Dubrovitsy Estate in Podolsk
The "Dubrovitsy" estate is an ancient manor in the Moscow region, located near Podolsk on the banks of the Pakhra and Desna rivers.
The first mention of the estate dates back to 1627, when its owner was the boyar I.V. M…
Valuyevo Estate in the Moscow Region
Pokrovskoye-Valuyevo, formerly known as Nastasyino, is a Moscow region estate that belonged to the scholar and nobleman A. I. Musin-Pushkin. It is located on the banks of the Likova River in the village of Valuyevo, whic…
Where was the first skyscraper built in Russia?
Today, skyscrapers can be seen in every major city, but once they were characteristic only of metropolises. The first high-rise building in the Russian Empire appeared in the early 20th century in Kyiv. Its construction …
Heidelberg University: Where Mendeleev Studied
Heidelberg University, named after Ruprecht and Charles, known as Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, is the oldest and one of the most prestigious universities in modern Germany. Founded in 1386, it originally includ…
Pontifical College Russicum
The Pontifical College Russicum, also known as Pontificium Collegium Russicum, is a Catholic educational institution in Rome that trains priests of the Byzantine rite. It is one of the papal institutions in Rome.
The id…
The House of General D.A. Stolypin
The mansion from the late 18th century, where General of Artillery Dmitry Alekseevich Stolypin lived, is the hero of the Battle of Borodino in 1812 and the Foreign Campaigns of 1813-1814, as well as the cousin of the poe…
Monastery of the Icon of the Mother of God in Marsena, France
The monastery in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God "Znamenie" (fr. Monastère féminin Notre-Dame-du-Signe or Monastère orthodoxe de l’icône de la Mère de Dieu Znaménié) is an Orthodox women's monastery of the Korsun …
City Maternity Hospital Named After A. A. Abrikosova
In this beautiful green house, built between 1903 and 1906 in the Vienna Secession style by architect Illarion Alexandrovich Ivanov-Shitz, there was until recently one of the oldest maternity hospitals in Moscow, materni…
Church-Memorial of the Resurrection of Christ in Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, France
The Church-Memorial of the Resurrection of Christ, also known as the Orthodox Chapel, is part of the Archdiocese of the Orthodox Russian Churches in Western Europe of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is located at the Rus…
Monument to Agrippina Abrikosova
In Moscow, the only monument to a mother of many children was installed, created by sculptor Alexander Kostin in 2016. It is located on the territory of the former maternity hospital named after Agrippina Alexandrovna Ab…
