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Five most attractive villages of Russia

Rhinestone cultural heritage of Russia "Culture.rf" and the Foundation "Perspective" developed a guide to rural tourism in the framework of the All-Russian Promotion of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation Resthamvysia. In the tourism guide, designed to raise the popularity of rural tourism, entered the tempting and unexpected routes.

1. The most beautiful village. Vyatka (Yaroslavl region)

This Russian depth is in caring and loving hands. The village has not only one's website (you will not surprise anyone), but also a map of attractions, the ability to be an online booking, and even your press center.

The ancient merchant village of Vyatka is located in the Nekrasovsky district - one of the most environmentally friendly and historically significant regions of the Yaroslavl region. You can easily reach the car from Yaroslavl, the road will take less than an hour. What is the feature of Vyatsky and why did he recognize one of the most beautiful villages of the country?

Vyatskaya village is a unique urban planning complex of the XVIII-XIX centuries with more than 50 registered architectural monuments, former merchant and peasant houses, tea and innovative institutions, aligns. 10 museums work on its territory.

In Vyatka, the festival "Province - Soul of Russia" is held. During the festival, young musicians, artists, sculptors come here.

In 2015, the Museum Community found the Museum Community at the InterMuze Festival, the Best Museum of the Year in Russia, awarding the International Festival's Grand Prix.

View of the village with the bell tower of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ. Photo: krasaderevni.ru/villages/vyatskoe

Balkees in black on the shore of wrath. Photo: krasaderevni.ru/villages/vyatskoe

Church of the Resurrection of Christ in the fall. Photo: krasaderevni.ru/villages/vyatskoe

2. The most historical area. Events (Saratov region)

Few people know that in the Saratov region you can find objects of all historical eras: from the stone century to the Middle Ages. These unique monuments make the region one of the richest in cultural and historical terms on all Eurasian space. One of the main attractions of the region is now the outskirts of Saratov, in which from the VIII century, our era is the largest urban center of the Golden Horde - the poker.

Today, the festival of historical reconstruction "One day from the life of a medieval city" is carried out. In 2016, the event will be held from 2 to 4 September. Guests will see the work of medieval artisans, we will take part in the master classes on weaving from Berriest, will try himself in archery and fighting the belts.

There will be several main locations on the historic site: "Emir Rate", "Russian Quarter", "European Embassy", "Bazaar". Each of them will be recreated the past times of the Golden Horde.

Village of Events (Saratov region). One day from the life of a medieval city. Photo: ukekfest.ru/gallery.

Village of Events (Saratov region). One day from the life of a medieval city. Photo: ukekfest.ru/gallery.

3. The happiest village. Esso (Kamchatka Territory)

You are not so easy to get here. Esso village is 600 kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, on the very border of the tundra.

Numerous thermal sources made a geothermal resort from a simple village. They feed the open year round pool on the main square. Locals say that Esso may qualify for the title of "the happiest village".

After all, there are no such coniferous forests, as in Esso, there is no more anywhere in Kamchatka, and Ichinsky volcano (3621 m) is the second largest (after the Klyuchevsk hop) from the existing volcanoes of Eurasia. Hot springs are heated at home and greenhouses in which cucumbers, tomatoes and even grapes grow! The climate in Esso is sharply continental, so in the summer Esso - the warmest place in Kamchatka, and in the winter the thermometer arrow here can go down to -47 ° C!

In Esso, festivals are held every year. The main event is held on the last Sunday of February: "Beringia" starts on this day - an extreme race on dog sledding.

Esso village (Kamchatka Territory). Photo: kamchatkatravel.net/special/esso-selo.html.

Esso village (Kamchatka Territory). Photo: Strana.ru/places/37245.

4. The oldest village. Varzouga (Murmansk region)

Varzuga is located just 20 kilometers from the White Sea and is considered one of the oldest villages of the Kola Peninsula. It is almost 600 years old. In addition to age, her main attraction - Wooden Tent Assumption Church. The temple was erected in 1674 without a single nail.

