An educational meeting dedicated to the history of Orthodoxy in the island region was held in Chaplanovotranslated

An educational meeting was held at the House of Culture in the village of Chaplanovo, Kholmsky district, dedicated to the history of the development of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, the development of Orthodoxy and the activities of outstanding missionaries and educators.

The event was organized by the Sakhalin branches of the World Russian People's Council and the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society.

Opening the meeting, member of the Board of the Sakhalin branch of the ARNS, deputy of the Sakhalin Regional Duma Artyom Vitalievich Kruglik, emphasized the importance of studying the history of his native land and preserving historical memory. He introduced the meeting participants to the head of the missionary department of the South Sakhalin and Kuril diocese, executive secretary of the IOPS, Archpriest Viktor Gorbach, who gave an educational lecture.

The priest spoke about the development of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands by Russian pioneers, their relationship with the indigenous population of the Kuril Islands - the Ainu, as well as the construction of the first Orthodox chapel on the Kuril Islands.

Father Victor paid special attention to the history of the emergence of Orthodox churches on Sakhalin and the activities of outstanding missionaries. In particular, they talked about visiting the island in 1861...