Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

In the delta of the Neva River on Vasilievsky Island, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary has been rising for more than 250 years. An Orthodox church since the 90s of the XX century is the pride and heritage of the Optina Pustyn 'compound. In the history of the church there were periods of poverty, destruction, persecution, even closure, but now it is the center of religious studies, church arts, Orthodox education, theology and icon painting