Peter the Great's Palace in Narva
Peter the Great's Palace was located at the intersection of Rüütli and Pimeä streets, opposite the "Paks" bastion and the Coastal Gate. In 1944, the building was destroyed, and only its cellars have survived to this day.…
Peter the Great Street in Karlovy Vary
This street, located in one of the most picturesque parts of Karlovy Vary, the West End, runs at the foot of wooded hills. At the end of the 19th century, it did not yet exist and was merely a path. On the 1897 map, it i…
St. Peter and Paul Church in Karlovy Vary
The history of the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Karlovy Vary began in the summer of 1862. At the initiative of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, charitable funds were raised for the construction of the churc…
Monument to General Mikhail Skobelev in Pleven, Bulgaria
In the center of Pleven, a monument to General Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev has been erected, dedicated to the heroic events of the Russo-Turkish Liberation War of 1877-1878. The monument is located on the boulevard that…
Skobeleva Park-Museum in Pleven (Bulgaria)
Above the city of Pleven, there is now a peaceful blue sky, and joyful smiles shine on the faces of the residents, but the memory of past events is alive, and no one has forgotten the heroes of the Siege of Pleven. In ho…
Genoese Fortress of the Crimean Peninsula
The Crimean Peninsula is famous for its many ancient monuments, among which the medieval Genoese fortresses stand out. Today we will talk about the fortress in Feodosia. This defensive structure was built in the 14th cen…
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Vienna
The Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Vienna is the center of the Russian Orthodox community. Its construction took place from 1893 to 1899 based on the designs of Grigory Ivanovich Kotov, with the architect being the Italian…
Church of Lazarus the Four-Days Dead in Vienna
At the Central Cemetery of Vienna, in the so-called "Russian" section, a square single-nave church was built with a cylindrical bell tower, an onion dome, a semicircular apse, and three-tiered kilovid kokoshniks. The Chu…
Suvorov Monument at the St. Gotthard Pass (Switzerland)
At the highest point of the St. Gotthard Pass stands a monument to the outstanding Russian commander, Field Marshal Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov. The monument was unveiled on June 19, 1999, in honor of the 200th anniver…
Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin in Salzburg
The Cathedral of the Protection of the Holy Virgin, belonging to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, was founded in 1945 and is located in Salzburg, in the Lehen district. The German name of the church is Russisc…
