Smolensk Art Gallery
The Smolensk Art Gallery is part of the Smolensk State Museum-Reserve and is located in the historic center of the city, in the building of the former Alexandrov Real School. Its collection features significant works of …
Solodovnikov Passage
The Solodovnikov Passage, also known as the Solodovnikovsky Passage, was a large shopping complex in Moscow, built in 1862 according to the design of architect N. V. Nikitin on the order of merchant G. G. Solodovnikov. I…
Monument to Nicholas II and Alexandra Fedorovna in St. Petersburg
On May 12, 2013, a monument to the last Russian emperor Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Fedorovna was unveiled in St. Petersburg. The monument was installed in the courtyard of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ…
Tenishev School in the Northern Capital
The Tenishev School was a pre-revolutionary secondary educational institution in St. Petersburg. It originated from a 3-class general education school founded in 1898 by Prince V. N. Tenishev and received the status of a…
Vladimir Durov's Circus
Over the last hundred years, circus arts have undergone significant changes. Today, most performances include acrobatic acts by gymnasts, strongmen, tightrope walkers, clowns, and, of course, performances with trained an…
Fair Square
Before the advent of cars and railways, horses were the main means of transportation. A good horse was considered a symbol of high status in society. City dwellers would usually go to Fair Square to buy thoroughbred hors…
Epiphany Church
The Dzerzhinsky Culture Palace became the cultural center of the city only in the 1920s, although this building was originally the Epiphany Church. The temple was built in 1879 on the site of the old Resurrection Church,…
Smolensk State Museum-Reserve
The Smolensk State Museum-Reserve, one of the largest museum associations in Russia, is located in Smolensk. It consists of 12 exhibition departments in the city and 5 branches in the region. This association was formed …
Penza-I Station
The railway significantly changed the appearance of the quiet provincial town of Penza and brought important changes to its economic development. The central station Penza-I became a symbol of these changes.
Constructio…
Gogol Monument in Kaluga
On September 4, 2014, a monument to Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was unveiled in the Tsiolkovsky Park of Kaluga, replacing a previously installed bas-relief created by Ekaterina Dmitrievna Nikiforova-Kirpichnikova. The new …
