Kolychev Estate - Synodal School of Singers
The history of the estate, located between Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street and Kislovsky Lanes, begins in the 1710s. At that time, a wooden house on a stone foundation stood on the red line of the street. To the right was a w…
University Printing House and Outbuildings
Today, building 2 is known as the "Boyars' Chambers of the Union of Theatre Workers." Since 1811, when the University Printing House moved to the site at the corner of Bolshaya Dmitrovka and Strastnoy Boulevard, the buil…
National Heritage of Russia Sold by Soviet Government
In 1929 and 1934, the Soviet government decided to sell paintings from the Hermitage collection to raise funds for the country's industrialization. A total of 2880 paintings were selected from the museum, among which 350…
Death of Maria Zakharchenko-Shultz
On the night of June 3 to 4, 1927, a group that included Yu. S. Peters (real surname Voznesensky) and A. O. Opperput attempted to set fire to the Chekist dormitory on Malaya Lubyanka, house 3/6. Their plan failed as the …
Remnants of the fortifications of the White City
Surprisingly, but true: the walls of the White City from the late 16th century, along the trajectory of which the Boulevard Ring of Moscow now runs, are considered one of the largest stone fortifications in Russia. Howev…
Residential Building, 19th Century (Theater of Nations)
The history of the house begins in 1811, when merchant F.I. Pik acquired the land. Researchers believe that in 1812 he continued the construction started by previous owners between 1809 and 1811. On the 1816 plan, the ho…
Moscow University: Physiology and Histology Institutes, Vivarium
The modest building of the Physiology and Histology Institutes, located in the complex of the Old University on Mokhovaya, preserves the memory of many outstanding traditions and famous names in the history of Moscow.
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Red Lyaga
Red Lyaga, a vanished village in the Arkhangelsk region. In the mid-19th century, there were 30 households here, with a population of 191 people. The village had a karst lake that eventually disappeared, leading resident…
Russian People's House in Lviv
The People's House was founded in 1849 by the Main Russian Council at the initiative of priest Lev Treshchakovsky. The Austrian government allocated a plot for construction on the site of the building of Lviv University,…
Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg, which took place from August 26 to 30, 1914, was a significant battle between Russian and German forces during the East Prussian operation of World War I. It ended in a complete defeat for the R…
