The First Ball Games
It is believed that the most popular game in the world originated in England, where in the 14th century London merchants loved to play with a ball. It was these traders from the Foggy Albion who brought football to us. H…
Confectionery Factory: From 'A. Siu and Co.'
Many are surely familiar with the taste of the "Yubileynoye" cookies from the "Bolshvik" factory, yellow, with chocolate glaze, crunchy and perfectly paired with tea. But have you ever wondered why it is called "Yubileyn…
Soviet-Chinese Treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutual Assistance
On February 14, 1950, the Soviet Union transferred control of the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER), Port Arthur, and the city of Dalian to China. In addition, Chinese partners were granted a loan of 300 million dollars at 1…
Orenburg Down Shawl
The first down shawls were worn by the dzhigits from the Kyrgyz-Kaisak horde to protect themselves from the harsh Ural cold in the mountains. Only in Orenburg was it possible to combine practicality with high craftsmansh…
Russian Monument (Liechtenstein)
On the night of May 2 to 3, 1945, in Hintereschellenberg, the remnants of the 1st Russian National Army of the Wehrmacht, under the command of Major General A. Holmston-Smyslovsky, numbering about 500 men and fully armed…
Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Novo-Diveevo
The Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Novo-Diveevo, also known as the cemetery of the Novo-Diveevo Monastery, is the largest Russian Orthodox cemetery in the USA. It is located at the Novo-Diveevo Assumption Monastery of the …
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church, New York
The history of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church is closely intertwined with the development of the Russian community in the Sea Cliff area. In the 1920s, only two or three families lived here, but by the 1960s …
Lemnos. Old Russian Cemetery
On the island, there are two Russian burial sites: a section with a memorial plaque at the British cemetery near the town of Mudros and a cemetery on the Kaloeraki peninsula with a monument. In the Orthodox church of the…
First Photo Studio in Penza
In 1816, inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce made the first paper photographs. Almost half a century later, the first photo studio opened in Penza, located at number 10 on Rozhdestvenskaya Street, now Gorky Street. It was b…
Dumpha Pharmacy
The merchant estate on Moskovskaya Street, 94 was built in the early 20th century. On the second floor lived the owner of the house, Elizabeth Myasnikova, while the first floor, as was customary at the time, was rented o…
