Enchanting pics of Orthodox areas

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This photo is from the mystical Altai region of Siberia

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Church in Chita, famous for many Russian emigres who went thru this town on the way to Harbin to flee the Bolshevik Red Army units

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Church in remotest Chukotka

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Church in remotest Chukotka

This one in particular is very striking. At first it looked like an AI generated image. Truly stunning

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Yes, isn't it beautiful ? I'm sure it's REAL. I don't have a name for it yet, though.

Remember Chukotka was where the dissident MP Bishop was sent as a punishment, as it is so incredibly distant from anywhere in central Russia ? I'm trying to recall his name. Was it Bp Diomed ? I think the name originally derived from a Greek warrior.

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Another view of Altai area

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Church in Taltsy, Irkutsk region