There were no refrigerators, so wine was stored and served in cellars
Recreating Kaliningrad's historic centre: a dream that can become reality
From Königsberg to Rauschen in just three hours!
A cult venue on Französische Straße
The Renaissance residence of a dynasty of famous Königsberg pharmacists, the Hagen family
The two main resorts of East Prussia
Tulipa sylvestris in the Kaliningrad Region
Königsberg in the Belle Époque
A dead man's prophecy
An old Samland parable preserved in Pomerania
One of the beautiful traditions of old Königsberg
The narrowest street in Königsberg
An old local tradition that could grace Kaliningrad
Old Prussian terminology needs decoding
Rococo in Laak
A semi-precious fossilised resin of coniferous trees
Haberberg's green shawl
A park around the observatory in the western part of the city
The history of Universitetskaya Street, which was once Parade Square
A Neurossgarten treasure hidden in the courtyards of Moskovsky Avenue
Reviving Kaliningrad's historic center
An English landscape park in the Chinese style with a German accent
Kant's city in the post-Napoleonic era
The port was the backbone of Königsberg's economy
Continuing the traditions of Königsberg's gardeners
A small but cosy park on Gagarin Street
Chronicles of decline
The sad story of an old park.
Времена основания замка Кёнигсберг и трех городов вокруг него: Альтштадта, Лёбенихта и Кнайпхофа
An excursion to the castles of the Teutonic Order in the south of the Kaliningrad Region
An introduction to the fortification heritage of Königsberg in Kaliningrad
Arthur Sarnitz on his plans for Fort No. 1 and Balga Castle
The story of one of the world's largest archaeological collections, assembled in pre-war Königsberg
Designed and built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Considerably expanded after the Second World War
Traces of the pre-war past of these places survive only on paper
After the First World War, a mosaic panel commemorating the fallen appeared on the church wall and made it special
It survived the war, but soon afterwards it somehow got in the way of some atheist in power and was demolished in 1958
Where this church once stood in the middle of the village of the same name, the waves of the lagoon now lap
Having survived the war without losses, it fell into decay in peacetime
One of the many East Prussian churches of which not one stone was left standing upon another
On the roof stood a small turret, and above the modest altar a simple cross. The fiery whirlwind of war swept it all away
In the second half of the 2020s, what is left of it is regularly tidied up by volunteers of the Ruin Keepers movement
It is close to Kaliningrad, it has a landmark castle (also falling to ruin), two roads lead here, and still it is an abandoned site
The outstanding Prussian statesman Theodor von Schön was buried in the churchyard
Its surviving tower greets everyone heading for the regional capital from the south at the bridge over the Prokhladnaya (Frisching) River
The neighbour of the castle of the same name, recreated in Guryevsk
Why people kiss under the mistletoe and why the Celts considered this plant sacred
Built in the early 20th century on Königstraße, not far from the East Prussian Fire Insurance Society
Like many other churches in the region, it survived the war only to find itself unwanted, and was gradually destroyed
Because of the First World War, the construction of this church dragged on for almost ten years
The church's modest exterior was offset by its original interior, especially the vaulted ceiling of the nave
The wooden altar and pulpit were joined by an old chest bearing a seated Madonna of the 14th century
In the 1990s the church was handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church and after renovation became the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theoto…
The church held the armour of the legendary Grand Marshal of the Order and Komtur of Königsberg, Henning Schindekopf
The modest church of a small settlement that became part of Königsberg in 1939. It burned down and was demolished in 1968
The church's history divides into before and after the lightning strike of 1845, which caused a devastating fire
In Russian and other languages the name of the church is rendered as the Old Rossgarten Church
In 1531 the local Benedictine convent was turned into a hospital by Duke Albrecht
The only church built on Lomse Island before the Second World War
The story of the Vagonka rock club began in 1977, when the Ritm disco opened in the church building
The Yevgeny Svetlanov Kaliningrad Philharmonic, designed by Friedrich Heitmann
It has served both as a church and as a magnetic and ionospheric observatory
The beautiful church on the border of Hufen and Amalienau is surrounded by a run-down square and park
An envoy of the Holy See in Lutheran Königsberg
The Königsberg district with the most dubious reputation was especially in need of a church
It bore the name of the emperor who, under the influence of his English wife, planned to reform Prussia along British lines
The city's principal architectural monument
Until the early 20th century its organ, built by the great Casparini, was considered one of the finest in East Prussia
In the 1930s it was renamed the Duke Albrecht Memorial Church. Its tower rose above the district until the 1960s
The cradle of the Prussian monarchy. There was and is no more important place in the history of the German state
They built and built... and never finished it
The church of the local weavers, brewers and newspapermen, whose home ground was the Löbenicht
What made it special was the number of columns per square metre of the nave
The silhouette of the Königsberg Castle tower, renewed in the second half of the 19th century, was a homage to the legendary church
The oldest church in central Königsberg
The oldest church in the regional capital
If the project proposed by MARKhI is carried out, the very idea of imitating the old buildings will be discredited once and for all.
