Sights in Yegoryevsk (Moscow region)

City in Moscow region, Russia

Yegoryevsk

(Russian: Egor'evsk) is a town and administrative center of Egoryevsk, urban-type settlement. in Moscow region, Russia, located on the right bank of the river. Guslitsa River 114 km (71 mi) southeast of Moscow.

A little history about Yegoryevsk

Yegoryevsk is an ancient Russian city located near Moscow on the Guslitsa River. It is separated from the capital by only 101 km. You can cover this distance by car or bus in 2-3 hours.

This small town has a rich history. The village of Vysokoye was previously located in its place. There are records about him in documents of 1462 by Prince Vasily the Dark. One of the legends tells that at the beginning of the 14th century the people of the Chernigov gentleman Byakont settled in it. And in the papers of Ivan Kalita, the Guslitsky volost was mentioned back in 1328. Its location coincides with the current location of the Yegoryevsky district.

The name of the river means “witchcraft”. Translated from the ancient Slavic language “gusl” means “sorcerer”. It was believed that in the villages along the banks of the Guslitsa, residents were engaged in conspiracies.

Later Vysokoye was renamed Grigorievskoye. It was only in 1778 that it became a city. They named him Yegoryev in honor of Saint Yegory (aka St. George the Victorious). There is a more interesting version about the origin of its name. At one time, the borders of 3 principalities converged in the city: Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir. When their envoys tried to receive tribute, they were told that they had already given it to another principality. This is how the residents managed to outwit all the messengers.

View of the old city

Yegoryevsky began to call it much later. Only 575 people lived in it, mostly small traders, artisans, day laborers, and merchants. The 19th century is the time of its heyday. Built at that time:

• Weaving manufactory by merchant Kartsev (1825).
• Paper spinning mill by the Khludov brothers (1847). Its buildings have survived to this day. The pride of the residents is the clock tower.
• Iron line to neighboring Voskresensk (1869).

During the same period, Yegoryevsk became the center of the Old Believers, since most of the population adhered to such views and traditions.

At the behest of Catherine II, a coat of arms and a development plan for the city appeared, which became famous for its annual grain fairs. Thanks to Catherine’s German meticulousness, the streets were laid out in such a way that they formed regular squares whenever possible.

According to the plan, the axial street was Moskovskaya (now Sovetskaya).

Nowadays in Yegoryevsk the city center has remained in the same form as it was formed at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.

Buildings with carved shutters and gates made of wood convey the historical appearance of the provincial town. New buildings are being erected closer to the outskirts.

Noticeable changes in Yegoryevsk occurred under mayor Bardygin. In the history of the city, this time was marked by the construction of:

• water supply;
• libraries;
• shopping establishments;
• Church of the Holy Trinity, and later a monastery.

There was lighting on the streets. His son also made his contribution to the development of Yegoryevsk. With his participation, a mechanical and electrical engineering school was built.

Anyone who enters the city, moving from Moscow, will see a famous monastery at the end of Vladimirskaya Street.

Modern territorial division

The Law of the Moscow Region of November 25, 2004 No. 152/2004-OZ “On the status and boundaries of the Yegoryevsky municipal district and newly formed municipalities within it” established the boundaries of the newly formed municipalities within the municipal district, which included the following settlements: [ 1]

Getting to know the Holy Trinity Mariinsky Convent

It appeared around the Holy Trinity Church. Bardygin allocated funds for construction work. They lasted 20 years. Its opening took place in 1900. The monastery was named in honor of his wife Maria, on whose initiative the church was built. She planned to open a nunnery and live in it after the death of her husband. But she didn't have to live in it. By the time of her death, after a sudden illness, the monastery was unfinished.

Her husband made her dream come true. He was buried in Trinity Church. With the advent of Soviet power, the burial sites were destroyed.

The main temple was superior in luxury to many Moscow churches. A golden-domed temple could be seen in the center of the buildings.

Holy Trinity Mariinsky Convent Yegoryevsk

At one time, the monastery housed the Civil Air Fleet Aviation School. Now it is located near the monastery. Hero of the Soviet Union Valery Chkalov came from this school.

