Demyanovo

Demyanovo is a village in the forested country north of Buy. It is first recorded in 1628, as are several neighboring villages, including Putilovo, Orlovo and Bogdanovo. The Church of Saint Basil the Great was built in stone in 1820 with funds from parishioners and served a community that extended beyond Demyanovo itself. The parish belonged to the Buy district of the Kostroma diocese, linking these scattered settlements to the ecclesiastical life of the wider region.