Monument to the Innocently Killed
One of the significant monuments in modern Rostov-on-Don is the memorial complex dedicated to the memory of the innocently killed compatriots during the years of mass terror by the Soviet authorities, starting from the C…
Church in Honor of the Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" (Atlanta, USA)
The Holy Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" parish in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in the 1970s when there were only a few Orthodox communities in the southern United States. Over time, the parish became a significan…
Monument to Empress Elizabeth Petrovna
In 2007, a monument to Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, the founder of the city, was erected in Rostov-on-Don. On December 15, 1749, she issued a decree to establish the Temernik Customs, marking the beginning of the history …
Monument to Catherine the Great
One of the symbols of pre-revolutionary Rostov-on-Don was the monument to Catherine II, erected in 1894 and destroyed by the Bolsheviks in 1920.
The initiator of the monument's installation was Yakov Khlitchiev, who in …
Russians in Florida (USA)
Large Russian-speaking communities in Florida are located in cities such as St. Petersburg, Bradenton, Sarasota, and Tampa.
Alexey Dmitriev, a Muscovite living in Hollywood (not to be confused with the one in California…
St. Matrona of Moscow Church in Miami, Florida
Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, head of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, entrusted Ivan Belya, a graduate of the Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville with experience in New York, to crea…
Pushkin Monument in Rostov-on-Don
In 1959, a monument to the great Russian poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was unveiled in Rostov-on-Don. It is located in the city center, at the intersection of Pushkin Street and Voroshilov Avenue. The creators of th…
Monument to Saint Dimitri of Rostov
On December 15, 1999, a solemn opening of the monument to Saint Dimitri of Rostov took place in Sobornaya Square in Rostov-on-Don, which became a spiritual symbol of the city. The monument was installed at the site where…
St. Andrew Stratilates Church (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Originally, the church was located in a utility room on the property of the Bek-Mamedov family. Later, a plot was purchased for $1,000 on 15th South Avenue, where a new church was built in the early 1950s with the active…
Arrival of the Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Vladimir (Miami, Florida)
In 1936, the first attempt was made to build a Russian church in Miami, but due to an unsuccessful contract, the building remained privately owned. This church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, still exists but is us…
