Trinity Church in Slobodskoy
Russian rulers have repeatedly sought to organize burial places for Orthodox Christians in cities, settlements, and villages across the country. However, it was not until 1771 that the Senate, together with the Holy Syno…
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Spas-Talitsy
In the Land Registry book of the city of Orlov with the district of 1629, the Kosiganovsky hamlet and the Nefedyev wasteland on the Tyushka River are mentioned, where the families of brothers Yevseiki and Ivashki Batukht…
Trinity Church in Istobenka
The Trinity Church was built in 1808 based on the project of provincial architect F. Roslyakov on the site of an old wooden monastery church. Since 1595, one of the largest monasteries in Vyatka, the male Istoben Monaste…
Church of John the Baptist in Ryabovo
The village of Ryabovo was founded in the mid-18th century. Until the 1750s, this land belonged to the peasant Artemy Limonov. In 1749, parishioners from the villages of Karinka and Mudrova submitted a petition for the c…
Kuskovo Estate
This estate previously belonged to the Sheremetev counts and is located in the eastern part of Moscow in the Veshnyaki district. The first mentions of the Sheremetev buildings on this land date back to the 16th century. …
Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kirs
The church is located in the center of the city, not far from the shore of the Big Pond. Its northern facade faces the main street, which forms a small square, while to the south, the city garden adjoins the building.
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Mironositsky Women's Monastery in Yezhovo
On the northeast road from Yoshkar-Ola, among endless fields, a picturesque view of one of the oldest monasteries in the Mari region and the entire left bank of the Volga, the Mironositsky Desert, opens up to the travele…
Cathedral of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in Kozmodemyansk
The cathedral, dedicated to the icon of the "Mother of God of Smolensk," is one of the first memorial churches in the Volga region, built in honor of Emperor Alexander II during his lifetime. The construction of this maj…
Monument to M.Yu. Lermontov in Zheleznovodsk
The Zheleznovodsk square, where the monument to Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov is installed, was created around the site under the Travertine cliff on October 18, 1988, the 174th anniversary of the poet's birth. Previously,…
Chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Kozmodemyansk
The Streltsy chapel is the oldest brick building in Kozmodemyansk. It was erected by local streltsy in honor of their participation in Peter I's Azov campaigns. While under Azov, 240 streltsy promised that if they defeat…
