Emily Shanks' Grave
Emily Shanks, also known as Emilia Yakovlevna Shanks, was born on August 1, 1857, in Moscow and passed away on January 13, 1936, in London. She was a Russian-British artist living in Moscow and became the first woman adm…
Grave of Diplomat Bakhmetev
Georgy (Yuri) Petrovich Bakhmetev (1847, 1928, Paris) was a Russian diplomat and chamberlain since 1908.
Born in 1847, he graduated from Oxford University. He began his career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1870.…
Grave of Russian Aviation Corps Cadet Alexander Vinogradov
Alexander Vinogradov was born on May 14, 1897, in St. Petersburg. He studied at the Russian Aviation Corps and obtained a license to operate the De Havilland biplane at a military school in Oxford on August 15, 1917. Unf…
Sevastopol Stone
The memorial plaque on the building in the courtyard at 65 Old Church St in London, known as the Sevastopol Stone, raises many questions. What exactly was founded in 1798 and rebuilt exactly one hundred years later? And …
Grave of Ekaterina Semenovna Vorontsova
Ekaterina Semenovna Vorontsova was born on October 24, 1784, in St. Petersburg and died on March 27, 1856, in London. She was the daughter of Semyon Vorontsov, who served as the Russian ambassador to Great Britain from 1…
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum
In the Green Room of the museum, there are artworks that Russell-Cotes brought from Russia in 1898.
Hoya Monument
A 72-foot (about 22 meters) tall column with a sphere on top is installed on a square pedestal. It was originally called the Alexandrian and was built in 1814 by Mikhail Hoya in honor of the visit of Emperor of All Russi…
Memorial Plaque for Vladimir Grigorievich Chertkov
Vladimir Grigorievich Chertkov, born on November 3 (October 22 in the old style) 1854 and died on November 9, 1936, was an editor of the works of Leo Tolstoy and one of the most well-known followers of his teachings. Aft…
Teacher Seminary
On September 12, 1874, a teacher seminary opened in Penza, a secondary vocational educational institution for training teachers of primary schools under the Ministry of Public Education.
The first director of the semina…
Memorial Plaque for Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna and the Family of Emperor Nicholas II
In the Church of St. Mildred in the village of Whippingham on the Isle of Wight, a memorial plaque has been installed in memory of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna and the family of Emperor Nicholas II, who were killed…
