Ilyinsko-Podomskoye
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Ilyinsko-Podomskoye is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Vilegodsky District
, Arkhangelsk Oblast
, Russia
, located on the right bank of the Viled River
. It also serves as the administrative center of Ilyinsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Ilyinskoye Rural Settlement. Population:
and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic
. Eventually, the area became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow
. Ilyinsk (Ilyinsky Pogost, currently a part of Ilyinsko-Podomskoye) was founded in 1379. The foundation of the pogost is often credited to the activities of Stephen of Perm, who is credited by the conversion of Komi peoples
to Christianity. In the end of 14th century, the lands along Viled River (including Ilyinsky Pogost) were given to Stephen, at the time the hegumen
in the Ust-Vym Monastery, by Dmitry Donskoy, the Prince of Moscow.
The Stroganov family
, which was based in Solvychegodsk
and made their fortune by the salt production, had a number of estates on the Viled, which were user to grow horses for the salt production. The biggest Stroganov estate on the Viled was in Ilyinsk.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Ilyinsk became a fortress due to its location on the main road from Moscow to Siberia, which went from Moscow to Veliky Ustyug
and then to Cherdyn
. The records show that in the 17th century Ilyinsk had two wooden churches. One of the first public schools in the North of Russia was opened here in 1848.
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye was created by merging Ilyinsk with the adjacent village of Podoma. Ilyinsko-Podomskaya Volost already existed in the 18th century.
Prior to 1918, the area of the present-day Vilegodsky District was a part of Solvychegodsky Uyezd. In 1918, the area moved to the newly established Northern Dvina Governorate
, and in 1924 the uyezd
s were abolished in favor of the new divisions, the districts (raion
s). Vilegodsky District was established on April 10, 1924, with the district center located in Ilyinsko-Podomskoye.
, and in 1930 the first linum factory in present-day Arkhangelsk Oblast opened in Ilyinsko-Podomskoye.
and Syktyvkar
(via Shiroky Priluk). This portion of the road is paved. There is regular passenger bus traffic from Ilyinsko-Podomskoye to Kotlas, Koryazhma, Veliky Ustyug, and Syktyvkar, as well as local traffic to the villages of Vilegodsky District.
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye hosts the Vilegodsky District Museum.
Vilegodsky District
Vilegodsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vilegodsky Municipal District...
, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
, 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 on the right bank of the Viled River
Viled River
The Viled is a river in Lensky, Vilegodsky, and Kotlassky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vychegda River. It is long, and the area of its basin . Its main tributary is the Velikaya Okhta ....
. It also serves as the administrative center of Ilyinsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Ilyinskoye Rural Settlement. Population:
History
The area was originally populated by Finno-Ugric peoplesFinno-Ugric peoples
The Finno-Ugric peoples are any of several peoples of Europe who speak languages of the proposed Finno-Ugric language family, such as the Finns, Estonians, Mordvins, and Hungarians...
and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic
Novgorod Republic
The Novgorod Republic was a large medieval Russian state which stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains between the 12th and 15th centuries, centred on the city of Novgorod...
. Eventually, the area became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow
Grand Duchy of Moscow
The Grand Duchy of Moscow or Grand Principality of Moscow, also known in English simply as Muscovy , was a late medieval Rus' principality centered on Moscow, and the predecessor state of the early modern Tsardom of Russia....
. Ilyinsk (Ilyinsky Pogost, currently a part of Ilyinsko-Podomskoye) was founded in 1379. The foundation of the pogost is often credited to the activities of Stephen of Perm, who is credited by the conversion of Komi peoples
Komi peoples
The Komi people is an ethnic group whose homeland is in the north-east of European Russia around the basins of the Vychegda, Pechora and Kama rivers. They mostly live in the Komi Republic, Perm Krai, Murmansk Oblast, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in the Russian...
to Christianity. In the end of 14th century, the lands along Viled River (including Ilyinsky Pogost) were given to Stephen, at the time the hegumen
Hegumen
Hegumen, hegumenos, igumen, or ihumen is the title for the head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches, similar to the one of abbot. The head of a convent of nuns is called hegumenia or ihumenia . The term means "the one who is in charge", "the leader" in...
in the Ust-Vym Monastery, by Dmitry Donskoy, the Prince of Moscow.
The Stroganov family
Stroganovs
The Stroganovs or Strogonovs , also spelled in French manner as Stroganoffs, were a family of highly successful Russian merchants, industrialists, landowners, and statesmen of the 16th – 20th centuries who eventually earned nobility.-Origins:...
, which was based in Solvychegodsk
Solvychegodsk
Solvychegodsk is a town in the southern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right-hand bank of the Vychegda River northeast of Kotlas. Administratively, it is a part of Kotlassky District. Municipally, it is incorporated as Solvychegodskoye Urban Settlement of Kotlassky Municipal...
and made their fortune by the salt production, had a number of estates on the Viled, which were user to grow horses for the salt production. The biggest Stroganov estate on the Viled was in Ilyinsk.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Ilyinsk became a fortress due to its location on the main road from Moscow to Siberia, which went from Moscow to Veliky Ustyug
Veliky Ustyug
Veliky Ustyug is a town in the northeast of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Velikoustyugsky District, by which it is completely...
and then to Cherdyn
Cherdyn
Cherdyn is a town and the administrative center of Cherdynsky District of Perm Krai, Russia. Population: The Kolva River flows by the town....
. The records show that in the 17th century Ilyinsk had two wooden churches. One of the first public schools in the North of Russia was opened here in 1848.
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye was created by merging Ilyinsk with the adjacent village of Podoma. Ilyinsko-Podomskaya Volost already existed in the 18th century.
Prior to 1918, the area of the present-day Vilegodsky District was a part of Solvychegodsky Uyezd. In 1918, the area moved to the newly established Northern Dvina Governorate
Northern Dvina Governorate
Northern Dvina Governorate was a governorate of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1929. Its seat was in the city of Veliky Ustyug. The governorate was located in the North of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided between Arkhangelsk, Vologda,...
, and in 1924 the uyezd
Uyezd
Uyezd or uezd was an administrative subdivision of Rus', Muscovy, Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR which was in use from the 13th century. Uyezds for most of the history in Russia were a secondary-level of administrative division...
s were abolished in favor of the new divisions, the districts (raion
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
s). Vilegodsky District was established on April 10, 1924, with the district center located in Ilyinsko-Podomskoye.
Industry
Traditionally, the valley of the Viled River was producing linumLinum
Linum is a genus of approximately 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae, native to temperate and subtropical regions of the world. It includes the Common Flax Linum (flax) is a genus of approximately 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae, native to temperate and...
, and in 1930 the first linum factory in present-day Arkhangelsk Oblast opened in Ilyinsko-Podomskoye.
Transport
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye is located on the road connecting KotlasKotlas
Kotlas is a town in the southeast of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Kotlassky District, by which it is...
and Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar
-Twin towns/sister cities:Syktyvkar is twinned with the following sister cities: Cullera, Spain Debrecen, Hungary Los Altos, United States Lovech, Bulgaria Taiyuan, China-External links:* * * *...
(via Shiroky Priluk). This portion of the road is paved. There is regular passenger bus traffic from Ilyinsko-Podomskoye to Kotlas, Koryazhma, Veliky Ustyug, and Syktyvkar, as well as local traffic to the villages of Vilegodsky District.
Culture and recreation
St. Iliya Church in Ilyinsko-Podomskoye is designated as an architectural monument and is protected at the local level. This is a two-floor stone church built in 1789.Ilyinsko-Podomskoye hosts the Vilegodsky District Museum.