Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Australia
The parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Dandenong was founded by immigrants from the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Harbin in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In 1964, the community acquired two …
Pokrovsky Church in Cabramatta
In 1953, the formation of the parish began in the western part of the city. Priest Rostislav Han, who arrived in April of that year from Harbin, was appointed the rector of the Pokrov community and later the parish in Ca…
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Australia
The Russian church community in Canberra, founded by the first Russian settlers, is small but very friendly and united. The foundation of this community is the parish of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptis…
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Australia
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built in 1935-1936. It is the first purpose-built Russian Orthodox church in Australia and one of the early parishes of the Russian diaspora after the e…
Kazan Monastery in Australia
The women's Orthodox monastery in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was founded in the Kentlin area of Sydney on land donated by protodeacon Peter Grishaev from the Petropavlovsk Cathedral.
Initially, from 19…
Archbishop's Cross Church of All Saints in Australia
The Church of All Saints, who have shone in the Russian land, is located near the Australian and New Zealand Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. The first service conducted by Russian priests took plac…
Russians in Oregon (USA)
In Portland, you can find many stores with Russian signs selling traditional Eastern European products, such as Russian sausage, candies, and even bath brooms. The city also has restaurants with Russian cuisine that attr…
Russian 'Colonial' House in Oregon (Molalla Log Cabin, USA)
Experts believe that this cabin may have been built for Russian farmers who arrived here from Alaska. According to the report, this structure in the Molalla area could have appeared as early as 1795, ten years before Lew…
Old Believers in Oregon (USA)
It was not easy for the Old Believers to settle in the USA. In Oregon, they initially worked on farms growing berries for their sponsors, as many needed to pay off debts from their move and get back on their feet. Local …
Moscow, Idaho, USA
Moscow in Idaho is the most populous of more than twenty American cities with the same name. More than half of its residents are students and faculty from the state's oldest institution, the University of Idaho. The popu…
