Arkhangelsk Museum of Fine Arts
The formation of the museum collection took place in the 1960s and 1980s, starting with numerous expeditions to various regions of the area. Thanks to the active collecting activities of the museum during those years and…
Marfin House
The order for the construction of the Commercial Assembly building came from German timber industry representatives and members of the Commercial Club. The project was approved on November 15, 1852, by the military gover…
Execution Ground
In the 1930s, the Soviet people endured terrible trials. According to various estimates, around 10 million people were executed during the Great Terror. In Penza, the death penalty was carried out in the gloomy Akhun for…
Cape Pur-Navolok
The Mikhailo-Arkhangelsky Monastery at Cape Pur-Navolok is first mentioned in chronicles in 1419, when it was attacked by Norwegians (Murmans). It is possible that Novgorodian governors in Zavolochye participated in its …
Monument to the Seal-Savior in Arkhangelsk
During the Great Patriotic War, the daily bread ration in Arkhangelsk was reduced to 125 grams per person in some months, which corresponded to the minimum norm in besieged Leningrad. Arkhangelsk had the second highest n…
Blue Bridge in St. Petersburg
The Blue Bridge in St. Petersburg is one of the oldest in the city. Its construction began in 1791 under the guidance of the famous Petrozavodsk merchant F. Bekrenev and was completed in June 1794. Initially, the bridge …
Museum of Wooden Architecture 'Malye Koryely'
The museum's territory covers 139.8 hectares and is divided into several sectors: Kargopol-Oneshsky, Dvinsky, Pinezhsky, and Mezensky. Currently, sectors 'Pomorsky' and 'Vazhsky' are being created. However, some building…
St. John Chrysostom Church in Saunino
The church is located in an open field, some distance from residential houses, on the site of an old cemetery, of which no traces remain. The church was built in 1665 and is a typical example of wooden architecture, "an …
Dock Bridge of Kronstadt
One of the oldest bridges in Kronstadt today is the Dock Bridge, built between 1854 and 1856 on the site of the wooden drawbridge known as the 'Humpback' bridge. It got its name 'Dock' due to its proximity to the Petrovs…
Kronstadt's Penkovy Bridge
Kronstadt, located on the water, is famous for its many bridges, most of which were built during the Russian Empire. Among them stands out the Penkovy Bridge, originally erected in 1873 and reconstructed in 1887-1888. Th…
