Catherine's Cathedral in Kherson Fortress
Catherine's Cathedral, also known as the Church of the Great Martyr Catherine and the Savior Cathedral in Kherson Fortress, is the first Orthodox church in Kherson and the burial place of Prince Grigory Potemkin.
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The Grave of Potemkin
In the Catherine Cathedral in Kherson lies the grave of Potemkin.
Ochakiv Gates
The Ochakiv Gates are one of the first structures in Kherson and part of the defensive complex of the Kherson Fortress. Despite the powerful fortifications and the presence of the best weapons and ammunition of the time,…
Monument to Gorich in Ochakov
In 1903, a monument to I. P. Gorich was erected in Ochakov at the intersection of Kutuzov Street, now known as the 50th Anniversary of October Avenue, and Gorich Street, now known as Schmidt Street. The monument was dest…
Sudkovsky Marine Painting Museum
Rufin (Rufim) Gavrilovich Sudkovsky, born on April 7, 1850, in Ochakov, Kherson Province, and died there on February 4, 1885, was a renowned Russian marine painter and an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts.
The…
Lenin Gold Mines
The history of gold mining in the Vitim-Olekminsk region began in 1844, although some sources claim that the Leninsk gold-bearing area started developing in 1846. It was then, thanks to the financing of Irkutsk merchant …
The Grave of Sergey Dovlatov
On August 24, 1990, Sergey Donatovich Dovlatov, a Russian writer and journalist, passed away in New York City. He was born on September 3, 1941, in Ufa and was 48 years old.
At the end of August, the writer complained o…
Monument to Knorozov
In Mexico, near the largest museum of Maya Indians in the world, a monument has been erected to the Russian scholar Yuri Knorozov. The sculpture, made of yellowish stone, resembles his famous black-and-white photograph, …
Kessler-Fersman Castle
Kessler-Fersman Castle, also known as the country house of the Kessler family in Lozovoe, Crimea, is a monument of architecture and urban planning of local significance, built in the late 19th century.
The Kessler famil…
Moscow Zoo
On February 12, 1864, the zoo was opened in Moscow. Its creation was the achievement of biologists from the Imperial Society for the Acclimatization of Plants and Animals, who organized the first zoological garden in Rus…
