 Barracks for monks in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Excursion of ruins of Trinity 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
 Tour of a Trinity church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 A dome of Trinity(?) Church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Trapeznaya (church dining room) in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Decaying fresco in Trinity Church 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
 A cook in trapeznaya (church dining room) in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Ruins of barracks and churches of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 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
 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
 Nicholas (Nikolsky) monastery and a boat ramp in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Interior of a recently open church of Uspensky(?) monastery in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Ruins of manor house of Razoumovsky in Gostilitsy village. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Cat sitting on ruins in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Uspensky Monastery in Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 Ruins of Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 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
 A church window 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 and a bell tower in Uspensky Monastery. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
 Church bells and a cathedral of Uspensky Monastery, view from bell tower. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
 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
 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
 Monk s cat in Holy Annunciation Nikandrova Desert Monastery (Svyato-Blagoveshchenskaya Nikandrova Pustyn). Pskov Region, Russia, September 8, 2013
 Tomb of a monk in cemetery of Holy Annunciation Nikandrova Desert Monastery (Svyato-Blagoveshchenskaya Nikandrova Pustyn). Pskov Region, Russia, September 8, 2013
 Trapeznaya (dining facility) in Uspensky Monastery in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
 A gate of Uspensky Monastery from the side of Volkhov River in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
 Gate of Koporye Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Towers and walls of Koporye Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Interior of a church in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Novaya (New) Tower of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Nikola Church of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Sovetskaya Street in Lopuhinka village. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 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
 Uspensky Cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Monk s cow visiting church hardware shop Ikonnaya Lavka in Holy Annunciation Nikandrova Desert Monastery (Svyato-Blagoveshchenskaya Nikandrova Pustyn). Pskov Region, Russia, September 8, 2013
 Nabatnaya Tower of Ivan-Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Saint George s cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Mysterious passage under a wall of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Interior of Saint Catherine Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Trinity Church (1755) in Gostilitsy village. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Doorway of Uspenskaya Church of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Black cat near Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 A village house at 6 Sovetskaya (Soviet) Street in Lopuhinka. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Interior of Nicholas (Nikolsky) Cathedral in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 View of Uspeniya Monastery from Tikhvinka River in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Ruins of a manor house in Gostilitsy, Leningrad Region. Russia, February 9, 2013
 Churches of Ivangorod Fortress, view from a wall near Vorotnaya (Gate) Tower. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Cemetery of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Entrance of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Some ruins inside Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
 Ruins inside Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
 Ruins of a corner tower of Koporye Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
 Town Hall tower in Narva (now on Estonian territory) as seen from a wall of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Old stone stairs in 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
 Ruins inside Ivan Gorod Fortress, view from walls. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
 Entrance of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Old Metal Lathe Enterprise 1330 in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Stone arch at main entrance of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Towers of Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Ruins of Polovtsev (Rapti) Palace in Dzerzhinskogo Village, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Interior of John the Baptist church(?) in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Pokrovsky Cathedral in 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
 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
 Interior of a cathedral of Vvedeno Oyatsky 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 Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 Granite ruins of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
 Cathedrals near Pogostskoe Lake in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 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
 Long Hermann tower in Medieval Hermann s castle in Narva Fortress, view from a wall of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Apple garden and a John Bogoslov Cathedral in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 A church of Spaso-Troitsky Skit in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 A log house and a church of Spaso-Troitsky Skit in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 A monk of Konevets Monastery landing in Vladimirskaya Bukhta (harbor) of Ladoga Lake, 80 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
 Vyborg Castle. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
 Vyborg Castle. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
 Old city of Vyborg, view from the castle. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
 Vyborg Castle, view from the tower. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
 Warning "Entrance only for Blessed" in a forest at Main Monastery Road, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Old city of Vyborg and port, view from the castle. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
 A.S. in an apartment house near the train station in Vyborg. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
 Ruins of barracks of Railroad Corps in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2017
 Monrepo Park in Vyborg, a hill with Column of Paul I. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
 Old city of Vyborg and Clock Tower, view from the castle. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
 Cemetery of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
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