My Russian family living in Poltava before the Russian Revolution of 1917, I am passionate about the history of Poltava. On this forum, you can see many postcards (more than 80) of Poltava (and region) edited early 1900.
I have not succeeded in locating all buildings on these postcards (see comments with postcards); for examples, I don't know where were in Poltava city :
- Alexander Chapel,
- the Baths of Moscow,
- the filing of wine.
If anyone has any information, I am interested in any exchange of information and pictures taken before 1917 in Poltava.
I search a photo of the Poltava government prison (used before 1917) located at the intersection of the Kobeliakskaïa street and Poznenskiï alley.
I also search a photo and the location of the Poltava's electric factory where my grandfather worked as a student in electrical engineering (student at the Peter the Great Polytechnic Institute in Saint Petersburg).
Thank you for any information.
Best regards.

Originally Posted by Krivobok

My Russian family living in Poltava before the Russian Revolution of 1917, I am passionate about the history of Poltava. On this forum, you can see many postcards (more than 80) of Poltava (and region) edited early 1900.
I have not succeeded in locating all buildings on these postcards (see comments with postcards); for examples, I don't know where were in Poltava city :
- Alexander Chapel,
- the Baths of Moscow,
- the filing of wine.
If anyone has any information, I am interested in any exchange of information and pictures taken before 1917 in Poltava.
I search a photo of the Poltava government prison (used before 1917) located at the intersection of the Kobeliakskaïa street and Poznenskiï alley.
I also search a photo and the location of the Poltava's electric factory where my grandfather worked as a student in electrical engineering (student at the Peter the Great Polytechnic Institute in Saint Petersburg).
Thank you for any information.
Best regards.

At the crossroads of Protopopovskiy and Kuznetsk (now Kotlyarevs'kogo and Pushkin) once stood the Chapel "in memory of the reign of Emperor Alexander II", built in 1883, the project architect. F. Zhivotovsky. It was a stone, octagonal in plan, the corners were adorned with pilasters of the Tuscan order, ended with a roof shaternogo type crown. Was dismantled in 1936, the Soviet authorities.


Building of the baths are located on the street Gentry (now Paris Komuna, 29). Survived to this day. Now is the administrative building.


Where are the wine warehouses to me as yet unknown. There is speculation that it is the territory of modern Poltava liquor - vodka distillery in the street Zenkovskiy (formerly Zenkovskaya mail road). At this point in terms of Poltava beginning of XX century here obznachen cleansing treasury stock. But this is just a guess...

Hi, Mr. Krivobok! There is a building of Government Prison you looked. It was located at the intersection of the Kobeliakskaïa street and Poznenskiï alley. Prison castle (buit in 180 was surrounded by brick wall 4 meters height with round towers by its corners. At second part of XX century the Prison complex was disassembled. The building of TV company Ltava was buit at this place (present address is Frunze, 49).

Тюремний замок (в'язниця, 1808 р). Комплекс був обгороджений цегляною стіною заввишки чотири метри, із сторожовими круглими баштами по кутах. В 30-х роках XIX століття поряд з в'язницею будується будівля тюремної лікарні. У другій половині ХХ століття комплекс будівель «замку» був розібраний, а на його місці побудована будівля обласною ТРК «Лтава» по вул. Фрунзе 49.

Best regards,
Bibik Nikolay

Dear Nikolay Bibik,
Thank you very much for these informations and photo.
Best regards.
Sergeï Krivobok