Fioletovo () is a village in the

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Toponymy

The village was known as ''Nikitino'' until 1936, when it was renamed ''Fioletovo'' in honour of the

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activist and one of the

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Ivan Fioletov Ivan Timofeevich Fioletov (Russian: Иван Тимофеевич Фиолетов; 1884 – 20 September 1918) was a Russian people, Russian revolutionary activist and one of the Bolshevik Party leaders in Azerbaijan during the Russian Revolution ...

History

In the 1840s the village was settled by

Spiritual Christians Spiritual Christianity () is the group of belief systems held by so-called folk Protestants (), including non-Eastern Orthodox indigenous faith tribes and new religious movements that emerged in the Russian Empire. Their origins are varied: some ...

relocated from Russia. In the present-day, the village is inhabited mostly by congregations of ''Dukh-i-zhizniki'' and one congregation of '' Molokane''. The population of the village is diminishing year by year as emigration is growing among its residents, who are trying to look for better economic conditions. In 2023, the first heritage museum of Molokans in Armenia was opened in Fioletovo.

Census

Most of the population of Fioletovo are Spiritual Christians from Russia divided into about five religious congregations. Most meet in houses. The majority are about four congregations of ''Dukh-i-zhizniki'', and the minority are one congregation of '' Molokane''. The chart shows a steady decrease in population of about 8% per decade since 2000.

Climate

The village has an extremely cold winter with a cool and mild summer. It lies under a thick layer of snow during the long winter season, where only the roofs of houses could be seen from the top with their smoking chimneys.

Gallery

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References

External links

Populated places in Lori Province Erivan Governorate {{Lori-geo-stub