The Stroganoff Homestead in Nizhni Novgorod Nizhni Novgorod is a major mercantile center of Russia and was the home of a famous fair which attracted merchants and buyers from all over Russia and even the rest of Europe. The fair was an annual event that continued until the 1917 revolution.
Restoration is currently underway in the church.
Here is preserved the small Stroganoff home church of the Virgin of Smolensk which dates from 1693-97. It is currently closed to visitors.