From the series "The essence and meaning of Twelve Great Feasts" - Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
The film tells about one of the oldest church holidays Exaltation of the Cross, on the history and nature of this action. Novospassky monastery. Gravestone slabs near the wall of the monastery. The painting on the wall of the temple. Portrait of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich. Suzdal monastery. A monk in his cell. Father Vladimir speaks of the importance of the holiday Exaltation (synchronously). Icon "Finding the cross." Icon of the cross and the Patriarch with Elena. Church. Priestess lights the candles. Clergy perform the rite around the cross, laid on the altar. Church of the Novodevichy Convent. Saint puts an end to the head and goes with him on an alley, has a cross on the lectern. Genuflection Metropolitan Juvenal. Metropolitan carries the cross on the head. Temple of Kulikovo. The service in the church. Monument to Russian at Borodino. Monastery. The service in the church. Personnel news in 1917: people with atheist slogans eagle knocks on the walls. Meeting of the State Duma. Military cemetery. Dilapidated temple. A painting of a battle with the Russian Poles. A painting of the coronation of the first Russian Tsar Michael. The temple on the river bank. People go to worship. Father Jonah sermon (synchronously). Procession around the church. Father Jonah baptized members, covers a cross. Lifting and installation of the cross in the church.
Panorama of Novospassky Monastery - LS.
Tombstones in the yard of the monastery - MS.
Journalist A.Shiropaev stands at tombstones.
A.Shiropaev inside the church considers the painting on the wall - LS.
Panorama on a mural in the church.
Portrait of Tsar Mikhail Romanov.
A.Shiropaev considering portrait passes - LS.
Autumn landscape - trees, shrubs, river, visible in the distance Suzdal
Monastery.
Suzdal monastery - MS.
In his cell is his father, Vladimir, baptized, sits on a chair - MS.
Father Vladimir tells the history and meaning of the holiday
Holy Cross (synchronous) - CU.
Icon "Giving Cross» - CU.
Said his father, Vladimir (synchronous) - CU.
Crucifixion (removed from the left) - CU.
Icon of the Cross, the patriarch and the Queen Helena - CU.
Mown grass, the church (removed from the collisions) - LS.
Priestess lights the candles at the altar - CU.
Nun baptized - CU.
Clergy perform the rite around decorated Cross
lying on the throne.
Church of the Novodevichy Convent - LS.
Cross saint lays down and goes with him on the solea - different.
Parishioners are baptized - MS.
Prelate to the Cross and his entourage bypass the temple premises - different.
Cross saint puts on a lectern - MS.
Icon "Saviour" (filmed from the collisions) - CU.
The saint wears a miter and walks with incense around the podium with the Cross - different.
The cross on the lectern (removed from the collisions) - MS.
Prelate removes miter - CU.
Metropolitan Juvenal gets on her knees in front of the lectern,
which bears the Cross of the Lord - MS.
Worshippers bow - LS.
Metropolitan Juvenal and parishioners rise from his knees - MS.
Cross of the Lord on the lectern - CU.
Panorama from the congregation at the Metropolitan Juvenal - LS.
Metropolitan Juvenal carries a cross on his head - CU.
Parishioners are baptized - MS.
Candles - CU.
Metropolitan Cross blesses the faithful - CU.
Fragments of paintings, depicting the battle Russian soldiers with the Tartars - CU.
Fragments of icons depicting Christ Hosts - CU.
Festive service in the church.
Pray baptized parishioners - CU., MS.
Temple of Kulikovo - LS.
Monument to Russian soldiers of Kulikovo - MS.
The service in the church - different.
Metropolitan Juvenal blesses worshipers cross (shot from left).
Cost parishioner - CU.
Birch Grove - PNRM.
French soldiers monument at Borodino - CU.
Monument to Russian soldiers at Borodino - LS.
View of the temple.
The service in the church - LS.
Serves Metropolitan Juvenal - CU.
Parishioners are baptized - MS.
Newsreel 1917.:
Demonstrators held a poster of "Down with the old regime!"
From the wall of the building knocked the royal coat of arms - MS.
Demonstrators go with the slogans "Long live the Republic!"
"Long live socialism!» - MS.
The people at the rally - LS.
The meeting of the Provisional Government - LS.
Demonstrators go with the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity."
Panorama of the crosses on the graves of soldiers killed in the first world war - LS.
Fallen leaves on the ground - MS.
Human remains in the grave dug - MS., CU.
The service in the church - LS.
In his cell is his father, Vladimir, sits down, talks about the history of the holiday
Holy Cross (synchronous) - LS.
Panorama on a mural depicting Adam and Eve.
Painting depicting the expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise - different.
Panorama of the cross with Christ - CU.
Skull and bones at the foot of the cross - MS.
Said his father, Vladimir (synchronous) - CU.
Landscape - meadow, forest.
Dilapidated temple - MS.
A.Shiropaev says (synchronously) - CU.
Panorama on the walls of the dilapidated temple.
Fragments of paintings, depicting the battle of Russian soldiers from the Poles in 1612 - different.
A.Shiropaev says (synchronously) - CU.
The painting "The Monk and Warrior» - CU.
A painting of the coronation of Tsar Mikhail Romanov - LS.
Details of the picture - MS., CU.
Panorama on the image of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich - CU.
A.Shiropaev says (synchronously) - CU.
Cross of the Lord - CU.
Portrait of Tsar Nicholas 2 (removed from the collisions) - CU.
The temple on the river bank - LS.
Worshippers go to church - MS.
Father Jonah sermon (synchronous) - MS.
Listen to parishioners - MS.
Procession around the church - different plans.
Religious procession stops at the door of the temple - MS.
Jonah's father comes out of the church icon - MS.
Standing, looking parishioners - CU.
Father Jonah sprinkles holy water on worshipers - MS.
A.Shiropaev says (synchronously)
Cross of the Lord in the Temple - CU.
The service in the church, parishioners pray - MS., CU.
Father Jonah blesses a cross - CU ..
View of the cross - MS.
Endure the cross from the church - LS.
Cross raised on the dome - different plans.
Watch the parishioners - CU.
Father Jonah looks - CU.
Watching priests and parishioners - MS., CU.
Fixed a cross on the dome of the temple - CU.
Various plans of crosses on the domes of temples and churches - MS., CU.
Monument at Borodino - removed from the collisions.
Detail of monument - CU.
Panorama of the field.