N.V. Gogol's House in Baden-Baden
Gogol's house in Baden-Baden can be found thanks to the memorial plaque in Russian and German. It is located on the wall of the old hotel "Darmstadt Courtyard," where Nikolai Vasilyevich stayed in 1836. This building is …
Grave of Elizabeth Bibikova at Mitrofanovskoye Cemetery
Elizabeth Nikolaevna Bibikova (née Aropova) is buried at Mitrofanovskoye Cemetery, a representative of the Russian aristocracy, granddaughter of A.S. Pushkin's widow Natalia Goncharova and daughter of Colonel Nikolai And…
Russian Nursing Home at the Cemetery of Saint Genevieve des Bois
The Russian nursing home, located at the main Russian cemetery in France, Saint Genevieve des Bois, was founded in 1927 on the estate of Kossonri. It is managed by the Association of the Russian Home, and its founder and…
Grave of Nikolai Andreyevich Arapov
Nikolai Andreyevich Arapov, colonel of the Cavalry Guard Regiment, was born on July 20, 1847, in the village of Andreyevka, Lower Lomov District, Penza Province. He began his service in 1864 and was discharged in 1872, h…
The First Cheese Cooperative of Vereshchagin in Otrakovichi
Nikolai Vereshchagin, traveling through Switzerland, first saw how peasants in mountain villages make cheese and decided to organize a similar production in Russia, in the village of Otrakovichi in the Tver province. Thi…
Versailles Cadet Corps
The Russian Cadet Corps-Lyceum named after Emperor Nicholas II, also known as the Versailles Cadet Corps, was a military educational institution for the children of Russian emigrants, predominantly officers. It existed i…
Monastery of Prophet Elijah in Sint-Hubert (Netherlands)
The Monastery of Prophet Elijah, located in the city of Sint-Hubert, is an Orthodox male monastery of the Western European Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It was founded in 1972 by monk Pachomius, who used funds …
Nikolski Monastery in Hemelum (Netherlands)
Nikolski Monastery, also known as the Russian Orthodox Monastery in Hemelum, is a male monastery of the Hague and Netherlands Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is located in the village of Hemelum in Friesland.
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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…
