The Heart Of Russia (1992)

Children on the steps of the pulpit watch the service in the altar.

The priest distributes prosphora.

The procession on Easter.

View of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

Pilgrims come to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra to worship the relics of Sergius of Radonezh.

Icon of St.

Sergius of Radonezh.

A priest reads prayers at the relics of St.

Sergius of Radonezh.

The procession with the icon of St.

Sergius of Radonezh.

Shoes of St.

Sergius of Radonezh.

The clothes of St.

Sergius of Radonezh.

Icon of St.

Sergius of Radonezh.

Water from the Holy Spring of Sergius of Radonezh.

Wooden chalice and discos of St.

Sergius of Radonezh.

The procession with the icon of St.

Sergius of Radonezh.

Pre-revolutionary photos of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

Pilgrims in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

The pilgrims' meal.

Gethsemane Hermitage.

The monks of the monastery together with the abbot at work.

Monks at agricultural work.

Monks ferment cabbage.

Photo of the vicar of the lavra before the closure in 1920, Archimandrite Kronid (Lyubimov).

Photo of the monks of the lavra before closing.

Easter night procession around the monastery.

The road to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

Pre-revolutionary photos of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

The ruined bell tower.

Photo of the Venerable Father Barnabas of Gethsemane.

A tombstone at the burial place of the elder Barnabas of Gethsemane.

Destroyed painting on the walls of the lavra.

The ruins of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

Photos of Elder Alexy Zosimovsky.

A monk at the grave of Elder Alexy Zosimovsky.

A monk lights a lamp on the grave of Alexy Zosimovsky.

The graves of monks in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

A monk takes care of the graves.

View of the domes and bell tower of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

The pilgrim tells.

Relics of St.

Sergius of Radonezh.

Believers in front of the Trinity Cathedral.

Consecration of bread at Easter.

The pilgrim tells.

Trinity Cathedral.

Assumption Cathedral.

The clock on the bell tower of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra is striking.

Moscow Theological Academy.

View of the Lavra from the bell tower.

The territory of the monastery.

Life in the monastery.

Panorama of the surroundings of the monastery.

The monk ascends the bell tower.

The walls and the corner tower of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

Blagovest.

Pilgrims enter the territory of the monastery.

Confession in the temple.

Monks are walking through the monastery.

One of the churches of the monastery is under restoration.

A monk is restoring an icon.

A monk takes out an icon of the Holy Trinity from the vault.

The monk prepares the liturgical vestments of the priests.

A monk carries birches to decorate the temple.

Monks decorate the temple.

The bell chime.

Monks go to the service at the Assumption Church.

The liturgy is conducted by Patriarch Alexy.

The Patriarch blesses the children.

It's raining.

The funeral of a monk.

The wind shakes the crowns of the trees.

Tourists on the territory of the monastery.

Poor people collect alms.

A woman sings a song on the porch.

The mural of the trumpeting angel.

Fresco epiphany.

The territory of the monastery with pilgrims and tourists.

The sermon of the priest at the service in the monastery.

Pilgrims listen to a sermon at the entrance to the temple.

A woman's prayer in front of the image of the Most Holy Theotokos.

Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos and St.

Sergius of Radonezh.

Monks and believers walk with lighted candles from the Easter service.

The monks are returning from the service.

Priests sprinkle holy water on believers at the Easter service.

The procession.

Easter service.