F.M. Dostoevsky's House in Geneva
Dostoevsky's trip to Europe in 1867 was forced. Together with his wife, he went abroad to escape creditors, planning to stay for three months. However, due to a lack of funds for the return journey, they remained abroad …
Pushkin Monument in Madrid (Spain)
During the poet's lifetime, no sculptures were created as he did not wish for them. "My Arab ugliness will be consigned to immortality in all its dead immobility," he wrote to his wife. The first monument to the poet was…
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Bobruisk (Belarus)
The first wooden church dedicated to St. Nicholas was built in Bobruisk in 1600. Initially, it belonged to the Uniate Church, but in 1798 it was returned to Orthodoxy and received cathedral status. In 1812, the construct…
Boulevard of Empress Alexandra and Her Bust in Nice
It is known that the emergence of the so-called "Russian Nice" is linked to the visit of the Russian empress, after which all Russian nobility flocked to Nice. In 1856, a frigate with Alexandra Fyodorovna, the wife of Ni…
Wesel Citadel
The Wesel Citadel is the largest undamaged fortification system in the Rhine region, built from 1688 to 1722 in Wesel according to the design of Johan de Corbain. It has the shape of a pentagonal star, with each point re…
Russian Rarities in the National Library of the Czech Republic in Prague
The National Library of the Czech Republic, located in the baroque complex of Klementinum near Charles Bridge, is the main library of the country. It is managed by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and coordi…
Monument to Russian Soldiers in Garvan (Romania)
During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, combat operations also took place on the territory of Romania. In 1888, a memorial was established in the village of Garvan in memory of the Russian soldiers who fought against …
Fortress Sveaborg in Helsinki
Sveaborg, also known as Suomenlinna, is a system of bastion fortifications on islands near Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Administratively, it is part of the city of Helsinki. From the 18th century until the mid-20th …
Holy Trinity Cathedral (Chicago)
The Orthodox parish in Chicago was founded in 1882 when a home church of Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir was consecrated in a rented space on North Noble Street. The parish was under the jurisdiction of the A…
Children's City Clinical Hospital of St. Vladimir
Pavel Grigoryevich von Derwiz, possessing significant wealth, was known for his extensive philanthropy in both public and private spheres. In 1872, he appealed to the Moscow Governor-General V.A. Dolgorukov for permissio…
