Bell Tower of the Epiphany-Anastasius Cathedral in Kazan
The bell tower, resembling a tower, reaches an impressive height, which varies from 62 to 74 meters according to different sources. It is located on the red line of the city's central street and represents a multi-tiered…
Museum of Socialist Life in Kazan
The idea of creating the museum originated with its founder Rustem Valiakhmetov in the 1990s, when many sought to rid themselves of items from the Soviet era, considering them outdated. Valiakhmetov, on the contrary, col…
Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre Named After Musa Jalil in Kazan
Theatrical performances in Kazan began in 1791. Initially, they took place in a gymnasium theater that accommodated 400 spectators. In 1803, the first separate wooden theater building was constructed on a stone foundatio…
Museum of Composer Nazib Zhiganov in Kazan
Nazib Gayazovich Zhiganov, composer, Hero of Socialist Labor, People's Artist of the USSR, three-time laureate of the State Prize of the USSR, and holder of the Republican Prize named after G. Tukay. He founded the Kazan…
Salikh Saydashev Museum in Kazan
Despite the rapid acceleration of life, there are things that remain unchanged and unaffected by time. Art, in its broadest sense, is one of those things, and its creators often remain in people's memories for centuries.…
Baki Urmanche Museum in Kazan
The Baki Urmanche Museum is a state repository of works and memorial items related to the life and creativity of the painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and educator, the people's artist of the RSFSR and TASSR, as well as…
Chapel of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Belgorod
The chapel was built on the site of a former reed factory, where the Nazis burned alive about 1700 residents of Belgorod and prisoners of war. The consecration took place in May 1997 by Bishop Ioann of Belgorod and Stary…
Church of the Korsun Icon of the Mother of God in Belgorod
In 1662, a women's monastery was founded in Belgorod, and in 1717, a chapel with the revered image of the Korsun Mother of God was added, located seven versts from the city in the Log area.
In 1826, a grove owned by lan…
Chapel of Blessed Ksenia of Petersburg in Belgorod
In 2010, a chapel dedicated to Blessed Ksenia of Petersburg was opened on the grounds of the Temporary Detention Center for Juvenile Offenders of the Interior Ministry of Belgorod Region. This saint is venerated as the h…
Temple of Blessed Matrona of Moscow in Belgorod
The Temple of Blessed Matrona of Moscow is an Orthodox church located on the grounds of the Belgorod Regional Clinical Hospital in Belgorod.
On August 27, 2003, a solemn consecration of the cornerstone took place at the…
