Grave of Sergey Andreyevich Shatelen
Sergey Andreyevich Shatelen (1873, August 1, 1946) was a Russian statesman who served as the director of a department in the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Empire and held the rank of actual state councilor, equivale…
John Howard's House
John Howard's House (1726-1790), a well-known prison reformer, has an interesting history. In 1781 and 1789-90, he visited Russia, where he actively promoted ideas for improving conditions in prisons, hospitals, and mili…
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Cherkizovo
The village of Cherkizovo, located on the way from Moscow to Tver, got its name in honor of Tsarevich Serkiz from the Golden Horde. Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy granted him these lands in the 14th century. Later, as a resul…
Residential Buildings of the Horse Yard at Kuzminki Estate
The ensemble of the Horse Yard at Kuzminki Estate is one of the most impressive and memorable estate structures that have survived to this day. It is located at the main viewpoint of the estate, on the side of the pond o…
Stables of the Kuzminki Estate
The composition of the Horse Yard is completed by a remarkable stable building, which stands out with its classicist architecture. Special attention is drawn to its enlarged volume with semicircular upper windows under a…
4th Spas-Tushino Settlement
Walking along the western shore of the Penyagin Pond, one can reach a site where the archaeological and cultural heritage monument, the 4th Spas-Tushino Settlement, dating back to the 12th-13th centuries, is located.
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The Church of the Nativity of Christ in the village of Varvarino
The village of Varvarino, first mentioned in documents from 1588, belonged to Ivan Bogdanovich Miloslavsky. On May 6, 1689, a decree was issued by the patriarch for the construction of a stone church in the village in ho…
Memorial Plaque Honoring Peter I's Visit
This site was once home to the "House of Friends of Deptford," which was demolished in 1807. The Russian Tsar Peter the Great visited this place in 1697 and 1698. During his visit to England, he not only worked at shipya…
Church of the Not-Made-By-Hand Image of the Merciful Savior
The Church of the Not-Made-By-Hand Savior in the village of Voronovo is located in the new territories of Moscow and is part of the 19th-century Voronovo estate, which includes a Dutch house, the Savior Church with a bel…
Zosimova Desert Monastery
The Trinity-Odigitriev Zosimova Desert is an Orthodox women's monastery, founded in 1826 by the venerable Zosima with the blessing of Metropolitan Filaret of Moscow. It was established as a women's community on the estat…
