Holy Trinity Selenge Male Monastery

Amazing in winter

Although not a religious person I visited this monastery on the way from Baikal on a sunny cold day. The yard and combination of snow white contrast with aged and darkened facade was amazing. It is no...

Russian Forpost behind Baikal

Original Text

A unique monastery with its history. Unfortunately, we had limited time for visiting and failed to put a candle, and did not have to hurry. I recommend to allocate more time for visiting and ...

Благодарный Мксто

Original Text

A generous place. When it was the forpost of the Orthodox Church in Buryatia. In different years it was a prison and a hospital for mentally ill people. At the moment it is recovering. It is in the village of Troitkoy. At its time ...

They came when they went to Baikal, but to the republic of COMI he has no relationship.

Original Text

It is not quite clear how this house got into the register of Troitsko-Pechorsk in the Republic of Komi. About the monastery itself. There is such a monastery in Buryatia. No shako - no walco, ordinary and nothing notable, ...

One of the ancient monasteries of Buryatia

Original Text

The St. Troitsky Selenginsky male monastery is one of the oldest monasteries in Buryatia. It was founded in 1675, but in Soviet times it was severely affected by the Soviet power. First here ...