Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Yuski
The parish in the village of Yuski was established by the Holy Synod at the suggestion of the Kazan New Baptized Office on January 18, 1759. It included 18 settlements.
The first wooden church, dedicated to the Meeting …
Rizopolozhensky Women's Monastery in Lyuk
On December 13, 1849, a decree was issued to establish an independent parish in the village of Lyuk. The Holy Synod allocated several villages from the parish of the Izhyev Cathedral of Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky. In …
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Gol'yany
The Orthodox parish in the village of Gol'yany has existed for over 300 years, starting from 1711. This is confirmed by a peasant tale about the residents of the villages and hamlets of the parish, buried in the cemetery…
St. George the Victorious Church in Glazov
The St. George "city" church in pre-revolutionary Glazov was the last Orthodox temple built and perished later than others during the Khrushchev persecutions of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was a typical wooden church…
The Church of Peter and Paul in Svetly
The village was founded by Russian mining peasants who migrated from the villages of Patrakovo and Lapino, located in the lower reaches of the Siva River, between 1782 and 1795. Initially, the settlement of Svetly was pa…
Church of Archangel Michael in Pikhovka
The history of the church in the village of Pikhovka is closely linked to the chapel in the village of Osinovka, located two kilometers away. Archive documents indicate that in 1896, a parish dedicated to Saint Archangel…
Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God in Pazdery
The parish in the village of Pazdery was founded by the decree of the Holy Synod on March 26, 1795, uniting settlements that were previously part of the parish of the village of Gol'yany. In 1896, it included the village…
Cathedral of the Annunciation in Votkinsk
The foundation of the church at this site is linked to a legend that reflects the traditional theme of the Vyatka and Udmurt regions' struggle between paganism and Orthodoxy. The legend was narrated by the archpriest of …
Transfiguration Church in Votkinsk
The significant increase in the population of Votkinsk, the improvement of the material well-being of the residents, and the strengthening of Orthodox traditions led to the necessity of constructing the fourth cemetery c…
Udmurt Republican Museum of Fine Arts in Izhevsk
The Udmurt Republican Museum of Fine Arts (URMFA) is considered relatively young by museum standards. The idea of creating an Art Gallery was first proposed by the Izhevsk Revolutionary Military Council in June 1919. How…
