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Abandoned Church of the Epiphany (Sula)
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The village of Sula, located in the southeast of Tatarstan near Bugulma, was founded in 1740 by the famous scientist Pyotr Rychkov. His son, Vasily Rychkov, is known for having granted free villages to peasants even before the abolition of serfdom. It was with the funds of Vasily Petrovich that the Church of the Epiphany of the Lord (Bogoyavlenskaya) was built, which was rebuilt in 1821.
History of the Skalon family
The Church of the Epiphany of the Lord is associated with the tragic fate of Nikolai Vasilyevich Skalon, a descendant of the famous Skalon family. Nikolai served as a lawyer in St. Petersburg and married Sofia Rychkova, the great-granddaughter of Pyotr Rychkov. After the wedding, the family moved to the family estate in Sula, where their son Vasily was born in 1903.
Sofia Nikolaevna was known as a natural zootechnician, she bred Skalon cows and a special breed of horses. However, the revolution of 1917 led to tragic events. A group of security officers seized power in the region, who, under the guise of Soviet power, committed robberies and murders. Nikolai Skalon was arrested during the all-night vigil in the Epiphany Church and later shot.
Sofya Nikolaevna, trying to save her husband, paid the ransom, but he was no longer alive. After her husband's death, the family never celebrated the day of the Great October Revolution. Sofia died in 1945 and was buried in Sula.
The fate of the church and its current state
The Church of the Epiphany of the Lord was closed in the 1930s. Today it is in ruins, the vaults have collapsed, the paintings have been erased, and the walls are gradually crumbling. Despite this, some elements, such as the vaulted window frames on the second floor, have been remarkably preserved.
Village of Sula
The village of Sula is dying out. In pre-revolutionary sources, it is also referred to as Verkhosulye or Bogoyavlenskoye. Until 1920, it was part of the Bogoyavlenskaya volost of the Bugulma district of the Samara province. In 1900, the village had 91 households and 570 residents, mostly Russian Orthodox.
The Skalon estate, located in the village, belonged to Nikolai Vasilyevich and Sofya Nikolaevna Skalon. Their son, Vasily Skalon, became an outstanding scientist, doctor of biological sciences, professor, who participated in expeditions and research in the Angara region and the Yakutsk region.
Conclusion
The history of the Church of the Epiphany of the Lord and the Skalon family is a tragic example of the fate of aristocrats during the years of the revolution and civil war. The village of Sula and its historical monuments are gradually disappearing, but the memory of them is preserved thanks to the efforts of local historians and researchers.
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