Sinebrychoff Art Museum in Helsinki
The Sinebrychoff Art Museum, known in Finland as Sinebrychoffin taidemuseo and in Swedish as Konstmuseet Sinebrychoff, is the only museum in the country specializing in works by old European masters. Its collections hold…
Kablov and Arapov House
The Penza estate at 14 Moskovskaya Street is first mentioned in documents from 1807 as the property of merchant Ivan Ageev. In 1817, it became the property of merchant Ivan Ivanisov, who passed away in 1836. His brother …
Pushkin Monument in Baku (Azerbaijan)
In the Pushkin Park, located at the intersection of Pushkin and Haji Beka streets in Baku, there stands a monument to the famous Russian poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. This monument was created by the Russian sculpt…
Russian Exhibits at the Military History and Weapons Museum in Copenhagen
In the Armed Forces Museum of Copenhagen, located in Denmark, items belonging to a simple Kuban Cossack, Timofey Yashchik, from the village of Novominskaya are still preserved.
Among these items are Timofey Yashchik's p…
Spaso-Transfiguration Male Monastery in Penza
The monastery was founded in 1689 in the second half of the 17th century on the left bank of the Sura River, not far from the fortress. It is the oldest monastery in the city. In 1880, the Penza architect Mikhail Andreye…
Concentration Camp Oranienburg
A red-cheeked German with a protruding belly, dressed in a light summer suit with carefully pressed trousers, slowly stepped away from the newly arrived prisoners, lost in thought. By his appearance, one could tell he wa…
Palazzo Poli
Palazzo Poli is another magnificent landmark of the Trevi Square. This palace, owned by the Duke of Poli, along with the Trevi Fountain, forms a unified architectural ensemble in the Baroque style. The duke was a relativ…
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Prague (Czech Republic)
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Olšany Cemetery in Prague, located in the Žižkov district, is an Orthodox church. Its construction began on September 11, 1924, with the blessing of Bishop Serge…
Butyrka Prison: Moscow's Notorious Jail
The Moscow Detention Center No. 2, known as Butyrka Prison, is not only the largest and most famous prison in the capital but also a true legend. "Butyrka," as it is called by the people, has firmly entered prison slang …
Russinhaus (Germany)
On August 21, 1909, artist Gabriele Münter, a close friend of Wassily Kandinsky, purchased a house in Murnau, a mountain village 70 kilometers from Munich. Until 1914, Münter and Kandinsky lived in this house, known as R…
