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Gosha didn't seem to realize that the box was too small.

Then he curled up in the paper cutter.
It looks like we chopped his head off, but I promise we didn't.

The sign reads Малая Сцена,
which means small stage or small hall.
(Theater Square, Vladimir)

Vladimir's Trinity Church at sunset

Entering the Assumption Monastery in Murom

The monastery's cupolas

Crazy mushrooms in Murom

Weekend in Murom

This weekend five of us (Joanna, Kelli, Brooke, Youngmee and I) went to Murom, an ancient town in the Vladimir region which dates back to the ninth century. We went for the purpose of meeting with students from the Murom Institute of Vladimir State University. We had a long round-table session with a large group of students, during which we talked about a wide variety of topics. We were treated to several delicious meals, put up with wonderful host families for the evening, and treated to a tour of the city's historic sites in the morning.

Round-table discussion


Round-table close-up


We were each interviewed for Murom TV


The group...


We had these lovely pirogi shaped like pigs...


Cupolas of the Trinity Convent


Trinity Convent


Annunciation Monastery


St. Nicholas Church

Cupolas of the St. Nicholas Church


Epic hero Ilya Muromets


Rural life within the city limits


Anna (my host), me, and Natalia (director of the program)