Transfiguration Monastery, Staraya Russa
The Transfiguration Monastery is a former Russian Orthodox monastery founded in 1192. The monastery is located in the city of Staraya Russa, on the right bank of the Polist River. It is currently occupied by the Staraya Russa Town Museum.
The panorama of the churches: The Transfiguration Church (left), the Church of the Nativity of Christ (center), and the Presentation Church (right, behind the trees).
Staraya Russa is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Polist River, 99 kilometers (62 mi) south of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Its population has steadily decreased over the past years, going from 41,538 recorded in the 1989 Census to 35,511 in the 2002 Census to 31,809 in the 2010 Census.
Cathedral Square in Staraya Russa
A ten-ruble coin depicting Staraya Russa, 2003
Church of the Resurrection of Christ
Saint Menas Church