The lost churches of Russia: Haunting images of abandoned wooden buildings crumb

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The lost churches of Russia: Haunting images of abandoned wooden buildings crumbling to dust in remote forests




The churches were constructed from the time of Prince Vladimir, who, on his conversion to Christianity in 988, commanded they should be built

Crumbling and abandoned, the last remnants of Russia's wooden churches lay dotted in the woodlands of the country's north-western corner.

Forgotten by many and in the process of being reclaimed by nature, the few remaining churches are exposed to the harsh elements without any hope of being salvaged.

But one photographer is determined to capture pictures of the forgotten structures - with sometimes haunting results.


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That photo of the horse and sled....look how deep that snow is!

What is wild about these churches are the steeples. All are that Russian shape.

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Kizhi, Karelia, Church of the Transfiguration (1714)
http://www.richarddavies.co.uk/woodenchurches/images.html





Kondoberezhnaya, Karelia region, Chapel of Samson (mid. 19thC)

Varzuga, Murmansk region, Church of the Assumption (1674)

Verkhovye, Arkhangel region, Chapel

Verkhovye, Arkhangel region, Chapel

I just love this type of history.

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Liadiny, Arkhangel region, St Blaise's Church of the Intercession (1761)

[Stan In FL]

Everything having to do with the former Soviet Union is a study in decay.  Here is their elite submarine force: