Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God in Morozovitsa
In the early 18th century, the monastery had no other stone buildings besides the cathedral; they only appeared in the second quarter of the century. In 1738, the construction of the warm Tikhvin church with a refectory …
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Morozovitsa
The Savior Church in the Morozovskaya Sloboda was built in 1757 thanks to the efforts of parishioner Mikhail Semyonovich Sukovatitsin. This stone single-story building is connected to the bell tower. The church has altar…
Chapel of John of Ustyug in Morozovitsa
The chapel, built of brick and belonging to the parish of the Spasskaya Morozovskaya church, was erected with the funds of parishioners in honor of the holy blessed John of Ustyug and in memory of the coronation of the S…
Church of Simeon Stylites in Veliky Ustyug
On the site of the current church in honor of St. Simeon Stylites, there were originally two wooden churches: a cold one in honor of St. Simeon Stylites and a warm one in honor of St. Basil of Caesarea. The exact dates o…
Church of Paraskeva Friday in Veliky Ustyug
The exact date of the appearance of the first church in honor of the holy great martyr Paraskeva, known as Friday, is unknown. According to records from 1676 and 1683, there were two wooden churches: a cold one with seve…
Shilenko Estate in Boldyrevka
In the 1902 directory "Complete Geographical Description of Our Fatherland," it is mentioned that near the village of Boldyrevka there is a small estate of A.S. Shilenko. It occupies only 400 desyatins but stands out for…
Church of the Myrrh-bearing Women in Veliky Ustyug
The first wooden church dedicated to the Equal-to-the-Apostles Myrrh-bearing Women was built in 1566. The stone five-domed temple was constructed from 1714 to 1722 with funds from parishioner, merchant Pyotr Rodionov Khu…
Church of the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Veliky Ustyug
The Meeting Cathedral includes two churches: a cold one dedicated to the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, and a warm one named in honor of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Myrrh-Bearing Women. The first w…
General Ozyorov's House in Bessonovka
General Alexey Fyodorovich Ozyorov was one of the landowners in Bessonovka. In the second half of the 19th century, while living in Kharkiv, he had a summer residence in Bessonovka with servants and laborers, where he wo…
Museum of New Year Toys in Veliky Ustyug
The Museum of New Year and Christmas Toys, opened in 1998 in Veliky Ustyug, the homeland of Father Frost, invites visitors into a world of kind fairy tales. The museum features an impressive collection of over 1,500 Chri…
