Temple of Love
In one of the northern settlements, we discovered what must be the harshest Temple of Love in the world.
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The Everlasting Footprint
On the banks of the Saba River, in the village of Raykovo, stands the Chapel of Archangel Michael. This small wooden church is unusual in its design: a log structure encircled on three sides by an open gallery, offerin...
Pervomayskoye (May Day). Our Enchanted Night at the Demon’s Stone
On this night, a long-held dream came true—to spend the night at one of the ancient sacred sites of the Izhora Plateau peoples: the Church Stone, or Kirkkokivi, now more commonly known as the Demon’s Stone or Veles’ St...
01.05.2024
An Abandoned House as a Doorway to the Otherworld
In the traditional worldview of the Russian peasant, the surrounding space was clearly divided into the sacred and the profane. While the latter is not the focus here, even sacred spaces were differentiated—they could ...
Emigrating to Enchanted Rus’: Andoma Mountain and Its Surroundings
A glimpse of our Northern Sea — Lake Onega — captured in a few photographs.
The Assumption Chapel, or the Place Where Treasure Lies Hidden
A beautiful, small roadside chapel with a stone cross dating from the 16th (or so) century stands near the village of Vasttsy. According to local legend, a treasure is buried near the chapel, and at times, a black figu...