And here, every spring on the river rises atlantic salmon - before it was the main fishery of the villagers. Today, fish movement attracts more and more tourists. Someone goes to look at the unique phenomenon of nature, and someone and to divide - along the Varzugi River of the same name for hundreds of kilometers stretched camp for tourists-fishermen.

Varzouga village (Murmansk region). Photo: V-Varzugu.ru.

For real beautiful villages in Russia It remains not very much, they are painfully collecting and numbering specialists of historical and security organizations in order to carefully keep the remaining crumbs. Today in the list "not yet lost" will be thrown a little more than a dozen. Each of them is interesting in terms of history, architecture, traditional lifestyle. Each will leave the mark in the heart, after visiting.

So, the most beautiful villages of Russia:

The most colorful villages

The village of Declayers. Buryatia. First mention - 1746 year.

The village of Declayers consists of five streets.

Currently, 778 people live in the village of Declayers.

The village of Dectello is located near the Selenga River.

Village Azgat. This word is translated from the Buryat language - "Stone".

In the village of Aqagat about 100 yards.

Aqagatsky datsan. Founded in 1825.

Tarbagatay village is one of the largest old-desired villages of Transbaikalia.

Tarbagatay village is located on the Kuytunka River (the right influx of Selenga)

Tarbagaytai village is founded in the 1710s.

The village of Big Cunale was founded in 1765.

The name of the village of Kunali - "Hunilla", which translated from Buryat means "assembly" or "fold".

The village of Kunaleus retains the originality, culture and traditions of their ancestors.

Lost among the mountains and meadows with fragrant herbs, very similar to each other and not similar, there are four villages in Buryatia, located approximately at the same distance east and south from Ulan-Ude.Declayer, Azgat, Tarbagatai and Big Cunners. Almost all the buildings in these villages are painted with bright colors: red, orange and blue, and the inner walls, furniture items and even the ceilings are painted and brighter. Such traditional decoration was very characteristic of wealthy peasant houses. The traditional folk outfits are no less bright, it seems that the most fun people live in these villages that do not want to part with childhood. And meanwhiletraditional culture of Tarbagay village It was proclaimed the "masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of mankind" UNESCO. And the Aqagat village is also one of the religious centers of the region. Back in 1825, Datsan was erected here, which raised not one generation of Lam. And local herbs can be found even in the atlas of Tibetan medicine.

The oldest villages

The village of Old Ladoga founded in 753.

Until 1703, Ladoga was a city.

At the Novgorod Chronicles in Ladoga there is a grave of the thing Oleg (in Kiev version, his grave is located in Kiev on the mountain of the Shchovice).

When the daughter of the Swedish king Olaf Schrekonungg, Princess Inhigerda in 1019 married to Novgorod Prince Yaroslav Wise, then in the dowry (Vienna) received the city of Aldeagborg (old Ladoga) with adjacent lands, which have received the name of Ingermanland (Earth Ingegerend) since then).

Afanasyevskaya Church in Varzuga.

Temple of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Warrow.

The main source of income of the local population at all times was the sale of salmon caught in the Warzuga River.

Perhaps precisely harsh north weather, frosts and wind and ice, contributed to the fact thatthe most ancient villages of Russia Located in the north-west, in the Leningrad and Murmansk regions: the old Ladoga and Varzuga. We will not argue who is their older them, leave it to those skilleditors, the story of both of them has more than 600 years. What stands on the Volkhov River is considered to be the starting point of the great path "from Varyag in the Greeks", one of the three Varyag brothers, designed in Russia, is ruled here. She was the largest shopping center even before Novgorod, and the walls of her fortress stormed the Swedes. She absorbed the entire culture of north-Russian nationalities. It stands on the shores of the eponymous river, which flows into the White Sea. Its main decorations are wooden churches, which here built as many as five, built without a single nail, like many religious buildings of the northern masters. Here was locatedPatriarn house of the Solovetsky Monastery, Therefore, the earth and sources around the saints. And the main fishery of local residents were catching salmon and pearl mining, which gave birth to the Warzuga River.

