A church of Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Wooden bridge to Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Pier of Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker on southern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Interior of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Cemetery of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Brown cat near the entrance of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Interior of St. Nicolas the Miracle-Worker Church in Kotly Village. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
View of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Some yellow flowers in Lower Garden of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
A park opposite to Laborer s House of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Entrance of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Domed hall of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Golden marguerite (yellow chamomile, Anthemis tinctoria, Russian name Pupavka) at the slope near the entrance of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Small island beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
View of Nikolsky Island from rocks beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Small rocky island south-east from Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Forest on rocks beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Southern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Granite rocks beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Eastern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Western side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Pine forest on Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Monastyrskaya Bay from southern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Rocks south-east from Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
View to the north from a shrine on Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Marsh lousewort (red-rattle, Pedicularis palustris, Russian name mytnik) on southern side of Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Knotted pearlwort (Sagina nodosa, Russian name Mshanka) on rocks south-east from Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Flower of marsh lousewort (red-rattle, Pedicularis palustris, Russian name mytnik) on southern side of Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
Warning "Entrance only for Blessed" in a forest at Main Monastery Road, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
St. Nicolas the Miracle-Worker Church in Kotly Village. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Interior of a church in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of Saint Catherine Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Interior of a recently open church of Uspensky(?) monastery in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of John the Baptist church(?) in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Interior of church of Dormition of the Mother of God (former scating rink) on Leytenanta Shmidta Embankment of Vasilyevsky Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 16, 2015
Interior of a church in Rozhdestveno, south from Saint Petersburg in Leningrad Region. Russia, June 19, 2011
Interior of church of an icon of Tikhvin god s mother in Syas Pogost near Novaya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Interior of Nikolskaya Church in Porkhov Fortress in Porkhov, Pskov Region. Russia, September 8, 2013
Interior of Helsinki Cathedral (St. Nicholas Church). Helsinki, Finland, July 18, 2015
Interior of Nicholas (Nikolsky) Cathedral in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of Archangel Cathedral in Kremlin (Arkhangelsky sobor of Russian Orthodox church). Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
Bank of Finland (Suomen Pankki) office building built in 1915 by architect Uno Werner Ullberg, now National Bank of the Republic of Karelia. Sortavala (Karelia), Russia, September 19, 2015
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Shlisselburg, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Saint Catherine Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Dome of a church in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Nikola Church of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Trinity Church (1755) in Gostilitsy village. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
A dome of Trinity(?) Church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Doorway of Uspenskaya Church of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Tour of a Trinity church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Decaying fresco in Trinity Church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Trapeznaya (church dining room) in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Excursion of ruins of Trinity church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
A cook in trapeznaya (church dining room) in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Blessing(?) of a believer tourist in Blagoveshcheniya Church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Ruins of Trinity Church and bell tower in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of Pater Noster Church on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
Interior of an Orthodox church in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Greek orthodox church Sviato Troitsky Sobor (Saint Trinity Cathedral), interior. Odessa, Ukraine, July 2, 2009
Dmitry Solunsky church in Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Interior of Uspeniya Cathedral in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Interior of church of Saviour on Ilyino. Novgorod, Russia, May 7, 2016
East beach in Orekhovy Island. Shlisselburg, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Interior of Rimsky-Korsakov Museum in Loubensk, Pskov Region. Russia, June 12, 2014
Interior of Paromenskaya Church in Zavelichye. Pskov, Russia, August 8, 2004
World War II memorial in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2014
Interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
New (Narodnaya Volia) Prison in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Passages of King s(?) Tower in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Church of Dormition of the Mother of God (former scating rink) on Leytenanta Shmidta Embankment of Vasilyevsky Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 16, 2015
Interior of a ruined church. Zhikharevo, east from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
Interior of Church of Saint George in Yuriev Monastery. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001
Mosaic interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 30, 2003
Interior of Church of Boris and Gleb in Agalatovo. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2011
Interior decorations of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Interior of the Rozhdestveno Church, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 22, 2004
Mosaic interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 30, 2003
Underground chamber of King s(?) Tower in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Ruins of Fourth Wing of the prison in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Golovin Tower of Shlisselburg Fortress, view from a boat. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Cathedral of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Cell of New (Narodnaya Volia) Prison in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Interior of Blagoveshchenskaya Church in Vasilievsky Ostrov neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004
Interior of a Gothic church of Peter and Paul in Shuvalovo Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2011
Interior of Kazanskaya Church of Voskresenskiy Novodevichiy Monastery. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2010
Interior mosaics on walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
World War II memorial inside Cathedral ruins in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Interior of Christian Orthodox church in Konevets Monastery, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
Interior of orthodox church "Soroka muchenikov Sevastiyskih"(?) near a parking place. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004
Interior of Church of St. Peter and Paul (1793-1799, architect G. F. von Velten). Vyborg, Russia, August 5, 2024
Interior of Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church at 40 Nevsky Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
Interior of Church of Three Saints (Trioch Sviatiteley) in Vasilievsky Ostrov neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004
Interior of a cathedral of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Interior of a cathedral of Vvedeno Oyatsky Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Interior of Alexander Nevsky Chapel near Pepyi Village west from Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
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