After restoration work was carried out in the monastery:

• services resumed;
• Sunday school is open.

Several nuns live within its walls. The sisters bake bread in their own bakery. They are involved in charity work and organizing pilgrimage trips. It has its own museum.

There is a wall with towers around the monastery buildings. It is similar to the fences of the Moscow Kremlin in a reduced form. At one time it was assigned a defensive function.

The vaults of the Trinity Church are painted on a gold background.

The monastery is open daily from 7.00 to 18.00. Address: Vladimirskaya street, 2. You can walk from the bus station in 20 minutes.

Yegoryevsk

Several large churches have survived in Yegoryevsk, and below I will talk about the most significant of them. It is curious that among them are not only Orthodox churches, but also the Church of the Old Believers, who have long lived in these parts.

Holy Trinity Mariinsky Monastery

Erected in the 1880–1890s at the request of Maria Bardygina, the wife of the then mayor. Nikifor Mikhailovich (who managed to make Yegoryevsk one of the best cities in the country with street lighting and a plumbing system at the end of the 19th century) was much older than his wife, and the woman planned to retire to a monastery after his death. However, the temple was not built before the death of Mary herself, and therefore she never lived here. Bardygin himself, by the way, was buried in the Trinity Church, located on the territory of the monastery. During the Soviet years, the burial sites were razed to the ground, and eyewitnesses of those events said that human bones and skulls were visible through the monastery gates.

My favorite thing is the red brick wall of the monastery, it looks like a fortress. However, earlier monasteries also had such a function: defensive. After severe frosts, the wall becomes covered with white frost: this is how frost comes out of it.

During the Soviet years, the Civil Air Fleet aviation school was located on the premises of the monastery (it is still located here behind the fence; many Yegoryevites, having studied there, connect their lives with aviation), and there is a club in the main cathedral.

If you look through the gap in the fence (on the left side of the cathedral), you can see a small white monument to Valery Pavlovich Chkalov: the future great pilot and Hero of the USSR studied in Yegoryevsk.

Opening hours: the monastery is active, entrance to it is open from 7:00 to 18:00. Liturgies are celebrated at 8:00, all-night vigil at 17:00.

How to get there: it is located on Vladimirskaya Street.

From the bus station to the monastery it is a 20-minute walk.

Temple of St. Alexander Nevsky

Construction of the temple began in 1881 according to the design of the Moscow architect Kaminsky, who at that time fell out of favor in Moscow: the building he designed for the Apartment House of the Moscow Merchant Society on Kuznetsky Bridge in the capital collapsed, and people died.

The first 3,000 rubles for the construction of the temple were donated by the mayor Nikifor Mikhailovich Bardygin. They decided to name the temple in honor of the blessed Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky. This saint was the heavenly patron of Emperor Alexander II, who until a certain point miraculously escaped during numerous assassination attempts.

Construction of the temple took 16 years. In 1941, they wanted to convert it into a cinema (perhaps this would have been a good decision, because at present there is no cinema in Yegoryevsk), but in the end the temple was simply looted and closed for 5 years. In 1962, bell ringing was even banned in Yegoryevsk, and bell towers and churches remained silent for several years.

Opening hours: Now the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is the main one in the city. It is open to parishioners daily from 8:00 to 19:00. There is a Sunday school and library at the cathedral. Temple servants develop the traditions of church singing.

How to get there: located on Alexander Nevsky Square, 1.

You can get to the cathedral from Yegoryevsk station on foot or by bus No. 3.

Church of St. George the Victorious (Old Believer Church)

It is important to remember that several blocks not far from what is now Sovetskaya Street (formerly called Moskovskaya) were inhabited by Old Believers merchants, the Brekhovs. It was a wealthy family that owned local apartment buildings, shops, workshops, and agricultural land. There are stories about how one of the Brekhovs invited beggars to his dacha so that they would pick berries and mushrooms for him to sell.

Not far from Sovetskaya, behind house number 117, there was a secret prayer room. At the beginning of the 20th century, when the Old Believers were legalized, it was rebuilt into a full-fledged church and called St. George’s. You can still meet bearded men in shirts here: it immediately seems that you have found yourself in the past.

