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| Danil Chubenko, our "driver" |
Rest stop, Russian style, as nature intended |
Chubenko family: Ludmilla, Danil, Irina, Yuri |
Students Gennady, Tamerlan, Illarion, Igor |
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| Lunch stop for soup and kartoshka |
Waiting for lunch |
Still waiting for lunch |
Waiting a little longer |
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| Outside of lunch stop: it was neat and clean inside |
Wall around St. Euthymius Monastery, Suzdal |
One of many churches in Suzdal |
Same church |
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| Walking toward monastery |
Many-domed church |
Well-fortified monastery |
Souvenir stands |
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| A walled city |
Another monastery not far away |
Inside the wall |
Beautifully kept grounds |
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| Bell tower to right, church in back |
Church in center, bell tower at right |
More very nice grounds |
Perfect day for pictures |
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| Frescoes inside church |
Frescoes (the glare is from sunlight) |
Singing by these five was ethereal in the marvelous acoustics of the church. |
Map of all Soviet gulags. The monastery housed one of them. Note Solzhenitzen's book at lower right. |
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| Walkway beside prison |
Autumn scene |
Center of Suzdal with market |
Churches within Kremlin (old walled city) |
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| Kamenka River (flows into Volga R.) |
Off with the professor's head |
Student suffered similar fate |
Cobalt blue and gold against sky blue |
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| Wooden church |
Wooden church was moved here from a village |
Brick or wood? Take your pick |
Local resident |
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| 18th century splendor |
Ludmilla Chubenko |
A time to reflect |
Evening light |
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| Symmetry |
Fishing, but no catching |
A beautiful, placid place |
Silhouette |
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Sunset |
Moonrise |