Friday, February 21, 2020

Cossacks and Southrons: Admirers of Beauty


Lately, we have spoken of the South’s love of beauty.  But it is also worth noting, since we have been belikening the two, that the Cossacks also have a deep love of beauty:

The Starozolotovsky khutor located on the river Don in Rostov Oblast joined the International Association of World's Most Beautiful Villages. Sholokhov used to write about places like this, amazing nature almost untouched by civilization. Every house in the khutor is an art piece. It's a true tourist paradise.

Veronika Bogma with the details.

Starozolotovsky wakes up early when it's still dark. The sun rising above the high bank of the river Don is greeted by fishermen and bobacs, the curious and alert critters the locals jokingly call the guardians of the khutor.

According to the ancient texts, the village used to be initially located on an island close to the left bank. It used to get flooded a lot so the Cossacks moved to the opposite bank. In total, they've been living here for almost four centuries. Peter the Great mentioned the town of Zolotoy in his travel journal. Later it was called Starozolotovskaya stanitsa, and now, it's a khutor. It wasn't named after the riches of the Cossack treasury, but rather after a clear creek that had so much fish, it looked golden in the sunlight.

“It's a true paradise.”

Every resident will tell you the same thing. Agafia, who takes her crunchy cucumbers straight from her garden, loves having guests. Today, one of the oldest residents of the khutor was visited by her son and two granddaughters.

Agafia Buimova

- They love it here. They were learning to swim in the Don when they were little kids.

- Why do you think they love this place so much?

- I don't know but it's so beautiful here.

Craftsman Vladimir Makhanko is one of the so-called new residents. He moved here from the city. Many beautiful or functional things in the khutor were made either under his guidance or with his own hands.

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The rest of the article along with a picture and a video is here:


May these two peoples go on to develop a close bond.

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Holy Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!

Anathema to the Union!

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