Embassy Spaso-Transfiguration Monastery
The monastery was founded in 1681 by members of the Daurian spiritual mission as a dependency of the Selenginsk Trinity Monastery on the shores of Lake Baikal, near the site where the Mongols of the Tsisan Khan tribe tre…
Church of the Transfiguration in Barguzin
A monument dated between 1808 and 1834, made of stone, belongs to the Chita and Transbaikal dioceses. Currently, it is used by the Barguzin Orthodox community, and only the southern chapel, dedicated to the Most Holy The…
National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia in Ulan-Ude
The State Autonomous Cultural Institution of the Republic of Buryatia "National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia" was established in 2011 by merging three museums: the Museum of History named after M. N. Khangalov, the…
C. S. Sampilov Art Museum in Ulan-Ude
The Republican Art Museum named after C. S. Sampilov is part of the Buryat National Museum. In 1944, with the opening of the art museum in Buryatia, the need to support local art arose, so the first collection consisted …
Museum of the History of Buryatia named after M. N. Khangalov in Ulan-Ude
On May 9, 1919, the first meeting of the "Society for the Study of the Baikal Region" took place, during which the museum was founded. One of its first exhibits was the wall clock of Decembrist N. A. Bestuzhev, collected…
Museum of the History of Ulan-Ude
The Museum of the History of Ulan-Ude combines historical collections and interactive exhibitions, creative workshops, thematic projects, and events, supporting the initiatives of talented youth. Its mission is to preser…
Kyakhta Local History Museum Named After Academician V. A. Obruchev
The museum was founded on January 1, 1890, at the initiative of P. S. Mikhno, local merchants, exiles, and the Kyakhta intelligentsia. After the visit of the Potanin family to Kyakhta in 1890, a temporary committee was e…
Nature Museum of Buryatia in Ulan-Ude
The Nature Museum of Buryatia was opened on July 12, 1983, based on the nature department of the M. N. Khangalov Regional Museum. Today, it is one of the leading natural history museums in the country, part of the "Open …
Kabansky Local History Museum Named After M. A. Lukyanov
The Kabansky Local History Museum named after M. A. Lukyanov is part of the MAU "Kabansk Central Intermunicipal Library." It was opened on October 10, 1997, and in December 2004, it was named after Mikhail Alexandrovich …
Yakut Mammoth: The Story of an Ancient Discovery
In the summer of 1896, repairs began on the Moscow highway in Yaroslavl, which included dismantling the old road, conducting earthworks, and laying new pavement. However, the work had to be halted when workers discovered…
