Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw (Poland)
The buildings of Moscow State University, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and five other skyscrapers built in the 1940s and 1950s became symbols of "Stalinist Empire". This architectural trend for massive buildings with…
Russian Rarities at the Estonian Art Museum
The history of the Estonian Art Museum began with difficulties right after its founding. Established in 1919, the museum only received a permanent location in 1921 when it settled in an architectural monument of the 18th…
Church of Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helen in Istanbul
In 1818, the first Orthodox church was opened at the Russian embassy in Constantinople. In 1867, a separate building was constructed for it. In 1923, the church was closed, and the building was converted into a boiler ho…
Brotherly Cemetery of the Northwest Army
The Brotherly Cemetery of the Northwest Army in Narva, also known as the cemetery of the soldiers of this army, is a military memorial associated with the Estonian War of Liberation and the struggle of the White movement…
Villa Il Sorito in Sorrento (Italy)
On April 23, 1924, Gorky settled in Sorrento, first at the "Capuccini" hotel, then at the "Massa" villa, and from November 16, 1924, at the "Il Sorito" villa, located on the rocky Cape of Sorrento. Away from the noisy re…
Bust of F.M. Dostoevsky in Copenhagen
On November 3, 2019, a bust of Fyodor Dostoevsky was ceremoniously unveiled on the wall of the chapel located in the famous Assistens Cemetery in Copenhagen. This cemetery is the final resting place of notable figures su…
Colony 'Alexander Dorf'
Colony 'Alexander Dorf'
How long can a person remain an emigrant? Not long. Either they die or become part of a new culture, a German, a Frenchman, an Italian, or an Arab. This happens faster than it seems.
Emperor Ale…
Tchaikovsky Monument Unveiled in Cairo
A monument to the great Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was unveiled in Cairo. The bust, created by Egyptian sculptor Osama as-Sirwi, is located in the garden of the Egyptian Opera House. On the stage of this l…
St. Nicholas Church in Merano (Italy)
The Russian church in South Tyrol appeared in the late 19th century when these lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. From the mid-19th century, the small town of Merano became a popular resort, attracting Russi…
Grave of War Minister Sukhomlinov
The war minister under Nicholas II lived in a modest room on the fourth floor near the city railway station Wilmersdorf-Friedenau. He was over seventy and enjoyed making soft dolls from fabric stuffed with cotton, with p…
