Museum of Local Merchants Lokalov
The museum is dedicated to the history of the linen manufactory established by the first guild merchants, the Lokalovs. Their textile factory, which began operations in the mid-19th century, became the foundation for the…
Income House of Nikonov on Kolokolnaya
In the first half of the 19th century, there stood a two-story house on this site, owned by merchant Zimin. In 1846, architect Kulakov carried out its reconstruction. Later, the house passed into the possession of mercha…
Nikonov's Income House on Dostoevsky Street
Nikolai Nikitich Nikonov, a renowned architect and builder of St. Petersburg, was also the owner of several income houses. One such building is located at 38 Dostoevsky Street, built in 1894 in the 'Russian style.' This …
Bugrov's Summer Dacha
In the mid-19th century, the famous Russian merchant Nikolai Alexandrovich Bugrov built a complex of powerful steam mills in Volodarsk, which soon became a cornerstone of the town. Around the production facilities, dormi…
The Estate of Olga Mendeleeva-Trirogova
The marriage of Vladimir's son to Olga Mendeleeva, daughter of the famous chemist, was a significant event for the Saratov landowner Trirogov. In honor of this, he gifted the newlyweds the estate of Aryash, where the cou…
The House Where Mikhail Lermontov's First Love Lived
Mikhail Lermontov was deeply in love with Varvara Lopukhina, but he also addressed his romantic letters to Anna Stolypina. This girl lived in house number 55 on the street now known as Kirov Street, but unfortunately, th…
Incident at the Penza Treasury Chamber
The building of the former Penza Treasury Chamber on Belinsky Street, 8 is known not only as an architectural monument of federal significance. It was once headed by the writer Saltykov-Shchedrin, who sometimes enjoyed t…
Farewell to Alexander I
Emperor Alexander I often visited the Penza province and always spoke of it as one of the most blessed places. However, it was from here that he was sent on his final journey. The coffin with his body was in the Spassky …
Russian 'Venus from Tartarus' (Paris)
This painting, created by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, known as the 'painter of kings and king of painters', dates back to 1858. The image of the Russian beauty captivated all European courts. But who is this irresistible w…
Monument to Private Vasily Ryabov (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine)
Few know that in the old Cathedral of Christ the Savior, built in honor of the heroes who fell in the war against Napoleon, and considered the main military cathedral of Russia, there was a marble plaque with the golden …
