A small book, only 47 pages long. “What kind of facts could there possibly be in it?” I thought, looking at the book *The Church of St. Demetrius of Selun, the Great Martyr and Myrrh-Giver, in Kharkiv*, written by Archpriest Ioann Chizhevsky in 1901.

However, sometimes it’s really nice to be wrong. I was surprised and delighted by the amount of useful information. It’s only about 47 pages long, yet it contains so many fascinating details about our city and the church on Poltavskyi Shlyakh.

The lists of icons and donors are simply delightful. Ah… if only I had the time to organize and refine all of this. Still, I think anyone who loves Kharkiv will enjoy this book. Enjoy reading it!

The devout residents of the city of Kharkiv also honored the memory of St. Demetrius the Great Martyr and firmly believed in his protection against external enemies; therefore, during the calamitous period of Tatar raids, on the outskirts of the city, around 1689, they built a wooden church dedicated to this saint as “the great protector in times of trouble, who conquers the nations.” And the hopes of the people of Kharkiv were not put to shame. The Tatars, while ravaging the outskirts, repeatedly advanced toward Kharkiv, but through the intercession of St. Demetrius the Great Martyr and thanks to brave commanders, they were always repelled. This first wooden church, which had fallen into disrepair by 1764, was dismantled and replaced with another wooden one; however, on November 19, 1804, the latter—due to an unextinguished candle thrown into a box, burned to the ground, along with all its furnishings, sacristy, and icons; and only a few days after the fire, an undamaged icon of the Mother of God Odigitria of Smolensk, painted on wood, was found in the ashes.

LIST

who made donations toward the construction of iconostases and shrines at the Dmitrievskaya Church in Kharkiv in 1900–1901:

• Church Elder Grigory Vasilyevich Bocharov, 6,000 rubles;
• Elena Stepanovna Serikova, for the repose of the souls of: Stefan, Marik, Anastasia, Agafia, Venedikt, Zachariah, Nikanor, Mikhail, and Simeon—525 rubles;
• Alexandra Vasilievna Koshlyakova, 300 rubles;
• E. A. Muravyov, 310 rubles;
• M. I. Fomin, 200 rubles;
• N. O. Savchenko, 200 rubles;
• 200 rubles, in accordance with the spiritual will of Varvara Alekseyevna Goncharova;
• Archpriest P. S. Migulin, 110 rubles;
• Archpriest I. Ch-kyi, 100 rubles;
• V. G. Rudenko, 100 rubles;
• A. L. Davidovich, 100 rubles;
• P. A. Gavrilov, 100 rubles;
• I. K. Velitchenko, 100 rubles;
• P. V. Aksenov, 100 rubles;
• A. P. Ognenkova, 100 rubles;
•  P. D. Aleksandrov, 65;
• P. P. Belyaev, 50 rubles;
• A. V. Murzin, 75;
• A. S. Migulin, 50 rubles;
• M. V. Logvinenko, 50 rubles;
• E. A. Gubenkova on Peter’s Health, 50 rubles;
• S. V. Ptichkin, 50 rubles;
• T. D. K. 25 rubles;
• Second Kharkiv Mutual Credit Society, 25 rubles;
• V. D. Danilov, 25 rubles;
• I. Ya. Shtadchenko, 25 years old;
• P. V. Tokarev, 25 rubles;
• A. G. Pilstrem, 25 rubles;
• N. A. Pilstrema, 25 rubles;
• K. N. Korotkov, 25 rubles;
• N. I. Savchenko, 25 years old;
• P. A. Karpov, 25 rubles;
• I. P. Ivanov, 25 rubles;
• 25 rubles, D. K. Kramskoy;
• S. E. Molodzinsky, 25 rubles;
• for the health of John, Sophia, the ailing Claudia, and Nicholas—25 rubles;
• “On the Health of Lawrence, Anna, Sergius, and Catherine,” 25 rubles;
• Tatiana and Alexander: 25 rubles;
• D. I. Sokhaneva, 20 rubles;
• Deacon A. G. Brailovsky, 20 rubles;
• I. M. Veshchurov, 15 rubles;
• A. V. Svedova, 15 rubles;
• A. A. and E. D. Nekharevs, 15 rubles;
• Kharkiv Land Bank, 15 rubles;
• Vikhorev, 15;
• A. A. Tikhotskaya, 10 rubles;
• Deacon N. A. Protopopov, 10 rubles;
• Psalm reader P. M. Protopopov, 10 rubles;
• P. V. Krivopuskov, 10 rubles;
• N. I. Burtsev, 10 rubles;
• K. P. Utkin, 10 rubles;
• N. I. Yakimov, 10 rubles;

LIST OF AMOUNTS,

received between 1888 and 1898 for the restoration of the Dmitrievskaya Church.

In addition to the 5,000 rubles borrowed from Turchaninov and the funds from the clergy of Muravyevsky and Krokhmalova, the following amounts were received in 1888: 9,638 rubles 80 kopecks;

in 1899—10,291 rubles 13 kopecks,

in 1890—9,836 rubles 76 kopecks;

in 1891—6,259 rubles 14 kopecks;

in 1892 – 6,163 rubles 11 kopecks;

in 1893—4,136 rubles 90 kopecks;

in 1894 – 6,208 rubles 60 kopecks;

in 1895 – 5,001 rubles 57 kopecks;

in 1896—5,082 rubles 19 kopecks;

in 1897 – 3,829 rubles 20 kopecks

The following individuals contributed to the amounts listed:

In 1898:

E. S. Krokhmalyov, 1,000 rubles;

Rev. I. Ch-zhevsky, 100 rubles;

I. I. Muravyov, 100 rubles;

A. I. Shakhovskaya, 100 rubles;

D. T. Tkachenko, 25 years old;

A. A. Pilstrem, 20 rubles;

V. V. Vitchinkin, 100 rubles;

A. E. Barabash, 10 rubles;

G. V. Bocharov, 100 rubles;

A. F. Stoyanova, 50 rubles;

N. V. Stoyanov, 10 rubles;

 A. and E. Nekhaev, 25 rubles;

K. P. Sergienko, 25 rubles;

65 rubles for Anna’s memorial service;

F. S. Karpov, 10 rubles;

Egorov, 50 rubles;

Berend, 25 rubles;

Krashannikov, 25 rubles;

P. I. Belyaev, 50 rubles;

Ryabova, 50 rubles;

N N 50 rubles;

No. 10 rubles;

N N 20 rubles;

Nun Mitrofania, 100 rubles;

on Catherine’s health, 15 rubles;

D. Muzhitskaya, 10 rubles;

N. L. Lvov, 10 rubles;

A. A. Volkov, 10 rubles;

T. N. Fedoseyeva, 10 rubles;

employees at Alexandrovskaya Hospital, 7 rubles;

25 rubles, D. K. Kramskoy;

A. N. Neroslav, 5 rubles;

Vol. 3. Migulina, p. 107;

A. I. Velitchenko, 25 rubles;

A. Belenky, 10 rubles;

compiled by A. I. Nakaznenko, 29 pages, 84 lines;

S. I. Malinovskaya, 100 rubles;

 P. V. Krivopuskov, 25 rubles;

10 rubles for the health of Alexei and Maria;

E. Krivosheeva, 10 rubles;

Yartsova, 6th grade;

N. Rubenko, 5th grade;

for the health of Vasily and Elena, 25 rubles;

N N 6 p.;

E. I. Pashchenko-Tryapkin, 300 rubles;

10 rubles for the health of Pavel and Ekaterina;