The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 90 km to the north-east from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl, and currently is home to over 300 monks
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Fabric Pile of colorful folded textile on white table
RUSSIA, BORODINO - OCTOBER 12: Unidentified armed german soldier shooting by machine gun on reenactment of the battle in WWII near the Borodino village in 1941, in Moscow region, Borodino, on 12 October, 2014, Russia
While the official name of the town is Rostov, it is better known to Russians as Rostov Veliky, i.e. Rostov the Great. This name is used to distinguish it from Rostov on Don, which is now a much larger city