Visit Russia

A perfect Russia travel plan must include a visit to Russia’s greatest monasteries. Religion has always played a very important role in the life of the country. The majority of the believers belong to the Orthodox Christian denomination. Russia adopted Christianity in 988. The foundation of Russian Orthodox Church began from those old times.
 
The Russian Orthodox Church has traversed a very hard and tragic road. The most difficult period for the Russian Orthodox Church was the beginning of the XX-th century, when in 1917 Soviet regime was declared. At that time the Church was deprived of nearly all lands it had. The worst condition was in the monasteries, which suffered greatly. Many monks had to leave the monasteries they lived in, as it was rather dangerous for their life. Many monasteries were destroyed and relics were broken. During that time Russian Church had been separated from the state and school.

Only in the 1980-es some efforts were made to change the relationship between the state and the Church. Nowadays many of the restrictions were removed from religious communities. Freedom of religion changed the life in the country.

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Many of the monasteries survived and became popular attractions for the tourists. Different monasteries are spread through the country, some of them are historical monuments and some have become sanctuaries.

When you visit Russia try to see some of the religious buildings that are really magnificent. Nearly in all Russian cities you can find beautiful churches and monasteries, which are worth seeing.