The Estate of the Kurakin Princes in Preobrazhenskoe
The former estate of the Kurakins, from the late 18th and 1840s, is located on a hill between the Maslovka and Neruch rivers. In 1685, Peter I granted this place to the Kurakin family, and it became one of their main est…
Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Dzerzhinsk
The construction of the church began in 2000. Work was repeatedly interrupted due to a lack of funds, but the church was eventually completed.
According to information from the diocese's website, the uniqueness of this …
Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Dzerzhinsk
During the Soviet period, from the founding of the city, there were no churches in Dzerzhinsk, and the nearest villages had closed ones. In 1992, Elder Naum from the Trinity-Sergius Lavra blessed Anna Ivanovna Stepanova …
Church of John the Baptist in Dzerzhinsk
The chief architect of Dzerzhinsk, S. I. Chernyuk, developed the initial design proposals for the future baptismal church with a baptistery. Under his guidance, the working project for the foundation of the John the Bapt…
Tikhon Patriarch Church in Dzerzhinsk
In the 1990s, before the church building was constructed, services were held in a railway carriage that was donated to the parish. Its setup took a year: parishioners independently painted, paneled the walls, laid the fl…
Church of Seraphim of Sarov in Dzerzhinsk
On March 25, 2010, a ceremony was held to lay the first stone of the church's foundation. Archbishop Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas, Mayor Viktor Portnov, and benefactors placed a capsule with a certificate and a …
Church of St. Tatiana the Martyr in Dzerzhinsk
The construction of the Tatiana Church in Dzerzhinsk is taking place on the territory of the 5th building of the R. A. Alekseev NGTU Polytechnic University, located at: Gaidar St., 10. The cornerstone was laid on June 14…
St. Anthony the Great Church in Dzerzhinsk
The temple of St. Anthony the Great is an active Orthodox church located on the northern outskirts of Dzerzhinsk, near the intersection of the Zarevskaya bypass road and Chkalov Avenue. It is part of the Resurrection dea…
Literary Museum in Dzerzhinsk
The N.M. Rubtsov Museum was opened on March 19, 1998, in the A.S. Pushkin Library, a branch of the Central Library System of Dzerzhinsk. The idea of creating the museum belonged to representatives of the city’s intellige…
Local History Museum in Dzerzhinsk
The local history museum was founded in 1932, coinciding with the establishment of the city. In 1955, it received its own building, which houses nine spacious exhibition halls. Many residents contributed to the developme…
