Russia · Monastery
Trinity Lavra of Saint Sergius
A major monastic centre at Sergiev Posad associated with Saint Sergius of Radonezh and Russian Orthodox tradition.
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Russia · Monastery
Solovetsky Monastery
An island monastery whose religious history must be read alongside the suffering of the Soviet prison-camp period.
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Kizhi Pogost
An ensemble of wooden churches on Lake Onega that connects Orthodox worship with northern carpentry traditions.
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