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant, one of the oldest enterprises in the ferrous metallurgy sector in our country, was founded in 1762 by merchants I.B. Tverdyshev and I.S. Myasnikov on land purchased from local residents…
Former St. Vladimir's Boarding School (Ita, Brazil)
In 1948, the Chinese police arrested all the priests and teachers of the Lyceum, after which they were handed over to the USSR and taken to Chita, where they faced repression and were sentenced to GULAG camps.
In 1949, …
Russian Community in Texas
The Russian-speaking community in Houston is largely shaped by the presence of major oil companies actively working in Russia and the collaboration between Russia and the U.S. at the Johnson Space Center. In April 2007, …
Moshonki Estate
The village of Moshonki in the Meshchovsky district was called a small village in 1634 and belonged to the boyars Zvorikhin. It was referred to by various names: Moshiny, Moshnitsy, Moshnitskiye Verkh. Researchers believ…
Monument to Fishermen
The idea of installing the monument belonged to the former head of the Ust-Kamchatsky district, Alexander Tikhomirov. In 2013, a competition for the best sketch was held in the area, won by the famous artist from Kozyrev…
Nikolskoye Estate
In the second half of the 18th century, the village of Nikolskoye in the Borovsky district, including the villages of Papino and Chubarovo, was owned by Alexander Petrovich Glebov. During his time, a large stone house of…
History of the Russian Community in Seattle (USA)
In the first half of the 20th century, Seattle ranked third among Pacific Coast cities in North America for the number of immigrants from Russia. This was due to the frequent arrival of ships from the Russian Far East at…
Russian Center in Seattle (USA)
Like in other American cities with Russian communities, Seattle had its vibrant cultural life. The publications "Russian Fields" and "Bulletin of the Russian Colony of Seattle" regularly informed residents about events i…
