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Buzuluk Bell Tower (Lost)

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By the decree of the Samara Spiritual Consistory on April 19, 1882, a stone bell tower was laid, reaching a height of 10 fathoms and 5 arshins, with construction completed at the level of the third tier.

In 1922, the district commission seized all valuable church items from the monastery. At that time, 170 sisters lived in the monastery. In January 1929, the Tikhvin Mother of God Women's Monastery was closed by the decision of the Buzuluk District Executive Committee, approved by the Middle Volga Regional Executive Committee on January 28, 1930.

In 1935, the monastery was handed over to the Soviet authorities for management by the energy department. A diesel power station was placed in the main Tikhvin Cathedral, and other buildings were used as warehouses. In 1936, the monastery cells were repurposed as cells for a transit prison, where torture and executions of prisoners took place, including clergy and residents of two Buzuluk monasteries.

Later, a city transport enterprise was established on the monastery grounds. The monastery complex has mostly survived, except for the wooden church in honor of Saint Nicholas and the bell tower, which were destroyed during the Soviet years.

On July 19, 2000, by the decision of the Holy Synod, the parish of All Saints in Buzuluk was transformed into the Tikhvin Women's Monastery.

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Колокольня в Бузулуке (Утрачена)

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