Assumption Cathedral 'Behind the Hill' in Kaluga
Before the 1917 revolution, the cathedral was known as the Assumption Church 'Behind the Hill' and was adorned with blue domes.
The church is first mentioned in a description from 1685 as a wooden structure with six bel…
Kaluga Regional Local History Museum
The Kaluga Regional Local History Museum is one of the oldest in Russia. It opened on April 20, 1897 (according to the old style) in a 17th-century building known as the Korobov Merchants' Chambers. The original exhibiti…
Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts
The Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts is the largest art collection in the Kaluga region. It opened on June 12, 1918, in a house that belonged to doctor N.I. Vasilyev, which is now located at 81 Dzerzhinsky Street.
Nikanor Iva…
House of G.S. Batenkov
The Museum and Local History Center "House of G.S. Batenkov" opened its doors to the first visitors in 2010.
Gavriil Stepanovich Batenkov is known as a hero of the 1812 war and a participant in the foreign campaigns of …
A.L. Chizhevsky House Museum
On February 7, 2010, the first museum dedicated to Alexander Leonidovich Chizhevsky, an outstanding Soviet biophysicist, founder of aeroionization, heliobiology, and electric hematology, as well as a poet and artist, ope…
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Death of Maria Feodorovna
On October 13, 1928, in Videre, near Copenhagen, the dowager empress Maria Feodorovna passed away. She died at the age of 80 in the home she once shared with her sister, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom. Maria Feodo…
The Tea Merchant by Kuzmichev: Who is the Real Prototype?
In 1918, in Petersburg, as well as throughout Russia, life was difficult due to war, epidemics, and famine. During this challenging time, 40-year-old artist Boris Kuzmichev often recalled his childhood and youth spent in…
The World's Only Round Ironclads
In the era of rapid technological progress in the 19th century, scientific achievements often captured the imagination. During this time, amazing steel structures were created, among which the round ironclads designed by…
Swallow's Nest in Crimea
This building, resembling a medieval castle, has long become a symbol of Crimea and is known to many as Swallow's Nest. Throughout its history, this place has changed several names. The first settlers, the ancient Greeks…
Holy Trinity Nicholas Women's Monastery
The women's Orthodox community in Tashkent was founded in 1893. On April 21 of that year, after a procession, Bishop Gregory (Poletayev) of Omsk and Semipalatinsk consecrated the site for the future monastery. On May 17,…
