JULY, THE 22ND. PECHENGA.

To get to the Pechenga, it is necessary to pass a check point with passport control. The border with Norway is nearby and the militaries are main around. Father Mitro (Badanin) is former captain of the second rank, told us about the spiritual feat of 116 martyrs, burned by Finnish pirates in the XVI century. And then he invited us to share a meal with the brethren in the Trifonov-Pechenga monastery at Luostari.

GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY. PECHENGA.

Cemetery gives the impression of silent majesty and calm. At the burial adjoin two memorials: German and Soviet. Granite slabs carved with thousands of names produced dismal. Distant horizon, clear blue sky and only the birds break the silence.

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