May 28, 2011 I went to the Volga XIII procession. Every year he goes under some theme and accompanied by some Orthodox shrine. This year the procession was the motto "For the life and protection of family values", the course was accompanied by an icon of Michael of Tver, and Anna of Kashin.
Michael revealed us an example of true Christian attitude toward his people and showed that most policies can be moral. As a result of Moscow's intrigues, he was killed, but won a moral victory. And let the secular power in Russia since then finally settled in the callous, inhumane, immoral and unprincipled Moscow - the moral choice of Mikhail of Tver is such a height, to achieve which none of the current policy is impossible.
wife of Michael, Anna, after his death retired to Kashin, became a monk. We may be only in heaven will know how much harm on Tverskaya earth has happened to her prayers.
procession go by I do not really like - because he was not on one or two of them. But the realization that the first time I'm on it simply as a foreign visitor, gave a certain sense of freedom. Besides, my family strongly wished to visit him. In general, 7-30 am, we boarded the car and started to overcome 270-kilometer road to the village (judging by the presence of 2 churches - the village) Volgoverkhovye Ostashkov district of Tver region.
arrived at the place we are at half-past ten. Put the car on a specially equipped parking lot and went to survey the neighborhood. That is the road to the village Volgoverkhovye at which people go to the Source (All photos clickable for larger version):
The road ends a small rural area, which turned, as usual, vendors of souvenirs, kebabs and kvas. In general, from the time of Jesus Christ, little has changed - the temple and traders are stable symbiosis.
From the square go down a path to the Source:
Here in this little house is located well, the key at the bottom of which is the source of the Volga. I once asked - why is this key from the set of neighbors decided to dignify the Source? I was told that the hydrographic rules he is - as the most affluent of all.
Carpets on two downstream terraces - this is the place where made vodoosvyaschenie.
first meters of the great Russian River:
popular pastime in the distance is visible to the origins - to be photographed, standing with their feet on different shores of the Volga. For residents of Samara, Kazan and other Volga cities this bizarre spectacle, they're used to a completely different Volga.
Naturally, without the high pathetic words in such a place can not. These two texts, with their "look around care" and other appeals to the Russian soul, to make a strong impression on visitors highly sensitive souls this sacred place.
This UAZ Hunter brought a field kitchen, from which all comers were handing out free soup, buckwheat porridge with stewed meat and stewed potatoes with it though. I tasted the soup and porridge. Good, quality and easy meal.
in the Tver region Volga procession is considered to be activities state value. His regular visits to the governor. And once he is visited by the head, then lower-ranking officials believe the presence there of something middle between the comme il faut and obyazalovke. In this picture you can see how talking head of the Social Security Andrei Gagarin (in the past - a professional Komsomolets) and Deputy Governor Igor Yalyshev (past and present - owner of the media holding and travel industry, two Deputy Governors).
also were seen head Rzhev district Valery Rumyantsev, head of the district Penovskogo Vladimir Khudyakov, freshly baked head Ostashkov District Andrew Galakhov, deputy head of the department of natural resource management and environmental protection Tver region Igor Gusev and other representatives State and municipal officials.
flew the governor. He brought with him a son. As well as his constant companion at rave events Ilias Mercury (pictured in the center, with a mobile phone). Mercury - Moscow restaurateur, a Greek by nationality, the last 15 years living in Russia. Wrote the book "Antiluzer" and 2 post in his LJ about the "worm Zelenin, subsequently removed to the requirements of the mighty. Go to his blog (http://antiloser.livejournal.com), read his Twitter (@ imerkouri), if you want form their impression of this very precarious identity.
Dimensional Man with a powerful neck in a light suit the right of the governor's bodyguard - Is the head of the district Ostashkov Andrew Halacha.
This is the beginning procession. It is headed by two women police officers in a trouser shape, but with shaped caps covered their heads. Wrote this sentence and thought that in the brains of the Internet audience, the phrase "covered caps" may mean at all not what I had in mind here.
Trend last Volga processions - the Cossacks. In the Cossack robes were quite a few men. Historically Cossacks without orthodoxy is unthinkable, is a historical fact. Cossacks have always had the support of the Russian idea of \u200b\u200bsound and reliable defender of the southern and eastern borders of the Fatherland. But in my opinion, now form a substitute for content. Poorly understood, what are the Cossacks could be in Central Russia? And "Tver Cossack" to me sounds like "Moscow Cossack." In addition, the exterior of the individual characters encouraged to approach them and ask: "Are you from the Jordanian Cossacks? Tel Aviv Cossack troops? ".
