I"m an orthodox priest, married. Usually traveling with my wife Lidia. Had a great experience in visiting of populated and not populated areas in Russia, Europe and North Africa. Two of the reasons to go anywhere abroad - 1) participance in sc. conferences and etnogr. expeditions; 2) our lections and concerts of traditional orthodox liturgical-paraliturgical singing. Also, when/where is possible - hiking.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would like to get new friends and learn the style of life of different peoples and their spiritual and cultural heritage.

Interests

The history of Russian church and the traditions of "Old believers", old Russian (but not only) church music and folklore. Traditional ways of life. Hiking, esp. in the North.

• singing
• concerts
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Post-byzantinian chants, Russian and Balkan folklore, documental movies, any sources on the history of Russian Old believers.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We are able to sing some Russian folk and church chants and always ready to show (with comments) numerous pictures from our trips. Of cource, would be glad to help anybody to construct their own trips to different places, already explored by us.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation