Part of the Bank of Russia's long-running commemorative series documenting Orthodox architectural monuments, this issue focuses on a church whose reconstruction became emblematic of the broader post-Soviet religious revival of the 1990s and early 2000s. Hundreds of churches across Russia underwent state-assisted restoration during this period — a sharp reversal from Soviet-era confiscations, demolitions, and repurposings that had gutted the Orthodox patrimony over seven decades.
Part of the Bank of Russia's long-running commemorative series documenting Orthodox architectural monuments, this issue focuses on a church whose reconstruction became emblematic of the broader post-Soviet religious revival of the 1990s and early 2000s. Hundreds of churches across Russia underwent state-assisted restoration during this period — a sharp reversal from Soviet-era confiscations, demolitions, and repurposings that had gutted the Orthodox patrimony over seven decades.