Wall hawkweed (Hieracium murorum, Russian name Yastrebinka) in Rozhdestveno, south from Saint Petersburg in Leningrad Region. Russia, June 19, 2011
Nicholas (Nikolsky) monastery and a boat ramp in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Interior of Nicholas (Nikolsky) Cathedral in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Old city of Vyborg and port, view from the castle. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
Old city of Vyborg, view from the castle. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
Uspensky Monastery in Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
Orthodox Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Gorchakovshchina (Gorchakovsky) Waterfall and red sandstone cliffs near Volkhov. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Various lichens on the ground in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Sheathed woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces mutabilis, Pholiota mutabilis) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Interior of Saint Catherine Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Interior of John the Baptist church(?) in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
A cathedral in Uspensky Monastery at evening. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Nabokov museum in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
Uspensky Monastery, view from bell tower. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
Bird s-eye Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) in Rozhdestveno, south from Saint Petersburg in Leningrad Region. Russia, June 19, 2011
Cathedral in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica lichen) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Felt lichen (common freckle pelt, Peltigera aphthosa) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Old city of Vyborg and Clock Tower, view from the castle. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
View of Uspeniya Monastery from Tikhvinka River in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Round bowl of a fountain of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Side view of a stone mansion in Albrecht Kotly Estate. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Saint Catherine Church in Kingisepp. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
A log house and a church of Spaso-Troitsky Skit in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
Colonel Shemiot stone mill on Suma River. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Interior of church of an icon of Tikhvin god s mother in Syas Pogost near Novaya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Red-banded webcap mushroom (Cortinarius armillatus, Russian name Pautinnik Brasletchaty) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Ruins of Trinity Church and bell tower in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Foot bridge of Oredezh River near Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
Oredezh River near Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
Old linden alley in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
A summer house (dacha) on a bank of Volkhov River in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Interior of John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
The Gatchina Palace at evening. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 22, 2004
John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Trapeznaya (dining facility) in Uspensky Monastery in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Interior of a church in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Dome of a church in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Orthodox cathedrals inside Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Brown cat in Koporye Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Old stone stairs in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
View from a road to Spaso-Troitsky Skit (remote part of a monastery) in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
Church bells and a cathedral of Uspensky Monastery, view from bell tower. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
Ruins of a corner tower of Koporye Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
A church in Koporye Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Vasilievsky Pogost Church in Chernavino Village near Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Pillow shaped reindeer lichen Cladonia portentosa in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Glittering wood-moss (Hylocomium splendens) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Stone basement of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Mossy holes in area of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Trumpet lichen (Cladonia fimbriata) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Decaying fresco in Trinity Church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
A gate of Uspensky Monastery from the side of Volkhov River in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Monrepo Park in Vyborg, a hill with Column of Paul I. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
View of Narva River from walls of Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Churches inside Ivan Gorod Fortress, view from walls. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Small pine trees growing in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
Saint George s Cathedral in Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Ruins of Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Towers of Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Saint George s Cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, east from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
Interior of a church in Rozhdestveno, south from Saint Petersburg in Leningrad Region. Russia, June 19, 2011
Sovetskaya Street in Lopuhinka village. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Orthodox Church inside Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Alexander Nevsky Chapel (under restoration) near Pepyi Village west from Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Churches of Ivangorod Fortress, view from a wall near Vorotnaya (Gate) Tower. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
A church of Spaso-Troitsky Skit in village of Senno, near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
Tombs of cemetery in Gorodets north from Luga, Leningrad Region. Russia, June 12, 2014
Cathedral of Troitsy (Trinity) Zhivonachalnoy in Miodushi Village. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Worship in Nicholas (Nikolsky) Cathedral in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Some ruins inside Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Walls of Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Sundew growing in moss in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
Saint George s cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Narrow window of Koporye Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Monument of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) in Vilpovitsy Village near Orzhitdy. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Churches inside Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Trees of linden alley in Voronino Estate. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Crowns of trees of linden alley in Voronino Estate. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Church of an icon of Tikhvin god s mother in Syas Pogost near Novaya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Interior of Uspeniya Cathedral in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Narrow forest road in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Round fountain of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Cellar of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Granite ruins of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Bricks and remains of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Stone constructions in area of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Dmitry Solunsky church in Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Orthodox Church in Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Grand stairs of Polovtsev (Rapti) Palace in Dzerzhinskogo Village, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Road in Miodushi Estate. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Stone mansion in Albrecht Kotly Estate. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Vyborg Castle, view from the tower. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2004
