Main House of the Plakhovo Urban Estate
House number 17 on Tverskoy Boulevard includes several buildings. In the courtyard, there is an ancient stone house with two floors and a mezzanine, which is in poor condition, and its walls are supported by brick buttre…
Russian Influence in Greek History
Three powers participated in the creation of the Greek state: the Russian Empire, France, and England. Before the start of the Greek uprising against Turkish rule, Ioannis Kapodistrias lived in Russia and served as the h…
Church of John the Theologian, 1652-1665.
The Church of John the Theologian is first mentioned in documents from the early 18th century and is located beyond the Tver Gates of the White City, in the Bronnikov area. This parish church has been known since the 15t…
Orlov and Meshchersky House
A beautiful example of classical Moscow architecture, included by M. F. Kazakov in the album of the best private buildings in the city, adorns the corner of Romanov Lane and Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street.
The oldest part o…
Herzen's House
In the corner room on the second floor of this house, Alexander Ivanovich Herzen was born on March 25, 1812, the illegitimate son of Moscow nobleman Ivan Alexeevich Yakovlev and Henrietta Wilhelmina Louise Haag from Stut…
V.A. Morozova's Urban Mansion
The neoclassical mansion at Vozdvizhenka, 14 was built between 1886 and 1888 by architect R.I. Klein for Varvara Alexeyevna Morozova, a well-known Moscow entrepreneur and philanthropist, owner of the Tver manufactory and…
The Journalist's House
In the 18th century, a large estate belonging to the princes of Gagarin was located near the Arbat Gates of the White City. In the fire of 1812, the estate burned down, but only the wing near Nikitsky Boulevard survived.…
City Estate of V.V. Dumnov and N.L. Markov
When visiting the Dutch ambassador at his residence on Kalashny Lane, house 6, it is worth paying attention to the architecture of the building. The baroque-renaissance forms, flat central risalit, ornate bay window abov…
Finland in the Russian Empire
In the early 19th century, when Finland joined Russia, the principle in world politics was that ordinary people should be loyal to their monarch rather than their country. Therefore, Russia committed to preserving all th…
Church of St. Simeon the Stylite on Povarskaya
The first mention of the church dates back to 1625, but it is believed to have been founded in the late 16th century. Its dedication is likely connected to the coronation of Boris Godunov in 1598, which coincided with th…
