Pictures & Maps Related to
An Ordinary Marriage
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Dorozhaevo
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The Chikhachevs’ main residence was the village of Dorozhaevo. Their house still stands, and for many years housed the village school, though it was recently for sale. Little is still visible of the old estate and its original village houses, but the limewood allee mentioned by the Chikhachevs in the 1830s is still discernible, as well as their pond.​
The Chikhachev house in Dorozhaevo.
Back view of the Chikhachev house in Dorozhaevo, showing the original balcony from which A. I. Chikhachev watched his children play.
This is the remains of the original wooden village church of Dorozhaevo, which had its steeple removed and was converted to a community center in 1918. As seen from the back, showing the rounded base of what was originally the steeple.
The Chikhachev house in Dorozhaevo.
The Zimenki Churches
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Zimenki was a village neighboring the Chikhachevs’ village of Dorozhaevo. Zimenki was home to one masonry church in the mid-nineteenth century, until Andrei Chikhachev helped raised funds to build a second church and a public library. The library building no longer stands and its contents were scatter, though some key items are currently in the historical museum of a nearby town.
Both churches, viewed from the side, as you approach from the road.
Front facades of both churches as you begin to pass them from the road.
The building that originally housed the first public library in Vladimir province, founded by A. I. Chikhachev.
Both churches, viewed from the side, as you approach from the road.
The Chikhachevs' Environs
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The following images depict areas around Vladimir province that the Chikhachevs frequented.
Countryside between Dorozhaevo and Shuia
View of Shuia, late 19th-century postcard
Ivanovo, a city that was a mere village in the Chikhachevs’ time, but is now the regional capital and houses the family papers in its state archive
Countryside between Dorozhaevo and Shuia
Maps
Map showing the villages of Dorozhaevo and Zimenki
Map of Dorozhaevo from the Chikhachevs' papers.
Map showing the villages of Berezovik, Teikovo, and Khomutovo
Map showing the villages of Dorozhaevo and Zimenki