Church of the Prophet Elijah in Mitino
The village of Mitino, located by the Upper Utyak River on the road from the steppe to Kurgan, was founded in 1768 by peasant Osip Stepanovich Kozlov, who moved from the village of Nizhne-Utyatskaya. Until 1785, the vill…
Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vvedenskoe (Kurgan Region)
In the mid-18th century, the village was part of the Tsarekurgan sloboda of the Yalutorovsky district, and from 1782, after the formation of volosts, it became the center of the Vvedenskaya volost. By the end of the 19th…
Resurrection of Christ Church in Krasnobor
According to local elders, the first inhabitants of the villages of Krasnoborskaya and Vertepskaya were Izhma industrialists, such as the Terentyevs, Semyashkins, Smetanins, and others. They came from Izhma to the left b…
Vvedensky Women's Monastery in Verkhny Tche
The Holy Vvedensky Women's Monastery was founded in 1680 by the blessing of the Siberian Metropolitan Paul and the righteous Dalmat of Iset on the banks of the Iset River, 30 fathoms southeast of the Dalmatov Monastery. …
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Verkhnie Peski
The village of Peskovskoe is located 150 versts southeast of Yekaterinburg. It got its name due to the abundance of sands on the shore of the lake where it is situated. Locally, it is referred to as "Katai Sands" to dist…
Church of the Three Holy Hierarchs in Lasta
The village of Lasta, founded between 1745 and 1763, was for a long time part of the Izhma parish. Due to difficulties in communication with the parish church, especially during the muddy season, as well as the significa…
Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Bugay
The village of Bugayevskoye is located 160 versts from Yekaterinburg on the elevated right bank of the Techa River, in an area with black soil. It was named after the surname of the first settler, Karp Buguev. In the ear…
Ascension Church in Mokhcha
On the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, a Patronal Feast was held at the Ascension Church in the village of Mokhcha, Izhma district. Hieromonk German (Yurchenko) conducted the Divine Liturgy. The church, currently in …
Borovsky Monastery of the Praise of the Mother of God
In 1863, on October 8, the construction of a church began in the village of Borovsky, where regular services started in 1869. This six-year construction drew ridicule from the residents of neighboring villages, who wonde…
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Balinskoye
The village of Balinskoye is located 135 versts southeast of Yekaterinburg, by a small lake called Balino. The area is marshy, and the water in the ponds is polluted, creating unfavorable health conditions. The soil cons…
