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Photo Izborsk and Pechora - suburbs on the western border of Pskov

The most popular routes after Pskov are Izborsk and Pechora Pskov-Pechersk Monastery with its shrines and temples, powerful wal …

Photo The first monument to Ivan Susanin in Kostroma

In the evening of October 7, 1834, Emperor Nicholas I arrived in Kostroma from Yaroslavl. In an open wheelchair, he drove to the I …

Photo Invitation to the presentation of a new tour of Smolensk

? Dear friends! September 20 at 21.00 we are waiting for you on our new excursion "Night poem about Smolensk". A lantern tour? ? …

Photo Catherine the Great: Approval of the plan of the city of Kostroma

On March 17, 1781, Catherine II approved the plan for the city of Kostroma and other cities of the Kostroma governorship. The Emp …

Photo Billboards with sights of Smolensk decorated the highway Moscow-Minsk

When I saw one of these three billboards telling about the tourist potential of our city, on the border of Smolensk, I was amazed, …

Photo Travels of the highest persons: local historian Evtykhy Voznesensky in Kostroma

The war with Napoleon was coming to an end, when the son Eutychios was born in the family of the local father, Peter's father. The …

Photo Why it is useful to stand at the Smolensk railway station with a sign "Walking in Moscow"

The other day I had a group from Walking around Moscow, with these wonderful guys who make many interesting excursions in Moscow, …

Photo Monument to Lenin in Kostroma, the only and unique

On May 1, 1928, a monument to Vladimir Lenin (Ulyanov) was opened in Kostroma. How many sculptural images of the leader stood in …

Photo Vladimir mood

The newspaper Vladimir Provincial Vedomosti (1877. No. 46) about Vladimir: A person, at least briefly caught up in Vladimir, feel …

Photo Happy City Day, Indifferent Smolensk!

I have never met Nikita Belykh, I have almost never followed his political activities, I don’t know much about the history with hi …

Photo Empress Catherine II in Kostroma

On May 14, 1767, Russian Empress Catherine II arrived in Kostroma. The young lady recently carried out a coup. It has only been f …

Photo Давайте одеваться как петербуржцы

Петербург -это гигантский подиум, где к слову прогулка более применимо эпатажное гуляние. Эффектная верхняя одежда, оверсайз пальт …

Photo How we read the "Night poem about Smolensk"

Photographer, journalist and social activist Yevgen Gavrilov, who carried a camera and other cunning devices around us and our vis …

Photo Monument that was not: Monument to the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov in Kostroma

May 20, 1913 in Kostroma laid a monument to the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov. That day, Kostroma received material e …

Photo Phytophantasy Corner

Behind the building of the Winter Theater there is a mini arboretum - the corner of "Phytofantasia". The creator of the corner "Fi …

Photo How can you find Smolensk in almost any city in the world?

I have one amazing habit: when I go on a trip to Russia or other countries, I definitely look for Smolensk there. It may sound st …

Photo "The people were impoverished." Mariinsky Children's Shelter in Kostroma

June 10, 1847 in Kostroma opened the Mariinsky orphanage. It was a difficult time. Manufactures have gone bankrupt, and mechanica …

Photo Tree of friendship

A tree of friendship.In Sochi, there is an interesting attraction - the Tree of Friendship. Its founder is the breeder F.M. Zorin. …

Photo Where new graffiti appeared in Smolensk and why walking is useful in any weather

This year, I noticed that people are much more active on excursions in bad weather, especially in the rain. Previously, in such …

Photo Commandant of Sevastopol from Buisky district: Admiral Pavel Pereleshin and Kostroma

Russian naval commander Pavel Alexandrovich Pereleshin was born on June 27, 1820 in the estate of Shchetinino, Kostroma province. …

Photo Komsomol Square.

Komsomol Square. The square is located between the Resort Avenue and the street. Nesbrian. It was created in 1969-1970 by the mai …

Photo Against: poet Julia Zhadovskaya and Kostroma

Poet Julia Valerianovna Zhadovskaya was born on June 29, 1824. In the life of Julia Zhadovskaya everything was against her. She w …

Photo What to read about Smolensk?

Friends, as we promised, lay out a "list of literature", what to read about Smolensk, and photos that we showed on the excursion " …

Photo Destroyed mirage: Kremlin cathedrals in Kostroma

“Long before the pier, when against the background of blue wooded distances, white Kostroma bell towers gently appear and ... you …

Photo Russian-Japanese Friendship Garden

In the central part of Sochi, on the Sea lane there is a Russian-Japanese garden. It was laid down in 1981 by Sochi stylist S.I. V …

Photo The King of Comedy and Stalin: Actor Mikhail Pugovkin in Kostroma

People's Artist of the USSR Mikhail Ivanovich Pugovkin was born on July 13, 1923 in the village of Rameshki Chukhlom district of K …

Photo Seaside Park

Seaside Park One of the most beautiful parks in Sochi is definitely the Seaside Park. It stretches just above the embankment from …

Photo What happened and was the most recent tour of Smolensk in my life

Can you give our guests a tour today? I can... Wait, but today is almost over. Yeah, they have a concert until nine, then dinner, …

Photo Left bank, right bank... Road bridge in Kostroma

The road bridge across the Volga in Kostroma was opened on September 12, 1970. While the main modes of transport were horse and r …

Photo Smyadyn is the place of martyrdom of St. Gleb.

In 2015, the Orthodox world celebrated the 1000th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saints Boris and Gleb. Many Russian churches, ch …

Photo The Secret Life of the Smolensk Apples

Vitamin quest and sweet master class On Sunday, October 20, the Efimkin Excursion Bureau, Smolensk Confects and Headquarters invi …

Photo Vinogradov - surname "popovskaya"

The fencing of the Cathedral in honor of the Life-Giving Trinity of the Holy Trinity-Paraskevievsky Toplovskiy Women's Monastery i …

Photo Invitation for a tour of Smolensk from Istanbul

I like to invite everyone on a trip to Smolensk. Catch today's invitation from ancient and beautiful Istanbul, a city that is a l …

Photo Smolensk tram turned 118 years old

Tararam! October 20, 1901 in Smolensk opened tram traffic Some interesting facts about the Smolensk tram: - From the first da …

Photo Arts Square

Opposite the Art Museum is a cozy Park of Artists, its It is also called the Arts Square, it is here that creative people of Soch …

Photo Features of Chechen hospitality

Good morning to my dear guest who has come to my page! The guest is a messenger of God, to whom from time immemorial in Chechen so …

Photo How a hippo survived the blockade

In 1911, a three-year-old hippopotamus was brought to St. Petersburg Zoo. By the end of the thirties, Beauty - so called his favor …

Photo Secret dungeons of Istanbul and here Smolensk

When we went to Istanbul this year, we had the task of visiting the site of the former Odigon Monastery, probably the largest and …

Photo Girl and phone: telephone service in Kostroma

On November 7, 1899, a state telephone station was opened in Kostroma. For its placement bought the former house of merchants Dur …

Photo Kissing Square

In the very center of old Sochi, opposite the building of the Marine Station, Potseluevsky Square is cozy. It got its romantic nam …

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