Russian Orthodox procession in the provincial town of Tutayev

Every year, the Russian provincial town of Tutayev in the Yaroslavl region hosts a procession with the icon of the All-Merciful Savior. This is perhaps the largest icon in Russia. Its dimensions are 2.8 meters wide and 3.2 meters high. The icon is permanently kept in the Resurrection Cathedral of Tutayev, but during the procession, it leaves the walls of the cathedral. The icon is taken around all the churches located on the left bank of Tutayev on the Romanov side. The entire procession is transported there and back by ferry or on private boats. The icon is placed on a special stretcher, which is carried by nearly forty men. The procession lasts almost the entire day. Late in the evening, the miraculous image returns to its permanent place in the Resurrection Cathedral, where it will remain until the following summer.

Dmitrii Kiselev

Dmitrii Kiselev originally worked in advertising and design, only to discover his passion for photography at nearly 40 years old. Kiselev was drawn to documentary and reportage photography, enjoying the process of observing and capturing interesting moments in life. He learned photography by browsing through countless magazines and studying and analyzing the work of renowned documentary photographers, particularly from Magnum. Now, Kiselev focuses on photographing life in the Russian provinces, behind the scenes of ballet, and reports on events across Moscow.