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Ferapontovo: the most beautiful village in Russia (photo gallery)

Ferapontovo: the most beautiful village in Russia (photo gallery)

The village of Ferapontovo is known far beyond the borders of the Vologda region thanks to the Ferapontov Monastery, founded at the end of the 14th century by monk  Ferapont of Beloozero. Original frescoes by icon painter Dionysius, the …