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    The Saint lake supplies monastery with water and helps in household now as it was more than five hundred years ago in 15th century. by: eujin Views[142] Holiness returns there. Every day and night monks perform service to God in broken, empty chapels. by: eujin Views[219] Restoration is slow, but exist. The church-lighthouse of Crucificion hermitage is rebuilt on the top of Sekirnaya hill - most mournful place of island, place of mass graves. by: eujin Views[163] Strong cold winds from North of White sea. They make life unbearable for trees as for people. by: eujin Views[175] Surroundings of monastery: devastation and desolation. by: eujin Views[183]
     

    My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

    Sunday, 17 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    The Solovetsky monastery - sacred place in far Russian north, island in White sea. Since 1429 it is opened for people looking for new way in life or just trying to see deeper inside their souls. It was also the center of entire Russian North. Then monastery ... Read more >
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