An ancient city needs a historic centre. A modern one needs a business district.
Well-preserved, grandiose fortifications sunk deep into the ground
A balanced ecosystem built up over centuries cannot withstand the onslaught of new-Russian pseudo-developers
Königsberg marzipan made East Prussia famous all over the world
The history of East Prussia’s foremost castle from the Middle Ages to the present day
"It seems to me that everything in this city begins with Victory Square." (N. Tikhonov)
The last eyewitness account placing its crates in Königsberg's Royal Castle dates from the fifth of April 1945.
Also known as the Kaliningrad Regional Children's and Youth Centre for Ecology, Local History and Tourism
A review of Polish press coverage of the Russian exclave on the Baltic.
Königsberg bequeathed to Kaliningrad a unique necklace of waterways
A calendar of blossoming and contemplation
Soon two new complexes will appear on the banks of the Pregolya, with modern façades reminiscent of German warehouses and the old Fish Village.
Nostalgic notes on the days when the border was under lock and key.
How a Kaliningrad bomb shelter became a shield against infill development.
The real reason why a once-popular form of public transport is disappearing in Kaliningrad.
The story of a successful move – after Siberia, Kaliningrad seems almost a little paradise!
What is our city's main advantage if we leave aside the EU being "within walking distance"?
When people choose where to live, the key role is played not by aesthetic but by social and economic factors.
An insider's view of Kaliningrad
Travelling around Europe is an everyday thing for residents of the Kaliningrad region
The story of a family who moved to Kaliningrad just a year ago but have already come to love their new home.
Интервью с титулованным археологом
The Kaliningrad Region is a place you want to move to.
In Kaliningrad, many beautiful architectural monuments of Königsberg are still being senselessly lost
The East Prussian Operation was aimed at crushing a large pocket of resistance; however, its strategic significance should not be overestimated
The fragments of the material culture of past eras that have survived in the Kaliningrad region exert a strong, and sometimes decisive, influence on …
The Kaliningrad region (formerly East Prussia) invites you on an unforgettable journey.
A city’s palette of sounds is no less important than its visual one. Sometimes sounds can tell you more than pictures.
Once you are back home from Kaliningrad, you will remember it. Remember it so vividly that you will want to come back.
How do people who have never been here imagine Kaliningrad? We asked residents of other cities and countries to let their imagination run free on the…
A round-up of events held in the Kaliningrad Region that you need not be ashamed to invite guests from Russia and Europe to.
How Kaliningrad music lost its "fabulous 90s"
A report in a Swiss newspaper looks at the face of modern Kaliningrad, which in places coexists with Königsberg.
The mild climate creates favourable conditions for the diversity of the region's plant life
We have to admit it — Kaliningrad as a garden city is no more
Maxim Goryunov reflects on who lives well in Russia and where, and why the Kaliningrad Region is cool
Many Polish diplomats call Kaliningrad Królewiec, avoiding any mention of M. I. Kalinin's name
A project to restore the Royal Castle in Kaliningrad has won an online vote
Saving the chestnut trees of Kaliningrad is an important cause conceived and carried out by caring local residents
An active presence of the Kaliningrad Region in Poland's information space is essential if our neighbours are to form a positive perception of our re…
27 October marks 173 years since the birth of the architect Friedrich Heitmann
For the people of Kaliningrad she is interesting as someone who grew up in our city and absorbed its atmosphere
In a few years' time the Royal Hill in Kaliningrad may turn into another Victory Square.
An interview with the director of the IKBFU Botanical Garden
The recipe for preserving the cobblestones is ridiculously simple. If residents and the authorities care, they will stay; if they don't, they will di…
A peasant's son from the backwoods of Tver could hardly have imagined that Königsberg in Prussia would one day be renamed in his honour
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