Musical Pavilion with Horse Sculptures
The Musical Pavilion of the Horse Yard in Kuzminki is the most recognizable structure of the estate and a symbol of the suburban estates of its time. It is located opposite the main house, on the other side of the pond, …
Memorial Plaque for Edward Espinosa
Edward Espinosa (1871, 1950) was one of the founders and the chief examiner of the Association of Opera Dance, now known as the Royal Academy of Dance, and also founded the British Ballet Organization. He was born in Mos…
Memorial Plaque Commemorating Peter I's Visit
During his journey through Great Britain, Peter I visited the town of Petersfield, where he stayed at the White Hart hotel. A memorial plaque serves as a reminder of this visit. The building is currently called Winton Ho…
Memorial to Russian Sailors and Prisoners of War
The monument was erected by order of Tsar Alexander II after he learned about the existence of a cemetery for Russian prisoners of war in the small English town of Lewis.
The Battle of Bomarsund in August 1854 took plac…
Memorial Plaque for Serafima Astafieva
Serafima Astafieva (1876, 1934, London) studied at the School-Studio of the Bolshoi Theater and graduated from the Mariinsky Theater ballet school in 1895. In 1896, she married Yuzef Kshesinski, a renowned performer of c…
Grave of Russian and Jewish Philosopher Aaron Steinberg
Aaron Steinberg (August 17, 1891 - 1975) was a Russian and Jewish philosopher, also known as Aaron Zakharovich Steinberg. He was educated at the universities of St. Petersburg and Heidelberg, and later lived in London. S…
The grave of the artist Maria Yakovlevna Chambers-Bilibina (Mary Elizabeth Veronica Chambers Bilibina)
Maria Yakovlevna Chambers-Bilibina, also known as Mary Elizabeth Veronica Chambers Bilibina, was born on March 1, 1874, in St. Petersburg and passed away on June 6, 1962, in Oxfordshire. She was a Russian artist of Irish…
Grave of L.O. Pasternak
Leonid Osipovich Pasternak (April 3, 1862 - May 31, 1945) was a Russian artist who worked in the post-impressionist style. He is also known as the father of poet and writer Boris Pasternak.
Leonid was born in Odessa int…
Grave of Rear Admiral Mikhail Ivanovich Smirnov
Mikhail Ivanovich Smirnov, born on June 18, 1880, and died on August 26, 1940, was an officer of the Navy and received the rank of rear admiral in 1918. In 1900, he began service in the Pacific squadron, after which he m…
Memorial Plaque at the Home of Alex of Hesse, Future Wife of Nicholas II
Catcart House, built shortly after 1860, was established by the Allen family as one of the leading residences in Harrogate. Here lived Princess Alex of Hesse, who became Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in 1894. Until her de…
