Architecture

Where is Russia’s Biggest Working Church Bell?

Alexandra Guzeva May 9, 2024 215 Comments

10 Most Interesting Places in Russia's Vladimir Region (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva May 3, 2024 186 Comments

10 Most Beautiful GOTHIC Buildings & Churches in Russia (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva April 28, 2024 273 Comments

Did You Know There Are 3 Churches on the Spilled Blood in Russia?

Anna Popova April 20, 2024 277 Comments

10 MAIN Facts about the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow

Anna Popova April 17, 2024 331 Comments

Intertwining Medieval & Modern: The Art of ‘Crystal Goose’

William Brumfield April 17, 2024 120 Comments

What do the ‘Onion’ Domes of Russian Churches Signify?

Anna Popova April 16, 2024 645 Comments

10 Places in the Moscow Kremlin You Shouldn’t Miss (PHOTOS)

April 6, 2024 244 Comments

‘Monastery’, ‘Lavra’ & ‘Pustyn’ - What's the Difference?

Anna Popova April 6, 2024 133 Comments

'Sobor', 'Khram', 'Tserkov' - How Are These Three Russian Words for "Church" Different?

Anna Popova April 5, 2024 141 Comments

10 of the Russian North’s Most Beautiful Wooden Churches (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva March 25, 2024 247 Comments

Russia's 10 Most Interesting Places in the Tver Region (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva March 6, 2024 120 Comments

Who Invented Church Bells, and What Are the Rules for Ringing Them?

February 27, 2024 306 Comments

Solikamsk: Historic Russian Churches, Convent, and Architectural Treasures on the Kama River

William Brumfield February 27, 2024 61 Comments

5 Oldest Churches in Moscow (PHOTOS)

Georgy Manaev February 25, 2024 316 Comments

Top 30 Cities to See in Russia (PHOTOS)

February 22, 2024 161 Comments

Yaroslavl, Russia - 10 Most Interesting Places in the Region (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva February 13, 2024 162 Comments

What the Crescent on the Orthodox Christian Cross Means

Alexandra Guzeva February 9, 2024 818 Comments

Ancient Wooden Churches in Karelia, Russia - Stunning Masterpieces!

William Brumfield January 30, 2024 245 Comments

St. Petersburg has other cities within it. 🤯 Which ones?

Yulia Khakimova January 21, 2024 123 Comments

Amazing City in the Russian North - Veliky Ustyug (PHOTOS)

Anna Sorokina January 21, 2024 273 Comments

After the Demolition of Russia's Largest Cathedral, What Still Remains Today? (PHOTOS)

Anna Popova December 15, 2023 356 Comments

Visions of the Last Judgment: Vologda’s St. Sophia Cathedral

William Brumfield December 12, 2023 216 Comments

Medieval Russia: St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod

William Brumfield December 7, 2023 86 Comments

Cathedral of the Kazan Icon: The Imperial Holy Place in St. Petersburg

William Brumfield December 1, 2023 111 Comments

From the Moscow Kremlin to the Trinity-St. Sergius Monastery (Cathedrals of the Dormition)

William Brumfield December 1, 2023 54 Comments

Patriarch Kirill Allocates $1.6 Million+ to Build Church Conceived by Fr. Daniel Sysoev

November 30, 2023 175 Comments

Yaroslavl’s Defining Monument: Church of the Prophet Elijah

William Brumfield November 29, 2023 111 Comments

Moscow Kremlin’s Royal Holy Place: Cathedral of Michael the Archangel

William Brumfield November 28, 2023 83 Comments

Microcosm of Russian History - Exploring Dmitrov (PHOTOS)

William Brumfield November 28, 2023 138 Comments

10 Russian Wooden Churches you Need to See Before it's Too Late (PHOTOS)

Anna Sorokina November 24, 2023 235 Comments

A Beautiful Monastery Built into Limestone Rocks - Divnogorye (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva November 21, 2023 79 Comments

Christianity in Antarctica: Welcome to the World's Most Remote Orthodox Church (PHOTOS)

Anna Sorokina November 21, 2023 247 Comments

10 Largest Churches in Russia (PHOTOS)

Yekaterina Sinelschikova November 21, 2023 130 Comments

A Tale of Two Monasteries: Submersion and Revival

William Brumfield November 21, 2023 58 Comments

The 12 Most Ancient Russian Churches

Alexey Mosko November 16, 2023 140 Comments

Rostov Kremlin: Masterpiece of Medieval Russia

William Brumfield November 16, 2023 90 Comments

Rostov Cathedral Belfry: Centerpiece of the Town's Great Kremlin

William Brumfield November 16, 2023 43 Comments

Rostov’s Most Colorful Church

William Brumfield November 16, 2023 71 Comments

10 Churches Destroyed in Soviet Times

Alexandra Guzeva November 16, 2023 118 Comments

How Many Churches are in Russia?

