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Ariana Rodionovna's Cottage, Visiting Pushkin's Nanny
Alexander Pushkin's friend during difficult days, his kind and caring nanny, lived a long and challenging life. This serf woman was able to give the poet the warmth and care he lacked in his family. Ariana Rodionovna be…
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Saint Alexandra Church in Budapest
The church was built in 1802 and consecrated in 1803 in honor of the holy martyr queen Alexandra and the righteous saint Joseph the Betrothed, who are the heavenly patrons of Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna Romanova and…
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Holy Trinity Church in Miskolc, Hungary
The Holy Trinity Church in Miskolc is part of the Budapest and Hungarian diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate and represents an Orthodox temple. The building was constructed between 1785 and 1806 and is listed as a protect…
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St. Nicholas Church in Tokaj, Hungary
The St. Nicholas Church, also known as Szent Miklós ortodox templom, is an Orthodox church of the Budapest and Hungarian Diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate, located in Tokaj, Hungary. This building is included in the lis…
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A.S. Pushkin Monument in Monroe, USA
In the fall of 1970, monuments to Pushkin and Shevchenko were unveiled in the park of the city of Monroe, located 40 miles from New York. The bronze busts of the writers are set on six-meter pedestals made of polished gr…
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Bust of A.S. Pushkin in Paris
In the Paris "Square of Poets," a monument to the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin was unveiled in 1999, created by sculptor Yuri Orekhov. This monument was gifted to Paris by the Moscow city government in honor of t…
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Monument to A.S. Pushkin in Alexandria (Egypt)
On June 12, 2011, the solemn opening of the Pushkin monument took place in Alexandria, Egypt, as part of the Russian Culture Days. The sculptor was Grigory Pototsky. The monument is located in one of the halls of the new…
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Monument to A.S. Pushkin in Podgorica (Montenegro)
In the central part of Podgorica, on the eastern bank of the Morača River, near the Blažo Jovanović Bridge, a monument to Alexander Pushkin has been erected. The great Russian poet is depicted with his wife Natalia Gonch…
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Villa Abamelek in Rome
Villa Abamelek, serving as the official residence of the Russian ambassador to Italy, is named after its last owner, Russian prince Semyon Semyonovich Abamelek-Lazarev. This rare urban estate, preserved in European capit…
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Monument to A.S. Pushkin in Sofia
Until June 6, 2001, the Pushkin monument in Burgas was the only one in Bulgaria, until a new monument dedicated to the author of "Eugene Onegin" appeared in Sofia. The monument to Alexander Sergeyevich in Sofia is locat…