The oil industry in our country began to actively develop in the 1860s. Penza, although in a different aspect, did not lag behind this process. The city had specialized fuel shops, such as the one located at 12 Moskovska…

During the era of the Russian Empire, the largest enterprise in Southern Polyana was the RaMiBa factory, located at the beginning of the modern Sverdlov Street. Founded in 1901, it specialized in the production of high-q…

Some buildings in Penza were erected on the site of old cemeteries that were located in the city center. For example, on Kirova Street, the necropolis was situated next to the Trinity Women's Monastery. It is not exactl…

Many have probably heard the surname Buslaev, the well-known professor and writer. He lived in Penza, not far from the Trinity Monastery, in a large estate. However, this building has not survived to this day. Perhaps it…

In 1890, two-story stone commercial buildings were erected in Biysk at the intersection of the market square and Trade Street, owned by Agnia Mefodievna Zilberbart, née Gileva. Their operation began in July 1896. After …

In the 18th century, contemporaries noted that the number of churches in Penza surpassed that of any other city in the Volga region. One of the temples was located on Revolutionary Street, near house number 45. The Bogo…

Unlike other cities where the creative bohemia usually gathered in the center, in Penza it settled on Battle Mountain. Here stood a one-story brick building known as the Futuristic House, rented by Konstantin Tsge, the o…

The mansion, built in 1889 by a Tomsk architect, belonged to merchant Vasily Andreyevich Krichevtsov. He was actively involved in logging and owned a pharmacy management with pharmacy warehouses. Krichevtsov was an energ…

In 1912, an Old Believer community, mainly composed of merchants, acquired a plot of land near the Golden Gates in Vladimir, at the intersection of Dvoryanskaya and Letneperevozinskaya streets. The influence of these mer…

The Archangel Michael Church on Studenaya Hill is one of the last pre-revolutionary churches in Vladimir. It is designed in an eclectic style with predominant Byzantine elements. The church was designed by provincial arc…