Image: Boyaryna Morozova by V.Surikov (1884-1887, Tretyakov gallery) detail 01
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Description: A fragment of painting Boyarynya Morozova by Vasily Surikov depicting a defiant Old Believer arrested by the Czar's authorities in 1671. She holds two fingers raised: a hint of the old "proper" way of crossing oneself: with two fingers, rather than with three.
Title: Boyaryna Morozova by V.Surikov (1884-1887, Tretyakov gallery) detail 01
Credit: en:Old Believers
Author: Vasily Surikov
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