Breitovo is an ancient village
Find out the legends of Breitov's origin.
Immerse yourself in the world of flooded Mologa,
a once thriving city,
a victim of the man-made sea.
Visit unique exhibitions,
where the crafts of bygone eras come to life.
waypoints
1. Victory Park
- Ярославская обл., Брейтовский р-н., с. Брейтово, ул. Депутатская
- 10 min
In 1960, the Breitov center with administrative buildings was located where the market is now located. A stele was installed near the building of the district executive committee, on the sides of which the names of countrymen who died in the Great Patriotic War are written. Rallies were held at the foot of this monument on May 9, flowers and wreaths were laid at it. In 1973, a new monument was erected in the park -a memorial to fellow countrymen in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
2. Брейтовский историко-краеведческий музей
- Ярославская обл., Брейтовский р-н., с. Брейтово, ул. Республиканская, д. 18
- 10 min
photo: Юлия Смычек / личный архив
MuseumThe museum is housed in a house that was transported from the territory flooded by the Rybinsk reservoir. The exposition tells about the life of the former Sitsky region. There are items on display, collected in the Breitovo surroundings, which are remembered by past generations, imbued with the spirit of history, have a unique charm and are of interest.
One of the halls is dedicated to needlework, because Breitovo has long been famous for linen crafts: a weaving mill, numerous spinning wheels, shuttles, tow samples, embroidered towels, shirts, cute rugs, a collection of antique irons and a sewing machine.
The collection of pottery includes crinkles, pots, cast iron pots, jugs. Some of them still have simple ornaments: twigs, circles. "Balsamniki" are interesting – elongated vessels with a thin neck and handle, they reached Breitov from far southern regions, from the same Caspian Sea, into which, as is known, the Volga, the main waterway, flows. Cute "hand washes" – hanging pots with spouts, in those days they did not even dream of plumbing. The exposition is complemented by a collection of glassware: bottles of various sizes.
Peasant life continues to be illustrated by samovars, sieves, troughs, worn furniture, kerosene stoves, wooden spoons, mortar and pestle, hooks, bast shoes, birch bark boxes and shovels (cases for timber). It is interesting to see a large bucket made of thick wood, upholstered in iron, and a wonderful rocker decorated with a simple but cute ornament.
Products made of iron – huge keys, horseshoes, a bell and round mysterious "sharkuns", as well as a barrel for coal – "extinguisher", locks and a small collection of heavy forged chests.
The peasant's room at the beginning of the XX century immerses in the atmosphere of everyday life of those times. This is a table with a samovar, chairs with massive wooden backs, benches covered with rugs, a walking clock, an old mirror in a carved frame, a cradle under a lace canopy, and in the red corner a lamp in front of a towel-covered icon.
In another hall there is a master's living room. On a round table covered with a lace napkin, an album with retro photographs, an inkwell with a goose quill, on the opposite wall – an impressive chest of drawers with an old radio, samples of ancient photographic equipment, a porcelain rooster that miraculously did not lose its bright colors, very beautiful cross–embroidered paintings - a bouquet of flowers and a portrait of the same leader of chickens.
The stand in the corridor is dedicated to archaeological finds, including arrowheads left on the battlefields after the famous Battle of Sitka.
The museum has a hall dedicated to the Great Patriotic War. Here are photographs, documents that once belonged to the Breitov front-line soldiers, hiking mugs, helmets, cartridges, an overcoat and, as a hope for peacetime, a gramophone with a captured radio receiver. There is a monument from the village of Dudenevo in the hall. It not only lists the names of all the non-returning hero residents, but in its lower part, under the glass, there is a real Stalingrad land, gray, burnt, completely strewn with torn metal fragments. That's exactly how she was after the bloody battle... and white daisies on the terrible ground...
3. Monument to the first tractor drivers and the first tractor of the Breitovsky district.
- Ярославская обл., Брейтовский р-н., с. Брейтово, ул. Республиканская, д. 23
- 10 min
The monument was the Universal II tractor, which belonged to Vladimir Ivanovich Smelov, one of the first tractor drivers of the district.
The old tractor "Universal-2" by V.I.Smelov at one time at the collective farm "Dawn" wanted to be scrapped, but they gave in to the request of the honorary collective farmer – they gave it for personal use. Vladimir Ivanovich constantly maintained it in good working order, plowed his vegetable garden on it in the village of Argun. And if the neighbors asked, I did not refuse them for a bottle.
4. Брейтовский районный культурно-досуговый центр
- Ярославская обл., Брейтовский р-н., с. Брейтово, ул. Республиканская, д. 23
- 10 min
photo: Пояркова Л.В. / Архив РДКMosaic made of ceramics. Today Lev Mikhailovich BUCHKIN would have turned 84 years old. The older generation of Breitovites remembers the talented artist well. Everyone who passed by the Breitovsky Recreation Center at least once saw beautiful mosaic panels on the facade depicting a collective farmer and a fisherman, made by the hands of Lev Mikhailovich.
5. Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist
- Ярославская обл., Брейтовский р-н., с. Брейтово, ул. Республиканская, зд. 5
- 10 min
Before the flooding of the Rybinsk Sea, there were two temples in Breitovo: John the Baptist (1767) and in the name of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1887). When the Rybinsk reservoir was created, the temples were destroyed.
The construction of a new church in honor of the Nativity of John the Baptist – as the successor and continuer of the traditions of the destroyed one – began in the fall of 2010. Builders were invited from Ukraine, auxiliary work was helped by residents of the Breitovsky district.
6. The Mother of God – Nikolskaya Chapel
- Ярославская обл., Брейтовский р-н., с. Брейтово
- 10 min
photo: Anna / DC ArchiveThe chapel was conceived as a penitential candle of our people for the ruined shrines and became the first chapel in Russia in honor of the Leusha Icon of the Mother of God.
The Orthodox chapel was built in honor of Nicholas the Wonderworker, one of the most revered saints in Russia. In trouble, in sorrow and joy, a Russian man remembers him, asking for help and mercy, hoping for a miracle. Sailors and fishermen pass under his blessing – everyone who "walks" on the water.
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