Yelizarovo, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District, Moscow Oblast
Encyclopedia
Yelizarovo is a village in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District
of Moscow Oblast
, Russia
, located 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) south-east of Moscow
, 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) west of Davydovo
.
Municipally, the village is a part of Davydovsky Rural Settlement (the administrative center of which is the village of Davydovo
). Population: 132 (1997 est.). Postal code: 142641.
). In the 19th century, it was a part of Zaponorskaya Volost of Bogorodsky Uyezd of Moscow Governorate
. The overwhelming majority of the population of Yelizarovo were Old Believers
, who from the end of the 19th century were guided by the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church
.
In 1862, there was already an Old Believers' chapel
in the village.
As in many other Guslitsa's villages, icon painting was a developed craft in Yelizarovo. An icon-painting workshop opened in Yelizarovo in the mid-19th century and stayed in operation until 1919. This workshop was linked to the workshops in Moscow
, as well as to the icon-painters of Mstyora. At the All-Russia Exhibition of 1882 in Moscow, V. K. Chikalov's icon from Yelizarovo won a cash prize.
Before the Revolution
, guslyaki (residents of Guslitsa) were known for their criminal tendencies and a propensity for horse-stealing. A large number of horse thieves
were from Yelizarovo and Kostino
. Stolen horses were usually sold in nearby Yegoryevsk
, which at the time was a part of Ryazan Governorate and thus not in jurisdiction of the Moscow Governorate's police.
Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District
Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 38 in Moscow Oblast, Russia....
of Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) south-east of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, 1.5 kilometre (0.93205910497471 mi) west of Davydovo
Davydovo, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District, Moscow Oblast
Davydovo is a village in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located some south-east of Moscow and south of Orekhovo-Zuyevo. Municipally, the village is the administrative center of Davydovskoye Rural Settlement. Population: 12,000 ; 11,840...
.
Municipally, the village is a part of Davydovsky Rural Settlement (the administrative center of which is the village of Davydovo
Davydovo, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District, Moscow Oblast
Davydovo is a village in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located some south-east of Moscow and south of Orekhovo-Zuyevo. Municipally, the village is the administrative center of Davydovskoye Rural Settlement. Population: 12,000 ; 11,840...
). Population: 132 (1997 est.). Postal code: 142641.
History
The village is located in the historical area of Zakhod (a part of GuslitsaGuslitsa
Guslitsa, Guslica, or Guslicy is a region situated in the eastern part of Moscow Oblast. Guslitsa is famous for it was almost entirely inhabited by the Old Believers, mainly popovtsy...
). In the 19th century, it was a part of Zaponorskaya Volost of Bogorodsky Uyezd of Moscow Governorate
Moscow Governorate
Moscow Governorate , or Government of Moscow, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1708–1929....
. The overwhelming majority of the population of Yelizarovo were Old Believers
Old Believers
In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers separated after 1666 from the official Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652–66...
, who from the end of the 19th century were guided by the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church
Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church
The Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church is an Eastern Orthodox Church of the Old Believers tradition, born from a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church following the liturgical reforms of Patriarch Nikon in the second half of 17th century...
.
In 1862, there was already an Old Believers' chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
in the village.
As in many other Guslitsa's villages, icon painting was a developed craft in Yelizarovo. An icon-painting workshop opened in Yelizarovo in the mid-19th century and stayed in operation until 1919. This workshop was linked to the workshops in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, as well as to the icon-painters of Mstyora. At the All-Russia Exhibition of 1882 in Moscow, V. K. Chikalov's icon from Yelizarovo won a cash prize.
Before the Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
, guslyaki (residents of Guslitsa) were known for their criminal tendencies and a propensity for horse-stealing. A large number of horse thieves
Horse thief
-United States:The term horse thief came into great popularity in the U.S. during the 19th century. During that time the Great Plains states, Texas, and other western states were sparsely populated and negligibly policed. As farmers tilled the land and migrants headed west through the Great...
were from Yelizarovo and Kostino
Kostino, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District, Moscow Oblast
Kostino is a village in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located south-east of Moscow near the Likhocha River.Municipally, the village is a part of Davydovsky Rural Settlement . Population: 185...
. Stolen horses were usually sold in nearby Yegoryevsk
Yegoryevsk
Yegoryevsk is a town and the administrative center of Yegoryevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Guslitsa River southeast of Moscow. Population: 68,000 ; 56,000 ; 29,700 . It is known since 1462 as the village of Vysokoye...
, which at the time was a part of Ryazan Governorate and thus not in jurisdiction of the Moscow Governorate's police.