Discover Novoderevyankovskiy

• The Chapel of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God was built in 2004 on the site of the former church, which was destroyed in 1928.
• A mass grave for soldiers who fell in the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War is located in the culture and recreation park of the stanitsa of Novoderevyankovskaya.
• A memorial plaque marks the site of the church where F. A. Shcherbina’s father served as a priest.
• The F. A. Shcherbina Museum is housed in a school building constructed in 1913 for students from outside the area.

The chapel’s history can be understood through two dates: the former Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God was destroyed in 1928; in 2004, the chapel was built in its place. Thus, the former church site and a later building form a clear chronological sequence.

The memorial plaque points to a different connection. It marks the site of a church where F. A. Shcherbina’s father served as a priest, linking it to a specific biographical story. By contrast, the mass grave in the culture and recreation park commemorates soldiers who fell in two wars: the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War. The three memorial sites therefore differ in their connections to a destroyed church, a clerical biography, and those who fell in the wars.

The F. A. Shcherbina Museum is housed in a school building constructed in 1913 for students from outside the area. The building therefore brings together two functions and perspectives: it was built as a school for students who did not come from the settlement, and now serves as the museum’s location. Those interested in local history will find another historical connection here, distinct from the religious memorial sites and the war grave.

The Krasnodar region also offers varied landscapes. In the «Azovskie kosy» nature park, sea waves and currents shape sand and shells into spits and islands with diverse outlines. Colonies of various gull, tern, and cormorant species can be found year-round on shallow waters near the coast, at the ends of the spits, and on sandy islands. The colonies remain throughout the year, although the birds’ presence varies seasonally.

A different coastal landscape can be found in the «Anapskaya peresyp» nature park, where visitors can walk along broad, golden beaches. Farther from the sea, the sand forms a series of tall dunes. These landscapes add variety to the region’s natural setting without replacing the memorial sites in Novoderevyankovskiy.

The «Vinnye dorogi Krasnodarskogo kraya» route presents the more than 2,500-year history of viticulture and winemaking in the Krasnodar region, from antiquity to the present day. Interactive exhibitions and installations are used to bring this history to life. The options described include visits to 20 wineries; this number may change. Check the route and current arrangements before planning your visit.

If you’d like to discover more destinations: Kirpichnyy, Psebay, Olginka, Dinskaya, Svoboda, Nikolaenko, Krinitsa and Golubaya Bukhta.

When was the chapel built?

The Chapel of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God was built in 2004 on the site of the former church, which was destroyed in 1928.

What does the mass grave commemorate?

It is located in the culture and recreation park of the stanitsa of Novoderevyankovskaya and is dedicated to soldiers who fell in the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War.

Which building houses the F. A. Shcherbina Museum?

The museum is housed in a school building constructed in 1913 for students from outside the area.

For the wider travel overview: Krasnodar region.