Mologa

After that, Mologa turned into one of the most important Russian trade centers with the Asian countries.

[4] In 1992-1993 the level of the Rybinsk Reservoir decreased at 1.5m which permitted historians to organize the first expedition to a visible part of the former city.

On this day, the boats with monks and priests sail to the spot where Mologa used to stand, and hold divine service in front of the upper parts of cross-crowned belfries which are still visible above the water of the artificial lake.

Every second Saturday of August ordinary people visit Mologa's site on board of a ship.

In August, 2014 the water-level became extremely low, which let the former inhabitants of Mologa see their previous homes and wish to visit them on board of a ship.

A view of Mologa around 1910
Afanasyevsky convent in Mologa being submerged in 1941
A street in Mologa before the inundation
Sennaya Square during the annual fire brigade celebration in Mologa. A fire lookout tower (on the right) was designed by Andrey Dostoyevsky . [ 2 ]
Satellite image of Mologa location on low water level (2021)