Monasteries

Ancient Russia in All Its Glory by Drone 4K - Rostov, Yaroslavl, Sergiev Posad and more

RBTH February 17, 2021 1,056 Comments

Russia's Golden Ring - Everything You Wanted to Know

Russia Beyond February 16, 2021 160 Comments

Everyday Life in a Beautiful Skete on Mt. Athos (St. Andrew Skete)

Orthodox Christianity June 11, 2020 116 Comments

New Men, Revealing Beauty That Will Save the World

Iben Thranholm May 27, 2020 584 Comments

Rival to Moscow’s Kremlin: Exploring the Savior Monastery in Suzdal

Professor William Brumfield May 21, 2020 119 Comments

Miracles in the Kiev Caves Lavra: From Its Foundation to the Present Day

Arseny Kindeyev May 20, 2020 83 Comments

English-Language Virtual Tour of Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra Launches Online (+VIDEO)

April 26, 2020 311 Comments

600 Yr Old Monastery Being Restored in Moscow Region

April 21, 2020 303 Comments

Russia's Ten Most Stunning Monasteries (Photos)

ALEXANDRA GUZEVA March 26, 2020 493 Comments

What Does the Biggest Monastery in Europe--and Russia--Look Like?

February 27, 2020 280 Comments

Amazing Footage of the Birthplace of St. Sergius, Russia's Greatest Monastic Saint (Varnitsky Monastery)

February 19, 2020 546 Comments

Holy Russian Elders on the Coming of Antichrist

Optina Patericon February 10, 2020 672 Comments

Breathtaking Cathedral, Bombed in 1930, Finally Restored -- See Photos

Michael Tare October 28, 2019 964 Comments

The Monastery of Valaam, the Renaissance of a Great Tradition

Patrice-Hans Perrier September 2, 2019 772 Comments

Orthodox School of Bethany - Russia's Prestigious Girl's School Near Jerusalem (VIDEOS)

RF Staff July 28, 2019 930 Comments

Solovki in Winter

Orthodox Christianity July 2, 2019 266 Comments

350 Yr Old Monastery, Destroyed by Nazis, Finally Restored – And it’s Mesmerizing (Photo Essay)

Ruslan Ward November 9, 2018 4,888 Comments

Putin Travels to 700 Yr Old Monastery on Largest Lake in Europe

(Vesti) September 25, 2018 1,041 Comments

The History of a Beautiful Ancient Monastery Told Through Photos: St. Nilus Monastery

Professor William Brumfield July 29, 2018 296 Comments

84,000 Sign Appeal to Rebuild Huge Monastery in Moscow's Very Center (Pushkin Square)

Ortho Christian June 21, 2018 375 Comments

Russian Gov't Gives $8 Mil to Restore Amazing Medieval Monastery in North

Ortho Christian June 8, 2018 644 Comments

Diveevo: the Hidden Capital Of Holy Russia

Roman Iliushenko April 16, 2018 906 Comments

Crimean Monastery Carved into Mountain Where Legendary Dragon was Slain [Photo Essay]

Matfey Shaheen December 18, 2017 1,087 Comments

Miracle in Upstate New York - a Russian Seminary From Another World (Jordanville)

Liza Ivanov November 28, 2017 3,482 Comments

A Seminarian's Day in America's Legendary Russian Monastery (Trailer)

RF Staff November 27, 2017 289 Comments

President Putin Visits Stunning, Recently Restored “New Jerusalem” Monastery [Russian TV News]

Matfey Shaheen November 22, 2017 2,218 Comments

The Battle of Pochaev - a Tale of Cossack Glory, Part 1

Matfey Shaheen November 18, 2017 1,842 Comments

The Trinity-Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma: Refuge for the Romanovs

Professor William Brumfield November 15, 2017 260 Comments

Gorgeous Russian Monastery’s ‘Cave of Repentance’ – Where The Worst Sinners of the Empire Found Peace

Liza Ivanov November 6, 2017 633 Comments

This Amazing Island Monastery in Russia Has Finally Been Noticed by the West

Matfey Shaheen October 30, 2017 280 Comments

Optina Monastery: A Russian Spiritual Center Beloved by Famous Authors

Ivan Kontzevitch October 24, 2017 185 Comments

A Brief Account of a Russian Monastery Outside Seattle

Chris Hoke October 21, 2017 695 Comments

Raw Footage (1986) of the Holy Men From Russian Bestseller 'Everyday Saints'

Michael Tare October 19, 2017 2,926 Comments

The Spiritual Memory of Russia's North: the Solovetsky Islands (Video)

Pavel Inzhelevsky October 19, 2017 348 Comments

One of Russia's Most Sacred Monasteries Threatened by Kiev Nazis (Kiev Caves Lavra)

October 18, 2017 185 Comments

New Interactive Map of 300 Ukrainian Monasteries (Available in English)

RF Staff October 16, 2017 87 Comments

Putin: It Is Impossible to Imagine Russia Without Christianity (Video)

Michael Tare October 10, 2017 1,246 Comments

Legendary Modern Saint - Top 8 Ways to Become a Better Person

Haralambos Joiner October 7, 2017 2,492 Comments
Simonopetra "Simon's Rock" Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece

American Monk from Greek Monastery: "The World Should Listen to Russia"

RF Staff October 4, 2017 2,567 Comments

The Fascinating Story of the Most Legendary Icon of Ukraine

Matfey Shaheen October 3, 2017 767 Comments

Enormous 17 Ton Bell is Hung in Moscow Monastery Bellfry

RF Staff October 1, 2017 149 Comments

Athos Monks Against Greek PM's Visit: 'Keep Antichrists off the Holy Mountain'

RF Staff September 30, 2017 381 Comments

Athos Monks' Visits to Greece Restricted in Latest Ecumenism Row

Ruslan Ward September 28, 2017 1,747 Comments

The Cossacks, Part 2: Protecting Pochaev Monastery from Fascists and Heretics

Matfey Shaheen September 26, 2017 2,170 Comments

Monastery of Sts. Boris and Gleb in Torzhok: in Memory of Murdered Princes

Professor William Brumfield September 20, 2017 124 Comments

Gigantic New Church Opens Next to KGB Prison in Moscow

Ruslan Ward September 18, 2017 3,679 Comments

Pochaev - Amazing Ukrainian Fortress-Monastery: 800 Years of War and Prayer

Matfey Shaheen September 12, 2017 1,179 Comments

New Russian Monastery in NW Germany is Spreading the Faith

August 31, 2017 118 Comments

Russian Monasteries Used to Be Co-Ed

Oleg Kochevykh August 31, 2017 185 Comments

Atlas of American Orthodox Christian Monasteries a 'First'

Pravoslavie.ru February 11, 2016 315 Comments