From Vepsian Folklore: How to See the Dead
On the 40th day after death, when the traditional remembrance feast—sorochiny—is held, a separate place is set at the table for the departed: a chair, food, and a spoon.
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The Pskov Collective Farm Woman — Late Soviet Macabre and the Mother Russia Icon
While roaming the boundless northern expanses, we recently stumbled upon a true masterpiece of Soviet macabre — a towering sculpture of a collective farm woman, forgotten in the snow-covered fields of the Pskov region....
Columbarium
Unusual NecroRussia: a grim and abandoned columbarium—a repository of cremation urns—hidden within one of St. Petersburg’s cemeteries.
Temple of Love
In one of the northern settlements, we discovered what must be the harshest Temple of Love in the world.
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
