Church of the Intercession, Wooden church in Primorsky District, Russia.

The Church of the Intercession is a wooden building constructed with traditional Russian techniques and architectural features from the 17th century. It displays the characteristic design elements that define Orthodox churches of this region and period.

A parish existed at Zaostrovie by the 16th century, under Ivan the Terrible; earlier churches burned, were struck by lightning or collapsed, and one was moved to Solombala. The present church was begun in 1686 with the blessing of Afanasy Lyubimov, first bishop of Kholmogory and Vazhka, and completed in 1688. A major restoration in 1915, two years before the October Revolution, preceded its consecration to the Intercession.

The church is named for the Intercession of the Mother of God, a feast celebrated on 1 October. Since the wooden building is unsafe, services for the Zaostrovie churchyard are held in the nearby stone Church of the Presentation, built from 1808 and completed in 1878.

The church stands in the village of Rikasovo, Zaostrovskoye rural settlement, about four kilometres from Arkhangelsk. The wooden building is in an emergency condition and closed to worship; all services of the Zaostrovsky pogost are held in the stone Church of the Presentation, built a few dozen metres away between 1808 and 1878.

The church is crowned by nine onion domes covered in wooden shingles (lemekh) and set on tall drums above a rectangular log frame. Some researchers see this cuboid (kubovataya) form as an early attempt to replace the tent roofs banned by Patriarch Nikon in the late 17th century.