Church of the Assumption, Goroholin Forest

History of the Assumption Church in a small village with an unusual name Goroholin forest is full of secrets and mystical events. The village was originally a settlement near the village Goroholin consists of single family homes located in the forest.

During the struggle, the Soviet government with religion church served as location for the museum of atheism.

In 1943, for the first time there was a church. This is a small religious building made of wood, was named in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. Exactly   Here in 1967 were held with several scenes Rec acclaimed film "Viy"   based on the novel by Russian writer Nikolai Gogol. Directed by K. Ershov church premises used for shooting the funeral procession.

When mysterious events in 2006, the church burned down. The cause of the fire is called misuse of the power, but the locals associate this event with the shooting of the film, because they believe nasty feature film about the creation of evil spirits in the walls of the current church. This event was the cause of a failure in the restoration of the church in its original form, but served to build a new sanctuary. Zolotokupolnaya Assumption Church, made of red brick, founded in 2008.