Monument to Savva Yakovlev in Nevyansk
Savva Yakovlev was one of the largest entrepreneurs in Russia, especially in the Ural region. By the time of his death in 1784, his industrial empire in the Urals, centered in Nevyansk, included 22 factories. Yakovlev be…
Monument to the Liberation of Peasants in Kyshtym
In 1885, a monument was erected in Kyshtym with funds raised by local craftsmen and ordinary residents in honor of the abolition of serfdom. It was made of gray Ural marble and was located in the central square at the be…
Triumphal Arch in Khabarovsk
A wooden Triumphal Arch was built in Khabarovsk in 1891 for the visit of the heir to the throne, Tsarevich Nicholas II. At that time, Khabarovsk was a young city, more resembling a village, with a population of about 5,0…
Testov's Tavern
In Theater Square, where the Hotel Moscow and the monument to Karl Marx now stand, there was a luxurious house of millionaire merchants Ilya and Pavel Patrikeev in the 19th century. In 1868, former clerk Ivan Testov conv…
Perm Regional Museum
On November 15, 1890, the first meeting of the Perm Commission of the Ural Society of Naturalists took place, and this day is considered the founding date of the Perm Museum. On January 25, 1894, the museum opened its do…
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Perm Pre-Ural
The main task of the Museum is educational activity. Students of the history faculty, studying archaeology and ethnography, as well as related disciplines, can visually familiarize themselves with various exhibits.
The …
Myltsin Income House
One of the monuments of pre-revolutionary architecture in Rostov-on-Don is the Myltsin Income House, built in the late 19th century by order of Fyodor Ivanovich Myltsin, who was the director of the Rostov City Public Ban…
Leonidov's Tenement House
In the historical center of Rostov-on-Don, many ancient buildings have been preserved, among which the Leonidov Tenement House stands out, built in the early 20th century at 30 Bolshaya Sadovaya Street.
This house is kn…
Melkonov-Ezekov Income House in Rostov-on-Don
Many pre-revolutionary buildings in Rostov-on-Don, unfortunately, have not survived to this day. Over 70 years of Soviet power and during World War II, many of them were destroyed. Such was the fate of the beautiful Melk…
Income House of Ivan Mikhailovich Trofimenko
The history of the historical part of the building of Rostov Lyceum No. 33 dates back to pre-revolutionary times when it belonged to the Rostov sculptor, artist, and graphic designer Ivan Mikhailovich Trofimenko. The bui…
