Triumphal Arch (Royal Gates) in Krasnodar
In 1888, Alexander III visited Kuban, which was a significant event for the Kuban Cossacks. Preparations for the emperor's arrival were thorough: lists of unreliable individuals were compiled and monitored, and accommoda…
Merchant Kononenko's House in Krasnodar (Lost)
In the 1980s, architects sought to widen Krasnaya Street, leading to the demolition of historic buildings and the loss of several dozen architecturally significant houses. Among them was the house built by N.G. Kononenko…
Bristol Hotel in Voronezh
In the early 20th century, A. G. Prosvirkin and M. N. Litvinov acquired a manor from the merchant family Sinitsyn and built a hotel in the Art Nouveau style on its site in 1909-1910. The project was developed by engineer…
Armenian School in Krasnodar
The building of the Krasnodar Regional Library named after Pushkin, executed in a strict classical style, faces a small square named after the great Russian poet. This square serves as a kind of facade in front of the ma…
Tarasov House in Krasnodar
At the intersection of Krasnaya and Sovetskaya streets stands a remarkably beautiful mansion that once belonged to the merchant family Tarasov.
On March 24, 1913, a two-story house named after Gavriil and Nikolai Taraso…
Third Women's Gymnasium in Krasnodar
In 1913, a building was erected at the intersection of Grafskaya Street (now Sovetskaya) and Bursakovskaya Street (now Krasnoarmeyskaya) based on the design of architect N.M. Kozo-Polyansky, which was leased to the 3rd W…
Ioanno-Mariinsky Women's Monastery in Stavropol
In 1847, Bishop Jeremiah of the Caucasus ordered the establishment of a women's monastery with a church in the name of John the Baptist, three versts north of Stavropol. It was intended for widows and orphans of the cler…
Uspensky Second Athos Beshtau Monastery
In 1903, the newspaper "Caucasian Mineral Waters," published in Pyatigorsk, reported the intention of monks from Mount Athos to establish a monastery near Pyatigorsk. Local authorities supported this idea. A plot of land…
St. John the Baptist Temple of the Ioanno-Mariinsky Monastery in Stavropol
Today, the Ioanno-Mariinsky women's monastery is located on its historical site, occupying a third of the territory of a psychiatric clinic. The restoration of the monastery, which was destroyed during the Soviet years, …
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Stavropol (Lost)
The cathedral dedicated to St. John the Baptist in the Ioanno-Mariinsky Monastery was destroyed in the 1930s. Its construction began in 1848 with funds from the Caucasian Charity for the Poor of the Spiritual Order, pers…
