Bolotov's stay in Prussia ended together with the war
The return to Prussia and the occupation of Königsberg
The adventures of a twenty-year-old Russian lad in Prussia at the time of the Seven Years' War
The beginning of the Seven Years' War. The summer campaign of 1757. The Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf
The events at Tilsit through the eyes of the saga's main characters
The story of how the Teutonic Order managed to hold its capital
A dead man's prophecy
An old Samland parable preserved in Pomerania
An allegory of the whole history of the Christian conquest of Prussia
The village of Slavskoye is still a rather Gothic little place today
The Christian faith was slow to take root around Insterburg
The story of the hill near the village of Pereslavskoye
A word of advice for anyone going to build in Neman
A tale of a gullible widow
The legend of a ghost that roams the castle cellars
An old artefact on the Kaporn Heath on the road from Königsberg to Pillau
When and where the Teutonic Order's conquest of Prussia began
What the chief sanctuary of pre-Christian Prussia was like
An alternative version of how amber came to be
Those living among the Russes
Времена основания замка Кёнигсберг и трех городов вокруг него: Альтштадта, Лёбенихта и Кнайпхофа
Ragnit was granted town rights in 1722 by Frederick William I, who went down in history as the Soldier King
This small town on the Angrapa once gave shelter to Swiss Protestants, who turned it into a real "gem"
One of the smallest towns in the Russian Federation
How the city of Königsberg came into being
A charming settlement on the Kaliningrad (Königsberg) – Sovetsk (Tilsit) road
On September 10, 1510, a powerful storm breached the spit, creating a new strait — and thus began the history of Pillau
A town on the Mayskaya River (Pasmar). Founded in the 14th century as a castle of the Teutonic Order
An excerpt from one of the finest books on the history of Prussia
The story of one of the world's largest archaeological collections, assembled in pre-war Königsberg
The pre-Teutonic period of Prussian history
Why people kiss under the mistletoe and why the Celts considered this plant sacred
Castles of the Teutonic Order in Prussia
The blue that made Prussia famous: Preußisch Blau
A medieval chronicle of the colonisation of Prussia, translated into Russian
The history of Poland's maritime capital, from the Ice Age to the present day
A medieval chronicle of the colonization of the Baltic, translated into Russian
"It seems to me that everything in this city begins with Victory Square." (N. Tikhonov)
Legends and tales of the stone “babas”
Hillforts and sacred hills are plain for all to see. The ancient sacrificial stones of the Prussians are harder to find
Cursed princesses, sunken castles and chthonic gifts. This time from the east
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