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Siamese cat by the pond in an old Russian town Kirillov. The reflection in the pond is of one of the towers of Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery.

The Kirillo Belozersky Monastery used to be the largest monastery in Northern Russia. It was founded way back in 1397 on the bank of Lake Siverskoye. The founder was St. Kirill of Beloozero first dug a cave there and then a wooden chapel and loghouse for the monks.