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Kletnyansky Local History Museum
The museum was founded in 1970. Its exhibition focuses on the history of the partisan movement in Bryansk, as Kletnya is considered its cradle. The museum houses numerous relics from the Great Patriotic War. There is als…
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Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cherdakly
The history of the formation of Cherdakly dates back to the 17th century. The settlement of Cherdakly was founded in 1688 by Tatar servicemen. In 1699, after the establishment of the village of Urenbash, the Cherdakly Ta…
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Church of Archangel Michael in Ozerki
The first church in the village of Ozerki, a wooden structure with a bell tower, was built in 1789 and dedicated to the Archangel Michael, with chapels in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Tikhvi…
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Churches of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God and the Holy Trinity in Old Bely Yar
In Bely Yar, there were two churches: the Trinity Church, likely founded in 1652 and considered the oldest church in the territory of modern Ulyanovsk's left bank, and the stone Smolensk Church, built after 1910. The Tri…
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Church of the Nativity of Christ in Krestovo-Gorodishche
In 1953, when the Kuybyshev Reservoir was being built, residents of three villages, Krestovo-Gorodishche, Vyselki, and Kaibely, were relocated to a new elevated site. Each of these villages had a church, which were disma…
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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Krasny Yar
On January 28, 2007, an important event took place: the consecration of a new Orthodox church in the village of Krasny Yar, Cherdaklinsky District. Local residents still remember the large ancient Nikolsky church, which…
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The Church of Paraskeva Friday in Bryandino (Lost)
In the village of Bryandino, there was a wooden church dedicated to the Great Martyr Paraskeva, also known as Friday, which is why the village had a second name, Friday Village. On August 6, 1789, a fire occurred in the …
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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Botma (Lost)
Botma presumably emerged in the second half of the 16th century and differed from neighboring Russian settlements in nationality and social status. The stone Nicholas church was built in 1907, and services began in 1910.…
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Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Joy of All Who Sorrow' in Starye Algashi
The church in the village of Starye Algashi was built in 1841 and consecrated in honor of the Mother of God 'Joy of All Who Sorrow'. In 1849, a strong storm struck the bell tower, causing it to collapse onto the dome, wh…
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Arkhangelsk (Lost)
The Russian village was founded in the late 17th, early 18th century by the landowners Rep'evyshy, who received these lands in 1687. Initially, settlers from the Penza province and regions of the Upper Volga settled here…