Cathedral of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene in Madrid
The Cathedral of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene, which serves as the cathedral of the Spanish-Portuguese Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, is located in Madrid.
In 1761, the first house church dedicated …
Museum-Reserve of A.S. Griboedov Khmelita
The Khmelita estate, one of the most romantic and inspiring places in the Smolensk region, preserves the memory of Alexander Sergeyevich Griboedov, an outstanding figure of the first third of the 19th century. Griboedov …
F.M. Dostoevsky's Estate Darovoe
The estate of Dostoevsky Darovoe is the place where the writer spent his childhood years, specifically the summer months from 1832 to 1836. Here, the memorial landscape of the late 18th and the first half of the 19th cen…
Museum-Estate Rojdestveno in Leningrad Region
The museum-estate "Rojdestveno," associated with the writer Vladimir Nabokov, is located in the village of the same name in the Leningrad region. The estate belonged to Nabokov's maternal relatives and briefly passed to …
St. Nicholas Church in Dyondyosh (Hungary)
St. Nicholas Church, belonging to the Budapest and Hungarian Diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate, is located in the town of Dyondyosh, Hungary.
The church was built between 1809 and 1811. In 1908, it suffered significant…
G.I. Uspensky House Museum in the Village of Syabrenitsy
Gleb Uspensky, a renowned Russian writer, author of essays, stories, and novellas, was born in Tula to a provincial official's family. He entered St. Petersburg University and around the same time began publishing. His l…
Tikhvin Monastery: Ancient Wonders of Russian Culture
The Tikhvin Assumption Monastery in Tikhvin, Leningrad Oblast, is considered one of the most beautiful in Russia. Its unique architecture, particularly the five-domed bell tower, attracts many tourists. However, the main…
The Tsvetaev Family Museum in Novo-Talitsy
The Tsvetaev Family Museum is located in the village of Novo-Talitsy in the Ivanovo region, just a few kilometers from the regional center. It is housed in a wooden house where three generations of the Tsvetaevs lived. V…
Mikhelson's House
On Pushkinskaya Street, there is a courtyard that is especially dear to me. In this corner, two magnificent houses are hidden, from which it is impossible to look away. Their decorations include female heads, exquisite s…
Dam on the Iset River, Heart of the Ural Capital
Visiting Yekaterinburg and not seeing the dam on the Iset River means missing an important part of the city. Locals and visitors affectionately call it "plotinka." It is the main attraction of Yekaterinburg, impressing w…
