Kyiv Museum of Russian Art
The Kyiv Museum of Russian Art was opened in 1922 based on nationalized collections from local industrialists and patrons, among which the collection of the Tereshchenko family stood out. The museum houses an extensive c…
Christ the Savior Cathedral in Riga (Latvia)
In the late 18th century, there was a need for the construction of a new Orthodox church, but the project was never realized. The issue was raised again in 1836 when a vicar's see of the Pskov diocese was opened in the R…
Triumphal Arch in Chișinău (Moldova)
The Triumphal Arch, also known as the Arch of Victory, was erected in 1840. In 1836, the Cathedral of Christ's Nativity was consecrated in the center of Chișinău, and its bell tower was built. For this bell tower, it was…
John the Baptist Monastery in Jericho (Israel)
In 1874, Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin), who led the Russian Spiritual Mission, purchased a plot of land in Jericho where, according to tradition, the house of Saint Zacchaeus was located. In 1891, during excavations a…
Women's Teacher Seminary in Beit Jala (Israel)
In 1866, Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin), who headed the Russian Spiritual Mission, acquired two plots of land in the Arab village of Beit Jala in the name of the dragoman Yakub Khalebi.
On the Dahra plot, covering 1.3…
Iver Women's Monastery
Construction of the Iver Women's Monastery is underway.
Apraxin Yard: From Noble Estates to Merchant Quarters
Apraxin Yard is one of the most criminal and unattractive, yet at the same time beloved districts of St. Petersburg. This market quarter, existing for almost three centuries, still lives an active trading life. Surrounde…
Hunting Lodge Spala
In 1888, Bialowieza Forest became the property of the royal family, received in exchange for lands in the Oryol and Simbirsk provinces. After the construction of the Bialowieza Palace, Alexander III, Nicholas II, and the…
Robert Rozhdestvensky on Saint-Genèvieve-des-Bois
A small church. The candles have melted. The stone, washed by the rains, has turned white. Here lie those who came before. The cemetery of Saint-Genèvieve-des-Bois. Here rest dreams and prayers, tears and valor, farewell…
The House of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna
On June 27, 1901, the wedding of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and Prince Peter of Oldenburg took place in the church of the Gatchina Palace. Nicholas II gifted the newlyweds a mansion on Sergievskaya Street, previousl…
