Yaroslavl
People who shaped the city
Residents, visitors and the occasional passing genius — each with the addresses where their story is still standing.
Acting
Firs Shishigin
- Yaroslavl State Theatre Institute and Training Theatre
Fyodor Volkov
- Documented Volkov–Polushkin Family House
- Fyodor Volkov Monument
- Volkov Street and the Lost First Public Theatre
Maria Slobodskaya
- Yaroslavl Youth and Puppet Theatre Complex
Vladimir Gusev
- Vaksman Center and Former Café House of the Actor
Vladimir Vorontsov
- Former Ars Cinema and Chamber Theatre
- Vaksman Center and Former Café House of the Actor
Yuri Vaksman
- Former Ars Cinema and Chamber Theatre
- Vaksman Center and Former Café House of the Actor
Visual art
Elena Paskhina
- Swifts Memorial in the YSPU Botanical Garden
Fyodor Fyodorov
- Church of Saint Nicholas in Melenki
Igor Treivus
- Holy Trinity Sculpture
Nikolai Mukhin
- Holy Trinity Sculpture
Zurab Tsereteli
- Bear with a Fish
Sport
Alexander Belyaev
- Alexander Belyaev Memorial Stone
Dmitry Vlasenkov
- Boroda Bar Hockey Memory Wall
Ivan Tkachenko
- Arena 2000 Lokomotiv
- Ivan Tkachenko House Mural and Memorial Plaque
- Ivan Tkachenko School No. 9 and Memorial Alley
Karel Rachunek
- Boroda Bar Hockey Memory Wall
Architecture
Lavr Proskuryakov
- Yaroslavl Manufactory Railway Bridge, “Betoshka”
Pyotr Pankov
- Volkov Square
Timofey Sadovsky
- Yaroslavl River Station
Literature
Alexander Sumarokov
- Volkov Street and the Lost First Public Theatre
Evgenia Ginzburg
- Korovniki Prison Castle
Politics
Yaroslav the Wise
- Monument to the 1000th Anniversary of Yaroslavl
- Monument to Yaroslav the Wise
Science
Alexei Ukhtomsky
- Korovniki Prison Castle
Follow the story on foot
These addresses are scattered across the city. Our routes and quests put them in an order that works.