"Children" by Kozma Prutkov
A lot has been said about Kozma Prutkov, but his "sons" still remain in the shadow of the famous "father." It is high time to include the names of Faddey, Andronik, Anton, and Agapiy in Russian literature. The pseudolieu…
Palace Bridge
In the mid-19th century, a temporary crossing stood at the site of the current bridge, which dissatisfied the residents of St. Petersburg due to its unreliability. They appealed to the authorities to build a permanent br…
Air Theatre
The Air Theatre was located in the palace part of Pavlovsky Park, in the area of the Large Circles. Such open stages were characteristic of palace parks in the 18th century. It was created in 1811 at the initiative of th…
Catherine Palace
The Catherine Palace owes its beauty to three Russian empresses: Catherine I, Elizabeth Petrovna, and Catherine II, who paid special attention to their summer residence in Tsarskoye Selo.
Today, it is hard to imagine th…
Troitsky People's House
The area where the Troitsky People's House was built was unofficially called "Troitskaya Square" due to the nearby church of the same name, which gave the people's house its name.
The building was constructed in 1901-19…
Howitzer (Tver)
At the end of 1941, Kalinin found itself on the front line of defense, where the advance of German troops to the East was halted. In memory of these events, several monuments have been erected in Tver. One of them is loc…
Monument to Krylov (Tver)
In the first half of the 19th century, Ivan Andreevich Krylov was one of the most famous writers in Russia. His fables, which were already being published in tens of thousands of copies, remain relevant and beloved to th…
The Last Estate in Russian History
We usually associate estates with the central part of Russia or Crimea, but they were also common in the Far East. They were mainly acquired by local and visiting merchants who became wealthy from logging, mining, fishin…
The Magnificent Tupitsyn House and Its Terrible Secret
The Tupitsyn House in Perm is not only an outstanding architectural monument but also a keeper of a grim secret from 1918, related to its inhabitants and the execution of the brother of the last Russian emperor. This bui…
Okanie and Akanie: Their Origins in the Russian Language
In modern Russia, it is easy to determine a conversation partner's region just by their pronunciation: okanie, akanie, or hekanye. If a person says "rukOva," "mOlOtbа," or "gOlOva," they are likely from Vologda, Kostroma…
