A virtual exhibition about the Ushakov family and the first Diveyevo abbess Maria (Ushakova) has become availabletranslated

The State Archives of the Tula Region, with the participation of the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevo Convent, launched the virtual exhibition “Loyalty and Constancy: the first Diveevo abbess from the family of Tula nobles Ushakovs.”

The online exhibition continues the social and educational line set by the round table “Abbess Maria (Ushakova): history and modernity” held in the summer of 2026 in Tula, the press service of the Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery told Thomas magazine.

It is noted that representatives of the public, museum and archival communities, researchers and local historians then joined their efforts aimed at preserving the historical memory of outstanding Russians and returning to the cultural space of the country and region the names of people whose lives serve as role models for current generations.

Coat of arms of the Ushakov family. Image courtesy of the press service of the Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery

The virtual exhibition is based on archival materials revealing the history of the Tula noble family of the Ushakovs and the activities of Abbess Maria (Ushakova) in the Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery:

About the family of nobles Ushakovs in the Tula province

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