Russian Molokans in Arizona (USA)
Russian Molokans began to settle in Arizona as early as the early 20th century, mainly from California and Mexico. In Glendale, they quickly acquired land and started growing cotton. This way of life persisted for many y…
St. Peter and Paul Church (Phoenix, Arizona)
The parish was founded by Russian emigrants in 1949. At that time, the local Orthodox community did not have its own church, so Archimandrite Peter purchased a residential house at 1614 E Monte Vista Rd, where services b…
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Novaya Ladoga
The winter church of the Savior Not Made by Hands, located next to the summer church of Clement and Peter, was built in 1763-1767 on the site of a burned wooden structure. It was topped with an elegant onion-shaped five-…
Merchant Solodov's Mill
Unfortunately, during the Soviet era, many architectural monuments of pre-revolutionary Rostov-on-Don were lost. Among these vanished buildings was the mill owned by the famous Rostov merchant Solodov. Built in 1870, it …
Monument to V.I. Lenin in Samara
In 1889, at the initiative of Pyotr Alabin, a monument to Alexander II was erected in the square, which became the first monument in Samara. After the revolution, it was boarded up and dismantled, and on the freed pedest…
Russian Embassy in Australia
The history of relations between Russia and Australia spans over two centuries. On June 16, 1807, the Russian sloop "Neva" commanded by L. A. Gagemeister arrived at Port Jackson, now known as Sydney, en route to Russian …
Catherine's Women's Gymnasium in Nakhichivan
In modern Nakhichivan district of Rostov-on-Don, there is a building of Lyceum No. 13, constructed in 1892 for Catherine's Women's Gymnasium. The building was designed by the famous Rostov architect Nikolai Nikitich Durb…
Russian School in Albuquerque (New Mexico, USA)
The school's program is organized in such a way that children of different ages and language proficiency levels are divided into small groups, where learning takes into account the individual needs of each child. Groups …
Russians in Nebraska (USA)
In the early 20th century, the first Russian migrants began arriving in Nebraska, primarily peasants from the Kyiv province. Over time, they adapted to the American farming system, acquired agricultural machinery, and ev…
Rostok, Russian Educational Studio (Oklahoma, USA)
For several years, a Russian educational studio for children in Edmond, Oklahoma, known as Rostok, has been successfully developing. It has become a center for Russian-speaking children's cultural life, organizing large …
