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THE GEOGRAPHY OF TASTE. HOMEMADE PRESERVES
Homemade preserves are part of the cultural fabric of many nations. In every country with short, warm summers and long, cold winters, there are unique traditions for preserving vegetables, fruits and spices. Most traditions are passed down from generation to generation without any changes. Chef Vladimir Pavlov deeply values and upholds family culinary traditions. That’s why he suggests, as they say, keeping the “foundation” unchanged, but expanding it with interesting recipes that will appeal even to the most discerning connoisseurs of gastronomic heritage. Our host will prepare a fancy compote from garden-fresh apples and pears. He’ll marinate cherry tomatoes in an unexpected way and even make jam from… beets! With walnuts, chocolate and balsamic vinegar! In “The Geography of Taste”. Only on Russian Travel Guide.
The candle workshop of the Valaam monastery
It is almost impossible to imagine the Russian Orthodox Church without its simple, uneven candles. In the Church the candle is a voluntary donation a believer makes to the church as well as a symbol of their prayers. For centuries monasteries have kept the secret of how these wax sticks are made. The Valaam Monastery has its own traditions and is one of the most famous monasteries in North-western Russia. For the monks, working in the candlestick workshop represents monastic obedience and obligatory monastic work. Despite the seemingly simple technology used in this process, producing these church candles requires the monks to have a surprising degree of skill and experience.
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The candle workshop of the Valaam monastery
The City of Yuryevets
The history of Yuryevets on the Volga River has its fair share of legends and mysteries, and it all began with a dream: In 1225 Yury II of Vladimir dreamt that he and his troops were sailing down the Volga, where they decided to stop for the night on the bank of the river - opposite the place where the town of Yuryevets would one day be located. In the dream the prince’s patron saint, Saint George the Victorious, appeared and showed him the place where he was to build a fortress. The next morning, Yury II of Vladimir set out across the river to the place that Saint George had indicated. There he found an icon of his patron saint and decided to build a city, founding Yuryevets in 1225.
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