Neighborhoods of Onega. Chekuevo. Church of the Transfiguration
The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More
Entrance of The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl - Pokrov on Ner...
The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl was built in memory of the deceased son of Grand Duke Izyaslav Andreevich between 1158 and 1165. Vasily Tatishchev in the "History of the Russian" writes that "the mas... More
Murom, The Annunciation Cathedral, Portal XVII. 1894
Murom is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In the 9th century CE, Murom was the easternmost settlement of the East Slavs in the land of the Finno-Ugric people called Muromians and mentioned as early as 862. ... More
Peter the Great's house. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)
Peter the Great's house. Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads... More
Peter The Great House. Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More
Kholomogory, Transfiguration Cathedral gates.
Kholmogory was first mentioned in the charter charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich 1138 as the Novgorod "Ivani-Pogost". The name of Kholmogory (originally Kolmogory, Kolmogorsky town) is containe... More
The Holy Gates of the Solovki Monastery
The Solovetsky Monastery. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. 1916. Святые ворота Соловецкого монастыря Соловецкий монастырь. Архангельская губерния, Россия. Фотографии Прокудина Горского. 1916.