Presentation Cathedral (1688—1712), one of the five surviving Stroganov baroque churches former Annunciation Cathedral (1560—1584) with the adjacent bell-tower Church of the Holy Mandylion (Spaso-Obydenskaya Church, 1691—1697) Pyankov House (19th century) The town of Solvychegodsk is classified as a historical town by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, which implies certain restrictions on construction in the historical center. The only state museum in the town, the Solvychegodsk Museum of Art and History, is housed in the former Annunciation Cathedral. There is also a small private museum devoted to the fictional author, Kozma Prutkov, who, according to his official biography, was born in Solvychegodsk. The town is home to a number of balneological resorts, where mineral springs and silt mud from the Lake Solyanoye are used. References Notes Sources External links William Brumfield, Solvychegodsk: Empire of the Stroganovs Cities and towns in Arkhangelsk Oblast Solvychegodsky Uyezd