Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mirgorod
In the spring of 1648, by the order of the famous colonel of the Zaporizhian Host, Matviy Hladkyi, the residents of Mirgorod began the construction of an Orthodox church in honor of their liberation from Polish-Lithuania…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Cathedral in Ochakov
The cathedral was transformed from an ancient Turkish mosque in 1794 at the request of the garrison of the Ochakov fortress and the Orthodox residents of the city. In 1906-1907, the cathedral was rebuilt again and acquir…
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Monastery in Poltava
The monastery was founded in 1650 by the abbot of the Mhar Monastery, Callistratus, with the support of the Kyiv Metropolitan Sylvester Kosiv and the funds of the first Poltava colonel, Martyn Pushkar, as well as other r…
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Poltava
The Savior Church in Poltava is a true architectural gem and one of the most significant monuments of the past, adorning the city to this day. It witnessed the heroic defense of the Poltava fortress in 1709. In 1705, the…
Sculptural Group to Saints Cyril and Methodius in Khanty-Mansiysk
The figures of Cyril and Methodius are installed on a round granite pedestal, decorated at the bottom with tiles featuring ancient letters of the Slavic alphabet. In the center of the composition is a cross with a crucif…
Sculptural Group of John of Tobolsk and Philotheus Leshchinsky in Khanty-Mansiysk
The sculptural composition dedicated to John of Tobolsk and Philotheus Leshchinsky is located in Khanty-Mansiysk. It features two figures standing on either side of the staircase leading to the Church of the Resurrection…
Cathedral of Makariy of Kaniv in Poltava
Since 1962, the Holy Makariy Church has served as the cathedral of the Poltava Diocese. In the early 20th century, no one could have imagined that a small parish church on the outskirts, known as Berekovka or Holodrabovk…
Novoselenginsk Decembrists Museum
The Decembrists Museum is located in a two-story mansion that belonged to merchant Dmitry Starcev, a close friend of brothers Nikolai and Mikhail Bestuzhev. The museum opened in 1975, timed to the anniversary of the upri…
The Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist in Bolshaya Kolpenitsa (lost)
Few people today know that once at the cemetery by the intersection of the Minsk-Baranovichi highway and the road to Novogrudok, there stood a church. This church belonged to the former village of Bolshaya Kolpenitsa. A …
Tsar Liberator Boulevard
Tsar Liberator Boulevard, previously known as Istanbul Jadesi until 1889 and Russian Boulevard in the 1970s-1980s, is located in the center of Sofia. It stretches from Eagle Bridge in the east to Alexander I Square. This…
