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STORYLINE:  ...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEADIN:\u003cbr/\u003e              Russian Old Believers, descendants of dissident Christians who split from the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century, are preserving their traditions which date back to medieval times. \u003cbr/\u003e              STORYLINE:\u003cbr/\u003e              The bells call the faithful to church. \u003cbr/\u003e              This is no an ordinary Sunday service, these are Russia's Old Believers, sometimes also called 'Old Ritualists' who have come to Malinovsky skete (monastery) from all over the region to attend worship. \u003cbr/\u003e              The Old Believers sect, which rejects many trappings of modern life, split from the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century in protest at a number of reforms to Russian Orthodoxy. \u003cbr/\u003e              Many of the changes were minor - the number of fingers used in the sign of the cross, the spelling of Jesus' name, how many times \"hallelujah\" was said in prayer - but the Old Believers considered any change heretical and refused to go along.\u003cbr/\u003e              Father Alexander, rector of the Malinovsky skete, says Russia was being infused with Western values, which Old Believers rejected. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"The separation of the church began in Russia. It was because they wanted to distance the country from the beliefs of their ancestors. The religion that was in Russia started to be uncomfortable for some, most likely, for Western Europe. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was raised under Western education and had Western teachers,\" says Father Alexander.\u003cbr/\u003e              Today there are estimated 1 to 2 million living Old Believers in Russia. \u003cbr/\u003e              The Russian Orthodox Church excommunicated them and the czars persecuted them. Many left Russia or moved to the Siberian taiga (forest) where they could pass the old rites down to their children in peace.\u003cbr/\u003e              But the Russian revolution forced many remaining Old Believers out for good when the Soviets tried to squash their religion and collective farms threatened their livelihood.\u003cbr/\u003e              Father Alexander says Russian Orthodox Church and Old Believers have tolerable, but not yet friendly relations, because the pain of wrongdoings are still fresh in the memory of Old Believers.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"They came and made a mess in our place, our house and then they themselves forgave us for that. Well, now our relations  (with Russian Orthodox church) are not bad, they are tolerable,\" says Father Alexander.\u003cbr/\u003e              Even though Malinovsky skete is hard to reach, people still come here from all over Nizny Novgorod region every weekend.\u003cbr/\u003e              On a busy Sunday there would be dozens praying, but during weekdays the service would be attended by only one or two believers, as the skete is far from big cities.\u003cbr/\u003e              Mother Tatyana, an Old Believer nun, needs help getting to the church due to her old age, but she is a strong believer and would not miss a Sunday service.\u003cbr/\u003e              Tatyana still keeps up with all the ancient traditions, and carries her prayer beads with her wherever she goes.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"These prayer beads, this is a weapon against dark forces, against the devil. All monks walk with these in their possession. You pray with it during the service, at the dining table. Wherever you are it always has to be in your hands,\" explains Mother Tatyana.\u003cbr/\u003e              Father Alexander demonstrates the unique way which Old Believers make the sign of the cross, using two fingers, whilst Russian Orthodox faithful use three. \u003cbr/\u003e              But not everyone is so lucky to have the health to travel so far to receive the blessing of an Old Believer priest.\u003cbr/\u003e              For this reason, Father Alexander takes a few hours after the service to visit those elderly members of the congregation who cannot make the long journey.\u003cbr/\u003e              Elderly parishioner Evgeniya greets him with a traditional song.\u003cbr/\u003e              Father Alexander takes time to talk to all those needing his advice and to bless their homes before returning to the skete.\u003cbr/\u003e              The life at the skete is simple - gardening, praying and taking care of church's territory.\u003cbr/\u003e              But Father Alexander is worried the government isn't doing enough to protect the church, which he believes is their responsibility as it is a cultural heritage site.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We are asking the government to help us with the restoration process just like the issues connected with our ancestor's history and property willed to us should be dealt with. Our ancestors built all this, kept all this and charitably gave all this to the use to the government,\" complains Father Alexander.\u003cbr/\u003e              Soon the skete is planning to open a summer camp, where local and foreign Old Believers can send their youngsters to learn the old traditions.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Filipovskoye village, Nizhny Novgorod region - 25 June 2017 \u003cbr/\u003e              1. Wide of priest and church visitors posing for a photo\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Church bells ringing\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Church exterior\u003cbr/\u003e              4. People arriving at the Malinovsky skete, or monastic community \u003cbr/\u003e              5. Various of a woman helping an elderly lady to the entrance of the church\u003cbr/\u003e              6. Pan of believers walking towards priest in the church\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Mid of Priest praying \u003cbr/\u003e              8. Cross on robe\u003cbr/\u003e              9. Wide of church\u003cbr/\u003e              10. Various of paintings and icons on the church ceiling\u003cbr/\u003e              11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Father Alexander, rector of the Malinovsky skete:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The separation of the church began in Russia. It was because they wanted to distance the country from the beliefs of their ancestors. The religion that was in Russia started to be uncomfortable for some, most likely, for Western Europe. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was raised under Western education and had Western teachers.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              12. Close of church cross\u003cbr/\u003e              13. Pan of Father Alexander praying and entering church\u003cbr/\u003e              14. Close of cross around Father Alexander's neck\u003cbr/\u003e              15. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Father Alexander, rector of the Malinovsky skete:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"They came and made a mess in our place, our house, and then they themselves forgave us for that. Well, now our relations (with the Russian Orthodox church) are not bad, they are tolerable.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              16. Father Alexander showing finger combination for crossing yourself\u003cbr/\u003e              17. Various of priest and visitors praying inside the church\u003cbr/\u003e              18. Jesus icon in church\u003cbr/\u003e              19. Wide of believers inside the church\u003cbr/\u003e              20. Women listening to Bible reading\u003cbr/\u003e              21. Visitors outside church seen through window \u003cbr/\u003e              22. Special prayer beads in the hand of Mother Tatyana, nun\u003cbr/\u003e              23. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Mother Tatyana, nun:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"These prayer beads, this is a weapon against dark forces, against the devil. All monks (and nuns) walk with these in their possession. You pray with it during the service, at the dining table. Wherever you are it always has to be in your hands.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              24. Tilt up over church\u003cbr/\u003e              25. Church towers \u003cbr/\u003e              26. Various of nuns gardening\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Filipovskoye village, Nizhny Novgorod region - 11 June 2017 \u003cbr/\u003e              27. Various of Father Alexander driving to visit elderly members of the congregation\u003cbr/\u003e              28. Elderly believer Evegeniya (no surname given) singing \u003cbr/\u003e              29. Blind elderly believer woman in bed talking to Father Alexander\u003cbr/\u003e              30. Father Alexander blessing the woman\u003cbr/\u003e              31. Father Alexander standing beside her bed\u003cbr/\u003e              32. Father Alexander blessing woman's home\u003cbr/\u003e              \u003cbr/\u003e              Filipovskoye village, Nizhny Novgorod region - 25 June 2017 \u003cbr/\u003e              33. Wide of Malinovsky skete land\u003cbr/\u003e              34. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Father Alexander, rector of the Malinovsky skete:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We are asking the government to help us with the restoration process, just as the issues connected with our ancestor's history and property willed to us should be dealt with. Our ancestors built all this, kept all this and charitably gave all this to the use of the government.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              35. 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