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Vladivostok
The most massive denomination in Vladivostok is Orthodoxy, represented by: the Russian Orthodox Church, the Acephalous (autonomous) Far Eastern diocese of the ROCOR [286], the Old Believers , the Armenian Apostolic Church [287] [288].

The parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate make up the Vladivostok Diocese as part of the Primorsk Metropolitanate. The Vladivostok Diocese with its center in Vladivostok was created by a resolution of the Holy Synod of January 25, 1945, and existed until 1949. It was revived in 1988 as the Vladivostok and Primorsk Diocese. It has a network of Sunday schools, has a religious school and an Orthodox gymnasium, and publishes the monthly newspaper Primorsky Blagovest [289].

Old Believers make up a significant proportion of the Orthodox in the Far East. They actively settled in the region during the tsarist period, but in Soviet times, due to repression and emigration, their number dropped sharply. The Old Believer community began to recover from the 1980s. In Vladivostok, there is a relatively large community of Old Believers, in which a significant part are young believers. [289].

In the 1990s, the Catholic and Lutheran communities were revived. The number of their parishioners is not large. The city also has five Baptist, Adventist , Methodist , and Pentecostal , Presbyterian , Charismatic and other Christian congregations.

Protestantism is fairly widespread [290] and has deep historical roots. In particular, urban communities of Evangelical Christians-Baptists and Seventh-day Adventists trace their history continuously since pre-revolutionary times, they have successfully survived the most difficult anti-religious campaigns of the Soviet power [291].

In 1990, the Presbyterian Mission was revived with the passage of the Religious Freedom Act; in 1991 the first church was opened in Nakhodka, in 1995 a seminary was founded, which in 1998 moved to a new building in Vladivostok, receiving the name of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Vladivostok. For 1998—2015 105 people graduated from the seminary, 17 of them became pastors, 19 - preachers [292].

Vladivostok is the center of Protestant church associations - the Association of Churches of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of the Primorsky Territory and the Primorsky Association of Missionary Churches of Evangelical Christians. With the assistance of Protestant movements, the Vladivostok branch of the Russian Bible Society was opened [288].

Organizations of para - Christian confessions - Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons - are active. Vladivostok is the center of religious life for the Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: in 1999, the organization's Vladivostok mission was opened [289].

There is also a Jewish community in Vladivostok. There is a Jewish religious and cultural center [288].

In 1995, the Buddhist community resumed its activity [288]. Nowadays, the Diamond Way Center of the Karma Kagyu School has been opened in Vladivostok. Every year, giving lectures, the city is visited by the Danish religious leader Ole Nydahl [293].

The city has the largest Muslim community in Primorye. In 2013, Abdulla Damir Ishmukhammedov, the mufti in the Far East from the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Asian Part of Russia (SAM ACR), estimated the number of Muslims living in Vladivostok at 60 thousand [294]. Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz Muslim organizations are registered in the city, a prayer house has been opened [294].

There is also a Krishna community in Vladivostok [288]. Evidence of religious groups of Scientologists, Kedrozwons , Bahá'ís , neo-pagans and other so-called " new religious movements " emerging from time to time

History
The area of ​​the village of Novgrad with its favorable climate, fertile soil and the proximity of the rivers Yantra and Danube has attracted settlers since ancient times. The oldest known materials are from the Stone-Copper Age (5 - 4 thousand years BC). During the Bronze Age (2750 - 1200 BC) and the Iron Age (12 - 1 century BC) the area was inhabited by the Thracians. Their presence is attested by numerous Thracian tombs, pottery, iron tools and instruments. In 1937, during the construction of the dam on the river Studena, 10 bronze axes were found near the mill, which are in the National Archaeological Museum.

The village of Novgrad was founded after 1388 by the surviving local Bulgarians after the destruction by the Ottomans of the nearby fortress Neokastro (Novakesri). The fortress was built by the Byzantines during the Byzantine rule, and later with the restoration of the Bulgarian state it was renamed Novgrad. The fortress was located 4 km northeast of the present-day village of Calabair Peak, on the left bank of the Yantra River.. It was built on a high and inaccessible place above the river and its only accessible side was on the east, where there was a fortress wall and a moat. The Novgrad fortress was conquered by the Turks in 1388 during the campaign of the 30,000-strong army of Ali Pasha north of the Balkan Mountains. Enraged by the resistance of the defenders of the fortress, the Ottomans killed most of the population and practically demolished the fortress to its foundations. The few surviving Bulgarians built a new settlement near its ruins, named after the destroyed fortress - Novgrad.

