 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
 Uspensky Monastery, view from bell tower. 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
 Uspensky Monastery in Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 A church window in Uspensky Monastery. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 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
 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
 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
 View of Uspeniya Monastery from Tikhvinka River 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
 Troitsky chapel bathhouse on Pogostskoe Lake in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 View from a road in Miodushi Village. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
 Barracks for monks 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
 Ruins of monk s barracks in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Excursion of ruins 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
 A cook in trapeznaya (church dining room) 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
 Nicholas (Nikolsky) monastery and a boat ramp in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Blessing(?) of a believer tourist in Blagoveshcheniya Church in Zelenets Monastery. 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
 Sovetskaya Street in Lopuhinka village. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Trinity Church (1755) in Gostilitsy village. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 A village house at 6 Sovetskaya (Soviet) Street in Lopuhinka. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Ruins of manor house of Razoumovsky in Gostilitsy village. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Dam of a dock in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Uspeniya Cathedral in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Altar of Uspeniya Cathedral in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Interior of Uspeniya Cathedral in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Back road of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 View of Cheremenetskoe Lake from Golubkovo Village, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
 Church of an icon of Tikhvin god s mother in Syas Pogost near Novaya Ladoga. 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
 Churches of Ivangorod Fortress, view from a wall near Vorotnaya (Gate) Tower. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 A road from Kemerovo to a remote Siberian village Muriuk, until recently populated by prisoners. Russia, September 15, 2002
 A road from Kemerovo to a remote Siberian village Muriuk, until recently populated by prisoners. Russia, September 15, 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
 Monk s dorms 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
 Vvedeno Oyatsky Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 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 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
 Fog in Khiuttelevo Village. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
 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
 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
 Pokrovsky Cathedral in 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
 Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. Staraya Russa, Russia, August 11, 2007
 Cathedrals near Pogostskoe Lake in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
 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
 Waterfalls near Ragusha River, near Mozolevo Village. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Cathedral in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Gardens in Kotly Village. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
 Park of Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Long Hermann tower in Medieval Hermann s castle in Narva Fortress, view from a wall of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 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
 Spassky Cathedral of Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. Staraya Russa, Russia, August 11, 2007
 Stones of a Skit (secluded monastery) in Konevets Island, 80 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 8, 2002
 Dam of Oredezh River near Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Snowy path in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Oredezh River near Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Snowy field in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Maloe Zabrodye Village near Orzhitdy. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
 Cat on a snowy path in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Old linden alley in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Nabokov museum in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Snowy gardens in Kotly Village. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
 Small waterfall near Ragusha River, near Mozolevo Village. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Chikino Factories near Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Snowy forest in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Gate of Koporye Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Springs in Maloe Zabrodye Village near Orzhitdy. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
 Vasilievsky Pogost Church in Chernavino Village near Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 Sunrise over Oredezh River near Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Griaznovka River springs in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Spillway of Oredezh River near Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
 Kazansky skit (small and secluded monastery) in Konevets Island at Ladozhskoe Lake north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2002
 Nikola Church of Ivangorod 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
 Uspensky Cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Novaya (New) Tower of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
 Saint Catherine Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
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