Memorial Plaque for Alexander Herzen
Alexander Herzen, a renowned Russian political thinker, visited this place in September 1855 with the German writer Malwida von Meysenbug. In the 1850s, after a series of family tragedies, including his wife's infidelity…
Memorial Plaque for Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
The memorial plaque marks the place where Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev, who lived from 1818 to 1883, spent the year 1860 at the Belinda dacha. It was here that he began working on the novel "Fathers and Sons." The photograp…
Memorial Cross for Russian Sailors
The memorial cross is installed at the brotherly grave located on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Haslar in Gosport. Here lie the Russian sailors from Admiral Dmitry Senyavin's squadron who perished during their stay i…
Memorial Plaque for Ivan Goncharov
A memorial plaque in honor of Ivan Goncharov, gifted by the government of the Ulyanovsk region, has been installed at Point Cape, on the stone railing in the walking area.
Ivan Goncharov, a renowned Russian writer, was …
Grave of Princess Yurieva Ekaterina Alexandrovna
Princess Ekaterina Alexandrovna Yurieva (September 9, 1878 - December 22, 1959) was the daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia and his mistress, later wife, Princess Ekaterina Dolgorukova. In the family, she was call…
The Grave of Larisa Fyodorovna Tudor
Larisa Fyodorovna Tudor (June 10, 1897 - July 18, 1926) remains a mysterious figure, having passed away at the age of 29. There is a theory that she could have been Tatiana Romanova, the second daughter of Russian Empero…
Memorial Plaque for Tsar Peter the Great
A memorial plaque honoring the Russian Tsar Peter the Great has been installed on the wall of the "King’s Arm" hotel in Godalming, located at 22 High Street. He stayed here in March 1698. This commemorative sign was gift…
Borel Mill
On the left bank of the Medveditsa River, at the mouth of the Dobrynka, lies the village of Lower Dobrynka. On the opposite side of the Medveditsa, along the river, is the village of Egorovka. Downstream from Egorovka is…
The Grave of George Dow
George Dow, born on February 6, 1781, and died on October 15, 1829, was an English portraitist known for his 329 portraits of Russian generals for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. These works were created durin…
City Theater
On a late summer evening in 1862, the recently built wooden building of the city theater in Saratov burned down on Theater Square. The famous Russian actor and director P. M. Medvedev recalled: "At the end of July, durin…
