The village of Ruzhnoe is located on the major Trubchevsk road, 110 versts west of Oryol and 22 versts from Karachev and the nearest railway station. The climate here is not very favorable for health, as the area suffers from a lack of water. A lake has been dug for livestock in the village, but the stagnant water in it rots and becomes a source of infections. The soil in the area is partly clayey and loamy, partly sandy. Previously, Ruzhnoe was a village and was part of the parish of the village of Pokrova. It became an independent parish no later than the second half of the 18th century, as archival records of the Karachev spiritual administration from 1745 mention two churches in Ruzhnoe, one of which was no longer in use due to dilapidation.

There are two explanations for the origin of the village's name. According to one legend, in ancient times, during the raids of Tatars, Lithuanians, and Poles, Ruzhnoe was a place for storing weapons, from which its name originated ('Oruzhnoye, Ruzhnoye'). This is confirmed by the remains of a cellar near the Ruzhensk church, likely from a weapons depot, and the village's location on the road from Trubchevsk to Karachev, which was often used by enemies for raids. In neighboring villages, such as Ivanovka, Bogatyrevo, and Gorodishche, it is said that there were always watch posts. According to another legend, the name of the village is related to the word 'ruga', as the peasants of Ruzhnoe once belonged to the Tikhonov Monastery and provided it with agricultural products. After the monastery was abolished, the ruga was collected for the benefit of the parish clergy, and the village retained its name.

Currently, the parish includes the village of Ruzhnoe and three villages: Ivanovka, Trubcheninovo, and Kostikhino. In 1903, the number of parishioners was 225, all of whom were peasants engaged in agriculture. The village has a stone church in the name of the Kazan Mother of God with chapels in honor of Saints Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria and the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. The church was built from 1870 to 1878 with funds from the parishioners under the blessing of His Grace Makariy, and the chapel in honor of St. John the Baptist was built with the funds of peasant Makarenkov. Before the current church in Ruzhnoe, there were three wooden churches that succeeded each other. The first, the Kazan church, was closed in the 1740s due to dilapidation. The second church, dedicated to Saints Athanasius and Cyril, was consecrated no later than the 1720s. The third church was rebuilt in 1791 under the blessing of His Grace Apollos but burned down in 1885. Besides the watchman's lodge, there are no other buildings or capital for the church. The only income for the church comes from fees collected from merchants for places at the village fair on May 2, bringing in 100 rubles. The clergy consists of two people and does not receive a salary. The church land includes 4 dessiatinas 1600 sazhen of homestead land, 33.5 dessiatinas of arable land, and 7 dessiatinas of hayfield. The clergy's houses are located on church land.