 Uspeniya Cathedral in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Altar of Uspeniya Cathedral in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Black cat near Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 View of Uspeniya Monastery from Tikhvinka River in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Interior of church of an icon of Tikhvin god s mother in Syas Pogost near Novaya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Dam of a dock in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 A cathedral in Uspensky Monastery at evening. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
 A cathedral in Antoniev-Dymsky Monastery near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 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
 Church bells and a cathedral of Uspensky Monastery, view from bell tower. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
 Church of an icon of Tikhvin god s mother in Syas Pogost near Novaya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Interior of Nicholas (Nikolsky) Cathedral in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Uspensky Monastery in Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 Resurrection Cathedral (1887) in Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 A church window in Uspensky Monastery. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
 Cathedral in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Interior of St. Nicolas the Miracle-Worker Church in Kotly Village. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
 A church and a bell tower in Uspensky Monastery. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
 Uspensky Monastery, view from bell tower. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
 Dorms for monks in Antoniev-Dymsky Monastery near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 A church of Spaso-Troitsky Skit in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 Interior of Alexander Nevsky Chapel near Pepyi Village west from Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 A log house and a church of Spaso-Troitsky Skit in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 Cathedral of Troitsy (Trinity) Zhivonachalnoy in Miodushi Village. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
 View from a road to Spaso-Troitsky Skit (remote part of a monastery) in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 Cathedral in Sovkhoz Ilyich, now Vvedeno Oyatsky Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Cave Cathedral of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Pokrovsky Cathedral in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Interior of a church in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Cave Cathedral of Kievo Pechory Saints in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Interior of Saint Catherine Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Interior of a church in Rozhdestveno, south from Saint Petersburg in Leningrad Region. Russia, June 19, 2011
 Dymskoe Lake near Antoniev-Dymsky Monastery near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Believers used to swim three times around the cross (either clockwise or counter clockwise) to be healed. Russia, December 25, 2005
 Interior of a recently open church of Uspensky(?) monastery in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Uspensky Cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Saint George s cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Apple garden and a John Bogoslov Cathedral in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Gorchakovshchina (Gorchakovsky) Waterfall near Volkhov. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Waterfalls near Ragusha River, near Mozolevo Village. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Gorchakovshchina (Gorchakovsky) Waterfall and red sandstone cliffs near Volkhov. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Small waterfall near Ragusha River, near Mozolevo Village. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 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
 Former railway track in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Forest road in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Non-forking lichen in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Trumpet like lichens in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Forest road in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Vasilievsky Pogost Church in Chernavino Village near Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Various lichens on the ground in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Narrow forest road in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Road in pine forest in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Cellar of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Maloe Krasnopiorskoe Lake in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Interior of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Interior of Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2016
 Interior of the Andreevsky Cathedral (Cathedral of Saint Apostle Andrei) in Vasilievsky Ostrov neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004
 Walls remaining from Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Trumpet lichen (Cladonia fimbriata) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Oakmoss lichen (Evernia prunastri) on a tree in Chernavino Village near Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Granite ruins of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Stone basement of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Round fountain of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Grand staircase of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Bricks and remains of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Uspensky Cathedral in Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
 Glittering wood-moss (Hylocomium splendens) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Gassy webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius traganus) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Mossy holes in area of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Stone constructions in area of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Cowberry (lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Creek in a forest in area of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Strap coral mushrooms (Clavariadelphus ligula) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Round bowl of a fountain of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica lichen) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Small stone stairs of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Fried chicken mushrooms (Lyophyllum decastes) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Common reindeer lichen Cladonia portentosa in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Slime mold Physarum virescens on rotten leaves in Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia Leningrad Region, Russia, August 9, 2016
 Prunes and Custard mushrooms (decorated mop, Tricholomopsis decora) in Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia Leningrad Region, Russia, August 9, 2016
 Saint George s Cathedral in Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
 Worship in Nicholas (Nikolsky) Cathedral in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
 Saint George s Cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, east from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
 Bunch of fried chicken mushrooms (Lyophyllum decastes) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Surprise webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius semisanguineus or may be purpureus) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Large brown webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius saginus)(?) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Pillow shaped reindeer lichen Cladonia portentosa in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 European destroying angel mushrooms (Amanita virosa) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Stone embankment of a creek in area of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Prunes and Custard mushrooms (decorated mop, Tricholomopsis decora) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Drab Tooth mushrooms (Phellodon fuligineoalbus, Bankera fuligineoalba) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Felt lichen (common freckle pelt, Peltigera aphthosa) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Interior of Cathedral of Blagoveshcheniya Presviatoy Bogoroditsy in Holy Annunciation Nikandrova Desert Monastery (Svyato-Blagoveshchenskaya Nikandrova Pustyn). Pskov Region, Russia, September 8, 2013
 Interior of Church of Uspeniya Presviatoy Bogoroditsy (built in 2008) in Pargolovo Cemetery near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 10, 2013
 Red-banded webcap mushroom (Cortinarius armillatus, Russian name Pautinnik Brasletchaty) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Interior of Leningrad House of Trade (DLT). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2004
 Interior of cathedral of Saviour Transfiguration on Nereditsa. Novgorod, Russia, May 7, 2016
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