Spassky Cathedral of Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. Staraya Russa, Russia, August 11, 2007
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
Monastery in Staraya Ladoga. East from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
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
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
Model of Odesskiy Spaso Preobrazhenskiy Sobor church in Museum of Orthodox Christian Odessa in Archangel Michael Monastery for women. Odessa, Ukraine, July 2, 2009
Vasilievsky Pogost Church in Chernavino Village near Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Oakmoss lichen (Evernia prunastri) on a tree in Chernavino Village near Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
A church of Spaso-Troitsky Skit in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
A monastery of Sergiev Posad (former Zagorsk) near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001
Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
A log house and a church of Spaso-Troitsky Skit in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
Black cat near Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
A monastery in Gorodishche Area (Yaroslav Courtyard). 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
A top dome of a cathedral of monastery of Sergiev Posad (former Zagorsk) near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001
Dorms(?) and Krestovozdvizhensky Cathedral, view from Yuriev Monastery. Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001
Savior-Transfiguration Church (Spaso-Preobrazheniya, built before 1399) at Zavodskaya Street in Porkhov, Pskov Region. Russia, September 8, 2013
View of Uspeniya Monastery from Tikhvinka River in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
View of Zagorsk city from walls of monastery of Sergiev Posad near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001
A popular tourist place of monastery of Sergiev Posad (former Zagorsk) near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001
Altar of Savior-Transfiguration Church (Spaso-Preobrazheniya, built before 1399) at Zavodskaya Street in Porkhov, Pskov Region. Russia, September 8, 2013
Deir al-Sultan rooftop monastery (Coptic Monastery) in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Coptic Monastery (Deir al-Sultan rooftop monastery) in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
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
Monk s dorms of 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
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
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
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
Interior of a cathedral of 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
Cathedral in Sovkhoz Ilyich, now Vvedeno Oyatsky 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 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
Pokrovsky Cathedral in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s 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
Uspensky Cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Dome of a church in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of a church in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Troitsky chapel bathhouse on 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
Saint George s cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of Nicholas (Nikolsky) Cathedral in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Church reflection (flipped image) in Staraya Ladoga. East from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
Apple garden and a John Bogoslov Cathedral in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Volkhov River near Staraya Ladoga, view from the site of Oleg mounds, 70 miles east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 23, 2005
Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Ruins of Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
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 18, 2004
John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Uspensky Cathedral in Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, June 4, 2011
Interior of John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Interior of John the Baptist church(?) in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Worship in Nicholas (Nikolsky) Cathedral in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Dmitry Solunsky church in Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Saint George s Cathedral in Old Ladoga Fortress in 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
A summer house (dacha) on a bank of Volkhov River in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
A summer house (dacha) on a bank of Volkhov River in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Smolny Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 27, 2007
Vestibule of Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2007
Eve Fountain. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Nevsky Prospect near Liteyny. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 16, 2007
A fountain. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
Candelabrum in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Wood art in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2007
Birches in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
White Hall in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2007
Uritskogo Street in Posiolok, 45 miles from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 15, 2007
Cow berry (brusnika) near Posiolok, 45 miles from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 15, 2007
People near a bus stop, view from a window of a tourist bus. Novgorod, Russia, August 11, 2007
Slavianka River. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 29, 2007
Perron of Vitebsky Train Station. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 29, 2007
Hall of Vitebsky Train Station. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 29, 2007
Passengers in a subway train ("metro"). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 10, 2007
A yard in Petrogradskaya Storona neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 10, 2007
People on a street, view from a window of a tourist bus. Novgorod, Russia, August 11, 2007
Paintings of Malevich in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2007
Burning swamp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
Smoking swamp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
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