In the summer, Anna and I went to the wonderful city of Sergiev Posad in the vicinity of Moscow and visited the Trinity Sergius Lavra, the main attraction of this old town. Join us on our tour!
Watch our new video Sergiev Posad. PDF of Russian transcript is also available.
Moscow by AlphabetVideo Projects
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Around the CountryVideo Projects
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first of all, as promised, in our section “Around the Country” there is a continuation of the story about Sergiev Posad. This time we are talking about the founder of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra – Sergiy Radonezhsky. Watch the video. Below the video you will find comprehension questions and, as usual, text in PDF.
Around the CountryVideo ProjectsB1+ - 10:40 min
In the second part of the video about Sergiev Posad you will learn about its founder - Sergiy Radonezhsky. In the 14th century, Sergiy Radonezhsky founded a monastery, around which gradually grew this town.
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Moscow by AlphabetVideo Projects
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In the summer, Anna and I went to the wonderful city of Sergiev Posad in the vicinity of Moscow and visited the Trinity Sergius Lavra, the main attraction of this old town. Join us on our tour!
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Easter is the most important Christian festival dedicated to the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It symbolises the victory of life over death. It is a glorious celebration of peace, goodness and invincible life. Christ has risen!
