Korba
Korba
Korba
Korba
Other names: Anisimovskaya
First mentioned in 1563.
Number of farmsteads: 2 (1563), 10 (1678), 8 (1707), 16 (1911).
The village of Korba is located on the western shore of Bolshoy Klimenetsky Island, 4 km from the island of Kizhi. Its name is translated from the Karelian language as “a desolate forestry place”. The village has been known since XVI c. There were 25 houses in it on the eve of the Second World War. The houses were located along the lakeshore in two rows and there was a wide street between them. Only two ancient houses have been preserved till now. The history of Korba village is connected with the history of the famous Vygov monastery, which was the largest center of Old Believers. The monastery was founded by opponents of reforms of Patriarch Nickon in the late XVII century on the river Vyg among desolate and impassable forests and swamps. The important role in foundation of the monastery and dissemination of Old Belief was played by peasants from Kizhi villages including peasant Luka Fedorov from the village of Korba. He came to the monastery at the very beginning of its foundation and soon was appointed responsible for the economic and business activity of the monastery.
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Sign has been preserved in the village. It was built in the middle of the XVIII century. It is one of the oldest chapels in the Kizhi area. There is a picturesque spruce grove next to the chapel. Local carpenters managed to harmoniously fit the silhouette of the chapel in the surrounding landscape. The outlines of the chapel almost merge with the outlines of spruce trees surrounding it. The chapel is located near the water and in calm weather its silhouette is reflected in the smooth surface of the lake like in a large mirror.
During the Finnish occupation in World War II the chapel was a shelter for partisans who recovered there after hard marches. Village resident Peter Iyudin secretly opened the chapel with a big heavy key. The key is still preserved in the family of his grandchildren as a relic.