Now Old Believers from surrounding cities, including Moscow, come to the Church of St. George the Victorious.

Opening hours: the temple is open to the public from 8:00 to 18:00, and you can easily go inside even if you are not an Old Believer.

How to get there: you can get from the station to the temple on foot or by bus No. 3 (it travels along the entire Sovetskaya Street).

Walk along the main street

On Sovetskaya Street, which stretches across the entire city, most of its attractions are located.

At its intersection with Profsoyuznaya Street there is a memorial in the form of a stone dedicated to the victims of political repression.

The further path runs to the square. It has the original basket installed.

She is a symbol of fertility

In the same park you can see the house of the merchant Kulakov, which houses the Historical Department of the Historical and Art Museum. The museum itself is located one block further in the beautiful 2-story mansion of the merchant Nikitin.

The central square of Yegoryevsk has the same name - Sovetskaya. Previously it was called Sobornaya. It was decorated with the majestic (for 5,000 people) Assumption Cathedral, built in 1839. Unfortunately, it was blown up in 1935. The formal reason is obstruction to traffic. Two shops are located in preserved shops.

As in most Russian cities, an invariable attribute of the central square is the monument to Lenin.

Its peculiarity is that it is very similar to the portrait of the original.

The perimeter of the square is occupied by buildings from the late 19th century. They housed shops. Bardygin's house is also located there.

In another park there is a monument to the liberating warrior.

On the main street there will also be a monument to D.I. Khludov, who distinguished himself by his charity. Churches and monasteries, shelters, and parochial schools were built with his donations, and not only in Yegoryevsk.

He had a house in Moscow, so he abandoned it. Gave it to an orphanage. In order not to depend on anyone, to manage his own funds independently, he left the family business - the Trading House, which he owned together with his brothers. He believed that it is better to engage in charity during life, rather than bequeathing your capital after death.

The meeting with the main temple of Yegoryevsk will take place at the intersection of two streets - Sovetskaya and Alexander Nevsky.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

The date of its construction is 1897. Construction lasted 16 years. The completion of the work was marked by the addition of a bell tower. The initiator of its creation is the city mayor Bardygin. The events surrounding the construction are repeated salvation from attacks on the life of Emperor Alexander III. Therefore, they decided to build a cathedral in honor of its patron saint.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

The interior decoration of the temple has been preserved almost unchanged. It amazes with its luxury.

The cathedral was not active for a short period of time (1939-1946).

Address: Alexander Nevsky Square, 1. You can walk from the station or take bus No. 3. The cathedral receives visitors every day from 8.00 to 19.00. There is a Sunday school and a library.

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3. "26. The size of the permanent population of the Russian Federation by municipalities as of January 1, 2022.” Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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Sources

• Governor of the Moscow region. Resolution No. 123-PG of September 28, 2010 “On registration data of administrative-territorial and territorial units of the Moscow region,” as amended. Resolution No. 252-PG dated June 26, 2015 “On introducing changes to the registration data of administrative-territorial and territorial units of the Moscow region.” Published: “Information Bulletin of the Moscow Region”, No. 10, October 30, 2010 (Governor of the Moscow Region. Resolution No. 123-PG dated September 28, 2010. On cadastral data of administrative-territorial units of the Moscow Region
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  On amendments to the inventory data of administrative-territorial units of the Moscow region
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• Moscow Regional Duma. Law No. 152 / 2004-OZ of November 25, 2004 “On the status and boundaries of the Yegoryevsky municipal district and newly formed municipalities within it,” as amended. Law No. 146 / 2010-OZ of 26 2010 “On Amendments to the Law of the Moscow Region” On the status and boundaries of the Egoryevsky Municipal District and the newly formed municipalities within it “”. Came into force on the date of official publication. Published: “Daily News. Moscow Region", No. 231, December 4, 2004 (Moscow Regional Duma. Law No. 152/2004-OZ of November 25, 2004. On the status and boundaries of the Egoryevsky municipal district and newly formed municipalities within it.
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• Russian article about Yegoryevsk on Wikipedia

Old Believers Church

Your sightseeing route can include a visit to the Old Believer Church of St. George the Victorious.

