The Russian village of Tavolzhanka, also known as Bolshaya Tavolzhanka, was founded by runaway Old Believers in the early 18th century. However, according to other sources, the settlement emerged later, in 1744. In the 1760s, the Orthodox part of the village was populated by state and monastery peasants, relocated to Irgiz from the Volsky district due to a lack of land. Although most residents remained Old Believers, in 1803, an Orthodox church was built in the village at the initiative of the parishioners. This wooden building had a bell tower and one altar dedicated to the Archangel Michael and other incorporeal powers. In 1839, a first-class men's school opened in Bolshaya Tavolozhka, which later became a zemstvo public school.

In 1872, the Michael-Archangel Church was rebuilt, and in 1901, it was placed on a stone foundation and equipped with heating. The interior of the church was plastered and could accommodate up to a thousand parishioners. The church grounds were enclosed by a stone fence with iron grilles, and there was a wooden watchman's hut nearby. In 1904, a new antimins was consecrated. The church staff included a priest, a deacon, and a psalmist, and the library contained 155 publications, including periodicals. In addition to the oldest men's school in the village, a church parish school was attached to the temple, opened in October 1894, which was located in a small house next to the church watchman's hut and fence.

In 1908, thanks to the efforts of the peasants, a second Orthodox church was built in Bolshaya Tavolozhka. It was also wooden, stood on a stone foundation, had a bell tower, heating, and one altar in the name of the Protection of the Holy Virgin. The consecration of the church on September 28, 1908, was conducted by Bishop Tikhon of Ural. The new church could accommodate up to a thousand parishioners, its staff included a priest and a psalmist, and the library contained 134 publications. The church was associated with a women's zemstvo public school, opened in 1879, and a mixed parish school, opened on November 15, 1908, which was located in the church watchman's hut. In 1914, the Protection Church was plastered, painted, and decorated with images of the four evangelists, and the parish school was expanded. Local Old Believers were formally counted in the parish of the old Michael-Archangel church. In 1915, the village had nine families of Austrian descent, 62 families of Bezpopovtsy, and one family of Beglopopovtsy.

Bolshaya Tavolozhka was the center of the eponymous village council, and with the onset of collectivization, a collective farm "Russia" was established in the village. Both churches were closed and subsequently destroyed.