Kostroma

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Photo Like a phoenix from the ashes: the Epiphany-Anastasia monastery in Kostroma

The Cathedral of the Epiphany-Anastasiain Monastery is the oldest in Kostroma. It was built in 1559. One of the biggest donors wa …

Photo Stars over the city: Planetarium in Kostroma

The stars in Kostroma have been watched for a long time. “Kostromskaya Kulibin”, merchant Alexander Krasilnikov back in the 1820s …

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 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 "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 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 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 “Because without water and neither there nor here”: water supply in Kostroma

November 13, 1870 solemnly consecrated Kostroma water supply. Before that, water was drawn directly from the Volga and other rive …

Photo December Tretyakova: manufacturer and philanthropist Pavel Tretyakov in Kostroma

On December 16, 1866, the Charter of the New Kostroma Linen Manufactory was approved. We know how much the document has been in S …

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