Slavyanka (Russian: Славянка) is a village and the second most populous municipality after the capital Gədəbəy in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 3,705. The municipality consists of the villages of Slavyanka and Maarif.[1]
Along with a number of other villages in northwestern Azerbaijan, Slavyanka was settled in 1844 by the Doukhobors, members of a Pacifist dissenter Christian group resettled to Transcaucasia by Nicholas I from the Molochna River settlements in today's Zaporizhia Oblast of the Ukraine. The village is said to have been named after the town of Slavyansk (in today's Donetsk Oblast), where many of the ancestors of the Molochna Doukhobors had originated.[2][3]
Slavyanka was the birthplace of the Doukhobor leader Peter Verigin, who was born there on June 29, 1859.[4]
The Russian painter Vasily Vereshchagin visited Slavyanka in 1863. The village at the time had 205 houses with around 600 male residents (and, presumably, a similar number of females). According to Vereshchagin, the Doukhobors "lived an honest, reasonable, and prosperous life", but, under the pressure of the struggle for existence in the borderlands, had become less strict in their practices, many taking up smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol. [5]
During the confrontation with the Czarist government in the mid-1890s over the conscription and oath of allegiance, in June 1895 Slavyanka became the site of the area's Doukhobors destroying their weapons in the well-known "Burning of the Arms" event.[2] The government responded by exiling a large number of the local Doukhobors elsewhere in Russian Empire; some died of starvation, exposure, and diseases in the process. In 1899, many survivors left for Saskatchewan, Canada.
Many of the Doukhobors that remained in Elisabethpol Governorate (today's western Azerbaijan) joined other dissenting Christian groups, such as Molokans or Baptists. Others moved in the 1920s to Ukraine or Russia, where they named villages in Zaporizhia Oblast[6] and Rostov Oblast[7] after their old home in Azerbaijan.
During the Soviet period, the peasants of the village were collectivized into a kolkhoz named Put' Ilyicha (Russian: Путь Ильича, 'Lenin's Way').[2]
Slavyanka's name carried to Canada
The Doukhobors who emigrated to Canada named two of their new short-lived villages after the Caucasian Slavyanka. One Slavyanka was located near Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan in the so-called "Saskatchewan Doukhobor Colony"; it was founded in 1901 and abandoned in 1911.[8] The other, north of Veregin, Saskatchewan in the so-called "South Doukhobor Colony", was established in 1899; in 1905, its residents mostly moved to two other villages, and this Slavyanka was soon abandoned.[3][9]
Doukhobor's village Slavyanka Credit: Asif Masimov
Doukhobors of Slavyanka
Present day
Despite significant emigration, Slavyanka still maintains ethnically Russian (Molokan and Doukhobor) population,[10][11]
The village is served by a paved road that runs from Ağamalı via Slavyanka to the district center, Gadabay.
References
^ (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.
^ abcSlavyanka Village 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (Doukhobor Genealogy Website)
^ abJ. Kalmakoff, Doukhobor Historical Maps 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, with maps of settlements in Azerbaijan and Georgia (Doukhobor Genealogy Website)
^Brève histoire des Doukhobors au Canada 2019-12-27 at the Wayback Machine(in French)
^The Dukhobortsy, 1863 2008-01-25 at the Wayback Machine. From: "Vassili Verestchagin: Painter-Soldier-Traveller, Autobiographical Sketches". Translated by F.H. Peters. London: Bentley, 1887. (The spelling in the 1887 edition was Duchobortzis, [1])
^. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-01-25. (Doukhobor Genealogy Website)
^. Archived from the original on 2005-04-21. Retrieved 2008-01-25. (Doukhobor Genealogy Website)
^. Archived from the original on 2005-09-10. Retrieved 2008-01-25. (Doukhobor Genealogy Website)
^. Archived from the original on 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2008-01-25. (Doukhobor Genealogy Website)
^Ильхам Алиев совершил визит в Кедабекский и Шамкирский районы(in Russian)
^МТРК «Мир» - Жителям русских сел Славянка, Новосаратовка и Ивановка в Азербайджане местные власти преподнесли сюр Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today
