Raglan: Sleeve or General?
The world-famous raglan sleeve is closely linked to the events of the Battle of Waterloo and the Crimean War in Russia. It is named after FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, better known as Lord Raglan. This field marshal and …
Monument 'Drop of Life' in Kogalym
The Drop of Life is one of the most impressive sculptural compositions installed in Kogalym. This famous monument, symbolizing the origins of the young city, is located on Ryabinovy Boulevard, which is a popular place fo…
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Dnipro
In 1837, a site was consecrated in Dnipro for the future Trinity Church. However, the city, which had just completed the construction of the Transfiguration Cathedral and was busy building the Assumption Church, could no…
Taras Shevchenko Monument in Surgut
The idea of installing a monument to Taras Shevchenko in Surgut came from local entrepreneur Vladimir Samborsky. In 2000, after attending the Second International Congress of Ukrainians, he met with an Omsk sculptor who …
Holy Trinity Church in Volno
The village of Volno is first mentioned in documents from the mid-16th century under the name Volnoye. In the 1750s, the village came under the ownership of the Kaminsky family, who established a Greek-Uniate monastery o…
Transfiguration Church in Nova Mysh
Nova Mysh has been known since the 16th century as a settlement on the Warsaw road. At different times, it belonged to the Khadkevich, Sinyavsky, Yuditsky, Masalsky, and Neselovsky families. In 1859, a church was built i…
Panteleimon Men's Monastery in Odessa
The Odessa Holy Panteleimon Men's Monastery was founded in 1995 with the blessing of the Metropolitan of Odessa and Izmail Agafangel on the site of the former dependency of the Russian Holy Panteleimon Monastery from Mou…
Memorial to Heroes in Izluchinsk
The memorial "Glory to Heroes," a commemorative monument in the city of Izluchinsk, was opened in June 2006 in honor of the Day of Memory and Sorrow. It consists of marble slabs over which a crane flies. The slabs are in…
Church of Sampson the Hospitable in Poltava
The history of the Poltava shrine is unique. After the Battle of Poltava, Tsar Peter I ordered the establishment of a men's monastery in honor of the victory over the Swedes, with two churches: the upper one dedicated to…
Uspensky Odessa Patriarchal Men's Monastery
In 1804, Metropolitan Gavriil, while in Odessa, met Moldovan nobleman Alexander Teutul, whose estate, consisting of two plots of 25 desyatins, was located on the seashore in the area of Bolshoy Fontan. Alexander Teutul r…
