Allied Cemetery 'Zeitenlik'
The Allied Cemetery 'Zeitenlik' in Greece is the burial site of soldiers from France, Serbia, England, Italy, and Russia who died in the Balkans during World War I. There are about 20,000 graves in total, with the Russia…
Photos of Residents in 1914 (Veckanovo)
In 1914, Finnish ethnographer and folk music researcher Armas Otto Väisänen visited the village of Veckanovo in the Samara province. At that time, he received a scholarship from the Finno-Ugric Society and traveled to Ru…
Monument to Ushakov
On August 11, 1791, the Russian squadron under Admiral Ushakov achieved victory over the Turkish fleet near Cape Kaliakra. Russia's losses amounted to 17 men. After the Turkish defeats at Rymnik in 1789, the fall of Izma…
The Great Kolyvanskaya Vase
The Great Kolyvanskaya Vase, one of the main symbols of the Altai region, is depicted on the coat of arms and flag of the region. This stone masterpiece made of jasper, known as the "queen of vases," is the largest bowl …
Novo-Hopovo Monastery
In 1920, nuns from the Lesninsky Monastery moved to Hopovo from Bessarabia at the invitation of Serbian Patriarch Dimitrije. They were led by Abbesses Ekaterina (Yefimovskaya) and Nina (Kosakovskaya). They revived female…
Stolypin's Dacha / Assassination Site
The assassination was organized by the Petersburg group of the "Union of Socialist-Revolutionaries-Maximalists," created in early 1906. Stolypin evoked hatred among revolutionaries due to the brutal suppression of their …
Lower Dacha
The Lower Dacha is the place where Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich was born, as well as his sisters, Grand Duchesses Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia Nikolaevna.
After the revolution, the Lower Dacha was transformed into a mu…
Yalta Memorial
The memorial "Twelve Answers to Tragedy," also known as the Yalta Memorial, is located in the Yalta Memorial Garden on Cromwell Road in South Kensington, west London. It is dedicated to the memory of people handed over t…
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…
