The state museum stories of religion acquaints Petersburgers with Sergey of Radonezh's life

At a new exhibition icons, engravings and lithographs of 18-20 centuries. Exhibits tell about how the devotee founded Sacred and Troitsk monastery which became the center of spiritual revival of Russia. One more key event - before Kulikovsky battle he blessed Donskoy Dimitri on fight with aggressors. And very few people know that Sergey of Radonezh laid the foundation to a peculiar style of woodcarving. It too is presented in museum show-windows...