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The Solovetsky Archipelago is located in the middle of the White Sea, only a hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle. The archipelago consists of six islands, known collectively as the Solovki. Thou...
The Russian Federation is a multi-confessional state. Besides Orthodox Christians, the country is also inhabited by Muslims, Roman Catholics, Buddhists, Jews and representatives of other religions. T...
The adoption of Christianity in 988 marked the start of a new historical period, linking Russia to Christian life and culture. Many important events in Russian history are closely associated with Ort...
The Eastern Slavs were pagans and worshipped many gods. Dažbog (also known as Jarilo or Hors) was the god of the sun. Stribog was the god of the wind, Perun was the god of thunder, Veles was the god ...