Chapels and Churches
A little winter atmosphere
A little winter atmosphere: the cemetery Church of the Resurrection of Christ, built in the 18th century in the Baroque style, and the empty house of the rural clergy in the now-uninhabited village of Verkhovye.
The Magic of Easter Week
Holy Week—also called Easter Week—is preceded by Great Lent. This time is the central event of church life and marks for believers the final span of Jesus Christ’s earthly life in human form: his suffering, crucifixion...
Euthymius the Arkhangelsk Wonderworker
On July 7, 1647, the blacksmith Evstafii Trofimov, preparing to build a new smithy in the courtyard of the Arkhangelsk voevoda, Prince Buinosov-Rostovsky, began digging a pit for the foundation of a forge hearth....
The dead Bridegroom: Scary stories of Russian folklore
This happened before the Revolution, during the time of the first war. I know about it from my parents, and villagers spoke of it long before that.
A Journey to the Archetype
An experienced researcher — one who knows exactly what he is seeking — will unmistakably recognize this conifer-covered hill from many kilometers away, rising above the surrounding land. We already knew in advance what...