Golitsyn Trail (New World, Crimea)
The history of the Golitsyn Trail begins in 1912, when Prince Lev Sergeyevich decided to create a picturesque route for the emperor's visit. By his order, a path was carved into the rock, offering a breathtaking view of …
Church of St. Leo of Catania and St. John of Rila
At the end of the 19th century, there were plans to add a stone building to the skete church in honor of the Feast of St. John the Baptist. However, the Kaluga Spiritual Consistory did not approve the project, as such ex…
Catherine II's Way Palace in Veliky Novgorod
On the territory of Yaroslav's Courtyard in Novgorod, on the Trading side, there is a palace building, constructed in the early 1770s by order of Catherine II and used as a way palace.
Such buildings were found along th…
Church of St. Nicholas the White in Veliky Novgorod
The Church of St. Nicholas the White, recognized as a monument of federal significance, is located in the historical part of the city, in the ancient Nerevsky end of medieval Novgorod. Over 700 years ago, the Nikol-Bel's…
Desyatiny Christmas Monastery in Veliky Novgorod
The Desyatiny Monastery, now inactive, was previously a second-class women's monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church in Veliky Novgorod. It is located in Lyudino End, south of Prussian Street, near the rampart of the Ok…
Morozov Town
Soviet propaganda claimed that in the Russian Empire, exploiters cruelly saved on the working conditions of powerless workers for profit. However, in reality, not all factory owners during the tsarist era were shameless …
Rurik's Hillfort in Veliky Novgorod
Rurik's Hillfort, located in Veliky Novgorod, 2 km south of the city center, is an important archaeological monument from the 9th century. It is situated at the source of the Volkhov River from Lake Ilmen, opposite the Y…
Monument to F.M. Dostoevsky in Staraya Russa
The monument to F.M. Dostoevsky was solemnly opened on November 11, 2001, in honor of the 180th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian writer.
The bronze sculpture was created with funds raised by the city's resi…
F.M. Dostoevsky House Museum in Staraya Russa
The F.M. Dostoevsky House Museum is located in Staraya Russa, Novgorod Oblast, on the banks of the Pererytitsa River. The exhibition area covers 170 m², temporary exhibitions 50 m², storage rooms 22 m², and the park zone…
Lavr Georgievich Kornilov, the Unfulfilled Savior of Russia
In 1916, General Kornilov managed to escape from Austrian captivity on his third attempt, traveling from Vienna to the Romanian border and returning to Russia. He was greeted with enthusiastic applause as a true hero, an…
