Church of St. Panteleimon the Healer in Tundrino
The church in the village of Tundrino was built in 1894. The Clerical Record for 1897 notes that during the Soviet era, the church building was used as a grain storage facility, a club, and a warehouse, and for some time…
Holy Spirit Monastery in Putivl
The history of the monastery is complex and tangled, its beginnings lost in the depths of centuries. Originally, it was a girls' Holy Spirit Monastery, first mentioned in documents from 1595. In 1617, construction of a s…
Sofroniev-Molchansky Pechersky Monastery
Amidst the dense forest greenery rises the Sofroniev-Molchansky Pechersky Monastery, known for its spiritual heritage and majestic architecture. The foundation of the monastery is linked to the adoption of Christianity i…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kocherhy
The brick church with a single dome and bell tower is located on the slope of the high right bank of the Esman River, and its silhouette is clearly visible from both the floodplain and the plateau. Due to its expressive …
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Lebedyn
In the early 20th century, the town of Lebedyn had five wooden churches: the Nativity, St. George, St. Nicholas, the Three Saints, and the Resurrection. Stepan Taranushenko researched and described four of them in his wo…
The Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Samarovo (lost)
On April 1, 1808, the Tobolsk archpriest Father Peter Felitsyn informed the Samarovo clergy about collecting subscriptions from residents for the construction of a new stone church. The attached copy of the decree stated…
Ruskin Nature and Man Museum named after A. P. Yadroshnikov
The museum in the village of Ruskin is one of the main attractions of the Surgut district. It was founded in 1988 by enthusiast Alexander Pavlovich Yadroshnikov. The unique taxidermy collection created by the master most…
Museum and Exhibition Center in Langepas
The Museum and Exhibition Center in Langepas is a modern cultural institution that actively interacts with the local community and is open to collaboration.
The center began its operations on August 31, 1996, as an ethn…
Vasily Klyuchevsky: Historian with a Phenomenal Memory and Great Sense of Humor
Academician Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevsky, recognized as one of the leading historians of the Russian Empire, was known not only as an outstanding teacher and scholar. He was distinguished by his brilliant sense of humor,…
Nature and Man Museum in Khanty-Mansiysk
On July 9, 1932, the Presidium of the Ural Regional Executive Committee decided to create a district museum in the newly formed Ostyak-Vogul National District, in the city of Ostyak-Vogulsk (now Khanty-Mansiysk). It was …
