The Church of St. Michael the Archangel was completed in 1892 and is located on the left bank of the Kushva Works. The year of its completion provides a clear point of reference in the history of Kushva.

Church, Gold Miner’s House and Historic Street

Another historical reference point is the former home of gold miner Kurochkin at 68 Pervomayskaya Street. A regional decree in 2022 added it to the state register of cultural heritage sites under the name “Gold Miner Kurochkin’s House.” Different aspects of local history thus stand side by side: the completion of a church building and the designation of a former house as a heritage site. The years mark different events: the completion of construction and the registry entry.

Pervomayskaya Street is also a reference point in the city’s history. The Kushva Local History Museum lists an excursion to this street and describes it as the city’s historic center. If you would like to include this excursion in your plans, check its current availability with the museum; its website mentions the excursion but does not say whether it is conducted as a guided tour.

You can therefore distinguish between different interests when making your selection: the church’s year of construction, the history of a gold miner’s house, and a museum offering related to the historic street. Check availability in advance, especially if the excursion is important to your plans.

Context within the wider destination of Sverdlovsk Oblast

The wider destination of Sverdlovsk Oblast has another cultural and historical highlight: the Museum Complex of Civil and Military Equipment in Verkhnyaya Pyshma. It includes more than 15,000 exhibits, including more than 2,000 civilian and military vehicles. The vehicle count is part of the larger collection. Both figures should be understood as minimum numbers, and the collections may change over time. This focus on technology differs thematically from the historical points of interest in Kushva.

For road trips in Sverdlovsk Oblast, a list of approved routes published in 2026 includes the Demidov Route between Yekaterinburg, Nevyansk and Nizhny Tagil. Another route, titled “Along the Iset to the Sound of the Bell: A Journey to Kamensk-Uralsky,” runs between Yekaterinburg and Kamensk-Uralsky. The third is called “Discover the Urals: Nature, History, Legends” and connects Yekaterinburg, Irbit, Turinsk and Tavda.

Yekaterinburg is the only place named on all three routes; the other place names differ. The Demidov Route includes Nevyansk and Nizhny Tagil, the route to Kamensk-Uralsky leads to that destination, and the Urals Route also names Irbit, Turinsk and Tavda. The titles also emphasize different themes. You can compare the regional offerings by their named places and titles. Check the route information before setting off.

Discover more destinations: Kachkanar, Talitsa, Beryozovsky, Krasnopolyanskoye, Aramil, Verkhny Tagil, Pervouralsk, Kosulino.

See the overview of the wider destination: Sverdlovsk Oblast.