Saint Petersburg Mining University
On November 1, 1773, Empress Catherine II, embodying the ideas of Peter I and M.V. Lomonosov about training engineering personnel for the mining industry, signed a decree to establish an engineering school for mining. Th…
Monument to Lomonosov (Arkhangelsk)
The monument is executed in the style of late classicism and represents a bronze sculpture on a cylindrical pedestal. The pedestal is made of polished pink granite with gray inclusions, has a high base and a profiled cor…
New Holy Trinity Church in Glushkovo
In 1785, in the village of Glushkovo, the owner of a manufactory, Kozma Matveev, built a church dedicated to the Holy Trinity. In the first quarter of the 19th century, to commemorate the decade of victory over Napoleon,…
Chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Dronovka
In 2011, a chapel was built at the entrance to the village in honor of the Savior Not Made by Hands. Unfortunately, information about who initiated and financed its construction has not been preserved. The chapel in the …
The Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zvannoe
The first mention of the village of Zvannoe dates back to 1685, when it had 70 households. The residents came from Glukhov, Konotop, and Putivl. The village was part of the Belopolsky district of the Kharkov province. It…
Chapel of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Sign' at Kalinin Settlement
Near the Kalinin settlement, a spring has been flowing for many centuries. Water emerges directly from the ground, and the locals, who hold this place in high regard, consider it a holy site.
However, they are not the o…
St. Demetrius of Thessalonica Church in Karyzh
In the 18th century, the only attraction of the village was the Dmitrievskaya Church. The villagers and residents of nearby villages visited it on holidays for prayer, and in the autumn, they gathered for the Dmitrievska…
St. Basil the Great Church in Korovyakovka
Detailed information about the church in the village of Korovyakovka has not survived. However, it is known that there was a wooden oak church and a chapel near the cemetery on Naberezhnaya Street. The church was located…
Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kulbaki
The history of the Presentation Church in the village of Kulbaki dates back to February 1705, when, by the decree of Metropolitan Stefan of Ryazan and Murom and the treasurer Elder Tikhon Makaryevsky, based on the reques…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Markovo
In the village of Markovo, the church dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra was built in 1824 with funds from parishioners and with the support of landowner Alexander Semyonovich Annenkov. The church was con…
