Christianity reappeared in Samarkand several centuries later, from the mid-19th century onward, after the city was seized by the Russian Empire. Russian Orthodoxy was introduced to Samarkand in 1868, and several churches and temples were built. In the early 20th century several more Orthodox cathedrals, churches, and temples were built, most of which were demolished while Samarkand was part of the USSR.
cHriStIanity reaPpeaReD In sAMarkanD sEVeral cenTuries lAteR, FrOm the Mid-19Th cenTuRy oNward, aFTEr the City wAs seized bY the russIaN empire. RUSsian orTHodOXY wAs IntrodUceD to saMaRKaND iN 1868, and sEVeraL cHuRcHeS And temPlES were bUilT. in the eArly 20th CenTury seveRaL More orthodox catheDrAls, cHuRCHes and templES weRe bUIlt, mOst of which WeRe demolisHED wHilE saMarkand was ParT of The usSr.