Russian-speaking Community in Canada
In the 19th century, immigration from Russia to Canada was primarily driven by religious motives. One of the first groups of settlers was several thousand Russian-German Mennonites who settled in the area of modern-day S…
Russians in Montreal (Canada)
According to various sources, the Russian diaspora here numbers between 60,000 to 80,000 people, so Russian speech can often be heard on the streets. The city has many businesses, such as driving schools and hair salons,…
Russian School in Montreal (Canada)
If the church provides the community with an opportunity for spiritual self-determination and the preservation of religious traditions, then the Russian-speaking school for immigrant children has become a way to nurture …
Cathedral of St. Barbara in Edmonton, Canada
In 1902, the first small wooden chapel was established in Edmonton thanks to the efforts of priest Jacob Korchinsky and his wife Barbara. A few years later, in 1908, a wooden standard church was built, which lasted for a…
Protection of Kazan Mother of God Parish (Ottawa, Canada)
In 1970, Archbishop Vitaly (Ustinov) of Montreal and Canada from the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia ordained 37-year-old Dmitry Severa as a priest and appointed him the rector of the community in Ottawa. At that …
Society of St. John of Kronstadt (Montreal, Canada)
The history of the society begins with the arrival in Canada of Bishop Silvester (Haruns), who later became an archbishop. Bishop Silvester, who came to Montreal from Paris in April 1963, long supported believers in the …
Tokarev's Income House
One of the most beautiful mansions of pre-revolutionary Rostov-on-Don is the Tokarev Income House, located at the intersection of Bolshaya Sadovaya Street and Chekhov Avenue. This building, constructed in 1905 on the ord…
Income House of Alexander Lash
The income house of Alexander Edmundovich Lash, a monument of cultural heritage of regional significance, was built in the early 20th century. It is located at 75 Pushkin Street, opposite the Maxim Gorky Park, which is s…
Income House of Vasily Kushnarev
One example of pre-revolutionary income houses in Rostov-on-Don is the house owned by local entrepreneur Vasily Semyonovich Kushnarev, brother of the famous manufacturer Yakov Semyonovich Kushnarev. Built in the 1900s, t…
Orthodox cemetery in Raudone
By the end of the 1950s, a significant Russian-speaking community had formed in Canada, including former White Guards, priests, intellectuals, and even former prisoners of Nazi camps. In the province of Quebec, there wer…
