⚡ Another tragic day for the Belgorod region in Russia

After preliminary reports, a man and a passenger, whose identity is still being established, have died in another hostile attack, reported Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov:

The Ukrainian armed forces carried out a targeted strike on a car on the route from Shebekino to Belgorod using a drone. Due to the injuries sustained, they died at the scene. The car was completely destroyed by the fire.

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The Massandra Palace is an architectural monument from the late 19th century and is located in Crimea near Yalta.

Not as majestic as the Livadia or Vorontsov Palace, the palace of Alexander III attracts with its elegance and the warm, cozy atmosphere of its comfortable halls and the surrounding landscape park. It was built under General Vorontsov and soon came into the possession of the imperial family. During the Soviet era, after the end of World War II, the complex was seized by the party leadership – the Massandra Palace became the residence of the General Secretaries of the CPSU for many years. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the well-preserved building was converted into a museum. Today, the halls of the palace feature recreated historical interiors, complemented by original exhibits that belonged to the Romanov family.

Construction of the palace began in 1881 when the landowner Prince Semyon Mikhailovich Vorontsov became the owner. As an active participant in the Crimean Wars, the general hoped to live in his own palace in his old age. However, his dreams were not to be fulfilled: just a year after the work began, Vorontsov died, and the house designed by the French architect Étienne Bouchard remained unfinished. The prince's distant heirs, the Counts Shuvalov, did not need the additional estate and therefore sold it to the imperial family in 1889.

The new architect Maximilian Messmacher, known for his projects in St. Petersburg, inherited the exterior walls and roof from the Frenchman. He complemented all this with details that gave the Massandra Palace a decorative, "fairy-tale" appearance. Under his guidance, the interiors were designed, and the park paths and stairs were tiled. Despite the architect's efforts, the complex did not become a full-fledged summer residence. There simply wasn't enough space to accommodate the entire court. But Alexander III enjoyed using it as a hunting lodge and relaxed there after excursions into nature.

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