One of the lesser-known but most beautiful churches in Russia is the temple in honor of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, built in Ivanteyevka under the guidance of the famous architect Alexei Nikitich Bakarev.

The stone church, designed by Bakarev, was laid in 1803 with funds from Elizaveta Osipovna Batasheva, the wife of a prominent industrialist and deeply religious person. To construct it, she invited one of the leading architects of the time from Moscow. The new church was decided to be built on the site of an old wooden church, constructed in 1748 with private funds. The church was designed in the style of romantic classicism, which is quite rare among Orthodox churches.

Construction was completed, and the church was consecrated in 1808, with a large cemetery opened nearby.

More than two hundred years have passed since then. The church has endured many trials, the most severe of which was the godless time of the Soviet era. After the Bolsheviks came to power, the church was robbed, all valuable cult items were confiscated, and in 1938 the church was closed and taken from the believers. Initially, the building was used as a pioneer club, then as a warehouse. The cemetery at the church was destroyed and cannot be restored. The building itself deteriorated significantly and was only restored in the 1970s, after which it was handed over to the City Historical and Local Lore Museum, saving it from complete destruction.

During the perestroika years, the revival of the Smolensk church community began, and in 1989 the first service was held. Today, the church building has been restored and returned to the Orthodox Church.