Open-Air Ethnographic Museum 'Torun Maa' in Khanty-Mansiysk
The open-air ethnographic museum 'Torun Maa' was established in 1987 thanks to the efforts of representatives of the national intelligentsia from among the Khanty and Mansi. It was important for them to present the cultu…
Surgut Art Museum
The Surgut Art Museum was opened on November 1, 1992.
Today, its collection features works of Russian visual art from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, contemporary art from Siberia, national art of the Northern p…
Historical and Local History Museum 'Reflection' in Talinka
The Historical and Local History Museum 'Reflection' in the urban settlement of Talinka has gathered a small but noteworthy collection. The museum's collections are presented both in permanent exhibitions and temporary d…
Ethnographic Park-Museum in Varyegan
In 1986, ethnographer Ismail Nukhovich Gemuyev arrived in Varyegan. He needed a guide and translator, and Yuri Vella offered his help. Together they set off to the camps. One day, finding themselves at one of the abandon…
Neo-Gothic Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Pushkin
One of the oldest functioning Lutheran churches in St. Petersburg is the neo-Gothic Church of the Resurrection of Christ, built in the mid-19th century. This unique architectural monument of nationwide significance was c…
Transfiguration Church in Vorozhba
Vorozhba began to be settled simultaneously with Sumy. In 1659, families from these areas were relocated to create the settlement of Lower Syrovatka. According to Filaret Gumilevsky in his work "Historical and Statistica…
Glinskaya Desert of the Mother of God in Sosnovka
The desert is located on the right bank of the Obesta River, not far from its confluence with the Kleven River, in a picturesque plain. The history of the monastery begins with the appearance of the miraculous icon of th…
Kizhi State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Museum-Reserve
The Kizhi Museum-Reserve is a unique open-air museum located on the island of the same name in Lake Onega. The museum's exhibition is dedicated to the Russian culture of the Zaonezhye region and the protected monument of…
National Museum of the Republic of Karelia in Petrozavodsk
The National Museum of the Republic of Karelia in Petrozavodsk was founded in 1871 and was originally dedicated to history, ethnography, and the natural-industrial sphere. During the Soviet period, it became known as the…
Medvezhyegorsk District Museum
In 1961, Viktor Petrovich Yershov, a geography teacher at Medvezhyegorsk Boarding School No. 4, organized local history hikes with his students in the surrounding areas. As a result of these hikes, many finds were collec…
