Самое богатое село Российской Империи: крестьяне-миллионеры, своя Конституция и Статуя свободы

00:00:00 – The video opens with the question: are the peasants of Izhenskoye truly wealthy? 00:01:35 – The narrator and journalist Nikita Girin travel to the village to film and share their honest reflections. 00:03:20 – We learn about Nikita, a former Moscow journalist who moved to Izhenskoye to care for his grandmother and has since studied the village’s history. 00:06:43 – The story reveals that Izhenskoye, once one of the richest villages in the Russian Empire, had 12,000 peasants who bought out their landlord 30 years before the abolition of serfdom, and even had its own constitution, a day of independence, and a "statue of freedom". 00:08:29 – The footage shows unique photographs of pre‑revolutionary life, illustrating how the peasants lived. 00:10:06 – A brief commercial break. 00:12:08 – The video shows how peasants celebrated weddings with orchestras. 00:18:33 – The narrator discusses Izhenskoye Nevskiy and the Society of Temperance. 00:22:57 – A behind‑the‑scenes moment of a sudden meeting. 00:25:18 – The desire to restore a tea house is mentioned. 00:25:52 – The importance of insurance boards is highlighted. 00:29:03 – Women’s committees in Izhenskoye and a local reference to Angelina Jolie are discussed. 00:29:45 – The architecture of peasant houses is examined. 00:31:27 – A brief mention of the Izhenskoye Sea. 00:34:25 – The video explains how Izhenskoye became so wealthy. 00:42:38 – The constitution and day of independence are explored. 00:53:47 – The video addresses how peasants died. 01:06:43 – The statue of freedom in Izhenskoye is shown. 01:10:04 – An ancient tombstone is cleaned and a secret is revealed. 01:16:18 – The topic of dekulakization is covered. 01:23:43 – The Filatov House museum, which Nikita and his team are creating, is introduced. 01:28:21 – The future of Izhenskoye is discussed.