St. Nicholas Church in Ulyanovsk (Lost)
Originally, there stood a wooden Kazan church with one altar in this place in the Streltska Sloboda, consecrated on August 31, 1651. No earlier than 1708, a Nicholas church was added to the eastern side of the Kazan chur…
Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ulyanovsk (Lost)
One of the oldest and most interesting architectural monuments of Simbirsk was destroyed in the 1930s. This church, the second temple of the monastery with the same dedication, replaced a wooden structure built in 1697 a…
Simbirsk Spassky Women's Monastery in Ulyanovsk (Lost)
The warm church was originally built in 1698 by Ivan Andreev and dedicated to Saint Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow. In 1734, an altar was added on the southern side of the church, dedicated to the Three Hierarchs: Basil…
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Ulyanovsk (Lost)
The cold temple was originally built of wood no later than 1640. In 1678, Stefan Trofimov rebuilt it in wood, but as a three-altar church. In 1691, the temple burned down, and in 1696 it was restored as a single-altar ch…
Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in Ulyanovsk (Lost)
Even before the founding of the city, a fishing settlement known as "Simbirsk" was established on the banks of the Volga. By the mid-17th century, the Orthodox residents of this settlement had already built the Cathedral…
The Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God in Ulyanovsk (Lost)
The stone two-altar church with the main altar dedicated to the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God was reportedly built in the late 17th century, or according to other sources, in 1749. In the mid-19th century, the church…
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Ulyanovsk (Lost)
The Simbirsk Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is considered the most significant historical loss for Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk. Due to its unique architecture and impressive size, it was one of the most valuable temple monuments o…
The Assumption Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ulyanovsk (Lost)
The church was located on Uspenskaya Street by the Volga River and was part of the Assumption Monastery. During the siege of the fortress by Stepan Razin's troops in 1670, the monastery and church were destroyed. In 1673…
Museum of the 'Conspiratorial Apartment of the Simbirsk Group of the RSDRP' in Ulyanovsk
In Ulyanovsk, there is a house that is a historical-revolutionary monument. From 1904 to 1906, it served as the conspiratorial apartment of the Simbirsk Social Democrats. The house belonged to V.I. Orlov, a grocery merch…
State Historical and Memorial Museum-Reserve 'Birthplace of V. I. Lenin' in Ulyanovsk
The museum-reserve 'Birthplace of V. I. Lenin' is a unique complex that combines urban planning and landscape elements over an area of 174 hectares in the city center. It unites historical, architectural, and memorial mo…
