Church of the Three Saints in Saransk
The Church of the Three Saints, dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, occupies an important place in the lower part of the city, beyond the urban outskirts. Built with funds from the residents of the Translat…
Peter and Paul Male Monastery in Saransk
The Saransk Peter and Paul Monastery, previously functioning as a male monastery, was located in the city of Saransk. It emerged in the second half of the 18th century as a result of the unification of several monasterie…
Saint Petersburg State University of Communications
Since the late 18th century, the Department of Water Communications and the Expedition for Road Construction were responsible for the exploration, design, construction, reconstruction, and operation of communication rout…
Cathedral of St. John the Theologian in Saransk
The Church of St. John the Theologian is considered an important historical shrine of the capital of Mordovia. It is one of the oldest landmarks of Saransk and the entire republic, a rare gem of the region. The history o…
Chudov Monastery
Chudov Monastery, one of the oldest in Moscow, was founded on November 28, 1365, by Metropolitan Alexius of Moscow. He established it in memory of the miraculous healing from blindness of Taidula, the wife of the Khan of…
Monument to Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov
By the decision of the Municipal Council on March 5, 2010, a monument to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov, the founder of the city, was installed in the Central Square of the city of Novy Oskol. The solemn opening of the…
Araxcheev's House in St. Petersburg
A small three-story mansion of green color, where the military and statesman A.A. Araxcheev lived, is located at the corner of the banks of the Moika River and the Winter Canal. The facades of the building are adorned wi…
Paygarm Paraskhevo-Ascension Women's Monastery
The Paygarm Paraskhevo-Ascension Women's Monastery is located 35 km from Saransk and 5 km from the railway station Ruzayevka, near the village of Paygarma, from which it got its name. The monastery was founded in 1864 at…
Spaso-Transfiguration Male Monastery in Preobrazhenskoe
The history of the monastery begins with the appearance of the hermit Dionysius in the remote Moksha forest. According to legend, around 1650, Dionysius settled five versts from Krasnaya Sloboda, on the banks of the Moks…
Bell Tower of St. Nicholas Church at Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery
In 1810, hieromonk Gennady received a blessing to build a stone bell tower with a church in honor of St. Nicholas and a hospital with a church in the name of St. Prince Alexander Nevsky. The bell tower was laid that same…
