This route is for those who love wooden architecture. Even if you have seen many open-air museums, you will certainly like the Bogoslovka Manor Park Complex. It is located on the border of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, in the Vsevolzhsky district. There is an opinion: a well-preserved ethnographic ensemble in the Nevsky Forest Park evokes thoughts of the Kizhi churchyard on Lake Onega. However, this is a very original place, seeing which you can’t forget, it’s possible to return!
Little Kizhi
The twenty-five-domed Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos is something without which the orphan "Manor Bogoslovka". Does wooden architecture have more than three centuries of history in the Leningrad Region? For many, this is a revelation. The stone city of St. Petersburg was erected in 1703, in the middle of swamps. It would seem that the wood and logs in such conditions will not hold out for a long time. But no!
Earlier, the temple stood in the village of Anhimovo, Vytegorsky churchyard. For more than two and a half centuries (1708-1963) he was strong, did not give up to the whims of nature. Until one day, no, it didn't rot - it burned down. There isinformation: shortly before the fire incident, the architect A. Opolovnikov managed to take measurements and describe the structure in detail (1956), since the reconstruction was already “begging”. The fire ruined the plans.
They say that the church was built according to the design of the bold conqueror of the inhospitable northern expanses of Peter the Great. As if he loved to be in the creation of his mind. And also that Pokrovskaya (1708) and Preobrazhenskaya (1714, Kizhi) were cut down by one artel.
Valuable historical and cultural heritage
To be fair, it should be noted: Bogoslovka Manor is a high-quality remake, built with maximum approximation to old technologies. Previously, the place was called the ethnopark of the lost monuments of wooden architecture. The existing copies are based on samples of Russian architecture. The founders set out to show how diverse the types and shapes of houses were, how the construction craft evolved.
The most picturesque place with a bright past was chosen for the park and filled with replicas and reconstructions built according to scientific research. Here you can study how residential buildings and outbuildings, fortifications and places of worship traditional for this region looked like (we are talking about the north-west of the European part of the Russian North).
Recall that the Russian North occupies the entire Leningrad region, Mezhozerye (territories between Ladoga, Onega, White lakes), Zaonezhye (a region of Karelia famous for its folk culture traditions), south-west of Arkhangelsk (Kargopolye) and north-west of Vologda (Vytegorye)areas.
Don't slip past
On the right bank of the Neva River, where the Black River flows into it, the Bogoslovka Estate flaunts. How to get there by car? Three kilometers from the place where there is an exit to the Oktyabrskaya embankment on the ring road - and you are at the goal. Turning the steering wheel in the direction of the exit from St. Petersburg, continue driving without turning.
The church is visible from afar, will not go unnoticed. There is a fairly large car park nearby. Having reached the cherished goal, travelers leave the car on it or right by the road. On weekends and holidays, it is possible that you will have to look for a place for a long time - a lot of people flock to the tour, almost everyone is “on wheels”.
The inhabited territory of the park is not too large (far back corners are not for everyone). The location of the review objects is compact. For those who do not like to stay in the church shop for too long, do not intend to defend the service from beginning to end, an hour is enough for a review.
With blessing and support
The main objects for which Bogoslovka Manor is famous (photo in the article) are, as mentioned above, the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and the reconstructed house of the merchant Kostin from Zaonezhye (some stubbornly claim that the peasant: they say, hard-working members of the class always had decent possessions). The structure of the model of 1871 is distinguished by perfect proportions, an abundance of carved decor.
During the tour, they say that the temple was restored in a new place with the blessing of Alexy II(Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia from 1990 to 2008), with the support of Vladimir Putin (then Prime Minister of the Russian Federation).
The worship cross was installed in 2003. The first pile in the foundation of the future temple was hammered in October 2004. The foundation stones of the church, which burned down in 1963 on the Vytegorsky churchyard, were laid in the foundation of a new church, from which the construction of the Bogoslovka Estate complex began. The address is simple: Leningrad region, Pokrovsky churchyard (the last word does not mean a cemetery, as many believe, it comes from the word "guest" - to stay).
By public transport
An interesting fact: according to the guides, the tree is not impregnated with a fire-retardant composition, since the breathable base can stand for three hundred years. This causes excitement for most visitors: there is an open fire of candles around. The church is warm, services are conducted all year round. People come here to get married, take their kids to be baptized. The Bogoslovka Manor accepts everyone into its penates. How to get there, not only experienced motorists want to know, but also "horseless" people.
From the metro station "Lomonosovskaya" bus №476 departs. Twenty minutes of the way - and you are in an unusual temple, listening to the bell ringing, walking near the chapel. Many families find this a great weekend itinerary. Knowledgeable, entertaining. You can sit in a very small but cozy cafe, look into a souvenir shop.
Feel good! Lepota
"Bogoslovka Manor" is not only a functioning Orthodox church. You can consider the Solovetsky worship cross. This memorial sign immortalized the times when the restoration of the church began in the image and likeness of the original. The Chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands was built just a few years ago (2009).
The background is as follows: someone found a twisted birch bark, unfolded it and saw the face of the Savior created by nature (not by the hands of an artist!) An amazing find had to be placed in a worthy place. And Patriarch Alexy II gave his blessing for the construction of a small cult building. There, the birch bark icon is cozy, good. The lamp is burning, it seems that with all your heart you perceive the elusive connection of times.
A wonderful chapel repeats the appearance of the "sister" that stood in Kirillovo (Kargopol district) in the late 18th - early 19th centuries. Gable roof, galleries - you seem to have returned to the past, you don’t want to leave it.
Winter travel
To the right of the church there is a bell tower. This stood on the Nizhne-Uftyugsky churchyard back in 1670. They also managed to “record” it (to make measurements) after the belfry stood for more than two hundred years. Thanks to this, "The Bogoslovka Manor" in our time has received another most valuable exhibit of ancient Russian wooden architecture.
There is a building in the courtyard of the churchyard that resembles a refectory, decorated with an invoice and other types of carvings. The beauty! It is worth remembering that places are rooted in such depths of history,that captures the spirit (as when skiing from the hills - the inhabitants of St. Petersburg visit the area for this as well).
But these skating is behind a wooden fence (reconstruction of an old one, reminiscent of those that stood on Lyadinsky and Spassky churchyards in the 18th century in Kargopolye). And you enter the Holy Gates - there is another life, without noise and fuss. I think a lot of people miss this. Visitors visit the historic site at any time of the year. These are deeply religious and simply interested in the rich cultural heritage of the region.
Thought this was the end? Start
Manor Bogoslovka (St. Petersburg) has experienced many events. How to get to it, you now know. This means that as soon as free time appears, you will hurry to where Fyodor Dubyansky once gratefully accepted the gift of the spiritual daughter of Queen Elizabeth, where in 1747 the Theological Manor was built … In terms of knowledge, everything is just beginning!
The park complex itself will expand. Kargopol fortress with yards, new (old) churches, the Zinoviev estate, a pier. More and more often you can hear that today more than ever it is important to preserve and protect the heritage of past times. Our country has something to be proud of, to whom to pass on the memory of centuries.
