Chapel of St. Andrew Cathedral in Honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God
On September 22, 2008, the chapel of St. Andrew Cathedral in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God was laid. The solemn service was conducted by Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia, who a month before hi…
The Longin Korjazhemsky Church in Korazhma
Korazhma, although a young city, has a history that dates back to 1535. It was then that monks Longin and Simon from the Vologda monasteries founded a chapel on the banks of the Korjazhemka River in honor of St. Nicholas…
Memorial to the Victims of the Battle of Tsushima
A memorial in memory of the victims of the Battle of Tsushima
The Battle of Tsushima became one of the tragic pages in the history of the Russian Navy, during which the Second Pacific Squadron was lost. In memory of thi…
St. Stephen the Bishop of Perm Cathedral in Kotlas
The history of the St. Stephen Cathedral begins in the 14th century, when the preacher Stephen of Perm built an Orthodox wooden chapel on the site of a pagan shrine in the village of Pyras. Over time, as the population g…
Stela 'Triumph of the Russian Navy'
Kronstadt, as one of the maritime capitals of Russia, became the site for the installation of the stela 'Triumph of the Russian Navy', which was quite expected. This monument is dedicated to the first parade of the Balti…
Archangel Michael Church in Mirny
The city of Mirny is a satellite of the First Russian State Test Spaceport "Plesetsk". It has a population of about 30,000 people, mainly military personnel and their families. During the Soviet era, the residents of the…
Memorial 'Noon Gun'
Every city has its unique features and attractions shaped by local traditions. In Kronstadt, one such attraction is the memorial 'Noon Gun', dedicated to the cannon whose shot signaled the start of lunch daily and served…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Belushya Guba
The history of Orthodoxy in Novaya Zemlya begins in the 17th century, when Igumen Feodosy from the Antoniev-Siy Monastery was tasked with sending a priest and a deacon to the islands in the Arctic Ocean. However, there a…
Fort 'Grand Duke Konstantin'
Fort 'Grand Duke Konstantin' in Kronstadt, founded in 1808 in response to the threat from the English fleet in the Baltic Sea, is an important historical monument. Today it functions as a terminal and checkpoint for smal…
Kasli Casting
The most famous work of the Kasli masters is the pavilion created for the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900. It introduced Kasli casting to the European public and brought it fame.
The history of the pavilion is no less…
