The building at Kirova Street, 65 is a unique monument of stone architecture. In the mid-19th century, its owner was the adjutant of Field Marshal Wittgenstein, Ustin Arapov, and later the property was acquired by the fo…

On the streets of Mayakovsky, Parkhomenko, and Lagernaya, residential buildings now stand, but they were built on former cemetery land. Since the late 18th century, the All Saints Cemetery was located here, which was lat…

On July 31, 2016, a bronze bust of Nicholas II was installed in the Central Park of Culture and Recreation in Kaluga. The idea for the bust came from a group of local residents who raised funds for the project through do…

The third building on Kuybyshev Street is a monument of culture and architecture of regional significance. It is often called Badigin House in honor of the famous polar explorer, although in pre-revolutionary Penza, his …

In 1908, the first monument dedicated to the visit of Nicholas II in 1904 was erected in Kaluga. The Tsar arrived in the city to send off the Kaluga garrison troops to the Russo-Japanese War: the 9th Ingermanland Regimen…

Today, acquiring a camera is not difficult, as cameras are built into mobile phones. However, in the 19th century, taking a quality photograph was only possible in a photo studio. One of the most famous was located at 8 …

In the historical center of Kaluga, at the intersection of Pushkin and Bauman streets, there stands a three-story mansion built in the late 18th century by provincial architect Yasnigin on the order of merchant Ivan Gala…

Several decades ago, ancient ruins stood on this site, making it difficult to determine what building had previously existed here. Today, the Pokrovsky Cathedral rises majestically. This church can rightfully be called …

In the 18th house on Moskovskaya Street during the Russian Empire, there was an unusual establishment for that time, a skating roll, where townspeople skated on roller skates. The rink opened in the early 20th century. …

The Museum of Smolensk Flax is part of the Smolensk State Reserve Museum and was opened on December 25, 1980. It is dedicated to the history of flax cultivation and processing, as well as weaving in the Smolensk region. …