Orlovskaya Library Named After I. A. Bunin
The Orlovskaya Regional Scientific Universal Public Library named after I. A. Bunin, previously named after N. K. Krupskaya and commonly known as "Buninka", is the oldest and largest library in Oryol and the Oryol region…
V. A. Rusanova House Museum in Oryol
The V. A. Rusanova House Museum is dedicated to the life and work of the famous geologist, geographer, and polar explorer Vladimir Alexandrovich Rusanov (1875, 1913). It is a branch of the Oryol Local History Museum.
Th…
The Uderevka Estate of the Stankevich Family
The "Uderevka" estate, founded in the 18th century, belonged to the noble family of Alexandrov. In 1804, literary critic and professor A.V. Nikitenko was born here. In 1814, when the estate of Avdotya Borisovna Alexandro…
The Yusupov Estate in Rakitnaya Sloboda
The Yusupov family entered Russian history thanks to Prince Dmitry Seyushevich Yusupovo-Knyazhevo. His wife, Tatyana Fedorovna Korkodinova, is said to have given birth to only one son. Grigory Dmitrievich, a young and am…
Vremeva Estate in Golofeevka
The Vremeva estate in Golofeevka dates back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Today, only the main house remains, which now houses a rural secondary school.
This one-story stone mansion once belonged to the lan…
Govorukho-Otrok Estate in Tavrovo
Yuri Nikolaevich Govorukho-Otrok (1854, 1896) was a well-known literary and theater critic, as well as a writer. His childhood years were spent in the ancestral estate of Tavrovo in the Belgorod district.
To this day, t…
Troekurov Chambers in Moscow
For more than three centuries, the building of the Troekurov Chambers in the center of Moscow has undergone numerous changes: from a luxurious princely palace to a merchant hotel and housing for Soviet citizens, as well …
Mansion of Famous Moscow Entrepreneur Stepan Ryabushinsky
One of the symbols of early Russian modernism in the early 20th century became the mansion of the famous Moscow entrepreneur Stepan Ryabushinsky, who was considered one of the wealthiest people in pre-revolutionary Mosco…
How the Painting 'Homeward' Almost Ruined Artist Nikolai Pymonenko's Career
The name of classic artist Nikolai Pymonenko is not as well-known today, although his works may seem familiar to many. At one time, he was quite a prominent figure. Pymonenko's paintings were exhibited at major exhibitio…
I.A. Kuskov House Museum in Totma
In 2015, Totma celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Kuskov, a townsman from Totma who founded the southernmost Russian settlement on the American continent, Fort Ross. Ivan Kuskov, who completed the glor…
