Churches of Verkolsky Monastery, Pinega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia
Vercolsky Monastery. Pinega is one of the oldest settlements in the Arkhangelsk region. By decree of Empress Catherine II in 1780, on the site of the abolished Kevrol district and part of the Dvinsky county, th... More
The Resurrection Church in Kevrol.
Pinega is one of the oldest settlements in the Arkhangelsk region. By decree of Empress Catherine II in 1780, on the site of the abolished Kevrol district and part of the Dvinsky county, the Pinega county of th... More
A large bell and small bells of a new church. Sura on the Sura River. ...
A large bell and small bells of a new church. Sura on the Sura River. Archangel region, 1891. One of the oldest settlements on Pinega. Mentioned in the Novgorod document of 1471 as "Sura filthy." The village wa... More
Kholmogory, portrait - Public domain portrait photograph
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
Shenkursk wooden church, Russian Empire, 19th century
Many historians identify Shenkursk with Chudin, a place to collect taxes in the charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich from 1137. In 1315, the Shenkur graveyard was bought by the Novgorod posadnik S... More
Vladimir, Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery.
Vladimir, Uspensky Knyaginin nunnery. Владимир, Успенский Княгинин девичий монастырь.
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich visits the squadron of heavy bombers...
The 6th Aviation Military Group in Lemberg. 1915 Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich examines the aircraft squad of Ilya Muromets I. 6-я авиационная рота в Лемберге. 1915 Великий князь Александр Михайлович осмат... More
Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915
Aviation Squad and V Division at the XII Army. 1915 Авиационная рота и V дивизион при XII армии. 1915
The Annunciation Monastery - Vyazniki of Vladimir Gubernia
The Annunciation Monastery Vyazniki history starts from the ancient city-fortress Yaropolch-Zalessky, founded by Prince Yaropolk Vladimirovich in 1135-1138. The city was burnt in 1239 by the troops of Batu and... More
The Prison Castle and the Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Sorrows So...
The Prison Castle and the Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Sorrows Soothe my sorrows. 1913. Murom is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In the 9th century CE, Murom was the easternmost settlement of the East... More
Family Kulikowski before leaving for Canada. 1948
Family Kulikowski before leaving for Canada. 1948 Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna, in the center. Семья Куликовских перед отъездом в... More
The Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Bialowieza.
The Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Bialowieza. Built according to the plan of the Vilnius architect Pimenov in 1897 on the site of an old wooden church. Members of the royal House of Romanovs visited... More
Vladimir - Dmitrievsky Cathedral postcard
Dmitrievsky Cathedral was built in 1191 at the time of the highest power and flourishing of the great Vladimir principality by the Grand Duke Vladimir of Vsevolod Yurievich the Big Nest in honor of his heavenly... More
Icon Kholomogory, public domain photograph
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
Her Highness the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna worked as a nurse dur...
Her Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (the youngest daughter of Emperor Alexander III and Empress Maria Feodorovna) worked as a nurse during the First World War. Ея Высочество Великая Княгиня Ольга Але... More