Shuya (, ) is the third largest town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. The town is built on the high left bank of the navigable Teza river, a tributary of the Klyazma river, with two suburbs on the right bank. Population: 18,968 (in 1897); even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Shuya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

Architecture

Nikolo-Shartomsky Monastery, situated from Shuya, has one of the largest monastic communities in Russia. It was first mentioned in 1425. It has a cathedral from 1652 and a refectory church from 1678.

The belltower of the Resurrection Cathedral in Shuya is the tallest freestanding bell tower in the world.

Notable people

  • Boris Balmont (1927–2022), Russian politician
  • Konstantin Balmont (1867–1942), Russian poet
  • Lev Bashmakov (1938–2018), Russian politician
  • Pavel Belov (1897–1963), Soviet military commander
  • Lyudmila Chernykh (1935–2017), Ukrainian-Russian-Soviet astronomer
  • Vasily Luzhsky (1869–1931), Russian Soviet stage actor
  • Feodor Vassilyev (–1782), Russian father of 87 children
  • Valentina Vassilyev (1707–1782), Russian prolific mother

Economy

According to the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, tanneries, especially for the preparation of sheepskins—widely renowned throughout Russia—still maintain their importance, although this industry has migrated to a great extent to the country districts.

See also

  • List of tallest Eastern Orthodox church buildings
  • Shuysky

References

Notes

Sources

  • Official website of Shuya
  • Nikolo-Shartomsky Abbey
  • Museum of Mikhail Frunze