Income House of Klara Josephovna Volkenstein
Today I stumbled upon an amazing example of northern modernism. I had previously seen images of owls in the decor of this style, but a bear, for the first time. In the entrance hall, a real fireplace has been preserved, …
The Estate of the Golitsyn Princes
The estate of the Golitsyn princes on Volkhonka has changed its appearance multiple times over its three-century existence. The original design was created by the famous St. Petersburg architect Savva Chevakinsky. In 177…
Rerikh Museum
The Rerikh Museum, a branch of the State Museum of the East, is located in the historic estate of the Lopukhins, dating back to the 17th and 19th centuries. It was established in February 2016 by the decision of the boar…
War Chamber
The wife of one of the famous Russian patrons, the Tretyakov brothers, collected a significant military collection for many years. After the start of World War I, by the emperor's decree, the so-called "War Chamber" was …
Feodorovsky State Cathedral
The Orthodox church is located in the city of Pushkin, a suburb of St. Petersburg, on Academic Avenue near Fermsky Park.
The parish of this church belongs to the St. Petersburg and Ladoga Diocese of the Russian Orthodox…
Nicholas II at Balmoral Castle
The photograph was taken in 1896 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, which still serves as the summer residence of the British queen.
In the picture, Nicholas II is dressed in the uniform of the Scots Guards, a regiment wit…
The Bishop's House
The Sverdlovsk Regional Tuberculosis Dispensary is located on Chapayev Street. It is hard to imagine that a century ago everything here looked different.
Once, this was the house of the bishop of the Yekaterinburg dioce…
The Grave of Kuskovo, Father of Russian America
The presumed burial site of Ivan Alexandrovich Kuskovo is located on the grounds of the Spaso-Sumorin Monastery.
Battle of Grengam
The Battle of Grengam, a naval battle that took place on July 27 (August 7) 1720 in the Baltic Sea near Grengam Island, was the last significant clash of the Great Northern War.
Despite numerous defeats on land and at s…
Treaty of Nystad
The Treaty of Nystad, also known as Freden i Nystad in Swedish, was a peace treaty between the Russian Tsardom and the Swedish Kingdom that ended the Great Northern War of 1700-1721. It was signed on August 30 (September…
