A specific historical reference in Ignatovo is a solemn “Watch of Remembrance” for local soldiers who fell in the Second World War. The ceremony was held at a monument. A brass band and drummers took part. Flowers and wreaths were laid together with Kolyanovskaya School, veterans and the head of the settlement; children and adults recited poems, and young service members stood guard of honour.
Memorial Sites in Ignatovo
As part of preparations for the 2015 Victory anniversary, new memorial sites were established in Ignatovo. It was also planned to erect an obelisk in Ignatovo in 2015. Together with the commemorative ceremony, these local features offer a theme for travellers interested in places of remembrance and their role in public commemoration.
Art and History in Ivanovo Oblast
In the wider destination of Ivanovo Oblast, you will find a different cultural focus: arts and crafts and the history of their techniques. In Plyos, the “Arts and Crafts of the Ivanovo Region” exhibition showcases weaving and embroidery, works from the Palekh and Kholuy lacquer miniature centres, and a jewellery collection. In Palekh, visitors can try making their own object in the authentic Palekh style at the «Bakanova 46» gallery. At the Museum of Lacquer Miniatures in Palekh, visitors can paint a small papier-mâché object depicting the Firebird, a symbol of Palekh, in a workshop. Confirm that the workshop is currently available before visiting.
For travellers more interested in architectural history or icons, Palekh offers further topics. The Church of the Exaltation of the Cross is an architectural monument dating from the second half of the 18th century, built in the Naryshkin Baroque style. The icon collection in Palekh includes icons from the 14th to the 19th century; their origins range from Novgorod to the Urals and from the Volga region to the Russian North. The «Masterskiye» Art Centre is housed in a building that accommodated icon-painting workshops and the «Artel drevney zhivopisi» in the 20th century. Another combination of architecture and painting can be seen at the Church of the Resurrection in Vichuga: painters from the Safonov Palekh workshop decorated its interior in the Old Russian style; it features more than 400 scenes. Unlike the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Palekh, the focus here is on the interior painting.
The collections also vary considerably outside Palekh. The State Museum in Kholuy has more than 5,000 exhibits and a constantly updated exhibition; the house museum in Kholuy of Vasily Dmitriyevich Puzanov-Molev, founder of the Kholuy lacquer miniature, displays simple tools and everyday objects from an ordinary village house. The collection of rare printed cotton fabrics at the Ivanovo Calico Museum in Ivanovo ranges from old textiles to propaganda textiles from the first half of the 20th century. Workshops on printing patterns on fabric are offered there; availability may vary, so confirm it before visiting.
Discover more destinations: Rodniki, Komsomolsk, Ivanovo, Krutovo, Petrovskiy, Arkhipovka, Navoloki, Morozovo.
For the broader travel overview: Ivanovo Oblast.
