# Fioletovo

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Place in Lori, Armenia

Fioletovo Ֆիոլետովո Coat of arms Fioletovo Coordinates: 40°43′29″N 44°42′50″E / 40.72472°N 44.71389°E / 40.72472; 44.71389 Country Armenia Province Lori Elevation 1,670 m (5,480 ft) Population (2022)[1] • Total 1,205 Time zone UTC+4 (AMT)

**Fioletovo** ([Armenian](/source/Armenian_language): Ֆիոլետովո) is a village in the [Lori Province](/source/Lori_Province) of [Armenia](/source/Armenia).

## Toponymy

The village was known as *Nikitino* until 1936, when it was renamed *Fioletovo* in honour of the [Russian](/source/Russian_people) [Communist](/source/Communism) activist and one of the [26 Baku Commissars](/source/26_Baku_Commissars) [Ivan Fioletov](/source/Ivan_Fioletov).[2]

## Geography

The village has an extremely cold winter with a cool and mild summer. It lies under a thick layer of snow during the long winter season, where only the roofs of houses could be seen from the top with their smoking chimneys.

## History

In the 1840s the village was settled by [Spiritual Christians](/source/Spiritual_Christianity) relocated from Russia. In the present-day, the village is inhabited mostly by congregations of *Dukh-i-zhizniki* and one congregation of *[Molokane](/source/Molokans)*. The population of the village is diminishing year by year as emigration is growing among its residents, who are trying to look for better economic conditions.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2023, the first heritage museum of [Molokans in Armenia](/source/Molokans_in_Armenia) was opened in Fioletovo.[3]

## Demographics

Most of the population of Fioletovo are Spiritual Christians from Russia divided into about five religious congregations. Most [meet in houses](/source/Meeting_house). The majority are about four congregations of *Dukh-i-zhizniki*, and the minority are one congregation of *[Molokane](/source/Molokans)*.[4]

Fioletovo Population Change 2001-2022[5] Year Total Male Female Total Change 2001 1,273 610 663 2011 1,178 595 583 -95 (-7.5%) 2011 1,070 514 556 -108 (-9.2%)

The chart shows a steady decrease in population of about 8% per decade since 2000.

## Gallery

		- Fioletovo

		- A villager in Fioletovo

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Fioletovo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fioletovo).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2022_Census_1-0)** ["The Main Results of RA Census 2022, trilingual / Armenian Statistical Service of Republic of Armenia"](https://www.armstat.am/en/?nid=82&id=2623). *www.armstat.am*. Retrieved 2025-09-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Municipalities of Armenia"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140912150541/http://www.cadastre.am/storage/files/pages/pg_907871769_HH_bnak._bar..pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.cadastre.am/storage/files/pages/pg_907871769_HH_bnak._bar..pdf) (PDF) on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2015-07-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Berikyan, Mane (29 June 2023). ["Armenia welcomes first-ever Molokan Heritage Museum in the region"](https://www.civilnet.am/en/news/743205/armenia-welcomes-first-ever-molokan-heritage-museum-in-the-region/). *[CivilNet](/source/CivilNet)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Conovaloff, Andrei (2012). ["Taxonomy of 3 Spiritual Christian groups from Russia: Molokane, Pryguny and Dukh-i-zhizniki — books, fellowship, holidays, prophets and songs. (Классификация трёх духовных христианских групп: молокане, прыгуны и дух-и-жизники — книги, общение, праздники, пророки, и песни.)"](http://www.molokane.org/taxonomy). *Spiirtual Christians Around the World*. Arizona, USA. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Part 8: RA Population Census". [*The Demographic Handbook of Armenia*](https://armstat.am/file/article/demog_2024_8.pdf) (PDF). ARMSTAT Statistical Committee Republic of Armenia. 2024. p. 185. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

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