Historical Boulevard is located right in the city center. It is here that tourists can find a huge picture reflecting the events of the Crimean War. The dimensions of the…
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Orders and medals of modern Russia
Orders and medals of modern Russia perform an important social function. The task of honorary badges is not only to encourage and distinguish those who distinguished themselves, but also to…
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Order of Friendship of Peoples a diplomatic award of the USSR
The Order of Friendship of Peoples is one of the most representative and expensive orders established in the post-war period. From the very beginning, the regalia was intended to reward…
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Kuznetsov’s porcelain
History of Kuznetsov’s porcelain: origin and development Kuznetsov’s porcelain dates back to 1832, when the factory in Dulevo began its work. But twenty years earlier, Yakov Kuznetsov organized the production…
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Old Russian flooded cities
There are many interesting pages in Russian history. One of them is the fate of cities that no longer exist. And although the reasons for their disappearance can be very…
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Confectionery company A. I. Abrikosov & Sons
How the serfs Abrikosovs became the pastry kings of pre-revolutionary Russia Candies with inserts and small toys hidden in sweets, chocolate hares and Santa Clauses in foil – all these…
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