Alexandra Guzeva November 16, 2023 278 Comments

Bastion of the Romanov Dynasty: Novospassky Monastery

William Brumfield November 15, 2023 96 Comments

St. Basil's Cathedral 100 years ago and now (PHOTOS)

November 15, 2023 95 Comments

Why Russians Build Churches on Trains and Ships (PHOTOS)

Anna Sorokina November 8, 2023 316 Comments

Incredible Photos of Snowy Belogorsky Monastery in Perm, Russia

Alexandra Guzeva November 7, 2023 176 Comments

From Medieval Russian Fortress to Power Source (Kashira)

William Brumfield November 5, 2023 79 Comments

10 Stunning Moscow Churches, Awe-inspiring

Alexandra Guzeva November 3, 2023 148 Comments

20 Stunning Aerial Views of Russian Churches (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva October 25, 2023 120 Comments

10 of Russia’s most beautiful monasteries (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva October 25, 2023 259 Comments

Murom, Russia - A Medieval Principality

William Brumfield October 20, 2023 74 Comments

What Russian Orthodox Churches Looked Like Across the Ages (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva October 20, 2023 97 Comments

10 of Russia’s Most Beautiful Churches

Alexandra Guzeva October 18, 2023 169 Comments

Russian Orthodox churches and icons in the interior of the Moscow Metro (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva October 15, 2023 267 Comments

1,030 years of Russian Christianity in 8 striking architectural images

Alexey Timofeychev October 11, 2023 276 Comments

9 Most Beautiful Christian Churches of the North Caucasus (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva October 9, 2023 164 Comments

Russian Arctic Orthodox: New Tourist Route for Christian Pilgrims

October 9, 2023 186 Comments

The Cathedral of Rostov the Great: Reclaiming Russia’s Past

William Brumfield October 6, 2023 182 Comments

Russia's Floating Lighthouse Chapel (PHOTOS)

October 5, 2023 211 Comments

Farthest North Russian Orthodox Church on the Planet (PHOTOS)

Anna Sorokina October 3, 2023 294 Comments

7 Orthodox Churches in Neo-Gothic Style (PHOTOS)

Alexandra Guzeva October 2, 2023 303 Comments

Russian Orthodox church architecture: How to read its sacred elements (INFOGRAPHICS)

Alexandra Guzeva September 30, 2023 706 Comments

What do Orthodox Churches in Japan look like? (PHOTOS)

September 29, 2023 304 Comments

The Most Impressive Russian Orthodox Churches Outside Russia (PHOTOS)

Sofia Polyakova September 14, 2023 430 Comments

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

Ruslan Ward November 21, 2022 5,562 Comments

Vyazma: From the Cauldron of War to a Spiritual Center (PHOTOS)

William Brumfield October 14, 2022 320 Comments

16 Most Amazing Russian Orthodox Sites Outside Russia

Boris Egorov September 29, 2022 1,164 Comments

Real-life Photo Tour of Rostov Veliky: Epicenter of American & European Families Moving to Russia

Sergey Kuznetsov September 9, 2022 166 Comments

Traditional Orthodoxy in Mormon Country - New Byzantine-Style Cathedral Being Built in Salt Lake City

Dimitri Baranov August 25, 2022 1,425 Comments

Russian Orthodoxy Grows in Europe: France Boasts a Beautiful New Church (VIDEO)

August 24, 2022 136 Comments

Virgin Mary Statue Over 130 Feet High Built in Brazil - Bigger than Christ's Statue in Rio

RF Staff July 28, 2022 165 Comments

Wooden Ancient Russian Church Burned to the Ground by Satanist to Be Rebuilt

July 22, 2022 196 Comments

Why Do the Altars of Orthodox Churches Face the East?

Reader John Malov July 16, 2022 281 Comments

Russia’s Traditional Art of Building Wonders in Wood

Professor William Brumfield July 8, 2022 74 Comments

Russia Will Have Its First Temple Dedicated to Georgian Saint Tortured by Communists

June 29, 2022 166 Comments

The Most Impressive Island Monasteries in Russia (PHOTOS)

Boris Egorov June 17, 2022 119 Comments

Iconic Northern Russian Cathedral that Was a Hostage and Survivor of the Soviets (PHOTOS)

Professor William Brumfield May 28, 2022 77 Comments

Fantasy in Stone: The Remarkable 13th c. Limestone Russian Cathedral (PHOTOS)

Professor William Brumfield May 15, 2022 191 Comments

Short Profile of the Main Cathedral in Yaroslavl, Near Rostov Veliky, Russia (VIDEO)

May 12, 2022 172 Comments

Now Everyone Can See Inside Russia's Largest Church from Home

Marina Perova May 6, 2022 197 Comments

Towering Log Churches of the Russian North (PICS)

Professor William Brumfield April 19, 2022 127 Comments