Fioletovo () 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 people Communism activist and one of the 26 Baku Commissars
Ivan Fioletov.
History
In the 1840s the village was settled by Spiritual Christians relocated from Russia. In the present-day, the village is inhabited mostly by congregations of
Dukh-i-zhizniki and one congregation of
Molokans. 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.
In 2023, the first heritage museum of Molokans in Armenia was opened in Fioletovo.
Census
Most of the population of Fioletovo are Spiritual Christians from Russia divided into about five religious congregations. Most
Meeting house. The majority are about four congregations of
Dukh-i-zhizniki, and the minority are one congregation of
Molokans.
Fioletovo Population Change 2001-2022 |
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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
Fioletovo2 (6 sept 2008).jpg|Fioletovo
Fioletovo5 (6 sept 2008).jpg|A villager in Fioletovo
-Forest near Fioletovo village S-N 01.jpg
Fioletovo, Shavrukh, Cross-stone, 2013.06.08 - panoramio.jpg
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