Fioletovo (Armenian: Ֆիոլետովո) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia.
Toponymy
The village was known as Nikitino until 1936, when it was renamed Fioletovo in honour of the Russian Communist activist and one of the 26 Baku Commissars Ivan Fioletov.[2]
History
In the 1840s the village was settled by Spiritual Christians relocated from Russia. In the present-day, the village is inhabited by three congregations of Dukh-i-zhizniki and one congregation of Molokane. The population of the village is diminishing year by year as emigration is growing among its residents, who are trying to look for better economic conditions.[citation needed]
In 2023, the first heritage museum of Molokans in Armenia was opened in Fioletovo.[3]
Census
Most of the population of Fioletovo are Spiritual Christians from Russia divided into about five religious congregations. Most meet in houses. The majority are about four congregations of Dukh-i-zhizniki, and the minority are one congregation of Molokane.[4]
| Year | Total | Male | Female | Total Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,273 | 610 | 663 | |
| 2011 | 1,178 | 595 | 583 | -95 (-7.5%) |
| 2011 | 1,070 | 514 | 556 | -108 (-9.2%) |
The chart shows a steady decrease in population of about 8% per decade since 2000.
Climate
The village has an extremely cold winter with a cool and mild summer. It lies under a thick layer of snow during the long winter season, where only the roofs of houses could be seen from the top with their smoking chimneys.
Gallery
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A villager in Fioletovo -
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References
- ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).
- ^ "Municipalities of Armenia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ Berikyan, Mane (29 June 2023). "Armenia welcomes first-ever Molokan Heritage Museum in the region". CivilNet.
- ^ Conovaloff, Andrei (2012). "Taxonomy of 3 Spiritual Christian groups from Russia: Molokane, Pryguny and Dukh-i-zhizniki — books, fellowship, holidays, prophets and songs. (Классификация трёх духовных христианских групп: молокане, прыгуны и дух-и-жизники — книги, общение, праздники, пророки, и песни.)". Spiirtual Christians Around the World. Arizona, USA. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Part 8: RA Population Census". The Demographic Handbook of Armenia (PDF). ARMSTAT Statistical Committee Republic of Armenia. 2024. p. 185. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
