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A Town in the Palm of Your Hand

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11 points4 km4 hours

Take a walk through Russia's smallest town, Chekalin. The Duna hillfort, Devyagorsk, Lisin, Likhvin: all of these are Chekalin. A deep dive into history, extraordinary landscapes, and a unique geological section await you. And the secrets of the “Likhoy” (Wild) Town!

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

  • 📜 Learn the city's history
  • 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

Route points (11)

  1. Former Likhvin Treasury. Likhvin Antiquities Museum — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Former Likhvin Treasury. Likhvin Antiquities Museum

    🏛️ Museum · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  2. Monument to Lenin — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Monument to Lenin

    🗿 Monument

  3. Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum

    🏛️ Museum

  4. Alexander Chekalin Garden Square — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Alexander Chekalin Garden Square

    🌿 Public garden or park

  5. Cathedral Hill — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Cathedral Hill

    🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint

  6. Zemstvo Hospital — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Zemstvo Hospital

    📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  7. Chapel (Soldiers' Prayer House) — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Chapel (Soldiers' Prayer House)

    📜 Historic site

  8. Church of the Savior and the Presentation — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Church of the Savior and the Presentation

    🕍 Place of worship

  9. Memorial Cross — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Memorial Cross

    🗿 Monument

  10. Chekalin House of Culture — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Chekalin House of Culture

    🕵️ Urban legend

  11. Prison Castle — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Prison Castle

    📜 Historic site

Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum in Chekalin

Point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”
Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”
Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”
Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

Point 3

Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum

🏛️ Museum

Historical Background

The house of the merchant Pronin was built in 1784 in accordance with the town's regular plan.

Architecture

A one-story brick building at 37 Kaluzhskaya Street. More about its history: In Soviet times the building housed a pharmacy. Today it is home to the Military Pages of Likhvin museum, which covers the events of September–December 1941: the formation of the Peredovoy (“Vanguard”) partisan detachment and the heroic deed of the partisan Alexander Chekalin, Hero of the Soviet Union.