Transfiguration Church of the Orthodox Mission (Nicaragua)
The church is located in the Rio Negro area, 60 kilometers from the capital of Nicaragua, Managua. Services are conducted here by Hieromonk Mark (Cantianno-Calderon). This is the only Orthodox parish under the jurisdicti…
Russians in Costa Rica
About 3-4 thousand Russian-speaking people live in Costa Rica. Among them, approximately a thousand are graduates of Soviet universities who maintain a love for Russian culture and language. Many of them are married to R…
Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God (San Jose, Costa Rica)
In 1994, thanks to Russian emigrants, the first center of Russian Orthodoxy appeared in Costa Rica. At the request of the elder Nikolai Ivanovich Zakharov, priest Daniil Mackenzie held the Divine Liturgy for the first ti…
"Balagan-Art", Russian Theater of Costa Rica
The theater operates at the Russian House in Costa Rica, located in the Plaza Mayor shopping center. More detailed information can be obtained from the secretary of the Russian House, Nadezhda Anatolyevna Grishina, at (5…
Gurievi Estate in Babaevo
The founder of the family was Guri Vasilyevich Fedorov, who lived in the first half of the 15th century. The most notable among the Gurievs was Major General Semyon Grigorievich, born on July 16, 1736, in the village of …
Trinity Church in Sviblovo on the Yauza River
The Trinity Church in Sviblovo, located on the banks of the Yauza River, is considered one of the most beautiful in Moscow. It was built in 1708 on the site of an older church. According to some sources, the first wooden…
Yakutsk Museum named after E.M. Yaroslavsky
Founded in 1887, the museum is today one of the largest in the Northeast of Russia. It is renowned for its rich collection of historical and cultural artifacts of the peoples of Yakutia and is known as a center for cultu…
Museum of the History of Academic Science of Yakutia Named After G.P. Basharin
On March 28, 2002, the Museum of the History of Science of Yakutia was opened at the Institute of Humanitarian Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), named after Professor Georgy Prokopyev…
National Art Museum in Yakutsk
The history of the museum begins in the 1920s and is connected with the scientific research society "Sakha kесkilе" (Future of the Yakuts). From the very beginning, the art section of this society was led by outstanding …
Estate in Redkino
The Redkino estate, located in the village of the same name in the Volosovsky district, is an example of an ancient pre-revolutionary estate. In the 18th century, the village of Redkino was part of the Swedish border for…
