St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church near the Straw Watchtower
In 1916, a wooden tent-like church was built in the neo-Russian style based on the design of architect Fyodor Shekhtel. It originally served as the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker for the 675th Tula Infantry Divi…
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Tashkent
The Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky is an Orthodox church of the Tashkent and Uzbekistan diocese, located in Tashkent on the grounds of the Botkin Cemetery. Merchant Nikolai Ivanovich Ivanov donated a plot of land measu…
Women's Diocesan School in Krasnoyarsk
The Women's Diocesan School opened in Krasnoyarsk in 1886 for the daughters of clergy. In 1909, a building was constructed for it based on the design by architect Sokolovsky on Voskresenskaya Street, now Mira Avenue. The…
Filitz Estate
The house of Emma Fyodorovna Filitz, located in the historical center of Yekaterinburg, is a beautiful mansion and an architectural monument, representing a sample of wooden architecture from the 19th century. Only this …
Belyaev Estate in Voskresensk
In the main house of the estate of timber industrialist Sergey Nikanorovich Belyaev in the village of Voskresensk, there is now a local history museum. The sky-blue tower stands deep within a picturesque park on the bank…
Voichev Hotel
Voronezh is famous for its architectural monuments, one of which is the former Voichev merchant hotel, located away from the main streets of the city. The house was originally built by the Krivosheiny merchants in the mi…
Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye
The Church of the Ascension was built in 1532 on the orders of Grand Prince Vasily III in the village of Kolomenskoye on the steep bank of the Moscow River. This event was timed to coincide with the birth of the heir, th…
Grave of Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov
The great Russian artist and architect Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov rests at the ancient Lutheran Vvedenskoe Cemetery. He was a full member of the Academy of Arts and the founder of the pseudo-Russian style. Many know h…
Grave of Artist Apollinary Vasnetsov
At the old Lutheran Vagankovo Cemetery, not far from the grave of his famous older brother Viktor Vasnetsov, rests the outstanding Russian artist Apollinary Mikhailovich Vasnetsov. He passed away on January 23, 1933, in …
Maryino, Estate of the Princes of Baryatinsky
The ancient estate of Maryino in the Kursk region, belonging to the princely family of Baryatinsky, is one of the main attractions of the area. It was founded in 1811 by Prince Ivan Ivanovich Baryatinsky, the son of the …
