Russia · Moscow
The Chapel belongs to the St. Daniel's Monastery. It was built sometime before 1722 and rebuilt in 1784 and 1869. After 1920, the Chapel stayed in ruins. It was reconstructed in 1998 by the architects Yu. Antonov and D. Sokolov. The Chapel was consecrated on 17 March 1998.
Vladimir Kusov, a professor at Moscow State University, found a record in...
Mediterranean Sea · Greece · Athens
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Europe · Austria · Salzburg
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Dnieper River · Ukraine · Kiev
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Europe · Germany · Wurzburg
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Black Sea · Ukraine · Yalta
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Russia · Pskov
St. Olga, Grand Duchess of Kiev, Equal-to-the-Apostles, the first Christian woman in Russia, was especially honoured in Pskov, her home town.
The city legends connect the foundation of the first Trinity Cathedral with her name. At the place, where today a chapel is situated, the Duchess saw in her bright vision three sunbeams above Kremlin, the ...
Baltic Sea · Russia · Saint Petersburg
In 1807, in his Strelna Palace residence, Emperor Alexander I formed the Imperial Police Battalion consisting of citizens of the palace villages, mainly Finns. In 1811, it was reorganised as the Finnish Guard Regiment. The Regiment distinguished itself in the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. After the war was finished, it was quartered in 65 Bolshoy Aven...
Kama River · Russia · Cherdyn
The year 2007 marked the 460th anniversary of the death of the 85 Cherdyn's defenders during a battle with the Nogays. This battle took place on 6 January (Old Style) 1547 on the ice of the Vishera River, by the Kondratyeva Quarter's outpost, which protected Cherdyn from the south.
The Cherdynians honoured the slain soldiers, whom they called "s...
Europe · Czech Republic · Prague
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