The Novodevichy Convent, in south-western Moscow, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in the so-called Moscow Baroque style, was part of a chain of monastic ensembles that were integrated into the ...

MOSCOW, March 16. /TASS/. The fire at the belfry of the Novodevichy Convent in downtown Moscow has been extinguished, no one has been injured, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry told TASS.

The Novodevichy Convent was built in southwestern Moscow during the 16th and 17th centuries as part of a network of defensive monasteries around the city. The ensemble of Moscow Baroque structures ...

Photo: LORI/LEGION-MEDIA Novodevichy Convent is one of Moscow’s most beautiful architectural sites, established in 1524. It is located on a peninsula of sorts, surrounded on three sides by the Moskva ...

A city rich in heritage and elegance, Moscow is home to some of the most fascinating cultural sites. Admire the beauty of St. Basil’s Cathedral, wander through the peaceful Novodevichy Convent ...

embezzlement of no less than 50 million rubles of the 127 million rubles allocated for restoration work at the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow. The investigators do not rule out, though, the lists ...