Historical Complex 'Ust-Labinsk (Alexandrovskaya) Fortress'
The Alexandrovskaya Fortress in Ust-Labinsk, one of the largest fortifications of the Caucasian Line, was founded by Alexander Suvorov in 1778. The first phase of its reconstruction was completed over ten years ago, and …
Ivan Mertsalov, One of the Best Breeders in the World
Since ancient times, the wool of Spanish sheep breeds was considered one of the best in Europe. The Spaniards were practically monopolists in this area until the Russian breeder Ivan Antonovich Mertsalov intervened. In t…
A. A. Kiselev House Museum in Tuapse
In 1975, the house of A.A. Kiselev in Tuapse was granted the status of an architectural monument. In 1988, on the 150th anniversary of the artist's birth, a branch of the N.G. Poletayev Historical and Local Lore Museum o…
Monument to Alexander Nevsky in St. Petersburg
In front of the main spiritual abode of St. Petersburg, the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, a monument to Alexander Nevsky has been erected. Prince Alexander Yaroslavich is revered as the heavenly patron of the city, and a part …
Monument to Alexander Peresvet and Boyan on Pokrovskaya Hill in Bryansk
The monument, dedicated to the 1000th anniversary of Bryansk, includes the sculptural composition "Peresvet and Boyan" and a stele depicting Mother Russia. It was created in 1985 by sculptor Yu. G. Orekhov.
This anniver…
Trinity Church in Balakovo
The solemn ceremony of laying the church in Balakovo took place on July 28, 1909. Construction began in 1910 and was completed in the autumn of 1912, when 17 bells were raised in October. According to local historians, t…
Memorial Museum of I. M. Poddubny in Yeisk
The Poddubny Museum in the city of Yeisk, Krasnodar Krai, is dedicated to the life and activities of Ivan Maksimovich Poddubny, a renowned wrestler and Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. Poddubny had many connections …
V. I. Chapaev House Museum in Balakovo
The museum was founded in 1948 as part of the Pugachev Memorial House-Museum of V. I. Chapaev. In 1986, it became part of the Saratov Regional Museum of Local Lore.
The museum is located in a small wooden house in the f…
Saratov State Art Museum Named After A. N. Radishchev
A special building for the commodity exchange was constructed in Saratov based on the project of architect Franzisk Shuster. The project dates back to 1889, and construction began that same year at the corner of Nikolska…
P. V. Kuznetsov House Museum in Saratov
At the intersection of Oktyabrskaya and Valovaya streets, at the very edge of Glebuchy Ravine, stands the House. In the last century, there was a similar wooden house with a stone two-story annex, a wing, an attic with a…
