JOURNEY TO BERLYUKOVSKAYA PUSTYN (ESSAY EXTRACTS)
The essay by prerevolutionary writer I. V. Shchevyolkin is about his journey to the Berlyukovskaya pustyn where he received a cordial welcome and stayed for several days. The author wrote about the history, holy shrines and splendid sights of the monastery. The biography of the Elder Varlaam who had founded the monastery in 1612 attracted his special attention.