A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004

A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
From 27 May to 1 June, 2004, St. Daniel Monastery received a group of students from Harvard University. The delegation was formed by the students interested in the history of church bells and Russian bell ringing tradition. The students visited a number of historical belfries and campaniles in Moscow, Moscow Region and Rostov-the-Great.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
St. Daniel belfry. St. Daniel and Harvard bell-ringers.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
St. Daniel belfry, a view from the top tier.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
A view of St. Daniel monastery from the belfry.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Klappermeisters Carl Schoonover and Aara Edwards on St. Daniel belfry.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
The belfry of Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Senior Klappermeister Luis Campos.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Bell-ringing training device
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
St. Daniel Belfry. Harvard Klappermeisters ring the bells.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
A visit to the Moscow Kremlin.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
By the side of the Tsar Bell.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
The Moscow Kremlin belfry
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Kremlin and Harvard bell-ringers at Uspensky Bell of the Moscow Kremlin Belfry.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
A view of Ivanovskaya Square from the Kremlin belfry.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Kremlin. Harvard bell-ringers with Igor Konovalov, Chairman of the Church Bell-Ringers Society.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
St. Basil’s Cathedral.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Getting to St. Basil’s Cathedral belfry.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
St. Basil’s Cathedral belfry.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Klappermeister Carl Schoonover on St. Basil’s Cathedral belfry.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Group picture with members of the Church Bell-Ringers Society
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
A view of the Kremlin from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
The belfry of the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Talking to the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Laura Senior Bell-Ringer Hieromonk Antony.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Holy Trinity Celebrations at the St. Sergius Laura. Luis Campos is ringing “Blagovestnik” Bell
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
The Laura Uspensky (Dormition) Cathedral.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Klappermeister Julia Razhik with the Uspensky (Dormition) Cathedral in the background.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
The Laura 72-ton Tsar Bell.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Ringing the Tsar Bell.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
The Tsar Bell 3-ton clapper.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Change-ringing of Lavra bells.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Holy Trinity Celebrations. A view of the Lavra Cathedral Square during the Blessing given by the Patriarch.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Picture-stand telling about the destruction and revival of the Laura big bells.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra belltower.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
A visit to the Moscow Theological Academy.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Rostov bells.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Under the Rostov “Sysoy” Bell (32 tons)
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Klappermeister Carl Schoonover on the Rostov Kremlin belfry.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
The Rostov Kremlin. Contemplation.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
The Rostov belfry in the rays of the setting sun.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
The Rostov Kremlin belfry.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Zvenigorod. St. Savva of Storozhev Monastery.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
In Zvenigorod monastery belfry.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
Klappermeisters under the new big bell at St. Savva of Storozhev Monastery.
A visit of Harvard Students to Russia in 2004
On the change-ringing scaffold