The history of its creation is interesting. The fact is that many Old Believers lived in the Guslitsky region. They moved to this area, persecuted for professing the old faith and maintaining its traditions. Their common activities:

• casting copper crosses, icons;
• writing icons.

Most merchants and factory owners come from their surroundings. Near the church you can see a red brick house. Its former owner was the merchant Brekhov, who distinguished himself by the charity of the Old Believers.

The Brekhov family owned 18 residential buildings and two retail premises. The first floor of their house was given to a shelter for girls aged 12-13 years. Pupils who reached the age of 18-20 were given a dowry. They were married off.

On a table in the courtyard, the poor people found 300 rolls and coins in the morning. In the summer, homeless people were provided with shelter at Brekhov's dacha. They helped the owner in collecting mushrooms and berries for sale. For which they received hearty lunches.

A golden-domed temple could be seen in the center of the buildings.

Today the church is active

Old Believers strive to get into it not only from nearby cities, but from Moscow. Visitors are greeted by an Old Believer with a long beard, inviting them to go to the bell tower.

Temple opening hours: daily from 8.00 to 18.00. Not only Old Believers can visit it. A mandatory attribute for women who come to the temple is a skirt and a headdress. You can get to it by walking from the station or taking bus No. 3.

Khludovskaya manufactory

The Khludov merchant dynasty became famous for the creation of spinning factories and the improvement of the stages of fabric production. The family business was started by Ivan Khludov. He settled in Moscow and started dyeing yarn and weaving sashes. He sold his products in shopping arcades on Red Square. Later, children began to work with him. Incomes were growing.

They made a risky decision - to create a paper spinning factory in Yegoryevsk. At that time, Russia did not have the necessary equipment. England was the only supplier of yarn. And choosing specialists is not an easy task. However, the created manufactory soon became one of the largest in the center of Russia. There was even a telephone connection between the buildings.

With the advent of the new government, changes occurred:

• in 1918 the factory was nationalized;
• a year later the production was closed;
• and in 1921 the enterprise began work with a new name - “Leader of the Proletariat”.

Nowadays, fabrics are produced there in several buildings, some of which are rented out. The workers' barracks have been converted into a residential building. In the building of the dispensary for workers on the other side of the river, a hotel is equipped.

Confirmation of the commitment to the English style of one of the Khludov brothers - the clock on the tower, reminiscent of the famous Big Ben

On the other side of the river you can see the original wall with turrets. It's hard to believe, but this is a prison fence.

Main museum of the city

The History and Art Museum consists of two branches located in:

• the house of the merchant Kulakov - historical;
• the mansion of the merchant Nikitin is artistic.

It was founded in the distant past - in 1911. The basis was the collection collected by the son of the city mayor Bardygin, and then donated to the city. Restoration work of the museum lasted 10 years. Yegoryevsk ligature was used to decorate the interior rooms.

2010 is the date of the museum’s triumph. It was included in the list of the 30 best museums in Europe.

In the historical branch, visitors get acquainted with two exhibitions: about the history of the city and the nature of the region.

Some of the layouts were made by a local craftsman. There are a lot of materials telling about the Khludovs and Bardygins. Interesting facts about them:

• One of the parks in Sochi was created with the participation of V.A. Khludov. He was active in the development of the resort.
• The Khludovs provided assistance to Bardygin, an aspiring baker, in the form of loans.

The museum displays a sculpture of Bardygin made of wood. Famous personalities who lived in the city are mentioned: writer Eduard Uspensky, artist Igor Grabar.

In the art museum, visitors are presented with several halls with rich collections consisting of objects of all types of crafts:

• glass of different colors and crystal from Russian factories;
• ceramic and glassware;
• painting;
• embroidery;
• wood and bone carvings;
• forging;
• icons

Patterns found in Old Believer books were used for decoration.

Objects are illuminated with multi-colored rays. Visitors are given the opportunity to choose the program they like.

In addition, museum workers introduce advanced technologies: a singing book, a fortune teller, a talking picture, the fourth dimension, which attracts new visitors.

Exhibitions are presented to guests. The art salon sells souvenirs from local craftsmen. In museums you can buy a map of the city with historical places marked and books dedicated to Yegoryevsk.

