Arrival of the Holy Royal Martyrs in Monaco
On March 31, 2017, starting from Lazarus Saturday, the Orthodox residents of Monaco celebrated Holy and Great Week of Easter for the first time in the principality. This became possible thanks to the efforts of the assoc…
Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Luxembourg
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul, or Péiter-a-Paul Kierch in Luxembourgish, is the only Russian Orthodox church in Luxembourg and is under the jurisdiction of the Western European Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Churc…
Executed Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl became the first city in the history of Russia that was almost completely destroyed by aviation. The video presents horrifying footage of the aftermath of the suppression of the Yaroslavl uprising.
On July 6, …
Mechnikov at the Pasteur Institute in Paris
On November 14, 1888, the grand opening of the Pasteur Institute took place in Paris in the presence of the President of France, Marie François Sadi Carnot. This scientific institution was built and equipped with funds r…
Memorial Plaque for I.I. Mechnikov in Kharkiv
Ilya Mechnikov studied at the 2nd Kharkiv Male Gymnasium from 1856 to 1862, starting from the second grade, and graduated with a gold medal. During this period, he lived with his brother Nikolai in a private boarding hou…
The First Dairy Store of A.V. Chichkin
Alexander Chichkin, having taken out a loan, opened his first store in 1888. It was the "Exemplary Dairy" at Petrovka, 17. Today, this building no longer exists, as between 1911 and 1914, a residential building was erect…
The First Factory of Alexander Chichkin
At the end of 1910, the construction of a dairy factory owned by Alexander Chichkin was completed in Moscow, which became the largest in Europe. While European factories processed 10 to 30 tons of milk per day, this fact…
Alexander Chichkin, Father of the Japanese Miracle
At the dairy enterprises of Chichkin, more than three thousand people worked. He paid great attention to personnel management and personally knew about two thousand employees. Alexander Vasilyevich sought to create comfo…
I.S. Turgenev in Karlovy Vary
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev came to Karlovy Vary for treatment on the recommendation of his French doctors in 1873, 1874, and 1875. He always stayed at the "English King" boarding house on Castle Hill.
"In two days I will…
N.V. Gogol in Karlovy Vary
Gogol spent almost 12 years abroad, starting his long journey in 1836 with visits to Germany and Switzerland. Here he began actively working on the novella "Taras Bulba" and the novel "Dead Souls," the idea for which was…
