There’s something not only solemn, but majestic, in the beauty of church architecture. Russian churches are some of the most beautiful in the world, as you’ll discover in this photostream. It features Russian churches, both those currently in-use and those long since abandoned.
Some Church in Russian Village
The Church in Usinks, Komi Republic, Russia
Stroganovskaya Church in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Nikolavsky church in Kharkov, Ukraine
Nicholas Church, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Church in the Old Cemetery in Gorohovets, Russia
Smolensk Church in Suzdal, Russia
Troitse-Sergieva Lavra in Sergiyev Posad, Russia
Church of the Savior’s Transfiguration, Zaslavl, Russia
Epiphany Church, St. Petersburg, Russia
Transfiguration Church, Gusintsy, Ukraine
Ust-Izhora Church, St. Petersburg, Russia
Holy Isidorovskaya Church, st. Petersburg, Russia
Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Moscow, Russia
Church of St. Nicholas Quay, Kiev, Ukraine
Lighthouse Church in Malorechenskoye, Crimea, Ukraine
Church of the Ascension in Kolomensk, Russia
Cross Cathedral in Lesosibirsk, Russia
Borisoglebsky Monastery Near Rostov, Russia
New Jerusalem Monastery Near Moscow, Russia
Church of the Archangel Michael, Russia
Church in Honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, Russia