Both buildings are located on Sovetskaya Street under numbers: 58/11 and 73/20. Opening hours: daily, except Mondays, from 10.00 to 17.00. Tickets are sold at the box office until 16.30. In the summer, on Sundays at 12.00, excursions are held in the art department. There is a fee for visiting museums. An exception is for preschool children. Photography costs extra.

Yegoryevsk: history and modernity

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January 21, 2022 4 minutes Author: Alexey Galanin 109

Yegoryevsk is one of the few cities near Moscow that can be proud of the authentic buildings of the late 19th - early 20th centuries. Thanks to the fact that the central streets of the city are decorated with merchant mansions and ancient churches, Yegoryevsk is one of the historical centers of the Moscow region and is so popular among tourists. At the same time, the city is actively developing, improving and modernizing. And it’s not for nothing that the local museum is called the best provincial museum in Russia: here you can not only look at antiques, but also take part in interesting interactive projects yourself.

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CATHEDRAL SQUARE
The square received its historical name from the White Assumption Cathedral located here - the largest in the Ryazan diocese, accommodating more than five thousand parishioners. The temple was founded in 1826 by Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow and Kolomna and stood until April 17, 1935, when it was blown up by decision of local party authorities as allegedly “interfering with direct street traffic.”

For a long time the square was called Sovetskaya. But on September 3, 2019, in accordance with the decree of the head of the Yegoryevsk city district, its historical name was returned - Sobornaya.

In 2022, the square was reconstructed, as was part of Sovetskaya Street. At the same time, it was decided to make Cathedral Square completely pedestrian. And in honor of the destroyed cathedral, a memorial sign and a symbolic belfry were erected, which were placed on the site of the former bell tower.

For the convenience of citizens and guests of the city, modern lighting was installed in the square, benches were installed and paving slabs were laid, and a special play area was installed for children. The real attraction was the fountain and large swings.

Where: near the streets: Paris Commune, Sovetskaya, Oktyabrskaya and Leninskaya and Konin Lane

EGORIEVSK HISTORICAL AND ART MUSEUM

It appeared more than a hundred years ago, in 1911, thanks to the textile manufacturer and philanthropist Mikhail Bardygin and was originally located in the factory library building. In 1989, to house the surviving collections of M.N. Bardygin, the museum was given a very beautiful, but by that time dilapidated mansion of the Nikitin merchants, located in the very center of the city. The restoration lasted a long time - about ten years. For this purpose, the famous designer Evgeny Rosenblum was invited, who proposed an original project. The former mansion now has a luxurious grand staircase, a fireplace room, and stylized walls and ceilings decorated with Guslitsky paintings. And in September 1999, the art department of the Yegoryevsk Historical and Art Museum opened its doors to visitors. The museum's collection contains 10 thousand amazing items of Russian antiquity. The best examples of Russian industry and design from four centuries are presented here: glass and porcelain, metal and embroidery, carved bone and painted wood.

The museum is especially proud of its fireplace room. It is decorated in the spirit of the chambers of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and is not for nothing considered the ceremonial building in Yegoryevsk: distinguished guests are met here and festive celebrations are held - Christmas evenings, Maslenitsa and Easter festivities.

Only in the Yegoryevsk Museum can you see a unique collection of Russian primitive art - such original sketches of the provincial life of Russia in the 18th–19th centuries will not be found anywhere else.

The museum complex in Yegoryevsk is very modern - with many interactive areas that add variety to the exhibitions of the museum halls and perfectly hold the attention of even the most restless children. Be sure to check out the “Extravaganza of Light” exhibition, where you can come into contact with the inhabitants of the ancient mirror and hear the predictions of the soothsayer. Look through the “singing book” telling about the Old Believers. You can also take a fascinating trip to the country of Glassland and open the “Entertaining Chest” filled with many secrets. The collection of the Yegoryevsk Museum also contains rare icons. For example, the icon of Christopher the Pseglavets, which is more than 400 years old.

It is probably not surprising that in 2010 the Yegoryevsk Museum was among the thirty best provincial museums in Europe and was recognized as a repeated winner of the All-Russian competition “A Changing Museum in a Changing World”, having received grants for the implementation of new interactive projects.

