Cathedral of the Holy Virgin’s Nativity (Zvenigorod)
Cathedral of the Holy Virgin’s Nativity (1405-1407) in the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery – is the compositional center of the entire...
Read MoreCathedral of the Dormition of the Holy Virgin in Gorodok (Zvenigorod)
The Cathedral of the Dormition of the Holy Virgin in Gorodok was built in the fortress of Prince Yuri of Zvenigorod. Only the high earthen...
Read MoreGolden Gate (Kiev)
The Golden Gate in Kiev is a monument of fortified construction of the XII century, one of the rare species that has survived till our...
Read MoreGolden Gate (Vladimir)
This is one of the rarest monuments of the Russian defensive military architecture of the XII century. The Gate was built in 1164, when the...
Read MoreVladimir
There is, probably, no one in this world, who would remain unmoved by Vladimir, if he were to visit it even once, to touch its ancient...
Read MoreBorodino Field
“And then we had come upon a plain: Here’s room to fight with might and main! There built we a redoubt.” M. Y. Lermontov, Borodino A...
Read MoreNizhny Novgorod
Nizhniy Novgorod (in colloquial speech often Nizhniy) — is the administrative center of Nizhniy Novgorod Oblast, the center and largest...
Read MoreThe Most Noble Order of the Garter
Early this summer I had the privilege to be invited to the Service of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, which was held at Saint...
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