Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine April 2019 | Página 106

Travel / Moscow
/ ON THE MAP
Northeast of Moscow, the Golden Ring of Russia
was previously known as Zalesye, and is an 'open air
museum' of Russia's past.
At the Chapel over the Well
in the small Russian city
of Sergiev Posad, a time-
honoured ritual plays out.
Engraved with flowers, vines
and blue arabesques, the
exquisite structure dates
back to the late 17 th century.
E/ Over three centuries later, Russians of all ages
still queue up beneath the well's tent-like canopy to
collect water from the spring below. Many have
travelled from Moscow, 75km to the south-west,
to replenish their life-giving supplies.
“I’ve come here every three months for the past
30 years,” explains grey-haired Muscovite Anna
Kharkova, as she waits patiently in line clutching
a plastic bottle. “I’ve seen many changes in that
time, but the water still makes me feel as good as
it did when I first tasted it.”
Window onto the past
The Chapel over the Well is just one of a range
of architectural marvels inside the walls of Saint
Sergius Lavra Monastery, which dominates
Sergiev Posad like a cakemaker’s fantasy and is
considered the spiritual heart of the Russian
Orthodox Church. Towering over a colourful panoply
of churches and other religious buildings, today
the iconic gold and star-spangled cornflower domes
of the monastery’s main cathedral captivate pilgrims
and international sightseers in equal measure.
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MATRYOSHKA DOLL 1890
E/ Matryoshka dolls are often
designed to follow a particular
theme; for instance, peasant girls
in traditional dress.
I/ Boneka kayu khas Rusia,
matryoshka, dilukis dengan tema
tertentu, misalnya gadis desa
berpakaian tradisional. E/ The first Russian nested doll
set was carved in 1890 by Vasily
Zvyozdochkin and designed
by Sergey Malyutin.
I/ Boneka bersarang khas Rusia
dibuat pertama kasi oleh Vasily
Zvyzdochkin pada 1980 dan
didesain Sergey Malyutin.