The museum is open daily from 10:00 to 17:00, except Mondays.

Where: st. Sovetskaya, 73/20, tel. +7 (49640) 2-41-84, egmuseum.ru

CENTRAL LIBRARY OF EGOREVSK

The first libraries appeared in Yegoryevsky district at rural churches back in the 16th–18th centuries. And by the beginning of the twentieth century, four public reading rooms were already operating in the city.

The central regional library was created in Yegoryevsk back in 1923, and the fund then had only 500 books. But interest in reading grew, the district library became more and more popular in the city. Already in 1965, the library’s book stock amounted to 18 thousand 168 copies. Now the fund is even larger - 86 thousand copies. And the number of users is 4,700 people, which is an impressive figure for small Yegoryevsk.

A real gift for all readers of the city was the modernization of the central library within the framework of the project of the Ministry of Culture of the Moscow Region “Rebooting Libraries in the Moscow Region,” which should “blow the dust off the shelves.” At the beginning of this year, after a major renovation, the children's department of the central library opened.

The modernization made it possible to divide the premises into several functional areas: new furniture and multimedia equipment were purchased. In 2022, the library's lobby, subscription and reading room were renovated. The lighting has been improved, the flooring has been replaced, modern shelving has been purchased, and a library café has been installed.

According to the Minister of Culture of the Moscow Region, Elena Kharlamova, library halls should become modern multifunctional spaces for reading, learning and leisure.

Where: 3rd microdistrict, no. 4, tel. +7 (49640) 4-64-92, egorbibl.ru

PALACE OF CULTURE NAMED AFTER HORSEMEAT

The Palace of Culture was built in 1929 as a trade union club for the “Leader of the Proletariat” factory and was designed in the architectural style of constructivism according to the design of the famous architect V.A. Shchuko, one of the founders of Stalinist architecture, who built the building of the Library named after. Lenin in Moscow. The club is located very well - at the end of the main street of the city, surrounded by a park. Today DK im. Horse meat is a popular holiday destination for city residents. Since Soviet times, concerts have been held here, plays have been staged, theme evenings, KVNs, dances and balls have been organized. A pop orchestra and a children's music and choral studio were created at the Palace of Culture. And the local drama group was awarded the high title of national theater.

Nowadays, circles, studios, a folk theater are actively working here, concerts and performances are held. For twenty years, one of the brightest groups of the Palace of Culture named after. Horse meat is the ensemble “Meshcherskaya Box”. Every month, fans of poetry, music, and bard songs gather at the Bard Cafe.

After the cultural center became municipal property, a major overhaul of the roof and communications was carried out. It has become cozy, more hospitable and modern. And most recently, in 2017, architectural and artistic lighting of the facade of the Palace of Culture named after. Horsemeat. She emphasized the architectural features of the building.

Where: st. Sovetskaya, 174, tel. +7 (49640) 3-15-53, dk-konina.ru

“PLASTICINE CROW” NAMED AFTER EDUARD USPENSKY

This festival is already called the calling card of the city. It is held in honor of Eduard Uspensky, the author of “Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka”, a native of Yegoryevsk. In 2022, more than 70 works were submitted for major awards.

The festival-celebration of children's animation named after Eduard Uspensky "Plasticine Crow" was held last year for the fourth time with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Moscow Region. It was held on September 12, City Day, on Cathedral Square and was timed to coincide with the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Holy Blessed Alexander Nevsky.

The festival program included master classes on creating cartoons in various techniques, pottery and Guslitsky painting, entertainment areas, photo zones for children and adults, face painting and much more. For example, the Rancho art studio invited festival visitors to draw cartoon characters on T-shirts, and the Yegoryevsk History and Art Museum invited them to create drawings based on Guslitsky paintings. Entire families came to Cathedral Square in Yegoryevsk.

