Description of the attraction
If you literally translate the word "kinerma", then it will mean "precious land". Kinerma is a Karelian village, lost in the depths of the Pryazha region. The village was founded more than four hundred years ago, and the chronicles indicate that its appearance dates back to 1563. A unique feature of Kinerma is that out of 17 houses located in it, 10 of them belong to architectural monuments. It is for this reason that Kinerma is not an ordinary abandoned village, but a truly extraordinary complex monument of the wooden folk architecture of the Karelian-Livviks. A fairly ancient settlement has retained not only some detached houses, but also its entire historical appearance.
Especially noteworthy is the fact that the houses in the village of Kinerma are located in a circle, in the central part of which there is a chapel and an old cemetery, hidden by a densely overgrown spruce forest. The chapel in the village has stood for about 250 years since the beginning of the 18th century, and the locals pass on from generation to generation the legend of its unexpected appearance. The legend tells that when a soldier was returning from service, an icon of the Smolensk Mother of God lay in his knapsack. Hunger overcame the soldier more and more, and then he decided to exchange his icon for bread from the first merchant he came across. But then the soldier went blind. He decided to regain his icon again, and then his vision was restored. Soon the soldier reached Kinerma, spent the night here and left in the morning, and the locals accidentally heard a woman's voice praying for salvation. People saw an icon in that place and decided to build a chapel on the same place, naming it in the name of the Smolensk Mother of God. All villagers are sure that it was the icon that protected the village from misfortunes for such a long time. The icon left the village in the 80s of the 20th century; she was transported to the Museum of Fine Arts, where she is now. The villagers note that after the icon left this region, life here became much worse. Then they decided to paint an exact copy of the icon for the chapel, which took pride of place in the church. It is important to note that some icons and a carved iconostasis have been preserved in the Kinerma chapel.
No less interesting is the legend about the spruce forest located around the chapel. According to legend, at the time when the chapel was being built, 13 oils were planted around it (according to the number of the apostles). The watchmen say that if the spruce falls, then something bad will surely happen. This is exactly what happened when the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant occurred. At the moment, the spruce forest has 10 trees.
The nature of the village of Kinerma is special in its own way. Kinerma is located two kilometers from Lake Vedlozero; at the same distance is the Kura River, on which beavers have lived for a long time; the third path leads to the lambushka. Walking along the cleared paths, you can enjoy all the natural beauty and peculiarities of the village. In places where there is especially a lot of swamps, special sheds and gats were built in case of accident. Every year the village is visited by about 700-1700 tourists. Anyone will be welcomed in this village in order to take a break or plunge into the old days. There is a tourist shelter in Kinerma, which has a capacity of 20 in summer and 10 in winter. In addition, there is the possibility of renting out the house. Guests of the village who want to truly experience all the beauty and charm of village life can take part in courses dedicated to the preparation of national dishes of Karelian cuisine. In addition, there is an opportunity to learn birch bark weaving and weaving. If you wish, you can take a steam bath in a real Russian sauna "in black".
