Transfiguration Cathedral in Mhar
The Transfiguration Cathedral, built between 1684 and 1692, has a rich history. According to preserved documents, the project was developed by I. Baptist, assisted by M. Tomashevsky. After Baptist's death, the work was c…
Numerous Assassination Attempts on the Father of Russian Reforms. Part Two
After moving to St. Petersburg, the assassination attempts on Prime Minister Stolypin continued, with the most devastating being the explosion at the dacha where he lived and worked with his family. The dacha on Aptekars…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Baranovichi (lost)
In 1903, a church was built near the dry bread factory of the Vilna Intendancy in honor of St. Nicholas of Myra the Wonderworker. Little is known about it: it was affiliated with the Church of Nicholas Kochan, and servic…
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Stolovichi
The only church of the Knights of the Maltese Order in Belarus was built by the local landowner, Commander of the Maltese Order M. Dombrowski. The project was developed by renowned architects I. Fontana III and I. Glaubi…
Saint Elijah Prophet Church in Adakhovshchina (lost)
The first mention of the wooden Saint Elijah Church in the village of Adakhovshchina is found in the documents of the Visitation of the Uniate Churches of the Minsk and Novogrudok Councils from 1680-1682, which are kept …
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Slavyansk
The church externally resembles a ship and has three domes, with a tall bell tower rising above the narthex. Its walls are painted in white and red tones, while the domes are blue, with the central one adorned with golde…
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Baranovichi
The wooden Orthodox church, built in Baranovichi in 1908 on the site of the current cathedral, was expanded in 1915 during World War I. However, on the night of May 2, 1921, after the festive evening service of the first…
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Pochapovo
The stone single-altar Intercession Church was built in the center of the village in 1867 with government funds amounting to 10,700 rubles, thanks to the efforts of the rector. It replaced a wooden church erected in 1770…
The Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Milovidy
Before the construction of the Orthodox Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in the village of Milovidy, the Borisoglebskaya Church was located on its outskirts. The first mention of it is found in the documents "Visits of …
Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God Church in Baranovichi (lost)
In 1908, the first parish church was built in Baranovichi, dedicated to the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God. The first rector was Fyodor Alekseevich Strashenya, born on March 14, 1885, in the village of Darevo, Novogr…
