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“They Worshipped a Stone Idol”: Sacred Landscapes - Orthodox–Pagan Syncretism in Northern Traditions
In Christian terminology—and in common popular perception—any interaction between humans and natural objects on a sacred level is usually interpreted as “pagan worship” of stones, springs, trees, or groves. As if peopl...
The Grove of Khetag
Long ago there lived a Kabardian man named Khetag, and he was a Christian, as were the people of his village. But in time a new religion — Islam — came to the region, and Khetag became the last Christian among his kins...
The Castle of Red Death: The Mortuary of Volzhsky
When the Bolsheviks came to power, they faced the monumental task of reshaping not only Russia’s socio-economic order but also completely reformatting the very paradigm of social consciousness, including the inner, spi...
Umbosersky Mine: Ruins in the Lovozero Tundra
Once, life thrived here in the vast halls of the Lovozero tundra. Day and night, the Umbosersky mine yielded a wealth of minerals—some of which were found and extracted only at this very site. But for reasons lost to t...