The Grand Prix was awarded to art and drawing teacher Sergei Nesterkin from the city recreation center “Fakel” of the Yegoryevsk leisure and folk art center “Rodnik”. His cartoon “Picnic”, consisting of 50 scenes, created using computer graphics, delighted the jury, which included the Chairman of the Union of Journalists of the Moscow Region Natalya Chernyshova, General Director of the National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters Alexander Shirokikh, composer and close friend of the writer Eduard Uspensky, Honored Artist Russia Grigory Gladkov, as well as the writer’s widow Elena Uspenskaya.

According to tradition, “Plasticine Crow” ended with a performance by Grigory Gladkov, whose songs were sung by everyone.

Where: Cathedral Square

KHLUDOVSKAYA PAPER SPINNING FACTORY

This factory still amazes with its architecture: it is a real monument to an era that we have lost - the time of the industrial revolution in Russia in the 19th century. In Yegoryevsk, the brothers Alexey and Gerasim Khludov, who came from the economic peasants of the village of Akatovo, Yegoryevsky district, decided in 1845 to found a large spinning factory on the left bank of the Guslitsa River, equipped with the most advanced English equipment. In 1847, the first factory building was built. And after two years, 60 pounds of yarn were produced here. Almost 2 thousand people worked at the factory at that time. The products of Yegoryevsk factories were in great demand. It was sold not only in Russia, but also abroad.

In 1880-1885, new factory buildings were erected, decorated with clocks, according to local legend, driven by steam engines. By the beginning of the twentieth century, there were already 6,600 people at the Khludov factory, and the profit was 14 million rubles a year. The last factory buildings were erected in 1912−1914. After the end of the Civil War, the factory was renamed the “Leader of the Proletariat” cotton mill. Currently, the Yegoryevsky Textile enterprise specializes in the production of yarn, raw and finished cotton and mixed fabrics for household, special, technical and military purposes.

Where: st. Paris Commune, 1b, tel. + 7(49640) 4-17-02, egtm.ru

SCHOOL OF TSESAREVICH ALEXEY

The initiative to open a mechanical and electrical engineering school in Yegoryevsk belonged to the founder of the Yegoryevsk Museum, manufacturer Mikhail Bardygin. It was he who in 1907 presented Yegoryevsk with a huge amount of money for those times - 200,000 rubles for the establishment of an educational institution where professionals in the textile business would be trained. Moreover, there was a reason: the Bardygins celebrated the 50th anniversary of their family’s manufacturing and industrial business.

The school was designed for 400 people. Mikhail Bardygin was not modest and proposed to name the institution after Tsarevich Alexei. Boys of all classes and religions from 13 to 15 years old were accepted for training. They studied for five years, after which they entered the service.

The opening of the school took place in July 1909. In a welcoming telegram from the Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pyotr Stolypin on the occasion of the opening of the educational institution, gratitude was expressed to the founders. A correspondent of the “Bulletin of Manufacturing Industry” who visited Yegoryevsk in 1911 wrote about the school of Tsarevich Alexei in enthusiastic tones: “First of all, this school amazes us with its external splendor and vastness... The internal furnishings, equipment... are something completely unusual. Here you will not find any machines or machines relegated to the realm of the past. Everything here is new, everything is the latest word in technology and science.”

In Soviet times, a technical school was opened here, on the basis of which the Yegoryevsk Technological Institute MSTU "Stankin" was created already in the 1990s. The building still amazes with its unusual architecture and grandeur.

Where: st. Profsoyuznaya, 34, tel. +7 (49640) 3-04-76, e-stankin.ru

MONUMENT TO ALEXANDER NEVSKY

In 2022, Russia solemnly celebrated the 800th anniversary of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky. In Yegoryevsk, for this event, on September 12, a bronze monument was opened in honor of the Russian hero on the city square of the same name. The first one of its kind in the Moscow region! The place for the monument was not chosen by chance - previously there was a chapel here that bore the name of the saint.

The monument was made in the workshop of sculptor Vitaly Kazansky, a member of the Union of Artists of Russia. The noble prince is depicted not traditionally, as a warrior in armor, but sitting in a princely chair. On the same day, on Alexander Nevsky Square in Yegoryevsk, the townspeople were presented with the creative project “The Glorious Path of St. Alexander Nevsky: the legacy of the past through the eyes of the present,” prepared by students of parish Sunday schools of the Yegoryevsk city district.

