Church of the Prophet Elijah in Igumnovo
Archival data about the village of Igumnovo is practically absent. It is known only that it appeared before the 17th century. According to legend, the name of the village is connected to a monastery and its abbess, and t…
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zaprudnoe
The village of Zaprudnoe, founded in 1366, previously had a church in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was lost over time. Thanks to the efforts of the head of Zaprudnoe and the administration of t…
St. Demetrius of Thessalonica Church in Boloto
The village of Boloto was founded between 1730 and 1750. In 1802, it had 148 men and 137 women. By 1904, the village had 96 households with 388 men and 407 women.
The first wooden church in Boloto was built in 1756. In …
Tatiana Church in Zaprudnoe
On October 10, 2019, the church in honor of Saint Martyr Tatiana was consecrated in the village of Zaprudnoe, Kstovo District, Nizhny Novgorod Region. The Rite of Great Consecration was conducted by Metropolitan Georgy o…
Chapel of the Icon of the Mother of God 'The Inexhaustible Cup' in Zhdanovsk
The chapel dedicated to the icon of the Mother of God 'The Inexhaustible Cup' was built in just two years. It has become a spiritual center for Zhdanovsk and a new local attraction. The chapel was consecrated by the dean…
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Vyazovka
The stone church was built in 1865 on the site of a previous wooden temple. On Holy Saturday, a fire occurred in the village, destroying many houses, including the church. The construction of the stone church took three …
Church of the Resurrection in Veredeevo
Since ancient times, the Veredeevo community was under the administration of the Shelokshan volost authority. The first church here burned down, and there is no information about its founding date. In 1774, a new wooden …
St. Nicholas Wonderworker Church in Gorshechnoye
In 1848, a wooden Nativity Church was built in Gorshechnoye, and the settlement received the status of a village. The magazine "Voronezh Antiquity" wrote in 1904: "The church, started in 1845, was completed and consecrat…
Utkin's Dacha
At the confluence of the Okker River and the Ohta River, remnants of an ancient estate known as Utkin's Dacha have been preserved. Before the founding of St. Petersburg, the plot belonged to Swedish Colonel Okker, after …
Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theatre
In the late 19th century, Astrakhan entrepreneur Konstantin Alexandrovich Polyakovich decided to create a summer theatre in the garden on the Christmas Hill. Architect A.S. Malakhovsky enthusiastically took on the projec…
