Monastyri Russkoi Pravoslavnoi tserkvi: Spravochnik-Putevoditel'; Vypusk 1 by none pdf epub fb2

This is a handbook-guide to all active monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia and abroad, including Belgium, Belorussia, Estonia, France, Greece, The Holy Land, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Moldova, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The handbook was compiled by the Moscow patriarchy and the Orthodox Foundation "Preobrazhenie". It is addressed mostly to pilgrims. The historical parts of the descriptions are based on pre-Revolutionary sources. Illustrated with photographs and small maps.