Bughry Estate
The estate "Bughry" was established by representatives of the noble Obninsky family, Pyotr Narkizovich and his wife Lydia Pavlovna. In the early 1880s, it became the dowry of their eldest daughter Anna, who married the M…
Goncharov Estate Museum 'Polotnyany Zavod'
The settlement of Polotnyany Zavod emerged due to the establishment of a sailcloth factory in 1718 by order of Peter I. It was founded by the Kaluga merchant Timofey Filatov-Karamyshev. In 1720, he, together with Afanasy…
Galkino Estate
In the 17th and 19th centuries, the estate belonged to the noble families of Chernyshev, Saltykov, Myatlev, and Bobrishchev-Pushkin. The architectural ensemble included two large houses, a formal park with alleys, single…
Gorodnya Estate
In ancient times, the modern Gorodnya and Krasny Gorodok were the site of the city of Gorodensk, first mentioned in chronicles in 1185 as a settlement on the border of the protective forest. The owner of these lands on t…
Grabtsevo Estate
The estate of landowners S.V. Isupov and D.S. Davydova has been known since 1631. At that time, the village was called Maltsevo, and in the late 17th century, it, along with the surrounding lands, was granted to the nobl…
Krasnoyarsk Literary Museum
The museum is located in a wooden mansion from the 19th century, designed in the Art Nouveau style with Gothic elements. This house belonged to the merchant Frida Tsukerman and was considered one of the best in the city.…
Factory in Kaluga Where Vasily Shukshin Worked
Nowadays, few in the general audience of moviegoers and readers know that the outstanding actor, director, and writer Vasily Makarovich Shukshin worked at a turbine factory in Kaluga before his military service. Today, t…
Monument to Vasily Shukshin at Mosfilm
One of the most famous landmarks on the territory of Mosfilm is the monument to Vasily Makarovich Shukshin, an outstanding actor, director, and writer. It is located on the lawn in front of the Mosfilm cinema concert mus…
Bunin Villa in Grasse
For twenty years, the Bunin family rented villas in Grasse. At first, Ivan Alexeyevich came here only for the summer, but later decided to move permanently from Paris.
Ivan Alexeyevich lived in several mansions in Grass…
Monument to Platov in Rostov-on-Don
In August 2015, a monument to the outstanding Don Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov was unveiled in Rostov-on-Don, whose name has become a symbol of the Don region. The monument is made of bronze and resembles the one that …
