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Solovetsky Islands: A journey into Russian history (PHOTOS)
How did a Russian bell end up in… British captivity? (PICS)
4 modern walking pilgrimage routes
5 facts about Alexander Nevsky Lavra, St. Petersburg’s main monastery (PHOTOS)
'Sobor', 'khram', 'tserkov' - what's the difference between these types of churches?
How Russian Orthodox monks tricked the Soviet authorities
10 INCREDIBLE Russian monasteries in black & white (PHOTOS)
10 most interesting places in Tver Region (PHOTOS)
5 facts about Pskov-Caves Monastery, one of Russia’s most famous
Where is Russia’s biggest working church bell?
7 cave monasteries in Russia (PHOTOS)
Who were ‘startsy’, the elders of the Russian Orthodox Church?
5 facts about St. Sergius Trinity Lavra, Russia’s main monastery (PHOTOS)
7 facts about the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, the largest in Russia (PHOTOS)
5 most important Moscow monasteries (PHOTOS)
How Soviets saved frescos from a flooded monastery (PHOTOS)
7 MAIN Orthodox Christian sites in Russia (PHOTOS)
Churches & monasteries in Russian art (PICS)
Moscow’s Upper Petrovsky Monastery: From medieval bishops to Peter the Great
Alexander Nevsky’s shrine: Why Petersburg relic is leaving the Hermitage
5 facts about Sergius of Radonezh, Russia's most venerated saint
Divnogorye: A BEAUTIFUL monastery built into limestone rocks (PHOTOS)
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The most beautiful island monasteries in Russia (PHOTOS)