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Vvedenskaya Church
This jewel box of a church stands near a cluster of photogenic late-17th- and early-18th-century wooden houses. Follow the road to the bottom of the hill and check out a riverside beach popular with sunbathing locals.
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Birch House
Built as a surprise present from Maria Fyodorovna to Paul I, the Birch House has a rough facade made of birch logs, but the interior is actually very refined, with a beautiful hardwood floor made from timber from around the world.
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Archangel Mikhail Church
The attractive Archangel Mikhail Church sits at the top of a hill just off ul Lenina. Follow ul Turgeneva southwest behind the church to a network of back streets full of old wooden houses.
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History & Arts Museum
Housed in a reconstructed 1912 concert hall on the banks of the pretty Lower Pond (Нижний пруд), this museum mainly focuses on events since Russia’s takeover of the region, though Kaliningrads German past does get a look-in.
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Literary Quarter
Located north of skver Popova, the Literary Quarter features restored wooden houses, some of them now museums about celebrated local writers such as Dmitry Mamina-Sibiryak and Pavel Bazhov; a full list of museums is on the website.
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Vestry
The Vestry, behind the Trinity Cathedral, displays the monastery’s extraordinarily rich treasury, bulging with 600 years of donations by the rich and powerful – tapestries, jewel-encrusted vestments, solid-gold chalices and more.
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Tatarstan National Library
This small but extraordinary library dates from 1919, when several mid-19th-century houses were united and restyled to give each room its own art nouveau theme. Call ahead for English tours, or just drop by for one in Russian.
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Museum of Russian Superstitions
Baba Yaga, Father Frost and the various ghouls, sprites and spirits that make of Slavic mythology are all gathered together here - in carved-wood form - at this quaint museum thats part of the Curonian Spit National Park Museum.
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Ploshchad Pobedy
The city’s centre has come a long way since 1934, when it was known as Adolf-Hitler Platz. Today its surrounded by shopping malls and the gold-domed Cathedral of Christ the Saviour , built in 2006 in the Russo-Byzantine style.
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WWII Memorial
A Tomsk landmark, this moving mother-and-son monument is at the very southern end of pr Lenina. The beautiful birch tree park (Лагерный сад) here is a local favourite for strolls, not least for its fine views across the Tom River.
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Trinity Gate Tower
From the Kutafya Tower, walk up the ramp and pass through the Kremlin walls beneath the 1495 Trinity Gate Tower. At 80m its the tallest of the Kremlin’s towers. Right below your feet were the cells for prisoners in the 16th century.
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Tomsk Art Museum
Well worth popping into for its wide range of permanent and temporary exhibits. The highlight is the collection of 19th- and early 20th-century Russian art, and theres a small exhibit of 12th- to 13th-century religious icons.
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Centre of Musical Antiquities
This small but lovingly maintained museum houses a wonderful collection of traditional folk music instruments specific to the Novgorod region and around. The centre hosts occasional concerts and workshops – see website for updates.
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Farmer’s Palace
This palace was the summer residence of Alexander II and his family. Alexander spent much of his childhood here, and loved the place, which began as a working farm but was later reconstructed for the comfort of the Romanovs.
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Lenin Statue
Flanked by the sturdy buildings of the Tyumen Oblast Parliament (Дом Советов) and the former House of Soviets (Бывший Дом Советов), now a local government administrative building, Lenin gazes down on skateboarders in the summer months.
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Khrennikov Museum
Successful Soviet composer Tikhon Khrennikov grew up and first studied music in this rust-red wooden house. Original furniture, photos and artefacts are on display. The documentation is also interesting as a history of Soviet aesthetics.
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National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan
Opposite the kremlin’s main entrance, the National Museum occupies an ornate 1770 building and has a worthwhile archaeology collection as well as jewellery, weapons and exhibits on the history of the Tatar people and its literary figures.
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Leonid Andreev House Museum
Inside this cottage, the birthplace of writer and dramatist Leonid Andreev, there is a beautiful piano and examples of Andreev’s art and photography: he was an early Russian exponent of colour photography and his compositions are remarkable.
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Izborsk Museum
This museum houses a one-room display of local archaeological finds and explanations, in Russian, of the town’s rich history. Various cultural and sightseeing tours are run from here. The museum website has information on village festivals.
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Botanical Garden
Around 3km northwest of the village, the botanical garden enjoys a special microclimate – monks have grown vegetables and hothouse fruits here for centuries. For views, climb nearby Alexander Hill, topped by the miniature Alexander Nevsky Chapel (1854).
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