Drakino (, ''Traka''; ) is a

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('' selo'') in

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of the

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, located on the Arziponer River ( Partsa's

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) some west of the Mordovia's capital

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, and south of Torbeyevo. Postal code: 431048. Telephone code: +7 834-56. Drakino is conveniently located near Torbeyevo

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and the R-180 motorway (Saransk– Krasnoslobodsk– Novye Vyselki), as well as in from the federal highway M5 (

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(

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, ethnographic subgroup of

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) account for the majority of the population of Drakino. Drakino was first mentioned in chronicles in 1669.

Pokrov Monastery

The parish of the Drakino

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() church was transformed into a male monastery by the Decree of the

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of the

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on February 26, 1998.

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Pakhomy (), née Serafim Kutsyn, has been serving as the monastery's deputy since that time. As of 2008, the monastery houses five novices.Website of the Saransk and Mordovia Eparchy

References and external links

*Богословский П. П

*Лузгин А. С., Юшкин Ю. Ф. "Торбеево". — Саранск.: Мордов. кн. нзд-во, 1988. — 160 с.
Website of Drakino Secondary School
{{Authority control Rural localities in Mordovia Torbeyevsky District Spassky Uyezd (Tambov Governorate)