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Illustrative view of the wooden ensemble of Kizhi Island amid the waters of Lake Onega

Kizhi: Pogost and Island Museum

From the pier through Kizhi Pogost to an island mill

4–5 h on the island + about 3 h by water in seasonabout 1.6 km on foot on the island
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  1. Bell Tower of Kizhi Pogost: story on the “Kizhi: Pogost and Island Museum” route

    This stop will explain why the parishioners had to pay for the same tower twice.

  2. Bikanin Mill: story on the “Kizhi: Pogost and Island Museum” route

    The finale traces the fate of a working machine that survived far from the place where it was built.

  3. Chapel of Archangel Mikhail: story on the “Kizhi: Pogost and Island Museum” route

    The inscription on the icon will show how the residents of a new village established their own house of prayer.

  4. Church of the Intercession: story on the “Kizhi: Pogost and Island Museum” route

    Here a museum discovery turns into the story of a probable substitution that saved an ancient image.

  5. Church of the Resurrection of Lazar: story on the “Kizhi: Pogost and Island Museum” route

    Here, saving an ancient log structure will mean the loss of one of its parts and its subsequent restoration.

  6. Church of the Transfiguration: story on the “Kizhi: Pogost and Island Museum” route

    The story of a carpentry dispute explains why a restored detail need not be an exact copy of an old one.

  7. Kizhi Island Pier: story on the “Kizhi: Pogost and Island Museum” route

    Here you will see how the museum learned to handle a large flow of people and keep it separate from the wooden monuments.

  8. Oshevnev House: story on the “Kizhi: Pogost and Island Museum” route

    The fate of one family will show what exactly the museum preserved along with the transported logs.

  9. Western Gates of Kizhi Pogost: story on the “Kizhi: Pogost and Island Museum” route

    This stop will show how an authentic later entrance was dismantled for the sake of a presumed appearance of the past.

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