Roubles Backed by Opium
In 1918, during the height of the Civil War, when the influx of funds from Russia had ceased, the authorities of the Semirechye region of the Turkestan ASSR decided to issue their own banknotes. These notes were backed n…
Lecture Hall at the Kremlin Museums
A new lecture hall has opened in the museums of the Moscow Kremlin, designed for one hundred listeners. It is located outside the Kremlin walls, and a terminal for ticket purchases has been installed in the courtyard of …
The Bell Tower Ensemble of Ivan the Great
The ensemble of the bell tower "Ivan the Great," located between the Cathedral and Ivanovskaya squares, serves as the compositional center of the Kremlin. Its construction lasted over three centuries, from 1505 to 1815, …
Archangel Cathedral
The Archangel Cathedral, built between 1505 and 1508 by the Italian architect Alevis Novy, is the most original monument in the ensemble of Cathedral Square in the Moscow Kremlin. Its construction marked the completion o…
Fashion Museum
The Museum and Exhibition Center "Fashion Museum" is the first museum in Russia dedicated to the study, research, and popularization of the history of fashion as an important element of material culture.
The museum's co…
The Romanov Boyars' Chambers
The museum "The Romanov Boyars' Chambers" is a branch of the State Historical Museum. It is the only surviving building from the extensive estate of the boyars, where, according to legend, the first tsar from the Romanov…
Museum of Estates of Russia
The Museum of Estates of Russia, a new exhibition of Ilya Glazunov's Art Gallery, was opened on June 12, 2017. Along with his paintings and graphics, I.S. Glazunov gifted Moscow his personal collection of artworks, total…
Ilya Glazunov Gallery
The Moscow State Picture Gallery of the People's Artist of the USSR Ilya Glazunov, one of the leading museums in the capital, opened on August 31, 2004, in the historic center of Moscow. The gallery features over 700 wor…
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…
