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	Traditions of Old Russian Housing
	In the modern age of growing interest in eco-houses architects often look for inspiration in the traditions of old national housing. Old Russian architecture is not an exception. So, what was it like, actually? Izba, terem, khoromy – what are these? Now you can learn how ancestors of modern Russians built their houses.
--04-07-2011--
	White Stone Architecture of the Old Rus’
	The Old Rus’ has left us its amazing white-stone monuments of architecture; the magnificent cathedrals of Vladimir and modest churches of the Moscow Region, constructed of white limestone, embodied their epoch with the stone handwriting of builders. White stone was one of the basic building materials in Old Rus' in the 12th -15th cc and played a key role not only in the Old Russian architecture, but in the history of the Old Rus’ as well.
--01-09-2011--
	Architectural Décor of Old Russia
	In Old Russia, the country of boundless forests, where wood was the most accessible material, wooden architecture took a special place, gaining perfection, and had a great influence on Russian architecture as a whole.
--01-09-2011--

News:

	Saviour Zlatoverkhy Church in Tver to be Restored
	The Saviour's Transfiguration Cathedral (aka Saviour Zlatoverkhy) blown up in 1935 will be restored in Tver.
--13-05-2012--
	Restoration of Izborsky Fortress to Finish This Year
	By December this year restoration of the Izborsky Fortress should have been completed, authorities of the Pskov Region report.
--10-05-2012--
	River Floods 14th Century Architecture Monument
	The Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery has suffered damage due to spring high water in Vologda.
--03-05-2012--
	Arkhangelsk Restores its Architectural Pearls
	At all times ancient shopping arcades of Arkhangelsk have been peculiar landmarks of this old North Russian city.
--24-04-2012--
	Architecture Masterpieces Ruin in Leningrad Region
	Architecture monuments in Leningrad Region are in a catastrophic situation.
--06-03-2012--
	Demidov’s Mansion in Kyshtym to be Boarded Up
	Administration of Kyshtym Town of the Chelyabinsk Region has decided to board up the windows and doors of the Demidovs’ Mansion “The White House”, which is an architectural monument of federal importance.
--06-02-2012--
	Tourists are Welcomed to Enjoy Moscow Free Tours
	The Department of Cultural Heritage of Moscow is going to organise free historical walking and bus tours. The project “City Access” will start on October, 25.
--21-10-2011--
	Author of the Ostankino Tower to be Given an Unusual Monument
	A unique monument of stainless steel will be put up to Nikolay Nikitin, a famous Russian architect and author of the Ostankino Tower - the highest freestanding structure in Eurasia.
--07-09-2011--
	Kazan Сathedral in St. Petersburg to Change its Color
	After the restoration of the Kazan Cathedral is complete it will be of a different colour and lighter shade.
--24-08-2011--
	Cult Film Studio of St. Petersburg to be Edged Out by Elite Housing
	The fate of the well-known Russian Film Studio Lenfilm is sealed: it has been placed to the hands of the businessman Vladimir Yevtushenkov.
--16-08-2011--
	Unique 19th Century Architecture Monument to be Restored in Ufa
	Vidineevsky Summer Theater which is a unique architecture monument of the 19th century is planned to be restored in Ufa.
--08-08-2011--
	Ancient Russian Town Unearthed by Archeologists in Tula Region
	Archeologists have found ruins of the ancient town of Divyagorsk, according to chronicles dated to the 12th century, in the present-day town of Tchekalin of the Tula Region.
--08-08-2011--
	Kazan Cathedral to Regain its Former Looks
	St. Petersburg is getting ready for celebrations of the 200th anniversary of its famous Kazan Cathedral.
--28-07-2011--