The first mention of the Resurrection Church in the Cossack settlement across the Nugr River is found in the Land Survey Book of 1624-1625, compiled by scribe Nikita Ivanovich Beklemishev and clerk Osip Trofimov. It mentions a wooden church for the renewal of the Resurrection of Christ with an altar dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which fell into disrepair due to raids by Crimean and Nogai people.
In 1742, or according to other sources in 1752, a new wooden church with an altar dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built to replace the dilapidated building. In 1827, a brick cold church in the classical style was erected on its site, an octagon on a square base, with altars in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and St. Athanasius of Athos.
In 1851, a 30-meter four-tiered bell tower was added to the church, the old one was demolished, and a new, more spacious warm refectory was built, with the area enclosed by a fence. In 1887, the altar iconostases were replaced and consecrated anew. In 1889, a major renovation of the church was carried out both outside and inside. In 1890, a literacy school was opened at the church. The parish of the Resurrection Church included not only townspeople but also peasants from three suburban villages: Vaskovaya, Lipovka, and Kolontaevo.
In the 1930s, the Resurrection Church was closed, the bell tower was dismantled at that time, and in 1955 the church was demolished, leaving only the refectory. In the 1980s, projects for the partial restoration and adaptation of the remaining church building were developed, but they were never realized.
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