Monument to I.A. Bunin in Oryol
In Oryol, on Proletarskaya (Levashova) Hill, a monument to Ivan Alekseevich Bunin has been erected, a bronze sculpture of the famous Russian writer and Nobel Prize laureate in literature. The authors of the monument are …
Monument to St. Seraphim of Sarov in Oryol
A monument to Seraphim of Sarov has been erected in Oryol, one of the venerated Orthodox saints and a hermit of the Russian church, hieromonk of the Holy Assumption Sarov Monastery, who is also the founder and patron of …
Monument to N.S. Leskov in Oryol
The sculptural complex dedicated to the Russian writer N.S. Leskov and the characters of his works was opened in Oryol on June 11, 1981, in the year of his 150th anniversary.
Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov was born in the v…
Monument to General A.P. Yermolov in Oryol
Alexey Petrovich Yermolov was born in 1777 in Moscow, coming from a modest noble family in the Oryol province. He received his education at the Moscow University boarding school and graduated with honors from the Second …
The Master’s House from 'The Master and Margarita'
The house at Mansurovsky Lane, 9, is known to researchers of Mikhail Bulgakov's work as the Master’s House. The writer was inspired by its architecture and interior, and it was here that he wrote several chapters of his …
I.S. Turgenev Museum in Oryol
The I.S. Turgenev Museum is dedicated to the life and work of the classic of Russian literature, born in Oryol in 1818 and passed away in 1883. The literary museums of the city are united under the common name "Oryol Uni…
N. S. Leskov House Museum in Oryol
The N. S. Leskov House Museum is the only literary-memorial museum in Russia dedicated to the writer N. S. Leskov, a native of Oryol. It is part of the Oryol United State Literary Museum of I. S. Turgenev.
Nikolai Semyo…
L.N. Andreev House Museum in Oryol
The L.N. Andreev House Museum is the place where the childhood and youth of the Russian writer Leonid Andreev (1871, 1919) took place.
Leonid Andreev lived here until 1891, after which he moved to St. Petersburg upon gr…
I. A. Bunin Museum in Oryol
The I. A. Bunin Museum is dedicated to the life and work of the Russian writer and poet, a Nobel Prize laureate in literature. In the mid-1950s, after a long period of oblivion, the return of his literary heritage to Rus…
T.N. Granovsky House Museum in Oryol
The T.N. Granovsky House Museum is the place where the famous Russian historian and public figure Timofey Nikolayevich Granovsky (1813, 1855) was born. The house, built in the second half of the 18th century, is a log st…
