Tag: Sergey Ivanov
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05 works, Today, August 10th, is Blessed Laurence’s day, his story illustrated #222
Blessed Laurence lived at the beginning of the sixteenth century at the distance of 533 meters from old Kaluga, near a forest church in honor of the Nativity of Christ, set upon a high hill. During the period of Tartar raids Kaluga was the western end of the Oka bank defense line… Please follow link…
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19 Works, Today, June 4th. is Sergey Ivanov’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #153
The East Slavs practiced “slash-and-burn” agricultural methods which took advantage of the extensive forests in which they settled. This method of agriculture involved clearing tracts of forest with fire, cultivating it and then moving on after a few years. Slash and burn agriculture requires frequent movement, because soil cultivated in this manner only yields good…
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05 works, Today, August 10th, is Blessed Laurence’s day, his story illustrated #222
Blessed Laurence, Fool-for-Christ and Kaluga Wonderworker, lived at the beginning of the sixteenth century at the distance of 533 meters from old Kaluga, the name comes from Old Russian kaluga — “bog, quagmire”, near a forest church in honor of the Nativity of Christ, set upon a high hill. During the period of Tartar raids Kaluga was…
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