Church of the Holy Trinity in Sviyazhsk
The Church of the Holy Trinity, built in 1551 from larch, is a unique monument of Russian wooden architecture of the 16th century on the right bank of the Volga. It is the only surviving structure from the fortress of Iv…
Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Joy of All Who Sorrow'
The cathedral was built between 1898 and 1906 according to the design of Kazan diocesan architect F.N. Malinovsky. Funding for the construction came from the diocesan treasury and voluntary donations. A significant role …
Chapel of Nicholas and Alexandra, Royal Martyrs at the Ioanno-Predtechensky Monastery in Sviyazhsk
The chapel is consecrated in honor of the royal martyrs to commemorate the fact that the Church of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow," on whose territory it is located, was built as one of three hundred in Russia …
Kazan-Bogoroditsky Women's Monastery in Yelabuga
The monastery, founded in 1856 as a women's community, received official status in 1868. Before the formation of the Tatar ASSR in 1920, this territory belonged to the Vyatka province and the Vyatka diocese. Before the r…
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Yelabuga
On the site of the revived church once stood a cathedral, built between 1857 and 1868 according to the design of the famous St. Petersburg architect G. A. Bosse. It was a stone five-domed temple with three altars, dedica…
Church of St. Barbara in Elabuga
In 1887, a temple was established in honor of St. Barbara the Great Martyr in the eastern part of the northern wing of the monastery, and part of the building was allocated for the monastery hospital.
In 1928, the Elabu…
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Nova Anzirka
The Orthodox parish in the village of Anzirka was founded in the early 18th century. In 1848, instead of the old wooden building, the construction of a new stone church with three altars dedicated to the Kazan Icon of th…
Marina Tsvetaeva's House Museum in Elabuga
Marina Tsvetaeva's House Museum in Elabuga is the place where the great Russian poetess spent her last days. It is located in one of the oldest settlements of the Republic of Tatarstan, where notable figures such as the …
Portomoynya Museum in Elabuga
On October 29, 2009, a new museum "Portomoynya" opened, representing a unique monument of history and culture, the only one of its kind in the Republic of Tatarstan.
This ancient building is made of rubble stone. Behind…
Literary Museum of Tsvetaeva in Elabuga
In Elabuga, the last days of the famous Silver Age poet Marina Tsvetaeva took place. The memorial complex of the Elabuga Museum-Reserve is dedicated to her creativity, life, and tragic death. The museum attracts more tha…
