Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior on Ilyina Street in Veliky Novgorod
The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior on Ilyina Street in Veliky Novgorod, built in 1374, is known for its preserved frescoes created by Theophanes the Greek in 1378. Chronicles about the construction and decor…
Benois Dacha
This dacha is one of three built in Bobylsk (now the village of Prosvetchenie) by architect Leonid Nikolaevich Benois in 1890 and 1892. He built them for himself and for his relatives: his sister's husband, entrepreneur …
Ambulance Station / City Duma / Fire Department
On Sovetskaya Street, formerly known as Pavlovskaya, next to Red Square, there is an ambulance station in a two-story building at number 6.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the second floor of this building ho…
A Purely Soviet Murder
In 1887, revolutionary Alexander Ulyanov was sentenced to death for attempting to assassinate Alexander III. His mother, Maria Alexandrovna, appealed to the tsar for mercy. She was supported by the renowned lawyer Nikola…
Pavlov Estate
One of the most beautiful buildings in old Pereslavl is the house of the merchants Pavlov, built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. This one-story building has a small second floor. Fyodor Ivanovich Shalyapin st…
Russian Accordion
The accordion became popular in Russia in the early 19th century. The origin of this instrument is a matter of debate. According to one version, it was invented by Czech master Frantisek Kirshnik in the late 18th century…
Alms House
A small stone single-story house, neighboring the temples of Red Square in the city, is considered one of the oldest civil constructions in Pereslavl. Special attention is drawn to the window frames on its central facade…
Women's Parish School
A small red brick building intended for a women's primary parish school was erected in 1907 thanks to the funding from the Pereslavl merchant and timber industrialist Nikolai Petrovich Sveshnikov. By 1909, 150 girls were…
Earthen Ramparts
Currently, the remnants of the ancient fortifications of Pereslavl-Zalessky, which are earthen ramparts, are one of the most interesting monuments of Russian military architecture.
These ramparts have been well preserve…
Borisov Estate
The city estate, owned by the Pereslavl merchants and manufacturers Borisov, was built in the late 19th century in the Neo-Renaissance style. In addition to the main building, there were outbuildings on the territory. Du…
