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Paraskeva Friday and the Cult in Ilyeshi
“Here, right next to the chapel itself, stands an old spreading birch tree which, as something sacred, is an object of reverent veneration. In its bark, at some height above the ground, a cobblestone has grown in so de...
Memory as Sacrifice
In the work Superstitions of the Russian People by the old Russian ethnographer Zabylin, there is the following curious little episode: “About 7 versts from Vologda, along the old Arkhangelsk road, there is the grave o...
Kuzomen : The Cemetery
The Kuzomen cemetery — a true delight for a necropolis enthusiast — lies at the entrance to the village on two hills and warmly greets visitors arriving from the “Mainland.”
Kuzomen: The Village
We keep keeping on: the second part of our photo cycle about Kuzomen is dedicated to the village itself.
Kuzomen: Landscapes
If you want to visit a real northern desert—go to Kuzomen. It is a very unusual village, founded in the second half of the 16th century as a fishing tonya, standing quite literally at the edge of the world on the Kola ...
Radonitsa Offerings
28.04.2025
Levusozero
Oh, what a luxury it was: three days without electricity, signal, or comforts—in a relict northern forest, in a miller’s hut beside a watermill 😈. Snow was knee-deep, and in places thigh-deep, so that moving on forest ...