Russia’s wooden architecture, especially its churches, was hardly a priority during Soviet times and now many of the unique old buildings are very close to total ruin.

Crumbling and abandoned, the last remnants of Russia's wooden churches lay dotted in the woodlands of the country's north-western corner. Forgotten by many and in the process of being reclaimed by ...

rustic village one could until recently witness an architectural ensemble consisting of two wooden churches and a bell tower, dating back to the 18th century - one of only four in all of Russia.

View A taste of old Russia:Twelve places to see wooden churches in a larger map For those people wanting to see old, wooden churches in remote and natural settings before it is too late ...

On Kizhi Island, one of a thousand islands in Russia’s Lake Onega ... a pair of fanciful wooden churches crowned by a cascading series of cupolas present an unexpected spectacle.

MOSCOW, April 4. /TASS/. Most wooden churches and chapels in Russia’s north, 72% and 54% accordingly, have fallen into a state of disrepair and are in need of conservation, the press service of ...

The ensemble bears evidence of the highly developed carpentry skills of the Russian people. Nowadays it is the only ensemble with two multi-domed wooden churches preserved in Russia. The Church of the ...

In what appears like a retaliatory move, Ukrainian drone strike ignited a fire that destroyed a wooden church complex in west Russia’s Belgorod region, authorities said Thursday. The attack hit ...

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ... and students are working to scan Ukraine’s unique wooden ...

It happened in tiny Zavorychi, where a 19th-century wooden church was destroyed, its ice-blue facade and little steeple succumbing to flames. Russia’s invasion has systematically destroyed ...