
The Ivanovsky district has glory due to its many celebrities. The name of F. M. Dostoevsky, the Great Russian writer, has relation to the village of Dostoevo from where the generation of the Dostoevskies originates. Here in spring of 1995 a monument to the outstanding writer was opened. 18 km to the west of Ivanovo is the village of Vorotsevichi, the birthplace of Napoleon Orda, composer, theoretician of music, writer and painter known in Europe. They are restoring Krasnyj Dvor, his family estate, and a monument to the great countryman has been opened in the town of Ivanovo.
There are 95 registered monuments of archeology, architecture and history in the district.
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