Afanasyevsky District Local History Museum
In the fall of 1985, Vyacheslav Viktorovich Samartsev, an energetic and active person, was appointed the first secretary of the district party committee. At one of the meetings of the veterans' lecture hall, he proposed …
Museum of the History of Khlynov in Kirov
The museum introduces visitors to the history of the formation and development of the city of Khlynov from its founding until 1780 in an interactive format. The exhibition of the Museum of the History of Khlynov will be …
Colonnade Composition Faith, Hope, Love in Oryol
The composition "Faith, Hope, Love" is located on the territory of the shopping mega-complex "GRINN" in Oryol and has become a kind of hallmark of both the complex and the city as a whole.
It is situated on a small elev…
Monument Dedicated to the 850th Anniversary of Mtsensk
The stele, dedicated to the 850th anniversary of the city, which is a year older than Moscow, was installed in 1996 in the city center at Metallurgov Square. It is designed in the form of the silver goddess of Victory, N…
Monument 'Bezhin Meadow' in Oryol
The monument to the heroes of I.S. Turgenev's story 'Bezhin Meadow' is located by the pier on the banks of the Oka River. The monument was unveiled in 1983 and was originally situated on the central alley leading to the …
Museum and Exhibition Center 'Diorama' in Kirov
One of the unique buildings in the city of Kirov is the Diorama Museum, which is now part of the regional local history museum. This building, designed in the shape of a huge unfurled banner with a stone bas-relief, was …
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Sign' in Bokatovo (lost)
The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Sign' is located in the village of Bokatovo in the Babyninsky District of the Kaluga Region. It was built in the second half of the 18th century with funds from Colonel Narysh…
Holy Trinity Church in Varvarenki
The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in Varvarenki in the late 18th century and adorned with a unique hand-crafted iconostasis. In 1909, a new brick building with a refectory and a tented bell tower was constructed o…
Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Grishovo (lost)
The village of Grishovo, part of the Kurakinskaya rural administration of the Babyninsky district, is located on the Berezuy River. This place was once the ancient city of Lyudimesk (Berezuevsk), which existed from the 1…
Church of Saint Paraskeva Friday in Kumovskoye (lost)
The Church of Paraskeva Friday is located in the village of Kumovskoye in the Babyninsky District of the Kaluga Region, which is one of the largest in the area. Before 1917, there were 26 Orthodox churches here, but afte…
