The Monument to Faina Ranevskaya, designed and sculpted by David Begalov is located in front of Faina Ranevskaya's birth house in Taganrog, Russia.
Faina Ranevskaya (1896-1984) is recognized as one of the greatest comic actors of the 20th century. She was born on August 27 (August 15 - Old Style), 1896 in the city of Taganrog in the Nikolaevskaya street, 12 (now Frunze Street, 10).
August 29, 1986, a memorial plate dedicated to Ranevskaya was placed on her birth house in the city of Taganrog. Taganrog Local Government is planning to open a museum dedicated to Ranevskaya in the near future. A monument to Faina Ranevskaya (by the artist David Begalov) in front of the house was unveiled on May 16, 2008 within the framework of the First International Ranevskaya Drama Festival "The Great Province".[1]
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Monument to Ranevskaya in Taganrog featured on a postcard published by Marka Publishing House (Russian: Издательско-торговый центр «Марка») in Moscow in 2009.
Birth house of Faina Ranevskaya on Frunze Street 10, Taganrog.
Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya, is recognized as one of the greatest Soviet actresses in both tragedy and comedy. She was also famous for her aphorisms.
The Peter I Monument, also known as the Peter the Great Monument, is a monument to Peter I of Russia located in Taganrog, Russia. It is a bronze statue created by the sculptor Mark Antokolsky and first installed in 1903.
Alferaki Palace is a museum in Taganrog, Russia, originally the home of the wealthy merchant Nikolay Alferaki. It was built in 1848 by the architect Andrei Stackenschneider on Frunze Street, in downtown Taganrog.
A monument of Italian general and nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi, one of the leaders of Italian unification, is located in Taganrog, one of the largest ports in Russia. Built in 1961, the monument commemorates Garibaldi’s visit to Taganrog in April 1833, and it celebrates the friendship between Italy and Russia.
The Chekhov Gymnasium in Taganrog on Ulitsa Oktyabrskaya 9 is the oldest gymnasium in the South of Russia. Playwright and short-story writer Anton Chekhov spent 11 years in the school, which was later named after him and transformed into a literary museum. Visitors can see Anton's desk and his classroom, the assembly hall and even the punishment cell which he sometimes visited.
The birthplace of Anton Chekhov is the place in Taganrog, Russia, where the famous writer Anton Chekhov was born. It is now a writer's house museum. The outbuilding on the territory of a property on Chekhov Street in Taganrog was built in 1859 of wattle and daub, plastered and whitened. The area taken up by the small outbuilding is 30.5 sq. meters. The house and grounds were owned by the merchant Gnutov in 1860, and by the petit bourgeois Kovalenko in 1880–1915.
Chekhov Library in Taganrog is the oldest library in the South of Russia.
The Chekov Monument, designed by G.A. Zakharov, sculpted by Iulian Rukavishnikov. Located in the Chekhov Square in Taganrog. It was unveiled on January 29, 1960, to coincide with the writer Anton Chekhov's centennial birth anniversary.
Alexandrovskiye Trade Rows in Taganrog is a piece of architecture of the 19th century. Their construction took place in 1840s, the author of the project – architect M. Campinioni.
The monument to Alexander I of Russia was erected on the initiative of the people of Taganrog in memory of the emperor's stay and death in the city.
The Mariinskaya Gymnasium in Taganrog on Chekhov Str. 104 - currently school No. 15 of the North Caucasus Railway – originated from two oldest educational establishments in the South of Russia: the Mariinskaya Gymnasium for Girls and the Railway Vocational School.
The Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker Church is a Russian Orthodox Church in the city of Taganrog in Rostov Oblast, Russia.
Gully of Petrushino is a site on the outskirts of Taganrog, Russia, at which 7,000 Soviet civilians, mostly Jews, were massacred between 1941 and 1943 by the German army, with the assistance of non-German divisions, during their occupation of Taganrog.
Peter barracks — a historical monument in Taganrog, Russia, that was built at the end of the 18th century. Is a part of «combined arms cell» of Taganrog Fortress. It is also a valuable object of cultural heritage of federal importance.
Rafailovich mansion — an old mansion in Taganrog, Russia. Situated in Frunze Street, 20, between Karaspasov mansion and Drossi mansion. It is considered to be a cultural monument and a valuable object of Russia's cultural heritage. Many people think that it is one of the most beautiful buildings in old part of Taganrog.
Monument of Artyomka is the sculptural composition in Taganrog created by the sculptor David Begalov in honor of the famous literary hero of the writer I.D. Vasilenko.
Freken Bock is an art-cafe in Taganrog created near the parents' house and the monument of Faina Ranevskaya in 2009.
The Man in a Case is a sculpture in Taganrog, created by sculptor David Begalov based on the story of the same name by Anton Chekhov.
The Shimanovsky House is a neoclassical building in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located at the corner of two streets, and has the address 31 Frunze Street/16 Italyansky Lane. The mansion was owned by the Sychev family during the second half of the 19th century.
Museum of I.D. Vasilenko is a museum in Taganrog, Rostov region, located in a house in which from 1923 to 1966 lived writer Ivan Dmitrievich Vasilenko, winner of the Stalin Prize. It is the part of the Taganrog State Literary and Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve. It is located at Chekhov street, 88.
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