The most severe villages

The first mention of Teriberka refers to the XVI century.

The name of the village received along the same river the Teriberka, the name of which, in turn, on one of the versions, goes back to the outdated name of the Kola Peninsula - Taper.

Until 1984, Teribers did not have a car message and there was an either by sea or helicopter.

Esso's village received his name in 1932.

Almost the entire Esso village is heated due to natural geothermal waters.

Esso's village is called "Kamchatka Switzerland".

Annually in March from the village will start international race on dog sledging "Beringi".

Severe not because of the characters of local residents, but because they are located in such places, which is not clear how people can live here, and even build such beautiful villages. They are scattered along the two extremes of our country: on the Barents Sea and Esso on the . The Terberka appeared on the Kola Peninsula in the XVI century, but it became very known only now, after filming "Leviathan". Here, in the tundra area, where the cold sky here meets with cold earth and is reflected in cold water, there was a fishing whaling village. Today, this village is beautiful, perhaps, only by nature, because most of the infrastructure is abandoned and is in a very poor condition. It is the combination of decline of civilization against the background of harsh landscapes makes this place crazy perfectly. And on the contrary, the Esso village is breathing in health in the middle of a snow kamchatka, because it is surrounded by hot thermal sources from all sides. Here are happy people who manage to grow even grapes in such a climate. And from here starts every year the most famous race on dog sledding -.

The very first and last village

The ancient merchant village of Vyatka is located in the Nekrasovsky district - one of the most environmentally friendly and historically significant regions of the Yaroslavl region.

Vyatsky village is first mentioned in documentary sources of 1502, as the center of the Metropolitan Vyatka parish.

Vyatskaya village is a unique town-planning complex of the XVIII - XIX centuries with more than 50 registered architectural monuments, former in the past merchant and peasant houses, tea and innovative facilities, alleys.

Not so long ago, Russia joined the World Association, which is looking for the most beautiful villages on Earth in each country. The main selection criteria: the village must be alive, not a musey, no more than 2,000 inhabitants should be reside in it and the rural lifestyle should be preserved. Each found village is solemnly assigned the honorable title of "most beautiful", the corresponding sign is issued, and a special inauguration ceremony is carried out. After that, the village falls into the list of such. On the territory of Russia officially recognized beautiful villages are only six, but we must not forget that the list was open to just in 2015. The very first was recognized as a beautiful village, or rather the village, . Vintage merchant houses, almost every of which is an architectural monument, as well as the whole ten museums of a completely different direction: from traditional to polytechnic. The latter got the village in Kareliawhose inauguration took place on June 10, 2016. The village that fell into the tub's books in the XVI century, and who began his story with four farms, now consists of only 16 vintage Karelian houses, the chapel of the Smolensk Mother of God and the five inhabitants, two of which have a family tree with local roots in 500 years.

The Association of the most beautiful villages of Russia was created several years ago in order to develop tourism, the preservation of the national treasure and original architecture in rural areas. Following the results of several competitions and contests, the association was replenished with picturesque villages from different parts of the country, and some of them managed to get to the guide to the most beautiful villages. We allocated the brightest of them and rush to tell about their history, attractions and geographical location.

Vyatskoye

Vyatka - an old village located in the middle lane of Russia, namely in the Yaroslavl region on the Willow River. In the Association of the most beautiful villages this place in 2015 was made first. The history of the village begins in the distant XVI century: at the first time of the existence, Vyatka became famous as the patriarch's patriarch. Later the village was known as the place of cucumber fishery, major fairs and bazaars. At the moment, the place is more like an extensive museum complex, collecting thousands of tourists at any time of the year. The preserved houses and architectural structures of the XVIII century, the presence of a dozen museums and the nature of amazing beauty make Vyatskaya extremely attractive. For the convenience of tourists there are several hotels, restaurants and even a film-concert hall, and thanks to the close to Yaroslavl, the flow of those who want to see Vyatka does not dry out. Here annually hold a number of festivals and traditional events: harvest day, red hill, the holiday of the Russian wreath, the festival "Province - Soul of Russia". The historical and cultural complex of Vyatsky was recognized as the best in Russia, and the village more than once became the laureate of many national and state awards.