A village house at 6 Sovetskaya (Soviet) Street in Lopuhinka. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Interior of a recently open church of Uspensky(?) monastery in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Excursion of ruins of Trinity church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Walls of Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Church in Gorodets north from Luga, Leningrad Region. Russia, June 12, 2014
Albrecht family crypt near a church in Kotly Villae. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Chikino Factories near Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Ruins of monk s barracks in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Round tower of Ivan Gorod Fortress, view from walls. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Cranberry (Oxycoccus palustris, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Russian name Kliukva) in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
Borovoe Mansion (Usadba), former sanatorium Krasny Val (built by G. Lvov in 1915), near Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
A summer house (dacha) on a bank of Volkhov River in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Blessing(?) of a believer tourist in Blagoveshcheniya Church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Cathedral in Sovkhoz Ilyich, now Vvedeno Oyatsky Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Black cat near Uspeniya Monastery in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
A church and a bell tower in Uspensky Monastery. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
Ruins inside Ivan Gorod Fortress, view from walls. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Logs for firewood in Maloe Zabrodye Village near Orzhitdy. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Solitaire oak tree in Voronino Estate. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Old park in Voronino Estate. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Trapeznaya (church dining room) in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Cathedrals near Pogostskoe Lake in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Back road of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Chapel of John Bogoslov in Navolok Village west from Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Some roadside chapel near Navolok Village west from Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Borovoe Palace (Usadba), former NKVD sanatorium Krasny Val (built by G. Lvov in 1915), near Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Snowy forest in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
Park of Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
Nabatnaya Tower of Ivan-Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
A cathedral in Antoniev-Dymsky Monastery near Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
Tower of Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Mosses in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
Altar of Uspeniya Cathedral in Tikhvin. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Trumpet like lichens in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Gassy webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius traganus) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
Ruins of barracks and churches of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Novaya (New) Tower of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
A dome of Trinity(?) Church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Walls of Koporye Fortress in snow. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Brick walls of Koporye Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Red berries of cranberry (Oxycoccus palustris, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Russian name Kliukva) in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
Stone arch at main entrance of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Cemetery in Gorodets north from Luga, Leningrad Region. Russia, June 12, 2014
View from a road in Miodushi Village. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Snowy fields near Griaznovka River springs in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
Uspensky Cathedral in Old Ladoga Fortress in Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 18, 2004
Ruins of manor house of Razoumovsky in Gostilitsy village. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Tour of a Trinity church in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
Ruins of a manor house in Gostilitsy, Leningrad Region. Russia, February 9, 2013
Resurrection Cathedral (1887) in Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Front view of a stone mansion in Albrecht Kotly Estate. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
St. Nicolas the Miracle-Worker Church in Kotly Village. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Trinity Church (1755) in Gostilitsy village. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Nikola Church of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
John the Baptist church in Old Ladoga (Staraya Ladoga). Leningrad Region, Russia, June 4, 2011
Entrance of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Narva Fortress from walls of Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Cat guarding monk s dorms of John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Tourists visiting a monument of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) in Vilpovitsy Village near Orzhitdy. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Gorchakovshchina (Gorchakovsky) Waterfall near Volkhov. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 6, 2016
Long Hermann tower in Medieval Hermann s castle in Narva Fortress, view from a wall of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Cave Cathedral of Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Vepsian Ethnographic Museum in Tervenichi Village. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Ruins inside Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Snowy field in Voronino Estate. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Red sandstone of Griaznovka River springs in Rozhdestveno Village. Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, Russia, January 6, 2016
Moss and sundew in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
Close up of brown moss in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
Brittlegill (Russula sp.) mushrooms in pine forest near roadside stop at a partisan monument. North from Luga, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Old log house in Navolok Village west from Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Monument of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) in front of Mansion of Ober Kukhmister Iogann Burhard Felten (Lapino) in Vilpovitsy Village near Orzhitdy. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Horse stables of Voronino Estate. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Snowy gardens in Kotly Village. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Tree bark in Koporye Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Narva River from walls of Ivan Gorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, February 9, 2013
Interior of Alexander Nevsky Chapel near Pepyi Village west from Cheremenetskoe Lake, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Cat sitting on ruins in John-Bogoslov Cheremenetskiy Monastery, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Simonovsky Pond near Ropsha. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Wall of Kaybolovskoe Gorodishche (old Estonian settlement). Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Interior of St. Nicolas the Miracle-Worker Church in Kotly Village. Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Doorway of Uspenskaya Church of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
A cook in trapeznaya (church dining room) in Zelenets Monastery. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
A church window in Uspensky Monastery. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
Cave Cathedral of Kievo Pechory Saints in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Troitsky chapel bathhouse on Pogostskoe Lake in Pokrovo Tervenichi Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Exhibition of Folk Museum of Vepsian Culture in Tervenichi Village. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) growing in moss in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
Close up of orange moss in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
Ruins of Polovtsev (Rapti) Palace in Dzerzhinskogo Village, south from Luga. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 24, 2013
Mysterious passage under a wall of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Town Hall tower in Narva (now on Estonian territory) as seen from a wall of Ivangorod Fortress. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 17, 2005
Uspensky Cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia, July 23, 2005
