N.S. Tchertkoff inside the  Cathedral built by his greatgrandfather

This dilapidated but majestic cathedral stands lonely on the shore of the river Don

View of the only surviving cross from the interior

From the '30s, this interior was used to store chemical waste

Damaged roof caused by German artillery in 1943. Note graffiti on wall - "History is Dead"

View of the altar which was the burial site of the builder

The only surviving cross symbolizing the resurrection of the Cathedral

Sugar factory built by AD Tchertkoff in the town of Olkhovatka in the Voronezh Region 

Production of sugar made from sugar beet grown on the Tchertkoff Estate

N.S. Tchertkoff with the Administration of the sugar factory

Original site of the sugar factory built in 1834 and still producing sugar 

N.S. Tchertkoff with the Mayor of Chertkovo at the city border bearing his name in August 1997

Schoolchildren and town administrators welcome Tchertkoff back home after 80 years of exile

Tchertkoff greeted by Nikolai Grigorievich Sardak - Chief Administrator of the Chertkovo Region

Chertkovo train station on the border of Ukraine built by M.I. Tchertkoff in 1869

Town of Chertkovo on the Map of Russia (follow the yellow line)

Emblem of the Chertkovo Region

Emblem issued for the 120th Anniversary of the founding of the railroad and the town

The daily newspaper of the region - "The Tchertkoff News"

1869 marked the founding of the Chertkovo Region

The Chertkovo Region - 900,000 acres - in the Rostov Oblast of the Russian Federation

Honorary citizenship of the Chertkovo Region given to Tchertkoff during his visit on August 24, 1997