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A Town in the Palm of Your Hand

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11 points4 km4 hours

Take a walk through Russia's smallest town, Chekalin. The Duna hillfort, Devyagorsk, Lisin, Likhvin: all of these are Chekalin. A deep dive into history, extraordinary landscapes, and a unique geological section await you. And the secrets of the “Likhoy” (Wild) Town!

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

  • 📜 Learn the city's history
  • 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

Route points (11)

  1. Former Likhvin Treasury. Likhvin Antiquities Museum — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Former Likhvin Treasury. Likhvin Antiquities Museum

    🏛️ Museum · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  2. Monument to Lenin — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Monument to Lenin

    🗿 Monument

  3. Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum

    🏛️ Museum

  4. Alexander Chekalin Garden Square — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Alexander Chekalin Garden Square

    🌿 Public garden or park

  5. Cathedral Hill — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Cathedral Hill

    🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint

  6. Zemstvo Hospital — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Zemstvo Hospital

    📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  7. Chapel (Soldiers' Prayer House) — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Chapel (Soldiers' Prayer House)

    📜 Historic site

  8. Church of the Savior and the Presentation — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Church of the Savior and the Presentation

    🕍 Place of worship

  9. Memorial Cross — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Memorial Cross

    🗿 Monument

  10. Chekalin House of Culture — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Chekalin House of Culture

    🕵️ Urban legend

  11. Prison Castle — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Prison Castle

    📜 Historic site

Monument to Lenin in Chekalin

Point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

Monument to Lenin — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”
Monument to Lenin — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

Point 2

Monument to Lenin

🗿 Monument

Historical Background

The monument was erected in the 1960s on the site of the Trinity Cathedral, which was demolished in 1937. More about its history: The Trinity Cathedral was built in 1835 with money from the merchant N. I. Milyonushkin.

Architecture

The church was built of stone, with a stone bell tower. The gatehouse with the sacristy and a shop selling candles were wooden. Around it ran a stone wall with balusters. Among those who served in the church at various times were Valentin Amfiteatrov, one of the best-known ascetics of piety of the 20th century; Evgraf Egorovich Sokolov, father of Varvara Evgrafovna Sokolova, the wife of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky; and Ivan Vasilievich Bogdanov, father of the poet and writer Vasily Ivanovich Bogdanov, author of the famous song “Dubinushka.”