Monument 'Eagle-Jubilant' in Oryol
All tourists arriving by train are greeted at the station exit by the symbol of the city, the proud and majestic eagle. The statue stands on a pedestal in the shape of a sphere, depicting the Earth, on which the outlines…
Monument to Ivan the Terrible in Oryol
The monument to Ivan the Terrible, the first in Russia dedicated to this tsar, was unveiled in Oryol on October 14, 2016. It is located on the embankment near the Epiphany Cathedral, not far from the confluence of the Ok…
City Duma Building in Oryol (Theater 'Free Space')
The Oryol State Theater for Children and Youth 'Free Space' is located in the building that previously housed the City Duma.
The two-story structure, built in the classical style, was erected in 1799 for the needs of th…
Orlov Military-Historical Museum
The Orlov Military-Historical Museum is dedicated to significant historical events in the Orlov region and its residents who participated in military conflicts.
On August 5, 1983, on the 40th anniversary of the liberati…
Orlov Regional Museum
The Orlov Regional Museum is one of the oldest museums in Oryol and the region. It was opened on December 7, 1897, when the Oryol Archive Scientific Commission, established in 1884, organized the opening ceremony of the …
Orlov Museum of Fine Arts
The Orlov Museum of Fine Arts is an art collection that includes works of ancient Russian and Russian art from the 18th and early 20th centuries, contemporary domestic art, as well as Western European art from the 16th a…
Museum of Collectible Dolls in Oryol
Natalia Alehina from Oryol spent over 20 years collecting her collection, and in 2016 she opened the first museum in Russia dedicated to collectible factory-made dolls. The building itself resembles a toy house.
In the …
Museum of Writers from Oryol
The Museum of Writers from Oryol is dedicated to the classics of Russian literature born in the Oryol region and is part of the Oryol State Literary Museum of I. S. Turgenev.
The museum building is one of the few preser…
Black and Immortal Russian Hussars
The symbol of the skull and crossed bones should not be considered exclusively pirate or negative. In pre-revolutionary Russia, this sign had a different meaning and was associated with one of the country's famous cavalr…
"House of Marfa Posadnitsa" in Veliky Novgorod
On Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street in Veliky Novgorod, one can see unusual ruins resembling a pile of bricks under a temporary roof. Locals call this place "House of Marfa Posadnitsa." However, this name is conditional, as t…
