Novozybkov Trinity Cathedral

Holy Trinity Church stands at 31 Komsomolskaya St., Novozybkov — a major railway town on the line to the Belarus border. Building began in 1905 to designs by Gomel architect Stanislav Shabunevsky; consecration was on 8 May 1914. The church was funded by the parish, Emperor Nicholas II and officer Arkady Vakulovsky-Doshchin. A basilica with tent belfry over the west and five domes over the altar — a rare provincial example of the early 20th century. In Soviet times it was closed and used as school workshops; cupola crests were broken. Returned to believers in 1995; iconostasis restored from 2012; bells installed 2013–2014. Novozybkov is also known for the Old Believers' wooden Transfiguration cathedral — contrast of two traditions makes an architectural route. Trinity is active with regular services. Walk from the station through the centre; combine with the station building and water tower.