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| The Chapel of the Archangel Michael was built in the 18th century and moved to Kizhi Island in the 1960's |
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| The Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus was built approximately in 1390 and is Russia's oldest surviving log structure |
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| Church of the Transfiguration .......built exclusively of wood which includes 22 domes and is included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites |
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| Kizhi Island is small ( 1 km wide and 6 km long) which has had settlements from as early as the 15th century |
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| In the 1950's dozens of historical wooden buildings were moved to the island and then it formed an outdoor National Museum with over 80 historical structures |
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| The temperatures are typical for this area but it is certainly not a beach stop lol......July being the warmest 20C (68 F) and has five months that average below freezing |
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| Kizhi actual meaning is social gathering or island of games |
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| Everything on the island is made of wood.......it seems that theme was carried over even to this scarecrow |
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| A boat from the 17th century |
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| During the 14th century the island was part of the route to the White Sea. The area was an important source of iron ores which required hard physical labor and usually worked by local peasants who if you disobeyed were sent to exile in Siberia........but as you can see above, it was a hard life no matter which way you opted to do |
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| Most of the fields yielding various grains and potatoes for harvest |
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| No guests homes to rent here, so for daily visits its either ( like i did ) by riverboat, hydrofoil, helicopter or a snowmobile in the winter |
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| Over 20 peasant homes, mills and barns are here with the churches for the open air museum |
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| Not wrought iron but again made of wood |
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