In 1871 the buildings of the Sophia Provision Shops, built in 1821-1822 to the design of the architect V.P. Stasov, were rebuilt for permanent apartments of the Tsarskoye Selo riflemen. For placing riflemen the old shops were replanned and overbuilt. New buildings of barracks were being built nearby bit by bit as required. In 1887 a one-storied building of the Arsenal with a training hall was built at the corner of Gatchina Road (now it is Krasnoselskoye Road) and Furazhaya Street. In two years the church was placed here. In 1903-1904 the building of the Arsenal was enlarged according to the design of the architect A.G. Uspensky. An extension was built to the side façade of the training hall where the church altar part with the iconostasis and soleia were placed, a bell tower with the broach and separate entrance into the church was built and the church was crowned with a cupola on the high drum. The works were done for the money of the Moscow merchant N.A. Protopopov. Inside the church walls were decorated and painted in the style of Russian churches of the 16th century, frescos were painted by the artist S.V. Chekhonin. On 19 November 1904 the church was consecrated in the name of Saint Sergy of Radonezh in the presence of Nicholas II and Grand Duke Sergey Alexandrovich, the chief of the battalion. As before the church was connected with training hall that made possible to seat more people during services. Many officers of the regiment who perished in battles during World War I were buried in the church crypt. Some buildings of barracks of the Second Tsarskoye Selo Life Guard Rifle Regiment were survived until our days: soldiers’ barracks (former Provisions Shops, now – 1, 3 Krasnoselskoye Road), a building of Officers’ barracks and assembly (7 Krasnoselskoye Road), as well as the arsenal with the training hall and regiment church of Saint Sergy of Radonezh (4 Furazhny Lane). Chekhonin Sergey Vasilievich
Nicholas II, Emperor
Stasov Vasily Petrovich
Uspensky Alexander Glebovich

1 January. In the Alexander Palace Nicholas II wrote in his diary: " Bless, God, the year that came. Give to Russia the victory in the current war, lasting peace and quiet existence!"

I.F. Annensky, under the pseudonym of "Nik. T-o", published the only collection of poems, occuring during his lifetime, with the title "The Quiet Songs". The book was published in the printing house of Mitrofanov, the Tsarskoye Selo merchant.

8 September. In Saint Petersburg the Woman Agriculture Course, that was called "Stebutovskiye" after the name of its founder I.A. Stebut, was opened and later it became the primogenitor of the Saint Petersburg Agrarian University.

The mansion of A.V. Kokorev, the wine merchant and patron of arts, was constructed in the Modern style by the architect S.А. Danini in Moskovskaya Street ( its present address is hose no. 53).

5 October. The Tsarskoye Selo Woman Gymnasium of the Public Education Ministry was founded on the basis of the Private College of М.А. Nikitina . First it was placed at the corner of Konyushennaya Street and Magazeinaya Street.
19 November. The new church, the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, the Regiment Church of the 2nd Life -Guard Rifle Regiment, was consecrated in the presence of the Emperor. Architect A.G. Uspensy was the author of the desin of the church and S.V. Chekhonin was the author of the wall paintings.

The Demidov- Shelkovsky almshouse, named after philanthropists, was opened in Nizhny Boulevard (16 October Boulevard) in the building designed by S.A. Danini

31 December. The funeral service for the soldiers perished in Port-Artur was performed in the Cathedral of St. Sophia in the presence of Nicholas II. Annensky Innokenty Fedorovich
Chekhonin Sergey Vasilievich
Danini Silvio Amvrosievich
Nicholas II, Emperor
Stebut Ivan Alexandrovich
Uspensky Alexander Glebovich
Konyushennaya Street/Pushkin, town
Magazeinaya Street/Pushkin, town
Moskovskaya Street/Pushkin, town, house 53
Oktyabrsky Boulevard/Pushkin, town