Nuns Holguin nunnery in Volgoverkhovye, in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration which was Divine Liturgy before the religious procession:
Singers:
clergy with the icon Michael of Tver and Kashin Anna:
bishops - Archbishop of Tver and Kashinskij Victor and archbishop of Novgorod and Staraya Russa Leo:
Dmitry Zelenin with his son and Andrew Galakhov:
second right into the profile - Alexander Bulychev, a journalist, a candidate for the State Duma in the 1993 elections, former press secretary Governor and Chief Platov of Tver Belousov, a teacher of future journalists in the TSU, here as a representative of the general guardian Cross Stewards of the Association. Based on the requirements of the current political moment disguised in the form of a Cossack colonel:
had many children. I saw an interview some kind of television gave the girl, a pupil of the Sunday school of Maksatikha. Way to Maksatikha through Esenovichi I was well and I thought, how many These people have woken up today to catch a bus to the top of the liturgy at 8-30 in the morning?
Already Ostashkovo on the way back, I met washes in Seliger man in mint vazovskoy ten in the same crumpled trousers and shirt. He told me that he looks like, because sleeping in the car, although he and the Tver - afraid of being late to the top of the liturgy. Personally, I have the zeal is only respect. This is the moral backbone of the Russian people - that wrinkled shirt. In contrast, pressed Italian Lend-shirts passenger cruisers and Lexus.
's Orthodox people, the participants in procession. Look closely - many are very happy they have peace of rise. They came from far away, for them it is an event that will remember them for long. They are full of the consciousness of the importance of participation in an event, they are simple and unsophisticated, they have no urban guile and political mendacity.
On the catwalk to the Source of all missed not only the clergy and special guests of honor. This is reasonable - not wide walkways, all would not have survived, and all would not fit. A bearded man in a blue jacket right behind the priests - Herman Sychev, the owner of the village Sosnitsa is positioned as a center of orthodox eco-tourism. The village is wholly owned by him, he has built up a lot of guest homes and homes for the staff. Also constructed at his own expense a large wooden church in the name of Herman Stolobenskogo, google her photos - she is beautiful, although and remake the 21 century. Popular rumor calls the source of his wealth untold long-term work on BAM and a very significant fraction of the department store "Moscow", is that an area of \u200b\u200bthree stations in Moscow. He is a very religious man.
again in a shot Alexander Bulychev:
Bishop Victor verifies whether everything was ready to rank small vodoosvyascheniya:
Bishop Leo sprinkles holy water:
bishops are baptized:
such an important political event, Volga as the procession, could not possibly happen without the participation of United Russia. The fair-haired man in the center - Andrew Arnoldovich Rimdzenok, Secretary regional political council of the party. Stands on the opposite side from Dmitry Zelenin, hut some distance away from all the other secular parties celebrations. Well, especially for the skeptics - a frame baptized Rimdzenka:
Part rank vodoosvyascheniya I took video of his camera:
Many Years:
After vodoosvyascheniya the Source of the people went back to the source of the hill before him. At the scene's leading invited both Masters, the governor Zelenin, chapter Ostashkov Galakhova district, representative of the trustee Bulychev. Notwithstanding that the person made speeches, befit the moment, but I did not listen to them, and walked to his car. Past experience has taught that after the start of the cross procession on the road, the road turns many kilometers in the tube of the participants in the cross procession, buses, cars and other vehicles (bicycles, scooters, horses).
Procession This year left me with ambivalent vpechtalenie.
positives resistance with value of what he has become a tradition of Tver Region. People from remote areas area come to him and for them this holiday. In Volgoverkhovye every year something better, restored wooden church on the square and cathedral in the field. Going annual blessing of the main source of the Russian character - the Volga River.
downside to me to be a satiety and expression nadoevshesti what is happening in secular event organizers. The fact that recent work on the spreading of sand and gravel took place after the event, literally at the feet of pilgrims. Also, I noticed fewer than in previous years, the number of guests and participants of the procession.
also seems somewhat illogical drinking of alcoholic beverages in the guest tents for VIP guests - because this event is primarily the church. While I understand, the custom is custom. After in these tents, a large number of officials and gets things for what they actually come here and - the possibility of informal communication with the governor.
In conclusion would like to express the hope that the Volga procession there will be a small step towards the restoration of Russian self-identity and the method of initiation to the faith of those who are still in a spiritual quest. And what I see in Volgoverkhovye for several years, strengthens me in this conviction.
PS Our trip that day is not over: the road back through the village and Okovtsy Okovetsky key - Topic next blog entry , as illustrated photographs.
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