The Resurrection Church is located on the Resurrection Hill, towering over the bank of the Oka River. Since the 16th century, there was a wooden church on the mountain, and in 1629 a stone temple was built in its place, which has survived to this day. Now the Resurrection Church is the oldest stone building in Tarusa.
The Resurrection Church is separated from the historical center of the city by a deep Igumnov ravine, so the temple was not damaged during fires, including during the worst fire of 1779, when almost the entire city burned down.
In 1757, the Resurrection Church was rebuilt in the Baroque style, and in 1903 the facade was decorated in the neo-Byzantine style. This style is also called pseudo-Russian. It became popular in the early 20th century.
In the 1930s, the Bolsheviks closed the church, but the building was not destroyed. It was used as a warehouse. In 1989, the building was returned to the church in desolation. The neo-Byzantine decor of the lower part of the church has been preserved, and the upper part has been restored in the Baroque style.
A cross of worship is installed in front of the altar of the Resurrection Church, and flower beds are planted around it. From here you can enjoy a beautiful view of the Oka river and the birch trees growing at the foot of the Resurrection Hill. There are benches where you can relax.
On the right side at the foot of the Resurrection Hill is the Musatov slope, where the Khlystovsky cemetery used to be. Khlysty is a religious sect that appeared in Russia in the 17th century. There was also a community of Khlysty in Tarusa. Nowadays, only a few graves of the most famous residents of the Pesochnoye estate have been preserved in the cemetery: the artist Borisov-Musatov, as well as the Wulf family. They rented a house where the Tsvetaev family used to live.
Marina Tsvetaeva wrote in the story "Khlystovky" that she would also like to lie in this cemetery or at least install a stone here with the inscription "Marina Tsvetaeva would like to lie here." The cenotaph of Marina Tsvetaeva was installed in 1988 at the foot of the Resurrection Hill on the banks of the Oka River.
