Russian Settlers in the Mughan Steppe
The imperial administration placed special importance on the colonization of the Mil'skaya and Mughan steppes. One of the major projects was the irrigation and development of Mughan, which the authorities planned to turn…
Church of Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga in Františkovy Lázně (Czech Republic)
The Church of Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga, a parish church of the Prague Diocese of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, is located in the town of Františkovy Lázně in the Czech Republic. Th…
Chapel of the Resurrection of Christ in Dachau, Germany
The Chapel of the Resurrection of Christ in Dachau, belonging to the Berlin and German Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, was built in 1994 on the grounds of the former Dachau concentration camp. The chapel's design…
St. Barbara's Church in Krefeld, Germany
The Church of St. Barbara the Great Martyr in Krefeld, Germany, belongs to the Berlin and German Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Since 2016, the Orthodox parish has been located in the building of the former Cath…
Villa Spinola in Capri (Italy)
In March 1909, Gorky moved to Villa Spinola, located in the center of Capri. This building belonged to the German doctor Emil Behring, a Nobel Prize winner in medicine and the creator of the diphtheria serum.
The villa,…
Pushkin Monument in Santiago, Chile
The first monument to Pushkin was unveiled in the park of the National Library in Chile. The ceremony was attended by Oleg Tolkachev, the first Deputy Prime Minister of the Moscow government, Santiago Mayor Jaime Ravinet…
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Washington
The parish was established in 1930, founded by Russian emigrants. Initially, services were held in the home of Boris Timchenko, one of the founders of the parish, on Riggs Place, NW.
In 1936, the community acquired a ho…
Private Women's Gymnasium V. N. von Derviz
This famous educational institution was attended by notable figures such as poet Marina Tsvetaeva, actress Rina Zelena, commentator Nikolai Ozerov, and actor Oleg Solyus. In Moscow, it was called the "Varenki School."
T…
Little Talashkino
After 1919, Princess Tenisheva found herself in exile and settled in the town of Vaucluse near Paris, continuing to engage in her beloved craft of enamel. However, it was already a different era and environment. Although…
Monument to Astronomer Vasily Struve in Tartu
Vasily Yakovlevich Struve, born Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, was an outstanding astronomer and one of the founders of modern astronomy. Although he received a philological education at the University of Tartu, his fur…
