Architectural ensemble of the Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery

About museum

The Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery holds great historical value for Russia. In 1812 the widow of General A. A. Tuchkov IV, M. M. Tuchkova, could not find her husband's body on the Borodino field and built an Orthodox church in the name of the Savior Not Made by Hands. At the end of the 19th century the Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery was founded on this site, and M. M. Tuchkova became its first abbess. In 1929 the monastery was closed, and the settlement of Voroshilovo was established in its place. In 1942 the monastery was destroyed and burned. In 1973 its restoration began, which lasted for more than 20 years. In 1992 part of the premises was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church, and the monastery became active again. Currently there are four exhibitions on the monastery grounds, as well as a museum-reserve. The Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery represents an invaluable historical asset for Russia and remains a memorial to those who fell in the Battle of Borodino.