The History of the Name of the City of Cherkessk
The topic of historical names of cities and settlements remains relevant. Take, for example, Cherkessk, the capital of Karachay-Cherkessia. The city has existed for 206 years, but its current name appeared just over 80 y…
Austin Armored Vehicles
The "Austin" is a family of machine-gun armored vehicles developed by the British company "Austin" on behalf of the Russian Empire and produced between 1914 and 1917. These armored vehicles, released in three main modifi…
Slavonic-Greek-Latin Academy, 17th-18th Centuries. Zaikonospassky Monastery.
The monastery, dedicated to the Uncreated Savior, was finally separated from the Nikol-Greek monastery, one of the oldest in Moscow, founded in the 14th century during the development of the Kitai-Gorod area, at the end …
Sergiev Church (Solovtsovka)
In 1782, a wooden Trinity church was built in Solovtsovka. From 1891 to 1896, with funds from the local landowner Alexander Alexandrovich Solovtsov, a stone temple was constructed in its place. Among the benefactors was …
Grave of Ekaterina Kornakova-Briner
The Russian actress, who studied at the Moscow Art Theatre under Mikhail Chekhov, was the stepmother of Yul Brynner. It was she who advised him in 1939 to enroll in Chekhov's acting school in the USA.
First Women's Gymnasium
The secondary educational institution, founded in 1870 on the basis of a first-class women's school, was established thanks to the support of the Penza merchant of the first guild and hereditary honorary citizen I. A. Ko…
Crown Prince at the Sphinx
The journey of Alexandrovich to the East in 1890-1891 began on October 23 in Gatchina. The route passed through Ancient Greece, Egypt, the Muslim East, India, Japan, the South Ussuri region, Vladivostok, the future Nikol…
Tolstoy Foundation
The Tolstoy Foundation, a charitable organization located in Valley Cottage, New York, USA, was founded in 1939 by Alexandra Tolstoy, the youngest daughter of writer Leo Tolstoy. Its goal was to assist Russian emigrants …
Governor's House (Penza)
The Governor's House, built in 1790, served as the permanent residence of the governor of the restored Penza province from 1801 to 1917. After the October Revolution of 1917, various institutions were located in this bui…
House with Caryatids
House No. 14 on Yaroslaviv Val is known as the house with caryatids. In my opinion, it is the most beautiful building on this street.
This house was a rental property owned by Leonid Rodzyanko, who rented out apartments…
