The Estate of the Oldenburgs 'Olghino'
In 1901, the wedding of Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg and Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna Romanova, sister of Nicholas II, took place. They acquired an estate that was later named 'Olghino'.
According to various sour…
Literary and Memorial Museum of A.M. Gorky and F.I. Shalyapin in Kazan
The museum was opened in 1940 in a historic building from the second half of the 19th century, where in the 1880s there was a bakery owned by Andrei Stepanovich Derehkov.
The decision to create the museum was made by th…
Chapel of St. Seraphim of Sarov on Kharkov Mountain in Belgorod
The Chapel of St. Seraphim of Sarov is part of a spiritual and educational center located on Kharkov Mountain in Belgorod.
On Kharkov Mountain in the Southern microdistrict of Belgorod, a temple complex has been built i…
Seraphim of Sarov Temple in Belgorod
On Korochanskaya Street in the Old Town area, a temple was built in honor of St. Seraphim of Sarov. Metropolitan Ioann of Belgorod and Stary Oskol consecrated it on August 1, 2013.
This event was awaited for nearly a hu…
Three Women of Ivan Alekseevich Bunin
The great Russian writer Ivan Alekseevich Bunin was not only a talented author but also popular among women. His first true love was Varvara Pashchenko, the daughter of a doctor, with whom he worked at the newspaper "Orl…
Borisoglebsky Nosovsky Transfiguration Male Monastery
Andrei Mikhailovich Nosov (1814-1893), one of the largest benefactors of the Tambov region, who became wealthy through livestock trading, bequeathed his land in the Borisoglebsky district and part of his capital to estab…
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Alexeyevka
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in the village of Alexeyevka was built in 2011 on the site of an old 18th-century church, which was destroyed after World War II.
The stone church, built in the mid-18th ce…
Golitsyn Trail in New World
In Crimea, there are many tourist routes, but the Golitsyn Trail is particularly popular, offering magnificent views of the sea, mountains, and forests. It was started in 1912 at the behest of the famous winemaker and me…
Archangel Cathedral in Moscow
In the center of the Moscow Kremlin, on Cathedral Square, stands the snow-white cathedral dedicated to Archangel Michael. It is the only cathedral in Moscow whose domes are not covered in gold. Here lies the oldest famil…
Cathedral of the Annunciation in Moscow
The Cathedral of the Annunciation in the Kremlin was originally built as a private church for the Moscow princes. Here, weddings and baptisms of Russian tsars' children took place, as well as confessions. Today, it is a …
