 A top dome of a cathedral of monastery of Sergiev Posad (former Zagorsk) near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001
 A popular tourist place of monastery of Sergiev Posad (former Zagorsk) near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001
 View of Zagorsk city from walls of monastery of Sergiev Posad near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001
 View of Kremlin from Moscow River embankment. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001
 Moscow River embankment and Kremlin. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001
 View of a cathedral in Kremlin from Moscow River embankment. Kremlin was closed at Thursday. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001
 View of Vasiliy Blazhennyi (?) cathedral in Kremlin from Moscow River embankment. Kremlin was closed at Thursday. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001
 An old Orthodox cathedral in Kolomenskoe neighborhood. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001
 Old Orthodox churches in Kolomenskoe museum. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001
 A road in a cemetery in Kolomenskoe museum. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001
 A dome of Cathedral of Christ the savior and one of ten Stalin victory skyscrapers behind it. Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2001
 A monastery in Gorodishche Area (Yaroslav Courtyard). Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001
 Dorms(?) and Krestovozdvizhensky Cathedral, view from Yuriev Monastery. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001
 An Orthodox church remotely seen from entrance of Yuriev Monastery. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001
 Interior of Church of Saint George in Yuriev Monastery. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001
 Latrun, the Trappist Monastery. The Middle East, February 7, 2001
 Monastery of the Cross, view from a bus window. Jerusalem, the Middle East, March 1, 2001
 A cave of Elijah and Elisha in Carmelite Monastery. Haifa, the Middle East, January 28, 2001
 Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. Staraya Russa, Russia, August 11, 2007
 Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 A church in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
 Black cat near Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Main entrance to Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
 A chicken farm in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
 Entrance to a church in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
 An abandoned building in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
 An olive garden in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
 A cemetery of nuns in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
 The church tower in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
 Spassky Cathedral of Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. Staraya Russa, Russia, August 11, 2007
 Interior of an Orthodox church in Tur Malka Russian monastery on Mount of Olives. Jerusalem, the Middle East, July 12, 2001
 View of Uspeniya Monastery from Tikhvinka River in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 A dome decorated with paintings of events in the lives of Elijah and Elisha in Carmelite Monastery. Haifa, the Middle East, January 28, 2001
 Coptic Monastery (Deir al-Sultan rooftop monastery) in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
 Deir al-Sultan rooftop monastery (Coptic Monastery) in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
 Entrance of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Cemetery of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Old stone stairs in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Cat sitting on ruins in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Monk s dorms of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Entrance of monk s dorms of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Cat guarding monk s dorms of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Backyard of monk s dorms of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Vvedeno Oyatsky Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Stone arch at main entrance of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Old Metal Lathe Enterprise 1330 in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Entrance of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 View of Herzl, Kefar Giladi, Haqishon Street from Migdal Shalom tower. Russian Orthodox monastery is on horizon. Tel Aviv, the Middle East, October 25, 2001
 Pokrovsky Cathedral in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s 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
 Interior of a cathedral of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Back road of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Back entrance 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
 Cathedral in Sovkhoz Ilyich, now Vvedeno Oyatsky Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 A yard inside Pskov-Pechory Monastery. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004
 Interior of a church of Pskov-Pechory Monastery. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004
 Blizhniye ("nearby") caves of Pskov-Pechory Monastery. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004
 Pskov-Pechory Monastery of the caves, view from a tourist overlook. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004
 Cathedrals near Pogostskoe Lake in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Saint Sergius Monastery (Troitse-Sergieva Pustyn) in Strelna. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 3, 2004
 Tourists crowding at the gate, under the fortress walls of Pskov-Pechory Monastery. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004
 Cave Cathedral of Kievo Pechory Saints in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Troitsky chapel bathhouse on Pogostskoe Lake in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Polytechnical Museum. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Apple garden and a John Bogoslov Cathedral in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Subway station (metro) in Moscow, Russia, July 15, 2010
 Interior of one of Kremlin churches. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Figure of a saint in a Kremlin Church. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Madonna figure in a Kremlin Church. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Corner decoration of a Kremlin Church. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Metal dish in one of Kremlin churches. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Elektrozavodskaya Metro (subway) station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Sky and clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
 Sun behind clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
 Metro Smolenskaya subway station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Souvenir stand at overlook of Vorobyovy Gory. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Rising clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
 Tower like clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
 Passenger sitting in Elektrozavodskaya Metro (subway) station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Arched subway station (Metro) Ploshchad Revolutsii. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Arched vestibule of Novoslobodskaya Metro (subway) station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 St. Basil s Cathedral (Pokrovsky Sobor) on Red Square near Kremlin. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Tombs of Russian tsars in Archangel Cathedral of Kremlin. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Large vestibule of Komsomolskaya Metro (subway) station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 An Orthodox church in Gornensky Convent for women (the Russian Orthodox Mission of Moscow Patriarchate in Jerusalem). Ein Kerem (western Jerusalem). The Middle East, August 15, 2002
 Passengers sitting in Prospect Mira Metro (subway) station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Stalin style mosaic in Metro Kievskaya subway station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Stained glass panel in Novoslobodskaya Metro (subway) station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Figures on historical Moscow Cinema on Gaza Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2016
 Decorations of historical Moscow Cinema on Gaza Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2016
 Decoration "Glory to Seamen" in Taganskaya Metro (subway) station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Illustration of first Russian revolution (1905) in Krasnopresnenskaya Metro (subway) station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Bronze monument of guerrilla soldiers on subway station (Metro) Partizanskaya. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Passenger sitting under revolutionary mosaic in Metro Kievskaya subway station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 Historical Moscow Cinema (1936, by L. Hidekel) on Gaza Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2016
 Passenger sitting under a patriotic decoration in Taganskaya Metro (subway) station. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
 A square in Kronstadt, Russia, August 3, 2001
 Interior of Archangel Cathedral in Kremlin (Arkhangelsky sobor of Russian Orthodox church). Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
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