Not every city boasts so much museums as Vyatskaya village: at the moment there are ten more of them. Some of them attract attention to the extraordinary topics and intriguing names: the Museum of Angels, the Museum of Love History, the Museum of Russian Enforcement, "Russian Balnika Floor" and other bizarre museums functions on the territory of the village. In addition to the museum complex, there are several acting churches in Vyatsky. In addition to architectural attractions, the village is famous for several healing drinking sources, and its area is recognized as the most environmentally friendly in the area.

How to get?

Vyatka is located in the Nekrasov district of the Yaroslavl region. The distance from Yaroslavl is only 30 kilometers on a straight line. Time on the way on the car will be 40 minutes. Buses go from Yaroslavl daily.

Source photo: kulturologia.ru

Foreman

The following known place with developed ethnoculture is the Old Believer village of Declayers. Thanks to the preserved architecture, the settlement and local traditions were brought to UNESCO. The first mention of it relate to the XVIII century. There is a decade in Buryatia, a few kilometers from the district center - a large village of Tarbagaytai. The Association of the most beautiful villages of the Declayer entered in 2016. The architecture of the village is unique: historically developed so that the old supplies sent here several centuries ago collected the culture of several peoples in one place, which was mixed with local traditions. From other settlements, the foreman has extremely bright wooden buildings. Information about the features of the architecture of the village of Declayer is available on the link.

Main attractions

Each house in the village is local proud and attraction due to the unique coloring method both inside and outside, the construction method and preserved customs. Another important object of cultural heritage in the Declayer is the current Nikolsk Church.

How to get?

From the capital of Buryatia Ulan-Ude to the Declayer on the federal highway "Baikal" will have to overcome about 60 kilometers and 11 kilometers from the district center of Tarbagatay. You can get from Ulan-Ude on a minibus.

Kiltsa

Kilz village is a picturesque place known since the XVII century. It is located in the Mezensky district of the Arkhangelsk region at the mouth of the river with the same name. The Kiltsa refers to the Arctic zone of the country and in the Association of beautiful villages was officially introduced quite recently because of the preserved counseling wooden buildings, the traditional lifestyle of the life of local residents and the presence of fabulous nature around. Any residential building is an indicator of the skill of the Northern Archors.

Main attractions

Kiltsa, first of all, is known to the top crosses, to see which can already be in the entrance to the village. The overwhelming crosses were made to put on any occasion as happy and sad. The indigenous people have a special attitude to them - it has long been believed that the Woven Cross delivered - the strongest charm from misfortunes. In addition, the Kiltsa became famous for its incomparable architectural style, characteristic of northern rural settlements: every residential building, decorated with patterned platbands and carved balconies, is a work of folk creativity.

How to get?

Kiltsa is connected by road from the Kimja village, also included in the Association of beautiful villages. This place is rather hard to reach. The nearest highway is 12 kilometers in the winter, in the summer on the vehicle, it is not easy. At the moment, the administration is the question of building the road for the development of tourism. The place belongs to the rural settlement, the center of which is the village of Kozmogorsk. Map and additional information about the geographical location is available on the link.

