Saint Nicholas
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History
St. Nicholas Church in Bogdanov
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During the Soviet era, the church was closed. It was opened again in 1943, during the
Great Patriotic War
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, right after the village was liberated from invading German forces. The
Divine Liturgy
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was held in church until 1962, when the
religious persecution
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during rule of
Nikita Khrushchev
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began. There were some unsuccessful attempts made by local Soviet authorities to destroy the church, but later they decided to turn its building into a storehouse for Kirov
collective farm
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The church was opened in 1990 for the third time. Members of the local Cossack community from Gundorovsky village also participated in its restoration works.