For over a thousand years, wood has been the vital component of Russian architecture.Up to the eighteenth century, houses, barns, palaces and churches were all made of wood and without using hammers and nails.
Some of these wonderful old structures have survived time, the harsh weather conditions, vandalism and the abandonment during the era of Communism.
Richard Davies, inspired by an earlier photographer and lover of these spectacular structures, Ivan Yakovlevich Bilbin, has produced some wonderful images of these beautiful old churches.
There's more to see here and here...