Source photo: krasaderevni.ru

Kimzha

No less known in the Arkhangelsk region and another village - Kimja. Just like the neighboring Rod, the village is located in the Mezensky district. In the Association of the most beautiful villages of Kimja entered in 2017 and immediately occupied the honorable first place in this list. It is known from the XVI century, and the permanent population of this Arctic village is quite small - no more than a hundred people. Each house in the settlement, as if coming to the museum exhibit and keeper of history, is of great interest to visit tourists. For those who are interested in the folklore and customs of indigenous peoples, Kimzha is a real treasure: the local population strictly keeps traditions, celebrates events on the canons, firks on Christmas and collects folk choirs for the holidays. But one of the folk legends, local settlers have a gift of burning and witchcraft, for this reason the inhabitants of neighboring areas are still called their blacks. Until the middle of the last century, paganism was distributed in Kimge, which left their mark in modern defendant. The main and important sessions of the local population are hunting, fishing, gathering berries.

Main attractions

The visiting card of the village is the museum complex "The Northern Mills in the World". One of these mills is currently functions, the other is the Northern Mill Museum. These two mills were built at the end of the XIX century and are monuments of regional importance. The Odigitrian Church is the only local landmark of the Mezen type of construction, which has been preserved from the beginning of the 18th century.

How to get?

From Arkhangelsk to Kimi 350 kilometers. At any time of the year you can get to the aircraft, in the summer, ferries run on the river. Motorists are the easiest way to go through the picturesque road of Arkhangelsk-Belogorsk-Pinega-Kimja. According to the official version, public transport in this area does not go, but there are private transportation from Arkhangelsk. Detailed information on how to get to the place, you will find on the site of the village of Kimja.

Source photo: TourInfo.ru

Osheven graveyard

The Arkhangelsk region can be proud of the presence of a variety of ancient settlements with the preserved effects: another village that spread on the Churyga River in the Kargopol district of the region and adopted in the Association of Beautiful Villages - Osheven Terminos. The village did not accidentally entered this list: some architectural structures have been preserved here since the XV century, and local residents still observe the rites inherent in this place. Tourists go here in order to see local traditions: see how bake ritual cookies, learn the stove pies, go to the real bath in black and test the vintage spindles. Specially for visitors are carried out by master classes, and you can stay in the guest house.

Main attractions

The acting Holy Assumption Alexander-Osheven Male Monastery, located at the entrance to the village, is national pride. An attractive building with an eight-marched dome is the church of the Epiphany, existing since the XVIII century and also known as painted ceilings. Detailed area history is available on the link.

How to get?

The settlement of Osheven is 45 kilometers from Kargopol. You can get on the road from Kargopol on the vehicle.

Source photo: korsar-travel.ru

Kinerma

Karelian settlement Kinerma is a real distinctive village, where the rural lifestyle is currently being actively supported. The first mention of the village belongs to the XVI century. Kinerma was burned by Swedish troops and was restored, collapsed by Polish-Lithuanian troops, but still retained his primary appearance to the present day. The Association of Beautiful Villages Kinner was adopted in 2016, which was the cause of a huge flow of tourists to the village and its surroundings. Most of the preserved residential buildings are recognized as architectural monuments. For everyone, guests here are master classes with a demonstration of folk crafts and the preparation of traditional dishes.

Main attractions

The chapel of Smolensk Our Lady with the iconostasis, functioning from the XVIII century, is the main local attraction. The village has an ethnocultural center in a restored historic barn with traditional hedges, a well and a bathhouse. Weighing part of the sights are the oldest residential buildings. Detailed information about the services and attractions you will see in

Russian village ... For someone, she is a relic of agrarian past, for others - the keeper of the Russian soul. One way or another, annually urbanization on average "eats" by three villages in the country. What are the reasons for the extinction and degradation of the Russian village? How much is the villages today in Russia? And which of them are the most beautiful? Answers to all these questions you will find in our article.

Unemployment, hopelessness, despondency ...

It is such unpleasant words that the modern Russian village is most often described. Broken asphalt, fragmentary remaining from prosperous Soviet times, abandoned farms, destroyed houses of culture, dirt, lack of lighting and central sewage - is characteristic of most of the villages and villages of the current Russia. Of course, there are pleasant exceptions. But they are catastrophically not enough.

