St. Nichola's Holy Trinity Monastery

We felt like we were travelling in time

It was in early May and there were four of us friends. Came there by car together with our excellent local guide Nadezhda. We left our 4x4 on a spacious unpaved parking but Nadezhda led us not insid...

Don`t miss the best panoramic view in town

You would not know the best spot to capture all of Gorokhovets ancient land unless they locals show you: this monastery on top of the hill is the place,park your car and get inside, take a small gate ...

Troitsky Nikolsky Monastery: "Another such "Kitezh" I do not know ..."

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Having met the Sretensky Women's Monastery of Gorokhovts, I decided to continue to get acquainted with the sacred component of this city and went to the St. Troitsky Nikolsky Manor Monastery. There is a pedestrian ...

Mountain monastery

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The monastery can be seen from almost any point of the city. It is on the mountain and the magnificent landscapes are opened from it. Around it is beautiful and tumultuous plant. Before the central entrance there is a pore ...

The Communists have puzzled him, naturally

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Closed, the monks were struck-shot, spilled everything they could reach, the crosses were beaten, the bells were dropped and the community for the proletarians was cut off. The future of humanity was ...