The Church of Boris and Gleb in Zolotaya Griva
The village of Zolotaya Griva is located on the Klyazma River, 3 versts from the district town of Vyazniki and 105 versts from Vladimir. Until 1702, the villages belonging to the Zolotov parish were part of the Borisogle…
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Galkino (Lost)
The first record of the Resurrection Church in the patriarchal registration books dates back to 1628. It is noted that this was the "Church of the Resurrection of Christ in the estate of the boyar Prince Fyodor Ivanovich…
Bryansk Station
The first photo shows Bryansk Station, which was opened in the late 19th century. Until 1914, it was a one-story building with two entrances. In 1912, the year of the centenary of the Battle of Borodino, a decision was m…
Abandoned Chapel in Zharakh
On the edge of the village stands an abandoned chapel, surrounded by two lilac bushes. Next to it is a symbolic granite boulder. The holy images have apparently long disappeared, leaving only traces of wooden rail fasten…
Alexander Nevsky Church in Vyazniki
The Alexander Nevsky Church is located by the prison castle and was built in 1885 with funds from a merchant from Vyazniki, Nikita Nikitin. The church has one altar dedicated to the holy righteous grand prince Alexander …
Annunciation Women's Monastery in Vyazniki
In December 1640, Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich arrived in the Vyazniki settlement to venerate the recently discovered miraculous icon of the Kazan Mother of God. At this time, the elder Ivan Mukhin approached the tsar with a…
The Annunciation Cathedral with Bell Tower in Vyazniki
Just a glance at the Annunciation Church is enough to understand that you are looking at not just a church, but a significant event in architecture. Today, Vyazniki may seem provincial, but in the past, it was such 'prov…
All Saints Church in Vyazniki
The All Saints Church was originally conceived and built as a ceremonial entrance church of the Annunciation Monastery. During the Soviet period, it was used for the needs of various institutions and as housing, which le…
The Vvedensky Male Monastery in Vyazniki
The history of the Vvedensky Monastery in Vyazniki is closely linked to the Mstislavsky family, descendants of the Lithuanian prince Gediminas. This family has long owned the Yaroslavl volost in the Vladimir district, wh…
Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vyazniki
In the 17th century, a women's Presentation Monastery was founded on Minin Hill, where a wooden two-story Presentation Church was built in the middle of the same century. In the early 18th century, the monastery acquired…
