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Back to the village: When nature calls

January 23, 2012 Grigory Kubatian
Some Russians are giving up the dream of a successful life in the city for living as rural people did centuries ago

Relics of the Soviet era remain in Russia

January 23, 2012 Grigory Kubatian
Communism is dead, but Vladimir Lenin lives in the more than 6,000 statues and monuments dedicated to him all over Russia.

Once a prison, now a spiritual and tourist hub

January 21, 2012 Grigory Kubatian
Located in the White Sea in northwestern Russia, the Solovetsky Islands once housed one of Russia’s first gulags, but now its centuries-old monastery and the seascape’s stark beauty attracts thousands of tourists and the spiritually inclined

Ringing in an old tradition

December 10, 2011 Grigory Kubatian
Although their sound used to be heard throughout the Russian countryside, church bells fell silent during the Soviet era. Now the classic ringing is being brought back to life