Mansion of I. E. Ponomarev
The old estate of Prince Sergey Nikolaevich Golitsyn was located at the corner of Znamenka and Malaya Znamenka Lane since 1776. It was destroyed in the fire of 1812 and was not restored to its former appearance.
On the …
Golitsyn Estate
Fifteen minutes later, three trucks arrived at the gate in Vagankovsky, where the entire staff of the branch, led by the manager, loaded up. As soon as the first truck, swaying at the gates, drove into the alley, the emp…
Buturlina's Income House
The plot on which the house was built belonged to the lady-in-waiting Princess Maria Sergeevna Buturlina, the wife of General of Infantry Sergey Petrovich Buturlin. Maria Sergeevna inherited the estate at the corner of Z…
Talizyn-Ustinov City Estate
On the day of the coup, Catherine II appeared before the guard units in a borrowed uniform. She could not appear in a lady's dress, and there was no time to sew her own uniform, so she had to use the uniform of sub-lieut…
Feodorovsky Cathedral
On the left is the imperial family's exit from the Feodorovsky Cathedral through the side entrance, and on the right, the cathedral itself in September 2022.
The Feodorovsky State Cathedral served as the regimental chur…
Grave of Lyon Georg
The monument to Georges Lyon and his common-law wife Alexandra Rozhnova is the work of Italian master Guidi. Although Georges Lyon and Alexandra Rozhnova were never officially married, they lived together in a civil marr…
Origin of the Word 'Gopniks'
The term "gopnik" originates from the name "City Society of Guardianship" or "City Hostel of the Proletariat," abbreviated as GOP. This society emerged in the late 19th century and was located in the building of the curr…
Pashkov House
Pashkov House, built over two years from 1784 to 1786, is an outstanding example of Russian architecture and an important architectural monument of its time.
The house offers a beautiful view of Mokhovaya Street from th…
Shakhovskys Estate (Krasilyshchikovs)
At the corner of Mokhovaya Street and Znamenka Street, there once stood a block of two- and three-story houses. In the early 18th century, this area was owned by the famous Prince Nikita Zotov, which later passed to his …
The Burial Mound Cemetery of Tobolsk
The Burial Mound Cemetery in Tobolsk is the oldest in the city. Here lie the Decembrists A. M. Muravyov, S. G. Krasnokutsky, V. K. Kyukhelbeker, and others, as well as the famous storyteller Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov.
The…