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For other uses see Slavyanka Slavyanka Russian Slavyanka is a village and the second most populous municipality after the capital Gedebey in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan It has a population of 3 705 The municipality consists of the villages of Slavyanka and Maarif 1 SlavyankaMunicipalitySlavyankaCoordinates 40 39 27 N 45 48 38 E 40 65750 N 45 81056 E 40 65750 45 81056 Coordinates 40 39 27 N 45 48 38 E 40 65750 N 45 81056 E 40 65750 45 81056Country AzerbaijanRayonGadabayPopulation citation needed Total3 705Time zoneUTC 4 AZT Summer DST UTC 5 AZT Contents 1 History 2 Slavyanka s name carried to Canada 3 Present day 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditAlong with a number of other villages in northwestern Azerbaijan Slavyanka was settled in 1844 by the Doukhobors members of a Pacifist dissenter Christian group resettled to Transcaucasia by Nicholas I from the Molochna River settlements in today s Zaporizhia Oblast of the Ukraine The village is said to have been named after the town of Slavyansk in today s Donetsk Oblast where many of the ancestors of the Molochna Doukhobors had originated 2 3 Slavyanka was the birthplace of the Doukhobor leader Peter Verigin who was born there on June 29 1859 4 The Russian painter Vasily Vereshchagin visited Slavyanka in 1863 The village at the time had 205 houses with around 600 male residents and presumably a similar number of females According to Vereshchagin the Doukhobors lived an honest reasonable and prosperous life but under the pressure of the struggle for existence in the borderlands had become less strict in their practices many taking up smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol 5 During the confrontation with the Czarist government in the mid 1890s over the conscription and oath of allegiance in June 1895 Slavyanka became the site of the area s Doukhobors destroying their weapons in the well known Burning of the Arms event 2 The government responded by exiling a large number of the local Doukhobors elsewhere in Russian Empire some died of starvation exposure and diseases in the process In 1899 many survivors left for Saskatchewan Canada Many of the Doukhobors that remained in Elisabethpol Governorate today s western Azerbaijan joined other dissenting Christian groups such as Molokans or Baptists Others moved in the 1920s to Ukraine or Russia where they named villages in Zaporizhia Oblast 6 and Rostov Oblast 7 after their old home in Azerbaijan During the Soviet period the peasants of the village were collectivized into a kolkhoz named Put Ilyicha Russian Put Ilicha Lenin s Way 2 Slavyanka s name carried to Canada EditThe Doukhobors who emigrated to Canada named two of their new short lived villages after the Caucasian Slavyanka One Slavyanka was located near Blaine Lake Saskatchewan in the so called Saskatchewan Doukhobor Colony it was founded in 1901 and abandoned in 1911 8 The other north of Veregin Saskatchewan in the so called South Doukhobor Colony was established in 1899 in 1905 its residents mostly moved to two other villages and this Slavyanka was soon abandoned 3 9 Doukhobor s village Slavyanka Credit Asif Masimov Doukhobors of SlavyankaPresent day EditDespite significant emigration Slavyanka still maintains ethnically Russian Molokan and Doukhobor population 10 11 The village is served by a paved road that runs from Agamali via Slavyanka to the district center Gadabay References Edit Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi in Azerbaijani Archived from the original on September 24 2008 a b c Slavyanka Village Archived 2011 07 18 at the Wayback Machine Doukhobor Genealogy Website a b J Kalmakoff Doukhobor Historical Maps Archived 2012 02 04 at the Wayback Machine with maps of settlements in Azerbaijan and Georgia Doukhobor Genealogy Website Breve histoire des Doukhobors au Canada Archived 2019 12 27 at the Wayback Machine in French The Dukhobortsy 1863 Archived 2008 01 25 at the Wayback Machine From Vassili Verestchagin Painter Soldier Traveller Autobiographical Sketches Translated by F H Peters London Bentley 1887 The spelling in the 1887 edition was Duchobortzis 1 The Doukhobor Gazetteer Search Details Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2008 01 25 Doukhobor Genealogy Website Doukhobor Place Names Details Archived from the original on 2005 04 21 Retrieved 2008 01 25 Doukhobor Genealogy Website Doukhobor Place Names Details Archived from the original on 2005 09 10 Retrieved 2008 01 25 Doukhobor Genealogy Website Doukhobor Place Names Details Archived from the original on 2005 04 15 Retrieved 2008 01 25 Doukhobor Genealogy Website Ilham Aliev sovershil vizit v Kedabekskij i Shamkirskij rajony in Russian MTRK Mir Zhitelyam russkih sel Slavyanka Novosaratovka i Ivanovka v Azerbajdzhane mestnye vlasti prepodnesli syur Archived 2012 07 11 at archive todayExternal links EditSlavyanka Azerbaijan at GEOnet Names Server Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Slavyanka Azerbaijan amp oldid 1105575159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
