In Breytovsky District, the history of linen crafts can be explored through tangible objects at the Breytovo Local History Museum. One gallery is devoted to the craft and linen trades. The exhibits include a loom, numerous spinning wheels, shuttles, flax fibres, embroidered cloths and shirts. The materials, tools and textile work reveal the subject from different angles: you can see both the tools and examples of finished textiles.

Crafts and History at the Local History Museum

The museum’s exhibitions tell the story of the Breytovsky area and the village of Breytovo. The museum also offers workshops, programmes and guided tours for adults and children. Its offerings therefore go beyond viewing individual objects: the linen gallery is devoted to a craft, while the exhibitions focus on the history of the area and the village. Tours and workshops complement these themes with additional formats.

Discover Breytovo on an Excursion

The Breytovo Local History Museum offers guided tours of the village of Breytovo, where participants learn about its past and present. An excursion on the history of the village includes a walk along the embankment of the Rybinsk Reservoir and a visit to a monument to the first tractor. This outing brings together village history, a walk along the shore and a monument to the history of technology. If you would like to take part in the excursion, check with the organiser for current dates.

Church History Before and After the Reservoir Was Built

Before the area was flooded by the Rybinsk Sea, Breytovo had two churches: the Church of St John the Baptist, built in 1767, and the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God, built in 1887. Both were destroyed during the construction of the Rybinsk Reservoir. Their construction dates are 120 years apart and mark two different historical periods in the village’s history. In autumn 2010, construction began in Breytovo on a new church dedicated to the Nativity of St John the Baptist. It was intended to carry on the traditions of the church destroyed when the reservoir was created.

Three Natural Monuments of Different Sizes

A 2017 regulation lists three areas in Breytovsky District as natural monuments of regional significance. Prozorovsky Pine Forest covers 67.1675 hectares and is the largest of the three areas. The pine forest on Parkovaya Street covers 13.3389 hectares; the birch grove in the village of Breytovo, 0.502 hectares. Thus, two pine forest areas are contrasted with a much smaller birch grove. The area figures make it possible to compare the designated sites directly, without treating the three natural monuments as equivalent. If you would like to visit one of these areas, check access arrangements in advance. Prozorovsky Pine Forest is about five times the size of the pine forest on Parkovaya Street.

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