Terrace of Krynkina Restaurant on Sparrow Hills
Terrace of Krynkina Restaurant on Sparrow Hills, 1909.
Stepan Krynkin, the founder and owner of the restaurant, came from a peasant background. After the revolution, his restaurant was confiscated and turned into a 'rea…
Humanism of Fridtjof Nansen
The name of Fridtjof Nansen is familiar to many due to the Nansen passport, which became the only document for millions of emigrants in the 20th century, including many Russian exiles such as Denikin and Rachmaninoff. Th…
Tomb of Great Russian Admirals
In the Vladimir Cathedral in Sevastopol, there was a tomb where great Russian admirals rested: Mikhail Lazarev, who commanded the Black Sea Fleet for a long time; Pavel Nakhimov, a hero of the battles of Navarino and Sin…
Yaroslavl Big Manufactory
When the word "zatrapeznik" is mentioned, many imagine a plump glutton who is hard to tear away from the table. However, in the old Russian language, this word referred to a hemp fabric that peasants valued for its low c…
History of Bialowieza Forest
Bialowieza Forest became part of the Russian Empire in 1795 under Catherine II. The Empress distributed significant plots of land among her courtiers, but she never visited these places herself. Catherine II allowed her …
All-Russian Trade, Industrial and Art Exhibition
On the bustling Leningradsky Prospekt, slightly off the road, stands a small building of elegant architecture, adorned with tiles. This is the former Tsar's pavilion of the All-Russian Trade and Industrial and Art Exhibi…
Tchaikovsky at the Opening of Carnegie Hall
The glory of the great Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who lived from 1840 to 1893, was truly global and spread even across the ocean. At that time, the United States was just beginning its journey toward worl…
The Crash of the Imperial Train
On October 17, 1888, the Borki station in the Kharkov province unexpectedly became famous due to a sensational event: the imperial train crashed on its section. Although the train was almost in perfect condition, the dis…
Prokudin-Gorsky: Color Photos of Borodino and Other Russian Provinces
On the eve of the centenary of the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812, the famous photographer Prokudin-Gorsky created a series of images dedicated to the events of those distant years. In 1911, he captured Mozhaysk an…
The Heroism of General Kostenetsky at the Battle of Borodino
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the French captured Raevsky's battery on the Borodino field. A huge breach appeared in the Russian defense, into which enemy uhlans immediately rushed. They were met by only a small group…