Where: Alexander Nevsky Street

GEORGE'S CHURCH

St. George's Church is the main Old Believer temple of Yegoryevsk, built in 1882, an architectural monument of regional significance. The Old Believer magazine “Church” wrote this a hundred years ago: “... the temple amazes with its splendor. A lot of gold, valuable vestments, expensive jewelry. The zeal of the donors is very commendable...”

The temple operated until 1936, when the Yegoryevsk City Council decided to close it. In May 1996, the building was returned to the community. In 1998, the five-domed superstructure was restored, and the bell tower was rebuilt in 2022. And now not only residents of the Moscow region, but also Old Believers from Moscow often come to the Church of the Great Martyr George to pray.

Where: st. Marksa, 42, tel. +7 (240) 4-21-22, rpsc.ru/church/egorevsk

Photo: Sergey Kalugin, RIAMO photo bank, egorbibl.ru, dk-konina.ru.
The article was published in issue No. 4 (72) of the Horizons of Culture magazine for 2022. On our website you can subscribe to this and other magazines, as well as in electronic form.
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Mechanical and Electrical Engineering School

Profsoyuznaya Street runs perpendicular to Sovetskaya. It’s worth walking along it because of the beautiful architectural structure – the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering School. It was erected in 1909 under the leadership of the Moscow architect Baryutin.

The appearance of the building is reminiscent of Oxford colleges or a medieval castle with turrets

The founder of the school, Mikhail Bardygin, sought to attract first-class specialists and use the best materials. New machines were purchased in Germany, teachers were trained abroad.

The project included the construction of buildings for students and teachers, and the creation of a garden with a pond.

Now it houses the Yegoryevsk Technical Institute.

Former administrative structure

Efremovsky rural district

Settlements of the Yegoryevsky district of the Moscow region, located within the borders of the urban settlement of Yegoryevsk:

Klemenovsky rural district

Settlements of the Yegoryevsky district of the Moscow region, located within the borders of the urban settlement of Yegoryevsk:

Kolychevsky rural district

Settlements of the Yegoryevsky district of the Moscow region, located within the borders of the urban settlement of Yegoryevsk:

Kupliyamsky rural district

Settlements of the Yegoryevsky district of the Moscow region, located within the borders of the urban settlement of Ryazanovsky:

Podryadnikovsky rural district

Settlements of the Yegoryevsky district of the Moscow region, located within the border of the rural settlement of Yurtsovskoye:

Ramensky rural district

Settlements of the Yegoryevsky district of the Moscow region, located within the borders of the rural settlement of Ramenskoye:

Savvinsky rural district

Settlements of the Yegoryevsky district of the Moscow region, located within the border of the rural settlement of Savvinskoye:

Selivanikhovsky rural district

Settlements of the Yegoryevsky district of the Moscow region, located within the borders of the urban settlement of Yegoryevsk:

Attractions in the vicinity of Yegoryevsk

The outskirts of the city are also rich in attractive places. Let's look at the more interesting of them:

1. Nikolo-Radovitsky Monastery in the village of Radovitsy was founded in 1584. Ivan the Terrible himself gave consent to its creation. This monastery was mentioned by Sergei Yesenin in the poem “Anna Snegina”. He visited there several times. The monastery was subjected to great destruction, so a global restoration was needed. His shrine is the image of St. Nicholas.
2. In the village of Kolychevo, 16 km from the city, the Kazan Convent . Lovers of antiquity will be pleased with the visit. The originality of the architecture of the Kazan Cathedral, the Transfiguration Church, and the gate church of St. Juvenal attracts attention. Its creation was started by the monk Macarius, who bought the noble estate and organized a shelter in it. Orphans and rootless women were accepted there.
3. Literally five kilometers from the city limits you can get acquainted with the Temple of the Sign . His story is again intertwined with the fate of the philanthropist Bardygin. It was he who sponsored its construction and decoration of the church premises. The interior decoration was luxurious. The church is active.

So you got acquainted with the sights of Yegoryevsk. We hope that our stories have helped you in planning your future itinerary for your planned trip. Having a plan in advance helps you save time while traveling.