One theory is that St Nicholas' Church at the Maples gets its name as there were once maple trees here ('klyon' in Russian). An alternative name is at 'Blinniki' as bakers lived in the area who sold pancakes here ('blin' is the Russian for pancake). The church was built in 1657 and features a main structure with two levels of windows attached to a small bell tower. In 1931 the church was closed and its priest was arrested and later executed. The church was reopened in 1990.

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