Marfo-Mariinsky Convent
After the assassination of the Governor-General of Moscow, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, in 1905, his widow, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, sold part of her jewelry to acquire a merchant estate on Bolshaya Ordynk…
Arkhangelsk Literary Museum
In 1992, a decision was made to establish the Arkhangelsk Literary Museum under the regional organization of the Volunteer Society of Book Lovers. On March 27, 1997, it received a new name, the Autonomous Non-Profit Orga…
Museum of Stepan Pisakhov
Stepan Pisakhov was often called the "Russian Baron Munchausen," and in the last years of his life, he became a living legend of Arkhangelsk. He admitted that he adhered to a "patriarchal style" in appearance: he had lon…
Museum of Artistic Exploration of the Arctic named after A.A. Borisov
The museum is located in an architectural monument of the 18th-19th centuries, known as the "Trading Building with Carriage House," which was part of the urban ensemble "City Merchant Estate of Shingarëvs-Plotnikovs." Th…
Stieglitz Academy
The Federal State Budgetary Institution of Higher Education "Saint Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry named after A. L. Stieglitz", known as Stieglitz Academy, is one of the oldest universities in Russia specia…
Grave of Russian Hero Kazarsky
In the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, at the old Christian cemetery known as the Mykolaiv Necropolis, rests the hero of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Captain 1st Rank Alexander Ivanovich Kazarsky. His grave is easily accessi…
Monument to Kazarsky in Sevastopol
In 1839, a monument to Alexander Ivanovich Kazarsky, the commander of the famous brig "Mercury," was unveiled in Sevastopol. On May 26, 1829, he refused to surrender and triumphed in a battle against two Turkish ships, r…
Admiral Makarov Monument in Kronstadt
On the fifth anniversary of Admiral Makarov's death, a gathering was held in his honor in Kronstadt, where it was decided to erect a monument to the outstanding naval commander. On the same day, a committee was formed to…
Admiral Makarov Monument in Vladivostok
In 1967, a monument to Admiral Makarov, the renowned Russian naval commander and scholar, was erected in the center of Lugovaya Square in Vladivostok. The sculptural composition was created by sculptor Teneta and archite…
Admiral Makarov Monument in Mykolaiv
In Mykolaiv, one of the well-known attractions is the monument to the outstanding Russian naval commander Admiral Stepan Osipovich Makarov, a native of this city. The monument was erected on the site of a previous bust o…
