Autumn on the Kola Peninsula: The Kolvitsa Waterfall
Just a few beautiful photos of northern nature from the places we visited. The roaring Kolvitsa Waterfall in early September. Kola Peninsula.
Home
Khalui II - The Chapel of Prophet Elijah and the Sacred Stone
Approaching Khalui from the direction of Oshevensk, the first thing that greets you after crossing the Churyega bridge is the Chapel of Prophet Elijah. Erected in the grim and hoary 18th century, it stands as a classic...
Khaluy III or Sacrilege: Crime and Punishment
If you take a walk along the "embankment" of the village of Khaluy — a steep high slope running along the river of the same name — and carefully make your way down at a certain spot, you will find two crosses sheltered...
Khalui I -The Cursed Village
A small river called Khalui flows gently, joining the mighty Churyega, then vanishes underground: its waters seep into karst crevices, disappear from the surface, exposing its dry bed, which stretches far into the dist...
The Middle Ages—closer than you think: Wooden Architecture in Russia
The Church of St. George, built in 1496, stands on the shores of Lake Yuksozero. It is the oldest wooden church in Russia still standing on its original site—just 300 kilometers from the Northern Capital.
Iskolena: A Mystical Tale from Russian Folk Beliefs
Near the town of Troitsk, there still stand three linden trees, famed throughout the surrounding region. They sprang from a single root, yet came to be known collectively by the name Iskolena . In ancient times...
12.01.2024
Devil's Church — Pirunkirkko: The Mystical Rocks of Karelia
To visit the Church of the Devil, you can travel far to San Francisco to meet the followers of the hedonistic Anton Szandor LaVey, or you can visit the surroundings of the Karelian village of Kurkiyoki, located in what...
An alien from the mythological age.
It was just an ordinary, long-abandoned house in an uninhabited village - a leaky roof that had caused the floors to fail in some places, and the remaining floorboards were a bit scary to step on.
21.11.2023
An alien from the mythological age.
21.11.2023
