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Kizhi pogost - Definition

Kizhi is an island on Onego lake (Karelia, Russia) with a beautiful ensemble of wooden churches, chapels and houses. Some of these buildings were originally constructed in Kizhi, some (the minor ones) were transported there. A museum of Russian wooden architecture was created there.

Kizhi ensemble is under UNESCO protection.

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