N.V. Ignatiev Literary and Art Museum in Chalomkino
On June 10, 1995, in honor of the centenary of N.V. Ignatiev's birth, the founder of Mountain Mari literature and a native of Chalomkino, the Literary and Art Museum was solemnly opened. In the ever-changing modern world…
Yuri Bulanov: The First Legionnaire in Russian Football History
In modern football, it has become common for a player from one country to play for a club in another. One of the first such legionnaires in Russia, and possibly in Europe, was Yuri Bulanov. Born in April 1903, he played …
Boris Vilde, One of the Organizers of the French Resistance
The French Resistance movement, which emerged during World War II, is known to many, but not everyone knows that its roots are connected to Russian émigrés. One of the first to begin the partisan struggle against the fas…
N.S. Mukhin House Museum in Olyk'yel Village
The most educated part of the population of the Mari El Republic is well acquainted with the name N.S. Mukhin, who glorified the Mari people in the early 20th century. He is known as a talented teacher, poet, writer, pla…
Parangin Local History Museum
The Parangin Local History Museum was opened on January 1, 1991, by the Ministry of Culture of the Mari El Republic as a branch of the T.E. Evseev Republican Scientific Local History Museum. Alfiya Mukhametovna Samigulli…
Zvenigovsky District Local History Museum
The Zvenigovsky District Local History Museum, one of the youngest in the Republic of Mari El, began its work on September 16, 1998, with the aim of preserving and developing the historical and cultural heritage of the Z…
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Starye Zyattsy
The parish of the village of Zyatsinskoye was founded by the Kazan office of newly baptized affairs during the reign of Catherine II around 1751. At that time, the first wooden church with a hexagonal altar was built. Th…
Church of Alexander Nevsky in Uduguchina
The construction of the church began on May 17, 1892, and was completed on September 24, 1893. The church was consecrated on July 12, 1894, in honor of Saint Alexander Nevsky.
Initially, the parish belonged to the villa…
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Izhevsk
After the devastating fire of 1810, which destroyed the Church of the Prophet Elijah at the Izhevsk factory, a decision was made to build a new temple. A year later, architect Semyon Emelyanovich Dudin, the first profess…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Zavyalovo
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is an outstanding example of church architecture from the first half of the 19th century. Originally, there was a wooden church in the village of Zavyalovo dedicated to St. Nic…