Many villages in Russia, due to the latter area, in the literal sense, the words are torn off from any benefits of civilization. They can be located a few hundred kilometers from the nearest city or district center. In such villages, people, like a hundred-two hundred years ago, live in a natural economy: Fields are seeded, scottle diluted, fish, hunt and drink strong tea from real samovarov.

The classic example of the "Russian depths" is the so-called red shore. This is a terrain consisting of three villages, lost in the midst of coniferous forests of the Vologda region. The total number of their population is 10 people. Roads by these items, in fact, no. In winter, it can be overcome only on a snowmobile, and in summer (after heavy rain) - exclusively on the tractor. Water - from Rodnikov, light from kerosene lamps, the generator is one on three villages.

And how many similar villages are scattered across the expanses of immense Russia - to say difficult.

Russian village: in facts and numbers

• As of the beginning of 2018, 19.1% of the total population of the Russian Federation lives in rural settlements.
• In the period from 2002 to 2010. (Between the last two censuses) the number of dismal villages in Russia increased by 6 thousand.
• Today there are about 150 thousand rural settlements in the country.
• At about half of them, no more than 100 people live.
• 17 thousand Russian villages have no permanent population.
• The average density in the Russian Federation is 2 people / square meters. km.
• The maximum percentage of the rural population is observed in the Krasnodar Territory - almost 45%.
• The largest villages are located in the North Caucasus.
• The largest population in Russia in Russia is a new Ussman. 27.5 thousand people live here.

Causes of extinction of the Russian village

Village degradation is one of the most acute socio-economic problems of modern Russia. In the past twenty years, the rural population of the country is constantly declining. Moreover, not only as a result of natural decrease (high mortality against the background of low birth rate), but also due to the colossal migration outflow.

Young people categorically do not want to live in the village, trying to escape to the capital or the nearest major city by any available ways. As a result, only old men and frankly asocial elements remain in many Russian villages. The proportion of the dispersed villages in some subjects of the Russian Federation has already reached an indicator of 20%.

Why does the Russian village die out? There are several reasons:

• High unemployment.
• Social infrastructure degradation (lack of schools, kindergartens, clinic, etc.).
• Lower life in comparison with the city habitat.
• Frequent lack of housing and communal goods (sewers, gasification, lighting, Internet, etc.).

To revive the Russian village and return the youth to it, a comprehensive state program is required for its salvation and further development. Of course, this requires both colossal money.

The most beautiful villages of Russia: list

Let's try to complete our article on a major note. Not all villages in Russia look sadly and hopeless. Some of them are able to surprise their colors, authentic spirit and original architecture. The following are five vintage Russian villages, in which it is clearly worth visiting at least once in life:

1. Varzuga, Murmansk region. The village arose in the middle of the XV century. The center of the catch of Atlantic salmon.
2. Big Cunners, Buryatia. Pretty large village, resembling its appearance, an illustration for a collection of children's fairy tales. The design of all these houses is absolutely the same: brown walls, blue windows, green fences.
3. Verchinino, Arkhangelsk region. Traditional village of Russian North. It is famous for its unique and beautifully preserved architecture of the XVII-XVIII centuries.
4. Okunevo, Omsk region. Colorful, amazing and mystical village, in which there are five different religions at once. The village is a place of attraction for all lovers of esoteric and meditation.
5. Elovo, Perm region. Environmentally friendly village located on the banks of the Kama. All guests are striking not only with magnificent natural landscapes, but also with its improvement. There is asphalt, pedestrian walkways, flower beds and playgrounds.

Finally…

The process of extinction of the village is not a unique Russian phenomenon. In general, it is similar to similar processes in other countries and regions of the planet. But, in spite of everything, the Russian village still lives, with all its advantages and disadvantages. And hopefully, in the near future it will begin to revive. After all, as they say in one old Russian proverb: "The city is a kingdom, and the village is paradise."

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