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Church of Saint Michael the Archangel

Grozny, Russia · built 1868

The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel is an Eastern Orthodoxy temple in the city of Grozny, in Chechnya, Russia. The temple complex is an architectural monument under state protection according to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Checheno-Ingush ASSR No. 413, dated November 25, 1988. In a photo from the 1980s, the temple and the church house are shown lined with red brick and white trim, as they appeared when placed under state protection. Before the first Chechen war, it was one of two active Orthodox churches in the Checheno-Ingush ASSR.

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