Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Achair Monastery
The Assumption Cathedral is the main and largest church of the Achair Women's Monastery, serving as the center of its liturgical and spiritual life and stands out among the entire monastery complex with its architecture.…
Church of the Holy Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love, and their Mother Sophia
The summer church dedicated to the holy martyrs Faith, Hope, Love, and their mother Sophia was built in 1998, and its consecration took place on September 30 of the same year.
This joyful and bright church harmoniously …
Chapel of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki at the Achair Monastery
The Holy-Demetrius gate chapel became the first building of the monastery. In the autumn of 1992, Bishop Feodosiy measured its cross-shaped outline directly on the ground with his own steps. Construction took place durin…
Alexander Polezhaev: The Author of the Risqué 'Onegin'
This poet, a contemporary of Pushkin and Lermontov, was written about by Belinsky, mentioned by Herzen and Ogaryov, and his verses inspired the creation of romances. According to the poet Apollon Grigoriev, "the wild and…
Russian Engineer's Clock on the Eiffel Tower
Today, the Eiffel Tower is a symbol of Paris and one of the most famous landmarks in France. However, in the late 19th century, the attitude towards it was different. The tower was built as a temporary structure intended…
Church of St. George the Victorious in Salmozero-Kuznetsovsk
The wooden warm church is located on the southeast outskirts of the village of Salmozero-Pogost-Kuznetsovsk and completes the perspective of the village street, standing out as the architectural dominant of the settlemen…
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Roslyakovo
The warm wooden church is located on a high hill in a sacred grove, one kilometer south of the Vodla River. This structure belongs to the type of two-aisled tiered churches with a square base, where the rooms expand from…
Church of St. Varlaam in the Village of Rimskoe
The Church of St. Varlaam is located in the center of the village of Rimskoe, near the confluence of the villages of Ulyanovskaya and Gorskaya, and serves as an architectural dominant for the entire Rimskoe cluster of vi…
Chapel of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Ragunovo
The village of Ragunovo once stood on an island of the same name in the center of the lake. The Nicholas chapel in this former village was built around the early 19th century. Initially, it consisted of a main log struct…
Chapel of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Pyalozero
The Chapel of the Kazan Mother of God is located in the center of the village of Pyalozero and is a key element in the free development of the settlement.
This structure belongs to the two-part, equally wide and high ch…
