Yasnaya Polyana
The greatest contribution to popularizing the work of Leo Tolstoy and preserving his memory was made by his daughter, Alexandra Tolstaya. However, in the USSR, she was accused of espionage and treason. This was related t…
Monument to Mykola Leontovych
The composition "Carol of the Bells" is now known worldwide and often features in Christmas advertisements, TV series, and cartoons such as "The Simpsons", "Family Guy", "South Park", as well as in iconic films like "Hom…
Monument to the Vasnetsov Brothers in Kirov
On May 28, 1992, a monument to the famous Russian artists Viktor Mikhailovich and Apollinary Mikhailovich Vasnetsov was unveiled in their hometown, with the inscription "from grateful fellow countrymen." The bronze sculp…
Timofey Yashchik's Native Stanitsa
In Tsarist Russia, Cossacks often served as bodyguards for the imperial family, unlike today when this role is performed by FSO officers. One such devoted servant was Kuban Cossack Timofey Yashchik from the Novominskaya …
The apartment museum of Apollinary Mikhailovich Vasnetsov
In the very center of Moscow, at Furmanny Lane, house 6, is the apartment-museum of the outstanding Russian artist Apollinary Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. A memorial plaque in his honor and a sign informing about the museum's…
Vyatka Art Museum Named After the Vasnetsov Brothers
The Vyatka Art Museum, which became the first art and historical museum in the North and Northeast of Russia, was opened on December 18, 1910 (December 5 in the old style) thanks to the initiative of the famous Russian a…
A. G. Gagarin's Estate in Kholomki
In the picturesque upper reaches of the Shelon River valley in the Pskov region lies a remarkable noble estate that once belonged to Prince Andrei Grigorievich Gagarin, the director of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Inst…
Shishkov House
Shishkov House, a monument of federal significance, is named after the Soviet writer Vyacheslav Yakovlevich Shishkov, who lived in the wing next to it. In 1894, at the age of 21, he arrived in the city for work. Here he …
Historical and Memorial Landscape Museum-Preserve of the Vasnetsov Brothers
In 1981, the museum-preserve of brothers Viktor and Apollinary Vasnetsov, "Ryabovo," was opened, which became part of the Vyatka Regional Art Museum named after the Vasnetsovs on January 1, 2008.
The museum-preserve "Ry…
Maria Lysova, 'Valkyrie of the Counter-Revolution'
Valkyrie of the Counter-Revolution
This remarkable woman is surrounded by numerous incredible legends. And it is no wonder! A hereditary noblewoman, owner of estates and horse-breeding farms, she became the second femal…
