Valaam: pilgrims and expelled

For hundreds of years, the island of Valaam was a place of pilgrimage. The monastery of the XIV century and the beauty of Ladoga attracted tourists, up to the kings. In recent decades, the island is torn by a legal dispute. The monastery and other buildings were returned to the Russian Orthodox Church, and church authorities use all methods to evict local residents who are not related to the church. Show more To curtail