Ruins of an orthodox temple

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Another antiquity found in the Republic of Tatarstan. Old and dilapidated Church of the Life-Giving Trinity. Built around the 1860s. In those days there was a large village here - Ivanovka. The church was closed in the 1930s. It was probably used for collective farm needs - several concrete structures were found in the building, obviously not of church origin. Maybe there were workshops here, maybe something else - history has not preserved this.

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The village itself disappeared according to some sources in the 1970s, according to others - in the 1960s. There is no exact date. But today, only this church and the village cemetery have survived from the village.

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The walls of the building were plastered to make the plaster hold better, nails were driven into the cement, and wire was wound around them. It turned out something like a grid.

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Several frescoes have survived. Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky

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Prince Vladimir

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In general, the interior of the temple was unusual - I have never seen such walls in similar buildings.

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These structures were clearly built in the Soviet era. It looks like a machine bed.

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Rural graveyard