Back to the past
The second place visited that weekend (see the previous post) was the village Nizhnaya Sinyachiha famous for the outdoor museum of wooden architecture located in Urals.
The village Nizhnaya Sinyachiha
The museum is a result of hard work of Russian engineer and collector Ivan Samoylov devoted his life to recreation of historical treasures. During his trips over Russia Samoylov often saw old historical buildings which went to waste in economically unviable villages. His idea was to create a culture preserve with all these architectural sights. For the preserve he chose a wonderful russian village fouded in 1680 year.
In this place Samoylov and his team of restorers revived Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy Cathedral – nine-domed, 64 meters high monument in “Tobolsk’ baroque” style. Inside of the cathedral there is a museum of folk art. Right here we started our acquaintance with the preserve.
On the first floor there is a collection of different period pieces – icons, old paper money, bells and so on.
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The second floor contains ancient house paintings and even a peasant’s log hut with the chamber inside – in that place peasants did the honours.
Peasant's chamber
In the hall of the museum we saw a route map including 16 architectural objects, such as farms of peasants, chapels and towers, so went further to see the rest exposition.
The most interesting for me was visiting peasant’s houses dated by XVII, XVIII and XIX centuries. In some houses you can also come inside and learn about peasants’ life, traditions and customs.
 Peasant's house |
 A chapel |
 A mill |
On the way home we stopped for a while to to take a picture of the road:
In conclusion some useful information:
the museum is situated in 160 km from Ekaterinburg city. It’s open until 4 p.m. so it’s better to set off in the morning (for example at 10 a.m.) If you decided to go there it’s a good idea to take an english-speaking friend or a guide with you. We’ll also be glad to help you.
