Grave of Revolutionary Nikolai Vasilyevich Chaikovsky
Nikolai Vasilyevich Chaikovsky (January 7, 1851 [December 26, 1850], April 30, 1926) was a Russian revolutionary born in Vyatka. He spent the first part of his life at his mother's estate, studied at a folk school in Vya…
Bakst's Room, Waddesdon Manor
The room, designed by Bakst and located in a charming round tower, magically conveys the story of Sleeping Beauty.
Leon Bakst, an artist from the Russian Empire, gained fame as a set designer for the Russian ballet. His…
Grave of Polish-Russian-British Researcher M.A. Chaplitskaya
Maria Antonina (Antoinette) Chaplitskaya (October 25, 1884 - May 27, 1921) was a cultural anthropologist of Polish-Russian-British descent, known for her research on Siberian shamanism. Her works are preserved in three m…
Memorial Plaque for Sir Richard Stafford Cripps, Ambassador to the Soviet Union
Sir Richard Stafford Cripps, a Knight of the Order of the Companions of Honour, royal advisor, and member of the Royal Society, was born on April 24, 1889, and died on April 21, 1952. He was a British politician of the L…
Grave of Burton Menswear Founder
Sir Montague Maurice Burton, born as Moshe David Osinski in Kurkliai, Russian Empire (now Lithuania), on August 15, 1885, passed away on September 21, 1952. He founded Burton Menswear, one of the largest clothing store c…
The Cross Keys Milnthorpe
The Cross Keys Milnthorpe, now a hotel, was originally built in the sixteenth century and rebuilt after a fire in 1821. At one time, it was the largest hotel between Kendal and Lancaster, serving 20 coaches a day and att…
Lekarskaya Street, now Volodarsky Street
In the early 18th century, on the northern slope of the mountain, near the Penza fortress, there was a "Big Posad," where the posad people lived, engaged in trade and crafts. Later, the streets in this area were named: V…
Pasteur Station in Penza
In 1912, in the house of peasant Alexander Grigoryevich Svinyukhov on Lekarskaya Street, where a colonial grocery store was located, the city administration opened the Pasteur Station for vaccination against bites from r…
Tikhonov Spiritual School
The Tikhonov Spiritual Male School was established on the basis of the Nizhnelomov Spiritual Male School, which was relocated to Penza in September 1880. Initially, it was named the 2nd Penza Male Spiritual School, and l…
Elevator of the Ryazan-Ural Railway
The elevator of the Ryazan-Ural Railway was one of the first in Russia. Its opening took place on January 18, 1895. It served to receive and store large batches of grain from areas adjacent to Penza and had a capacity of…
