 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
 Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 A monastery of Sergiev Posad (former Zagorsk) near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 2001
 A log house and a church of Spaso-Troitsky Skit in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
 A monastery in Gorodishche Area (Yaroslav Courtyard). Novgorod, Russia, August 1, 2001
 Black cat near Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
 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
 A top dome of a cathedral of monastery of Sergiev Posad (former Zagorsk) near Moscow. Russia, August 29, 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.
 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
 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
 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
 Entrance of 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
 Cat guarding monk s dorms 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
 Stone arch at main entrance 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
 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
 Interior of a cathedral of Vvedeno Oyatsky 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
 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
 Interior of a church of Pskov-Pechory Monastery. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004
 A yard inside 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
 Tourists crowding at the gate, under the fortress walls of Pskov-Pechory Monastery. Pechory, Russia, August 8, 2004
 Saint Sergius Monastery (Troitse-Sergieva Pustyn) in Strelna. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 3, 2004
 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
 Uspensky Cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 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
 Troitsky chapel bathhouse on Pogostskoe Lake 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
 Towers of Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
 Ruins 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
 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, July 23, 2005
 John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, June 4, 2011
 Saint George s Cathedral in Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
 Worship in Nicholas (Nikolsky) Cathedral 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 18, 2004
 Dmitry Solunsky church in Old Ladoga Fortress in 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
 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
 A fountain. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
 Eve Fountain. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
 Nevsky Prospect near Liteyny. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 16, 2007
 Birches in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
 Candelabrum in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
 Vestibule of Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2007
 Wood art in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2007
 Vase and a candelabrum in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
 White Hall in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2007
 A pond in Sosnovka Park at morning. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
 Paintings of Malevich in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2007
 Uritskogo Street in Posiolok, 45 miles from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 15, 2007
 Statue of Jupiter in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
 Marli Pavilion. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 31, 2007
 Burning swamp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
 Malachite rotunda in Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
 Smoking swamp in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2007
 Moyka River near Koniushennaya Ploshchad. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2007
 People near a bus stop, view from a window of a tourist bus. Novgorod, Russia, August 11, 2007
 Narrow yard on Shpalernaya Street. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 27, 2007
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