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The Farm of The Valaam Monastery
The chronicles don't tell us when the first cows appeared on the island of Valaam. We do know when the monastery's farm was built, however - 1881. Today, instead of kerosene lamps there is electricity, and the cows are milked by machines, rather than by hand. Prayers can be heard in the sheds, playing through loud speakers. Only one thing hasn't changed - the cows are cleaned, fed and milked by the monks and novices of the Valaam Monastery. In the 21st century, a cheesemaker also appeared here. How the Valaam Monastery's farm operates, in a film by RTG TV.
The Krasnodar presidential cadet's institute
This is a territory that's closed off from prying eyes. It's one of the leading educational institutions in Russia — the Krasnodar Presidential Cadet Institute. For 7 years, it's students wear identical uniforms and live to a strict daily schedule. Here, they're not just schoolchildren, they're heirs to a rich history of traditions dating back centuries. The teachers work intensively with every single student in order to develop their finest qualities and talents. Much depends on the future of these youngsters — they have to achieve outstanding results in different spheres and become Russia's true elite.
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The Krasnodar presidential cadet's institute
New Jerusalem. The Past and Present of Russian Palestine
It is easy to go back in time here, back to the 17th century, when Nikon, then the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, dreamed of building a retreat that would bear witness to Holy Rus’ faithfulness and its role as the keeper of the law and word of the Lord – an earthly estate for the Heavenly King. The patriarch, known for his ecclesiastical reforms, succeeded in reconstructing the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Neither before nor after Nikon has anyone been able to reproduce the ancient architectural miracle so perfectly. Nikon proved himself a true innovator, confirmed by the archeologists who carried out the church’s massive restoration. The scholars turned back the clock and managed to reveal new facts from the past. It turns out that the monastery near Moscow was once a hub of folk craft and ecclesiastical art. Those in the know claim they have never seen such amazing tile specimens...
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