“Druzhnoe” Settlement

Vladimir Region

Our settlement is located in the Vladimir oblast, 30 km south of Vladimir city. About 50 families are engaged in the development of their plots in a “Druzhnoe” today. Almost every family has children and some of them more than one. We started in 2010, when we received the first property of 42 hectares (now 187 ha). This event took place on 17 July; this date has become our birthday.

For a long time we were under the impression from the books of Vladimir Megre. And by April 2009 it was decided to act.

The first step was to try to join to someone. We went to Kovrov (city in Vladimir Oblast), to get acquainted with the guys who started a few years ago. We were happy: warm welcome, guitar songs, willingness to accept new members without money and without any additional conditions – here are our first impressions.

The next visit was to Molchanov family in Konyayevo. Well, naturally, we were flabbergasted. Five settlements, about three hundred homesteads, global road construction, almost all areas are dealt, strict contract, clarity and certainty.

By the way, at this point we have already established an initiative group of three people: Alexey Sedov, Mostovoy Vladislav and Semenov Andrey.

The second step: it was decided to act independently. Everyone sees the ideal settlement in their own way. Therefore, we have not joined to anyone. Big thanks to Tatsiana and Anatoly Molchanov for their willingness to support, suggest, and share the experience.

Hard work was waiting for us. Year of work, collection of information, search for solutions, error recovery, adjustment and etc. We did it! We had about 40 hectares of land! Later we have decided to consider the day of birth of our Association 17 July 2010 – the date of receipt of the property documents.

"Druzhnoe" ("Friendly") is a title and the only filter for those who want to be with us. Ready to be friendly? – We are waiting you! We don't divide people into meat-eaters and vegetarians, into "good" and "bad". The desire to create a family homestead is enough. On this basis we reworked the contract with newcomers in the most open form with no strict obligations.

While the access road and bridge were built, we have already been joined by several people. It has become necessary to get acquainted and begin to form a team. In this regard was held our first general meeting. 2010 was the year of the birth of our Declaration. We wanted to tell our story, declared of our intentions, to form our vision for the future.

2012 inspired us to major repairs of the roads. In previous years we believed that we only need to align the road. But by mid-summer 2012 it was still impossible to drive on the field due to the incredible moisture. Even the meeting had to be a kilometer from the field.

It became clear – we need to remove the water! In the same year, the first enthusiasts began to live in their homesteads. Margarita Alekseyeva lived in a tent for a month. Chernyshev Aleksey has built temporary housing. Borovikov Vyacheslav and Fedorov Igor have built a guest house of straw. There are very significant events for us!

Plus, this year we have completed what had long wanted. The arable land size of 132 ha was transferred to our ownership free of charge!

In 2013 appeared such documents as the “Borovikov” offer, the “Chernyshev” initiative and “Our approach to the acquisition of equipment”. Another year – another extension: appeared East Trypillia.

2014 – year in which we began to hold joint celebrations. Nadia Safonkina took the initiative and organized a Maslenitsa (Butter Week), Zhivin day and “Druzhnoe” birthday.

In the same year, we received permission for the construction of the transmission line (we worked for it 2 years), installed poles to the first transformer, complete renovation of the 16-metre roads in the First field.

The summer of 2014 was very busy: about 40 people are actively visiting his homesteads! Slava Borovikov launched the public pond. He gathered people and hired an excavator. By the end of the year in a “Druzhnoe” were more than 25 plots with buildings, suitable for permanent or temporary accommodation.

“Druzhnoe” Settlement, Vladimir Region, Russia

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