Monument to Mosfilm Workers
On the vast territory of the Mosfilm film studio, you can find not only filming sets and pavilions but also impressive bronze monuments. The sculptures dedicated to the crew members are particularly interesting, among wh…
Moscow Film Studio Museum
On the vast territory of the Moscow Film Studio, there is a large museum featuring exhibits from the Soviet era to the Napoleonic Wars. Here you can see prop weapons, modern reconstructions of ancient carriages, an exact…
Vitegorsky District of Hydraulic Structures
The Volga-Baltic Waterway named after Lenin was one of the most significant and complex hydraulic structures of the Soviet Union. Its creation was based on the Mariinsky Water System, which was established under Paul I i…
Restoration of the Tsar-Peacemaker Monument near Haapsalu
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This year marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of Emperor Alexander III. In honor of this event, the Embassy Cossack Station of the Imperial Convoy in Estonia is beginning the restoration of the Tsar-Peac…
Mannerheim's Russian Wife
The leader of Finland, Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim, faced a challenging fate. He came from a destitute noble family and from a young age had to carve his own path in life. In 1887, he joined the Russian Imperial Army, wh…
Veterans of the Great War Society in San Francisco, USA
On May 26, 2020, the Veterans of the Great War Society in San Francisco celebrated its 96th anniversary.
On May 16, 1924, a group of eleven people decided to create the Society of Russian Veterans of the Great War in Sa…
Oil in Sakhalin
In the winter of 1878, Sakhalin peasant Philip Pavlov, returning from a hunt, accidentally discovered a pit filled with a strange oily liquid with a sharp smell. Having been to cities and knowing what kerosene was, he de…
Orthodox Parish Named After St. Seraphim of Sarov (Colombia)
In the Assumption Church of Bogotá, now known as the Church of the Three Archangels, about 60 Russians gather for major services such as Easter. In Colombia, Russians refer to all descendants from the former USSR republi…
The L.N. Tolstoy Institute of Culture in Colombia
The L.N. Tolstoy Institute of Culture, founded in 1944, plays a significant role in the cultural life of Colombia's capital. Established by a group of politicians and intellectuals supporting the Soviet Union, the Instit…
Peter the Great's Rotunda
In the ancient Lefortovo Park of Moscow, the rotunda of Peter the Great has been preserved, built in the favorite resting place of the first Russian emperor. Originally a semicircular gazebo with a monument to Peter the …
