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Saint Alexander Nevsky Church, Eastern Orthodox church in Sormovo district, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Saint Alexander Nevsky Church is an Orthodox church on Barrikad Street in Sormovo, built in 1882 to a design by architect P. P. Malinovsky. Its main altar honours Alexander Nevsky, with a second altar dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. A 43-metre bell tower, completed in 1887, was demolished in the Soviet period and rebuilt by 2018.

The church was built in 1882 to a design by architect P. P. Malinovsky for the growing factory settlements of Sormovo; the first stone was laid on 24 April and it was consecrated on 30 December that year. A second altar was dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. The 43-metre bell tower was completed in 1887. Closed in 1924, the building housed a school and later a factory canteen, and the bell tower was dismantled. It was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church on 17 July 2003 and reconsecrated on 21 December 2013 after restoration.

The church serves as a gathering place where locals and visitors observe Orthodox traditions and can see the hand-painted iconostasis inside. It holds importance as a place where religious practice and local community life continue to intersect.

The building remains accessible year-round and hosts regular religious services that visitors can observe or attend. Visiting outside service times allows for a more relaxed exploration of the interior without disruption.

The church was closed in 1924 and turned into a school; later a canteen for factory workers operated in the former church, and the bell tower was dismantled. The Russian Orthodox Church regained the building only on 17 July 2003, much later than many other former churches. The restored church was reconsecrated on 21 December 2013, and the bell tower was recreated by 2018.

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