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Delve into Optino in Russia

Optino in the region of Kaluga is located in Russia - some 137 mi or ( 221 km ) South-West of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Optino is now 10:05 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Volokolamsk, Verkhniye Pryski, Tver, Tula, and Sosenskiy. While being here, you might want to check out Volokolamsk . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Optino ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Индюк

3:19 min by AnalogopatoM
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Поразительно! По тому как себя ведет индюк можно подумать, что у него есть мозги. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Optina Monastery

The Optina Hermitage is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for men near Kozelsk in Russia. In the 19th century, the Optina was the most important spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church and served as the model for several other monasteries, including the nearby Shamordino Convent. It was particularly renowned as the centre of Russian staretsdom.

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Located at 54.05 35.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kaluga Oblast, Monasteries in Russia, Russian Orthodox monasteries

Kozelsky District

Kozelsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the twenty-four in Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,523 square kilometers . Its administrative center is the town of Kozelsk. Population: 41,802; 44,775; 47,822. The population of Kozelsk accounts for 43.6% of the district's total population.

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Located at 54.03 35.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Districts of Kaluga Oblast

Sosensky

Sosensky is a town in Kozelsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located in the southeast of the oblast, 90 kilometers southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast, and 10 kilometers from Kozelsk, the administrative center of the district. Population: 12,392; 12,623; 13,275. It was founded in April 1952 as the coal-mining settlement of Tsentralny Kozelskogo stroyupravleniya (Центра́льный Козе́льского стройуправле́ния).

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Located at 54.05 35.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast

Shamordino Convent

The stauropegial Convent of St. Ambrose and Our Lady of Kazan (Казанская Амвросиевская ставропигиальная женская пустынь, Kazanskaya Amvrosiyevskaya stavropigial'naya zhenskaya pustyn') is a Russian Orthodox convent in the village of Shamordino, Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It was founded near the village of Shamordino in 1884 with the blessing of Saint Ambrose of Optina. It is located on the Serena River, 12 km from Optina Monastery.

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Located at 54.16 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1884 establishments, Buildings and structures in Kaluga Oblast, Monasteries in Russia, Russian Orthodox monasteries