Attractions of Krupoderyntsi

The estate in Krupoderyntsi was built at the end of the 19th century by Count Mykola Ihnatiev, who settled here after resigning from the position of Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia. Before that, Ignatiev became famous as one of the best Russian diplomats. Thanks to his efforts, in 1878, the San Stefano Peace Treaty was signed with Turkey, beneficial for Russia, which ended the Russian-Turkish war. One of the most important points of the treaty was the restoration of Bulgarian statehood, for which Bulgarians consider Ihnatiev a national hero.

In Krupoderyntsi, the count spent the last years of his life with his family, setting up a model farm. The surviving two-story stone manor house of the Ignatievs is decorated with a carved portico and other wooden details.

After the Bolshevik coup of 1917, the estate housed a local commune, then an orphanage, and now a high school.

In 2011, the Mykola Ihnatiev museum was opened at the school, which presents documents and photographs related to his life.

The church-mausoleum of the Nativity of the Virgin in Krupoderyntsi was built in 1895 by Count Mykola Ihnatiev as a family tomb.

During the design of the temple, the architect Oleksandr Pomerantsev chose as a model the Cathedral of Saint Oleksandr Nevsky in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, where Ignatiev is considered the author of the San Stefano Treaty, which revived Bulgarian statehood.

In terms of architectural style, size and decoration, the church in Krupoderyntsi had no equal in the district. After Ihnatiev's death in 1908, he was buried in the lower part of the mausoleum, and 9 years later his wife rested there.

Divine service in the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was restored in 1944.

In the depth of the churchyard rises a memorial cross on a massive stone block, on the sides of which are four ancient ship anchors. This is a monument to Lieutenant Vasyl Ihnatiev and other sailors who died in the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, erected by the lieutenant's mother and widow for the 10th anniversary of the battle.

The four-story water mill building in Krupoderyntsi was built in 1896 by Count Mykola Ihnatiev on the site of the old wooden grist mill (grain crusher), which gave the village its name.

The mill and the oil mill attached to it were set in motion by the waters of the Ros River. A vivid example of industrial architecture of the 19th century. The old equipment is still preserved inside.