The Granary of Merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Mochalin
In the late 19th century, a large granary was built on what is now Osipenko Street, belonging to one of the wealthiest merchants of the first guild, Pavel Mikhailovich Mochalin. This granary stored various goods that the…
Chailakhov Residential House
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a small two-story house was built on the famous Petrovsky Boulevard in Azov, belonging to a local resident named Chailakhov. The building is designed in a style characteristic o…
St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Sydney
On January 30, 1950, a clergy congress took place in Sydney, where a temporary diocesan administration was established. The first bishop of the new Russian diocese was Bishop Athanasius, who arrived in Australia on July …
Russian Village of Vladimirovo (Illinois, USA)
Originally, the village was inhabited exclusively by Russian-speaking Orthodox Christians, closely monitored by the founder of the camp, Archbishop Seraphim. For a long time, the Orthodox "Vladimirovsky Festival" took pl…
Shakhty Local History Museum
The Shakhty Local History Museum is located in the center of the city of Shakhty in an old building constructed in 1896, which is a monument of architecture. However, today its beauty is hidden under an unfortunate plast…
Transfiguration Cathedral (Los Angeles, USA)
For several years, services for parishioners were held in various temporary locations. In 1935, fundraising began for the purchase of a building for the church, and by 1937, this idea was successfully realized. With volu…
Protection of the Holy Virgin Church (Los Angeles, USA)
The Protection Church, located near the famous "Hollywood" sign that appeared on the slopes of Mount Lee in 1923, was founded on June 16, 1952. This was done with the blessing of the second hierarch of the Russian Orthod…
Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God "The Seeking of the Lost" (Los Angeles)
If you find yourself near the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God "The Seeking of the Lost" and notice many parked cars, know that a feature film is being shot nearby. Usually, actors, screenwriters, directors, and cinem…
Protection Cathedral in Melbourne
Before the start of World War II, only a few Russian Orthodox families lived in Melbourne. In 1949, newly arrived immigrants established the Protection parish. Since there was no church of their own, services were held i…
Cathedral of Peter and Paul in Shakhty
History
One of the largest cathedrals in pre-revolutionary Russia was the Peter and Paul Cathedral in the city of Alexandrovsk-Grushevsky, now known as Shakhty. The stone cathedral was built from 1895 to 1899 on the sit…
