Monument to Oil Workers (Almetyevsk)
In September 1984, a monument to the pioneering oil workers was erected in Almetyevsk at the Oil Workers' Square, which has since become a symbol of the city. The initiative to create the monument belonged to the city pa…
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Shaldezhka
The Nativity Church in the village of Shaldezhino, also known as Shaldezhka, has a temporary prayer house with an altar dedicated to the Nativity of Christ. This is due to the fact that the wooden church, built in 1868, …
Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin in Khakhaly
February 9, 2018, became a significant date for the Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin, which is being built in the village of Khakhaly. On this day, the Divine Liturgy was held here for the first time. February…
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Uspenye (Lost)
According to the documents of the Blagoveshchensky Monastery, in 1639, the Assumption Pafnutiev Gorshkov Desert was founded on the Linde River, and in 1649, a church was built there. Later, the village became known as Go…
Chapel of Photinia in Trevelikha
The nun schemamonk Photinia, an elder, is revered by the Old Believers as one of the most significant Kergan saints. She was a contemporary of the famous Mother Golendukha and was among the "initial elders" in the early …
The Clock Column in Tatarka
Clock columns, which can be found on rural roads in the Nizhny Novgorod region, are most often made of brick. However, in the village of Tatarka in the Semenov district, there is one special column. It is made from a lar…
Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin in Saratov
In 1859, at the intersection of modern M. Gorky and Bolshaya Gornaya streets, a wooden three-altar church was built thanks to the efforts of Saratov merchant Voronov. The main altar was consecrated in honor of the Protec…
Kergensky Blagoveshchensky Monastery in Semyonov
The Kergensky Blagoveshchensky Monastery was founded in 1814 and existed until 1923. Its founder was monk Tarasiy, who at the age of 27 established the Blagoveshchensky Kergensky skete on the right bank of the Kergenez R…
Samovar Museum in Saratov
The Samovar Museum in Saratov began its work in June 2015, based on a collection gathered by deputy and industrialist Semyon Glozman. Over three decades, he collected about 1000 samovars and household items from both dom…
Radishchev Art Museum in Saratov
The Radishchev Museum, which became the only publicly accessible museum in the Russian Empire in 1885, was founded thanks to the artworks that artist A. P. Bogolyubov donated to the city. Bogolyubov was the grandson of t…
