Ascension Cathedral in Syktyvkar
The Holy Ascension Church in Syktyvkar is the oldest active church in the city. It is located in the former suburb of Kiryv (Kirul), which is now part of the city limits, in a block bordered by the streets Naberezhnaya, …
Resurrection Church in Syktyvkar
The wooden church, clad in larch, was built in 1897, possibly on the site of a former chapel. It was closed no later than the 1930s, and its domes were destroyed. Currently, the building is used by the installation and a…
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Syktyvkar
The church was built in 1904 on the site of a chapel destroyed by a major fire. Among the ashes, the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was found unharmed, which served as a sign for the construction of the new church. The …
Cathedral of Saint Stephen of Perm in Syktyvkar
The idea to build a new church arose after the visit of Bishop Evlampiy of Vologda and Veliky Ustyug to Usty-Sysolsk in 1848. He noted that in the capital of the Zyryan region, Saint Stephen of Perm, who was canonized ba…
Trinity Cathedral of the Life-Giving Trinity in Syktyvkar
The cathedral buildings, which are the oldest stone structures in Usty-Sysolsk, were erected even before the settlement received city status, on the site of previous wooden churches. The first church built on the banks o…
Chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Vadyb
The Nicholas Chapel, also known as the Ilyin Frola and Lavra, was built in 1731. The names of the architect, builders, and client are unknown. According to archival data, the chapel in the village of Vadyb was restored i…
Holy Trinity Church in Vizinga
According to the clerical records for 1913, the rector of the Trinity Church in the village of Vizinga, Priest Stefan Kuratov, was born on March 30, 1867, in the village of Mezhador to the family of priest Afanasy Alexey…
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Votcha
The village of Votcha is located in the Sysolsky District of the Republic of Komi and is one of the oldest settlements in the region. In the 16th century, it served as the administrative center of the Sysolsk land. In th…
Ivan Spekhin: Russian Legionnaire in the Caribbean
The fates of some of our compatriots can be remarkably whimsical. For example, did you know that one of the Russian peasants served in the English forces in the Caribbean? The story begins in 1785 in the Kholmogory distr…
Burlyn District Local History Museum
The Burlyn District Local History Museum opened to visitors in December 1991, with its first exhibition being an art gallery. The museum has four halls: natural, ethnographic, exhibition, and military. Currently, the mus…
