Church of the Resurrection (Novgorodskoye)

Novgorodskoye in Suzdal District is known to local historians for its toponymy — links to Novgorod families resettled after late-15th-century events. Wooden churches stood here from the 17th century; in 1831 parishioners built a brick Church of the Resurrection with a warm altar of the Kazan Icon. The building was large for a village: two altars, bell tower, refectory. In the 19th century it held an Unexpected Joy icon painted in 1848 in memory of deliverance from cholera; local accounts mention a procession on 9 August. Today the church is closed and roofless, but walls and tower still silhouette against the fields. Novgorodskoye sits near Khotenskoye — combine both in a half-day from Vladimir. No tourist infrastructure: fields, cemetery and occasional dachas. Respect private property on approach roads. Exterior visit takes 30–40 minutes; entering the roofless interior is unsafe. Best shots from the south on a clear day when brick reads against the sky.