Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Totma
On the high bank of the Sukhona River stands a temple complex, distinguished by its tall bell tower. Nearby is a massive cubic building, in which the church is not immediately recognizable. This is the oldest church in t…
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Totma
The renowned art historian of the Russian North, V. P. Vygolov, used two randomly found materials from the Totma Local History Museum to date the Church of the Nativity of Christ. These were a manuscript by local histori…
Museum of Church Antiquities in Totma
On the left bank of the Sukhona River, at the confluence of the Dmitrievsky stream, stands the Assumption Church with its majestic bell tower. Since 1995, the Museum of Church Antiquities has been operating within its wa…
Maritime Museum in Totma
No guest of our city can pass by this majestic building. The Entrance Jerusalem Temple-ship with a bell tower-mast, built with the funds of Totma merchants and sailors Grigory and Peter Panov, is considered one of the pe…
Church of John the Baptist in Totma
The area near the Entrance to Jerusalem Church and the beginning of the modern Babushkin Street in Totma was once called Sablin Konez. This name originated from the surname of local landowners and salt industry entrepren…
Local History Museum in Totma
For over 90 years, the main exhibition of the local history museum has been housed in the building of the former spiritual school. The main building of the museum contains departments of archaeology, history, art, and na…
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Varnitsy, Totma
Khorobardina Mountain rises above the Kovda River, at the site where saltworks once stood, and now the Solonukha River flows among thick grasses. At the top of the mountain, an elegant church can be seen, which, despite …
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God of All Who Sorrow in Totma
In the early 19th century, the impoverished descendants of merchant Kholodilov sold their house and the adjacent complex to the local police and county prison. It was then that the prison church of All Who Sorrow was est…
Merchant Kholodilov's Mansion in Totma
The oldest of the surviving civil buildings in Totma is the house of merchant Fyodor Kholodilov, a renowned navigator and industrialist. In 1747, he, along with merchant Trapeznikov, founded a fishing company that sent t…
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kichmengsky Gorodok
In Kichmengsky Gorodok, thanks to the efforts of the parish of Saint Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, the ruined stone church dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is being revived. Construction of the c…
