Wedding feasts in Russia lasted from several days up to a week, so the variety of dishes that were presented was a display of wealth of the newlyweds’ families and many dishes were meant to bless the marriage with happiness and rich offspring to the future family.
Architectural historian and photographer William Brumfield explains why this early 13th-century cathedral covered with fantastic carvings is the final monument of a rich Vladimir-Suzdal culture before the Mongol invasion.