This extraordinary new addition to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's otherwise ho-hum architectural ensemble is a staggeringly impressive golden-domed cathedral, which at 81m high is the tallest church in the Russian Far East. While the building was completed in 2016, it was still having its interior frescoes painted in 2017, and may not be fully complete for some time yet, although visitors are welcome.
Cathedral of the Nativity
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Museum of Sakhalin Island: A Book by AP Chekhov
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Based on Chekhov’s seminal account of his few months working as a doctor on Sakhalin in the 1890s, this museum provides insight not only into life on…
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The pagoda-roofed Sakhalin Regional Museum has a strong exhibit (sadly in Russian only) exploring the Japanese/Soviet overlap of the city’s history,…
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This museum has a modest permanent collection of pre-Soviet Russian oil paintings and Korean and Japanese textiles upstairs, and changing exhibits…
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This attractive statue of Anton Chekhov, whose visit to Sakhalin in the late 19th century put the little-known penal colony on the map, shows the great…
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This large park is full of rides and amusements, but there are some very pleasant parts for strolling away from the crowds, and even an attractive…
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This looming statue of the revolutionary leader still stands in pride of place in front of the train station.
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0.99 MILES
The pagoda-roofed Sakhalin Regional Museum has a strong exhibit (sadly in Russian only) exploring the Japanese/Soviet overlap of the city’s history,…
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This large park is full of rides and amusements, but there are some very pleasant parts for strolling away from the crowds, and even an attractive…
3. Museum of Sakhalin Island: A Book by AP Chekhov
1.05 MILES
Based on Chekhov’s seminal account of his few months working as a doctor on Sakhalin in the 1890s, this museum provides insight not only into life on…
1.54 MILES
This looming statue of the revolutionary leader still stands in pride of place in front of the train station.
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This museum has a modest permanent collection of pre-Soviet Russian oil paintings and Korean and Japanese textiles upstairs, and changing exhibits…
1.6 MILES
This attractive statue of Anton Chekhov, whose visit to Sakhalin in the late 19th century put the little-known penal colony on the map, shows the great…