Spaso-Borodinsky monastery, an Orthodox monastery on the Borodino field, founded in 1839, M. M. tuckaway, widow of A. A. Tuchkov, who was killed at Borodino. First, there was a chapel on the spot where Bagration's fleches were, and where he died, A. A. Tuchkov. In 1818-1820-XX years, the chapel was replaced by a stone Church of the Saviour.

Since the late 1820s M. M. Tuchkova constantly lived on the field of Borodino, in a wooden hut-a hut near the Church. Gradually it began to move in the widow of the Russian soldiers fallen at Borodino. This little female community lived according to the laws of the monastic life. In 1839 opened the Spaso-Borodinsky monastery, in which M. M. Tuchkova became the abbess. In 1840-1870-s was built a magnificent ensemble of stone monastery buildings on the donations of the Royal family, members of the war of 1812 and their descendants, guards and army units that participated in the battle of Borodino.

Spaso-Borodinsky monastery was closed in the late 1920-ies. Severely damaged the monastery and the fighting in 1941 and 1942, the Restoration of the monastery began in 1972 and ended in 1987-mu. In the mid-1980s in the monastery was a small exhibition.

In the centre of the monastery stands the St. Vladimir's Cathedral, built in the mid-nineteenth century in the Byzantine style. Majestic brick building with a decor of white stone dedicated to the memory of Russian soldiers killed at Borodino. The refectory with the Church of St. John the Baptist was built in 1874. Single-storey buildings of cells, services, hospitals and old refectory is located along the walls of the monastery, partially replacing it with the fence.