Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Stanovoy Kolodez
In the church chronicle of the village of Stanovoy Kolodez for the year 1889, it is mentioned that His Grace Misael, the Bishop of Oryol and Sevsk, granted permission for the construction of a new stone church, as the wo…
Chapel of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Vologda
In 1999, a competition was announced for the design of a memorial chapel, which took place in two stages. Ten projects participated, and the winner was the work of architect G. I. Vinogradov with the involvement of A. Po…
Church of Alexander Nevsky in Vologda
The dedication of the church to Saint Alexander Nevsky is linked to the miraculous salvation of Emperor Alexander II after an assassination attempt by the Narodnaya Volya in 1866. Initially, the church was dedicated to S…
Lace Museum in Vologda
The museum is located in the historical center of Vologda in a two-story stone building that previously belonged to the State Bank and is a federal cultural heritage site from the mid-19th century. This building is assoc…
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Strelets
The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is located in the village of Strelets in the Pakhomovsky rural council, 5 km northwest of Oryol.
Before the revolution, this village was called Dmitrovskoye-Istomino and…
Art Gallery in Vologda
The Vologda Regional Art Gallery was founded in 1952 based on the art department of the Regional Local History Museum and opened on February 12, 1954. It is the only art gallery in the region.
Its collection features wo…
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Vologda
The Church of the Intercession at the Trading Post was built on the site of an older church dedicated to Joachim and Anna. The construction of the Church of Joachim and Anna is linked to the visits of Tsar Ivan the Terri…
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Vologda
The foundation of the church is linked to the construction of the Vologda Kremlin at the initiative of Ivan the Terrible. In the "Vologda Chronicle," Ivan Slobodskoy mentions that in 1566, the tsar ordered the laying of …
Ascension Church on the Known Hill in Vologda
The Ascension Church was located on the high right bank of the Vologda River, not far from the confluence with the Zolotukha River, on the so-called "Known Hill." The first mention of the wooden Resurrection Church dates…
Museum of the World of Forgotten Things in Vologda
The Museum "World of Forgotten Things," a branch of the Vologda State Museum-Reserve, is located in the house of Zasodimsky and has been operating since 1991. The museum's exhibition is dedicated to the everyday life and…
