Novokuznetsk Drama Theater
In August 1931, an article titled "There Will Be a Theater at Kuznetskstroy" appeared in the city newspaper. The Central Club named after R. Eikhe was urgently renovated for this purpose. The troupe consisted of 60 peopl…
Cultural Palace Named After the XIX Party Congress
In the summer of 1952, a Cultural Palace was opened in Novokuznetsk, named in honor of the XIX Party Congress. The idea for its construction was discussed and approved at a miners' meeting in 1949, with funding provided …
Cultural Palace 'Aluminiyshchik'
The Cultural Palace 'Aluminiyshchik' is a monument of architecture and urban planning, as well as an object of cultural heritage of regional significance. It is the largest cultural palace in Kuzbass, with no analogs in …
Tolga Icon of the Mother of God Church
The Tolga Church, built in 1761, is a pillarless single-domed structure with a tower-like bell tower and a small northern chapel. In the 1760s, its interior was adorned with frescoes, which were later repainted in oil at…
Chapel of St. George the Great Martyr and Victorious
In the Uzbek neighborhood, there remains a stone chapel of St. George the Great Martyr and Victorious, known in archival documents as the chapel at the Kamelan Gates, dating back to the first half of the 19th century. Th…
Church of Leontius, Bishop of Rostov, at Zarovye
The Church of Leontius at Zarovye was built in 1772 with funds from parishioners in the Baroque style. This tall and elegant two-story stone temple with a tiered bell tower was a true adornment of the city. It had two al…
Monument to the Buried Russian Soldiers of the Jam Detachment
Driving from Shakhrisabz to Samarkand, about sixty kilometers from Samarkand, on the right side of the road, one can notice an unusual monument for the Asian steppes. It is a pyramidal pedestal three to four human height…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Vspolye
The Church of St. Nicholas in Vspolye was built in 1813 in the classical style on the site of an old wooden Nicholas church that belonged to the ancient Sretensky Monastery. In 1816, the interior of the temple was adorne…
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Nikolo-Perevoz
The stone church with a two-tiered bell tower was built in 1783 by Prince A. M. Golitsyn. It has three altars: the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Nicholas, and St. George the Great Martyr. Previously, there was…
Church of Paraskeva Friday on Tugova Mountain
The stone church of Paraskeva Friday on Tugova Mountain was built in 1691. The city had three churches dedicated to the great martyr Paraskeva Friday, each named after its location. The Friday-Tugovskaya church is named …
