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Prekrasnoye

District: Shoreacres
Province: British Columbia
Country: Canada
 
In 1912, Community Doukhobors purchased lands on the Kootenay River in the Shoreacres district of British Columbia. They named the area Prekrasnoye (Прекрасное) meaning “beautiful” in Russian. There, they cleared the forest, planted fruit orchards, vegetable gardens, hay and grain fields and established three unnamed communal villages as well as an irrigation-works, blacksmith shop, granaries and barns. It was considered the most agriculturally productive settlement of the CCUB in British Columbia. In 1919, special quarters were built for Peter "Lordly" Verigin to stay when he visited the area. Following the demise of the CCUB in 1937-1938, the communal organization gradually declined. By 1961-1963, the CCUB lands were sold, the villages were disbanded and the name fell into disuse. [District Lot 303, Kootenay District]
 

 

 

 
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