The majestic the Cathedral of the Korsun Icon of the Mother of God (Korsunsko-Bogoroditsky) with shining golden domes was consecrated in honor of the Korsun-Ephesian Blessed Virgin Icon painted, as legend has it, by Luke the Evangelist while the Blessed Virgin was still alive. According to the...

Thanks to A.S. Pushkin's the Pozharsky hotel became truly famous. In 1826 in a comic guide book sent to his friend S.A. Sobolevsky, Alexander Pushkin writes: "At your leisure, have dinner  At Pozharsky in Torzhok,  Grill cutlets partake (just cutlets)  And go light."  These...

The oldest Rzhev building is the mansion of merchants Pogankins (late XVIII). Here is the Rzhev museum of Local Lore, both floors of which are occupied by expositions that tell about the ancient history of the city. In one of the halls of the Museum of Local Lore there is a portrait of the first...

The Obelisk is located on the left bank of the T’maka River where it inflows into the Volga. The Obelisk was opened on December 16, 1970 in honor of the city's liberation from German fascists. Kalinin (former city’s name in Soviet time) has become the first regional center liberated...

What is the difference between a capsule hostel and a regular hostel? In a capsule hostel, you get an individual sleeping place, hidden from the eyes of other guests. You will have your own personal space, your own socket and lamp. You will be able to create complete darkness, since your...

In the center of the village of Zavidovo the magnificent temple complex of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (Uspensky) stands. The complex includes the Assumption (Uspensky) (XVII) and the Trinity (Troitsky) (1787) temples and the five-tiered bell tower rebuilt again in 2003 on the site of...