Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at the Makaryev-Zheltovodsky Monastery
The architectural ensemble of the Makaryev-Zheltovodsky Monastery was mainly formed between 1661 and 1677. Art historians note that this contributed to the unique integrity of the monastery's buildings. In the early 1620…
Leisure at Dachas in the Russian Empire
"Do not look for a merchant in the shop, a pharmacist in the pharmacy, a German craftsman in the workshop, or a paper dealer in his office during the summer; they are all at the dacha!" wrote Faddey Bulgarin in the newsp…
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The wooden Assumption Church was built in 1626, six years after the restoration of the Yellow Water Monastery by Abbot Abraham. It stood for 25 years and was replaced by a stone structure in 1651. The church appears ligh…
Church of Archangel Michael at Makaryevsky Monastery
The Church of Archangel Michael above the Holy Gates was built around 1670. Sources link its construction to the serf Pavel Sidorovich Potehin, who initially belonged to the Shereteyevs, then to the Odoevskys, and later …
Church of Macarius of Yellow Water
The church in honor of St. Macarius of Yellow Water is located north of the Trinity Cathedral, on the site of the former chapel of the cathedral, consecrated in his name. Its construction took place in 1808-1809, during …
Transfiguration Church in Lyskov
The Spaso-Transfiguration Cathedral in Lyskov is located on Krasnaya Gorka, where the wooden Spasskaya Church originally stood. In 2011, the cathedral celebrated its 300th anniversary. It was rebuilt in 1711 by Tsar Arch…
Church of Gregory Pelshensky of the Makaryev Yellow Water Women's Monastery
The Makaryev Monastery was restored thanks to income from trade, which allowed for the construction of new stone buildings and the creation of a picturesque ensemble on the banks of the Volga. The main architect of most …
Old Believer Church in Lyskov
In Lyskov, a large Old Believer community existed as early as the 19th century. The restoration of the community began in the early 1980s thanks to the efforts of German Viktorovich Barmine. For a long time, prayers were…
Ascension of the Lord Church in Lyskov
The building was erected between 1814 and 1838 as a summer residence funded by Prince G. A. Gruzinsky. The bell tower is located above one of the trading buildings surrounding the church, designed in the shape of the let…
Church of St. George the Victorious in Lyskov
The St. George Church was built in 1814, and it was closed in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1999, it was returned to the Nizhny Novgorod Diocese, and services resumed in 1992. That same year, Metropolitan Nikolai Kutepov of Ni…
