Secrets of the Rector's House in Moscow
The mansion known as the "Rector's House" was built in the 1740s in the center of Moscow and served as a palace estate for the Volkonsky princes. Its cultural history is rich and diverse, just like the people who lived t…
Annenkov Estate in Zherebcovo
Seventeen kilometers from Kursk, in the village of Zherebcovo in the Kursk district, on a steep bend of the Kouritsa River, lies the oldest estate in the Kursk region, the Annenkov estate, a monument of 18th-century arch…
I.P. Annenkov's Estate in Karmanovo
The Annenkov estate in the village of Karmanovo, located in the Zheleznogorsk district, was built in the second half of the 19th century. It was later transferred to the Mikhailov merchant Minaev for a card debt.
Since …
The House of Igumnov
At New Year, tangerines, often from Abkhazia, always appear on our festive tables. These fruits have long become an integral symbol of the holiday. However, their 'festive' status arose by chance thanks to merchant Nikol…
Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
The Academy of Sciences was established in Saint Petersburg by the decree of Emperor Peter I, issued by the governing Senate on January 28 (February 8) 1724. According to the regulations of 1747, it was named "Imperial A…
Shamil's Tower in Lgov
Shamil's Tower is a decorative three-tiered structure located in the city of Lgov, Kursk region, at 108 Krasnaya Street. It was built by Prince Vladimir Ivanovich Baryatinsky in 1870-1871 and has become a kind of "busine…
Fabergé's 'Winter Egg'
Among all the eggs created by the Fabergé firm for the Imperial House, the most original was the 'Winter Egg.' Nicholas II spared no expense and paid Carl Fabergé a record sum, exceeding all previous expenditures on such…
The Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg
The building of the Bolshoi Stone Theatre was located on the site of Brumberg Square, known today as Theatre Square, which existed in the mid-18th century. This place was named after the owner of the local sawmills. In 1…
Vyacheslav Tkachev, the Only Russian Air Force General
By the end of June 1920, the situation for the whites in Crimea had become critical. The cavalry, commanded by Dmitry Zhloba, numbering 10,000 bayonets, broke through the defenses and rushed towards Perekop. This was imm…
N.V. Plevitskaya Museum
The museum dedicated to singer Nadezhda Vasilyevna Plevitskaya was opened at the initiative of the governor of the Kursk region, A.N. Mikhailov, and became part of the Kursk Regional Local History Museum.
The museum's e…
