The Last of the Doukhobors (36 images)

• Village of Gorelovka, home to the last...

• At the Sirotski Dom or house of prayers....

• Sirotski Dom or House of Prayers

• Sunday morning prayers at the Sirotski Dom. For...

• Doukhobors waiting for the beginning of the...

• They believe that all human beings are equal....

• Special gathering at the cemetery on Trinity...

• Even if they did not accept any sort of...

• During the special ritual to celebrate...

• The psalms or hymns which are most often sang...

• The service is now mainly attended by elderly...

• It is usually followed by a less formal...

• Many times persecuted and sent into exiles,...

• The streets of the village are quite empty as...

• When the Doukhobors arrived at the beginning of...

• The Doukhobors' houses, built last century in a...

• Mikhail and his son Vassily. Vassily has...

• Their desire to leave is also motivated by the...

• Vassily's mother and his two daughters.

• House of Vassily. Vassily is a carpenter. His...

• Hard workers, they are still forced for their...

• Land is the major source of income for the...

• Oleg and Nasi, the only mixed couple of the...

• Koozma's family prepares the cheese of the...