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Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic

Photo of route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”
12 points29 km4 hours

The name Tikhvin sounds soft and brings to mind something “quiet” (tikhy in Russian), like river water. And that's no accident: translated from a Finno-Ugric language, tikh and vin mean “water” and “way.” On this route you'll learn how life flowed, and sometimes seethed, in this “water” town. The route was designed especially for the BelkaCar car-sharing service.

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

  • 🏞️ Enjoy the view
  • 🌲🦋 Enjoy nature

Route points (12)

  1. Tikhvin Dormition Monastery of the Mother of God — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Tikhvin Dormition Monastery of the Mother of God

    🕍 Place of worship

  2. Tikhvin Historical, Memorial, Architectural, and Art Museum — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Tikhvin Historical, Memorial, Architectural, and Art Museum

    🏛️ Museum

  3. Tikhvin Water System — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Tikhvin Water System

    ⚙️ Industrial site

  4. Park of Generations — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Park of Generations

    🌿 Public garden or park

  5. Hérouville-Saint-Clair Park — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Hérouville-Saint-Clair Park

    🌿 Public garden or park

  6. Znamenskaya Church (Church of the Sign) in Tikhvin — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Znamenskaya Church (Church of the Sign) in Tikhvin

    🕍 Place of worship

  7. Freedom Square — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Freedom Square

    ⛲ Square

  8. Transfiguration Cathedral — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Transfiguration Cathedral

    🕍 Place of worship

  9. Chapel of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Chapel of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky

    🕍 Place of worship

  10. Rimsky-Korsakov House Museum — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Rimsky-Korsakov House Museum

    🏛️ Museum · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  11. Convent of the Presentation — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Convent of the Presentation

    🕍 Place of worship

  12. Tsaritsyno Lake — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Tsaritsyno Lake

    🌿 Public garden or park · 🔭 Viewpoint

Rimsky-Korsakov House Museum in Tikhvin

Point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

Rimsky-Korsakov House Museum — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

Point 10

Rimsky-Korsakov House Museum

🏛️ Museum • 🏟️ Architectural landmark

Historical Background

The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov State House Museum opened here, in the composer's birthplace, in 1944, for the centenary of his birth. The core of the exhibition consists of the Rimsky-Korsakov family's personal belongings, objects of gentry life, furniture, and vocal scores and full scores bearing the composer's autograph. The house also holds an original instrument, N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov's Becker grand piano. Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Stravinsky, and Scriabin played it, and Fyodor Chaliapin sang beside it.

Architecture

The Rimsky-Korsakov house was built in 1801. Its architecture is that of a classic gentry estate, with a row of interconnecting rooms along the facade. The house is wooden and one-story, with a mezzanine. The stucco cornices, doors, and stoves have been preserved. In 1971 a monument to the composer was erected by the house; the sculptor was N. V. Dydykin and the architect K. M. Mitrofanov.