Estate of Novoznamenka
In 1829, part of the estate was purchased by Senator P. V. Myatlev and was named "Novoznamenka" in memory of the Znamenskaya estate he sold near Peterhof.
At Myatlev's request, a "Gothic" house was built in Novoznamenka…
Kimry, the Shoe Capital of Russia
Today, many stores offer products that are half made of cheap goods, mostly from China. You can buy anything, but often the quality leaves much to be desired. In the pursuit of mass production and cost reduction, manufac…
Russians in Australia
Although Australia is almost 12,000 kilometers from Russia, there are many connections between our countries. Russian ships began visiting Australian ports as early as the early 19th century. For the locals, this was a s…
Muruz's House, a Literary Place in Petersburg
The building is named after its first owner, Alexander Dmitrievich Muruzi, the son of a Turkish diplomat from a notable Phanariot family. The Phanariots were an influential Greek diaspora in the Ottoman Empire, including…
Monument to the Heroes of the Second Patriotic War in Vyazma
In Vyazma in 1916, during World War I, a boulevard was created that started from Upper Kaluzhskaya Street and ran along Station Road. It was named the Boulevard of the Second Patriotic War. In the center of the boulevard…
Monument to Maxim Gorky in Nizhny Novgorod
The monument to Maxim Gorky in Nizhny Novgorod, located in the square on Gorky Square, was opened on November 2, 1952. The seven-meter bronze statue of Gorky was created by sculptor V. I. Mukhina, while the architectural…
Holy Trinity Cathedral (Vyazma)
The historical center of Vyazma is considered to be the high left bank of the river, known as "Cathedral Hill," where for centuries the central temple of the city, the Trinity Cathedral, has stood. On the site of an anci…
Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Nizhny Novgorod
The Peter and Paul Church became the first cemetery church in Nizhny Novgorod. In 1763, when the Commission for Stone Construction of St. Petersburg and Moscow began regular restructuring of Russian cities, it faced seri…
Chapel of All Saints in Nizhny Novgorod
The Chapel of All Saints, established in 2014 in the Ivan Kulibin Park in the Nizhny Novgorod district, was created in memory of the soldiers who died during World War I. On June 12, 2014, Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny N…
Gothic Well in St. Petersburg's Alexandria Park
The wrought iron gazebo, created in 1835 by the famous Russian artist and architect I. Sharleman, is located near the Gothic chapel.
The first parks began to be created during the times of the Egyptian pharaohs. A beaut…
