Chapel of St. George the Victorious in Kovrov
On May 6, 2013, on the feast day of St. George the Victorious, the archpriest of the churches of Kovrov and the Kovrov district, Father Stefan, consecrated a new St. George Chapel located in the park on Abelman Street. T…
Pereyaslav Council
On October 11, 1653, a Zemsky Sobor was held in the Moscow Kremlin, which decided to annex Left-Bank Ukraine to Russia.
Zemsky Sobors were central estate-representative institutions in Russia in the mid-16th to 17th cen…
"Demyanova Uha": Which Painting is Better?
Paintings with a story always attract attention with their unusual plot. An example of such a work is "Demyanova Uha" by Adrian Markovich Volkov. At first glance, it is difficult to understand what is happening on the ca…
Golbets on Russian Cemeteries: What Are They?
On ancient Russian cemeteries, one can still find crosses on triangular roofs, known as golbets. According to Dahl's dictionary, a golbets is a step for climbing onto a stove, which also covered the entrance to the cella…
Kovrov Historical and Memorial Museum
In 1913, the Kovrov Zemstvo administration proposed to the Zemstvo district assembly to create a local history museum. However, this idea was not realized, and soon the First World War began. In 1919, the Kovrov public o…
Museum of the V. A. Degtyarev Factory in Kovrov
The history of the factory began during World War I, when the Russian army faced a shortage of automatic firearms. In 1916, the First Russian Joint Stock Company of Rifle and Machine Gun Factories was established in Petr…
V. A. Degtyarev House Museum in Kovrov
On one of the central streets of Kovrov, a city of military glory, stands a small blue wooden house built in the late 19th century. Since 1924, this was the residence of Vasily Alekseevich Degtyarev, a native of Tula and…
Prophet Elijah Church 'Behind the Smithies' in Kaluga
Accurate information about the Elijah Church dates back to no earlier than 1626. It is mentioned as the 'church behind the smithies' because there was a row of blacksmiths nearby in the 17th and 18th centuries. According…
Holy Sign Eparchial Women's Monastery in Kovrov
The Sign Women's Monastic Community in the village of Kovrov was officially registered in 1899. According to legend, an icon of the Mother of God "Sign" was found at this site during the plague epidemic of 1771. The comm…
The Church of the Holy Trinity of the Holy Sign Diocesan Women's Monastery in Kovrov
In 2006, the revival of the Holy Sign Monastic Community took place in Kovrov, marking the return of the women's monastery. This became possible due to the transfer of the Orthodox Church of the Trinity, which was built …