Monument detachment of Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadja In the summer of 1868, Voivodes Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadja headed a detachment of nearly 130 people. The preliminary plan envisages, after the transfer of Bulgarian land, an uprising to be declared and the detachment to serve as a catalyst for a general liberation movement.

After the preliminary preparations were completed, the guerrillas gathered in the Romanian village of Petrushan, transferred to a small island on the Danube, and from there on July 18 reached the Bulgarian coast with a closed ship. The crossing point is west of the mouth of the Yantra River at the Bostan Coria, near the Yankovo ​​Garlo area. At that time the surrounding terrain was a swampy lowland overgrown with reeds, which to the south merges with the valley of the Studena River. As they were noticed by the Turks during the landing, the voivodes held a military council, at which it was decided not to declare an uprising, but to cut off the telegraph between Ruse and Svishtov, and to reach the Balkans as soon as possible. From here begins their self-sacrificing battle path, which passed through battles near Karaisen, Karapanova koria, Vishovgrad, Kanladere, Buzludzha.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of these great events, in 1968 a large obelisk was unveiled at the place where the detachment set foot on the Bulgarian coast.

Rock monasteries The rock monasteries within the borders of present-day Bulgaria appeared even before the establishment of the First Bulgarian Kingdom, resumed their existence after the adoption of Christianity as the official religion of Bulgaria in 864 and reached their greatest spread during the Second Bulgarian State (XII- XIV century)

Rock monasteries along the lower reaches of the Yantra River can be seen here, near the entrance of the cave "Peninata Dupka" and on the northern outskirts of the village of Belyanovo. The natural niches in the rock wreath were used, which were further refined to create a prayer temple or a monastic cell. In the Belyanovo rock church there are depressions to which the iconostasis was attached, along the walls of the nave there are carved benches, and until a few decades ago there were partially preserved sections of the frescoes on the ceiling.

It is difficult to pinpoint the time of their occurrence. It can be sought in the needs of newly converted Christians from their own church (ninth-tenth century), but may also be from the time of the Second Kingdom. It is possible that their appearance is related to the spread of hesychasm in the fourteenth century - then it was admitted as a religious doctrine by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Hesychast monks, as followers of the ideas of the time of early Christianity, seek unity between man and God through silence, humility, fasting and prayer. Rock caves and niches along the Yantra River provide solitude for ascetics seeking spiritual growth.

Monument to Lenin In the center of the village is the only preserved monument to Lenin in full length in Bulgaria. It was built with money from the peasants, many of whom honored the communist leader.

Markov Cross The Mark's Cross is located on the left bank of the Yantra River, near the village of Dzhulyunitsa. It is located high in the rocks and is a carved cross in a pre-leveled base. Some associate his appearance with the activities of Deli Marco and real historical events that raised the spirits of the enslaved Bulgarians. At the end of the 16th century, the Austro-Turkish War began, in which Wallachia, Moldova and Transylvania joined the Austrians. South of the Danube, a large cavalry detachment, led by Deli Marko and Baba Novak, acted in unison with the Wallachian ruler Michael the Brave. Others associate the Mark's Cross with the exploits of King Mark. Over time, there was a continuity between the characters of the same name, and began to dominate the more popular epic hero - King Marco.

Locals tell legends, including this one: “The Turks kidnapped young Bulgarian girls. King Marco set them free, but as he fought for their freedom, he cut the rock and the Mark's Cross was formed. "

The liberation of the Novgrad region in 1877 Bulgarians from the villages downstream of the Yantra River were fortunate to meet freedom at the very beginning of the war. On June 15 (27), 1877, in the area of ​​the town of Svishtov, the Russian army successfully carried out the main forcing of the Danube. Three detachments were organized, the largest of which (the Ruschushki) advanced to the east and its front parts occupied positions near the village of Novgrad on June 24 (July 6).

In the following days the surrounding villages were liberated, a pontoon bridge was built over the Yantra River, along which the Russians continued their advance to the fortified by the Turks quadrangle Ruse - Silistra - Varna - Shumen.

A large part of the local population is in the service of the Russian army. With their carts, the villagers transport wounded and sick soldiers to the military hospitals in the villages of Tsenovo and Dzhulyunitsa, and carry food and ammunition.