The Church of Zosima and Savvatiy of the Solovetsky Monastery was built in 1911 in the village of Lipovitsy in the Medvezhyegorsk district of Karelia. It is believed that in the second half of the last century, during the process of village consolidation, Lipovitsy disappeared. Of all the buildings in the village, only the church has survived.
The church consists of four parts: the main volume, the refectory, the narthex with the bell tower, and the altar section. The walls of the building were clad in larch, which has partially survived on the northern side and in the upper part of the bell tower, while on the southern side it has almost completely been lost. The roof was covered with galvanized iron, which, according to local residents, lasted until the mid-1990s.
The main room of the church was a square with a small octagonal cupola under a tented roof. The corners of the square are hewn "in the round," and the connections with the altar and refectory are "in the paw." On the northern and southern sides, windows with original decorative elements and wrought iron grilles have survived. Inside, the room was lined with painted boards, which have survived in places and still delight the eye with their azure-blue hue. In the southwest corner, there was likely a stove, which is now lost.
Due to natural conditions, the square of the church has subsided towards the altar, leading to a rupture in the southeastern corner of the log structure. This caused the loss of support for the southern wall and deformation of the roof, which finally collapsed, presumably in the early 2010s. After the collapse, the small octagonal cupola and other roof elements ended up in the center of the room, not exerting pressure on the walls. The floor in the room has not survived.
The refectory, which is rectangular in shape, has retained some elements of interior decoration but has also suffered greatly. The gabled roof has almost completely collapsed, and the remaining elements need to be dismantled. As a result of moisture exposure, the upper crowns and parts of the walls have begun to rot. The floor in the room has been completely lost.
The bell tower with the narthex, hewn "in the round" and adjoining the refectory "in the paw," consists of three volumes. The central volume, which includes two levels, is in an emergency state. The roofing is almost destroyed and does not protect against precipitation, although the rafters are likely in satisfactory condition and can be used for repairs. The ceiling of the second tier and the floor of the first are almost destroyed. The staircase and doors at the entrance to the church have also been lost.
To the right of the narthex is a small room with a window, likely for utility purposes. To the left is a room with a staircase to the second tier. Both of these rooms are in good condition, as they have separate roofs, on which roofing iron has survived, preventing leaks.
The altar section, which has a pentagonal shape, is hewn "in the paw." There is one vertical window on the north and south sides. The partially preserved roof allows for an assessment of the original roofing structure, as fragments covered with iron have survived on it. In the appropriate place, a fragment of the floor has also survived.
Overall, the church is in unsatisfactory condition. The prolonged absence of a roof over most of the building has negatively affected the preservation of many historical elements. Many details have rotted, and their original appearance cannot be determined. Remains and fragments of several crosses have been found, one of which was covered with iron, but their original location is unknown.
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