Ferreyna Pharmacy, the 'Tsar Pharmacy' in Moscow
Everyone knows about the Tsar Cannon and the Tsar Bell in Moscow, but few have heard of the 'Tsar Pharmacy.' This was the name of the luxurious pharmacy that opened on Nikolskaya Street at the end of the 19th and beginni…
Slavic Bazaar
In the Russian Empire, there was a saying "to have breakfast before the cranes," which may seem strange to a modern person. However, in pre-revolutionary Moscow, only wealthy individuals could speak this way, and it was …
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Voshazhnikovo
The village of Voshazhnikovo in the Yaroslavl region is one of the oldest in Russia, first mentioned in the 13th century. It was owned by the Puzhbolsky princes. During the times of the Moscow Tsardom, the village became…
First Blood Transfusion
Risk is a delicate and dangerous matter, but sometimes for the sake of saving oneself or loved ones, people are ready to do a lot. Doctors often find themselves on the front lines of the fight for human life. In 1832, yo…
Christ Sculpture at Vvedenskoe Cemetery
After the end of World War II, many Muscovites experienced a religious revival. Deprivation and grief pushed people towards faith, and a significant role in this was played by the well-known Orthodox saint Matrona of Mos…
Latvian Riflemen
We are back in Riga. We stopped at a hotel near the square where the monument to the Latvian Riflemen is located, who played a grim role in our revolution and civil war.
By the time of the October Revolution, the puniti…
Rybinsk, Capital of Burlaks
The profession of burlaks today seems surrounded by the romance of pre-revolutionary times and the spirit of freedom. However, in reality, it was a hard and exhausting job.
Burlaks did not choose this life out of good f…
New Israel in San Javier
Latin America attracted settlers from various European countries, including Russia. Russian immigrants settled not only in large countries like Brazil and Argentina before the revolution, but also in Uruguay.
In the lat…
Murmansk
Murmansk, the largest city in the world located beyond the Arctic Circle, and the last founded in the Russian Empire. It is situated on the eastern shore of the Kola Bay of the Barents Sea and is one of the largest ports…
Dacha in the Village of Kstovo
Dacha furniture in the Russian style, known as Russian modern, was created by the Yaroslavl brewer and merchant Ivan Durdin. It was made in 1910 in Savinov's carpentry workshop by master Sorokin and his apprentice Shunae…
