The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Essentuki
After the signing of the Georgievsk Treaty between Russia and Georgia in 1783, by the decree of Catherine II, the Azov-Mozdok defensive line was established in the Caucasus. This led to the emergence of many Cossack sett…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Moscow
From 1839 to 1843, a stone church was built with two altars: the main one in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and a side altar in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The construction cost the community 40…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Zolskaya
The church dedicated to St. Nicholas was built in 1899. Initially, the Cossacks erected a wooden church in honor of the Archangel Michael. It was located on a hill near the local cemetery. However, the residents decided …
Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Novopavlovsk (lost)
The Nikolsky church was originally built in the center of Pavlovsk fortress between 1777 and 1779. The wooden church was surrounded by a stone fence.
A new stone church, which replaced the previous one, was consecrated …
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rozhdestvenskaya
The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Rozhdestvenskaya is one of the few surviving monuments of wooden architecture. It is the only wooden church in the Izobilnensky urban district, as w…
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Staropavlovsk (destroyed)
In the stanitsa of Staropavlovsk, the church was built of brick with funds raised by the Cossacks between 1905 and 1907. On December 19, 1908, on the feast day of St. Nicholas, the church was consecrated in honor of the …
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Dmitrievskoye
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built in the center of the village in 1864 with funds from local residents. In 1875, it was expanded, and in 1908 and 1909, it was dismantled to build a new, larger Nichola…
Mytishchi Machine Engineering Plant
In 1897, the Mytishchi Machine Engineering Plant was founded near the village of Bolshie Mytishchi in the Moscow province. It was established by the famous entrepreneur Savva Mamontov, nobleman Konstantin Artsybushev, an…
Transfiguration Church in Ladovskaya Balka
The Transfiguration Church in the village of Ladovskaya Balka was built in 1907 with funds from parishioners and is the only one of three churches that has survived to this day. More detailed information has not yet been…
Tretyakov Passage, the Most Fashionable Place in Pre-Revolutionary Moscow
Today, Tretyakov Passage in Moscow is known as a street of boutiques, home to expensive stores of world brands. However, back in the mid-19th century, this place looked no less impressive. According to urban legend, the …
