Ascension of the Lord Church in Sergiev Posad
The Ascension Church is located on Volkush Mountain, south of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery, in the former Icon, or Ascension, settlement. Initially, there was one wooden church here, but by the early 18th century, there…
Assumption Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sergiev Posad
The Assumption Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sergiev Posad is one of the most beautiful in Russia and is considered the main attraction of this ancient town in the Moscow region. It is located in the historical pa…
Church of Archangel Michael in Sergiev Posad
The Church of Archangel Michael is located in a picturesque corner of the city, east of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, between the Lavra and the Gethsemane Skete, in an area known as Krasyukovka. This name comes from the for…
Church of the Bogolubskaya Icon of the Mother of God in Sergiev Posad
On the banks of the Skit ponds, away from noisy roads and deep in the forests, near the Gethsemane Chernigov Skit of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra, in a place known as Korbukh, in 1858, the blessed schemamonk Philip fou…
Don Polytechnic University: History of the Oldest Educational Institution in Novocherkassk
Don Polytechnic University, one of the oldest educational institutions in Novocherkassk, was founded in 1907. Two years later, it was named Alexeyevsky Don Polytechnic Institute in honor of Tsarevich Alexey. The construc…
Gethsemane Chernigov Skete in Sergiev Posad
The caves of the Gethsemane skete were founded on the initiative of Metropolitan Philaret around 1848 and officially established in 1851. They are located on the opposite bank of the pond, where cells were built since 18…
Chernihiv-Gethsemane Church of the Mother of God in Sergiev Posad
The idea of building a stone church over the Caves in honor of the Chernihiv icon of the Holy Mother of God belonged to the abbot Daniil and was realized according to the project of architect Nikolai Vladimirovich Sultan…
Bell Tower in Chernigov-Gethsemane Skete in Sergiev Posad
The bell tower, consisting of five tiers and having the Holy Gates at its base, was built between 1895 and 1900 according to the design of architect A.A. Latkov. On both sides of it are small chapel churches: in honor of…
Church of the Korsun Icon of the Mother of God in Sergiev Posad
The Korsun Church in the village of Glinkovo was built between 1825 and 1834. Before that, there was a wooden church here, which had significantly deteriorated by the early 19th century. Funds for the construction of the…
Yaroslavl Uprising, the Shot City
Unlike the leaders of the Yaroslavl Uprising, representatives of the Soviet power had a completely different understanding of acceptable methods of warfare. After the initial shock from the unexpected uprising, they bega…
