Lazienki Palace (Warsaw) and Nicholas I
Two stories connected to this place occurred during the reign of Nicholas I and add vivid strokes to his image, showing the emperor not only as a man of honor, nobility, and integrity but also as a ruler with a great sen…
S.T. Konenkov Sculpture Museum
The Sergey Timofeevich Konenkov Sculpture Museum is part of the Smolensk State Museum-Reserve. It is dedicated to the outstanding artist and original thinker, known both in Russia and abroad. The museum opened in Smolens…
Historical Museum in Smolensk
The Historical Museum is part of the Smolensk State Museum-Reserve and is considered the oldest in its structure. In 1888, local historian S.P. Pisarev opened a historical and archaeological museum in the building of the…
Historical and Architectural Complex 'Teremok'
Eighteen kilometers south of Smolensk lies the former estate of the Tenishev family, Talashkino. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the renowned patron, collector, and artist Maria Klavdievna Tenisheva created a…
The House of Grigory Stolypin
The Penza nobility was not known for poverty, and their real estate was impressive. The second house on Volodarsky Street once belonged to the provincial leader of the nobility, Grigory Stolypin.
This building is over 2…
Swan-12 Aircraft Manufacturing Plant
Secret enterprises began to actively appear in our city since 1914. On Kirova Street, near house number 63, there was a factory that produced parts for the "Swan" aircraft.
On the vast territory extending deep into Slav…
Church of Saint Anna the Prophetess at the Smagin Orphanage
On September 29, 1911, a statement was submitted to the Sarapul City Administration by N.V. and A.V. Smagin regarding a gift to the city. Anna Vasilievna donated a "two-story stone house, with a third floor under constru…
Holy Trinity Cathedral
In the early 19th century, the merchants of the city of Osa faced a choice: to build a railway or a new church. It was decided that for the Perm province, the church was more important, as the Kama River, flowing nearby,…
Turchevich House
The house of architect Turchevich is one of the landmarks of Perm. On May 20, 1993, the building was recognized as a monument of architecture and urban planning by the decision of the Small Council of the Perm Regional C…
The Secret Prisoner of the Women's Monastery
Historians are still intrigued by the mystery of the prisoner known as the Iron Mask. However, the fate of the illegitimate daughter of Paul I, who spent years in confinement at the Trinity Monastery, is no less tragic.
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