Ruins of the Yaroslavl arena received federal security status

The arena of the Nikolo-Mokrinsky barracks on Big October Street in Yaroslavl received an approved subject of protection. The corresponding order of the regional service for the protection of cultural heritage sites was dated November 10 and published on the official portal of legal information.

From the historic building, erected in 1839, today only two end brick walls remain. Now they are reinforced with metal structures.

On July 8, 2026, the Ministry of Culture of Russia included it in the unified state register of cultural heritage objects as a monument of federal significance. He became part of the ensemble of the Small Yaroslavl Manufactory, also known as the Nikolo-Mokrinsky Barracks. The document was registered in the Ministry of Justice on October 20.

According to the approved subject of protection, it is necessary to preserve the historical location of the arena, its spatial composition and surviving brick walls. Other architectural characteristics – including the appearance of the roof, window and doorways, facade decor and interior layout – will be determined during the scientific restoration.

The decision to preserve the status of the monument has previously caused controversy among experts. In 2025, a study ordered by the owner of the building, JSC Block-2, recommended not to include the arena in the register, since, according to the authors of the examination, it lost its historical and cultural value. However, another examination, commissioned by the regional service for the protection of monuments, substantiated the need to assign the object a federal status.

The arena was originally built for the 3rd Training Carabiner Regiment. During the Yaroslavl Uprising of 1918, the building was seriously damaged, but later it was restored. In 2009, the two surviving walls moved about 15 meters from the original site.