The clatter of long distance trains and the intricately-decorated interiors of Orthodox churches have both come to represent a romanticised side of Russian life. In the city of Nizhniy Novgorod, both elements are combined into one. Here, the local community has transformed an abandoned train carriage into a place of worship, maintaining their DIY chapel independently for the last 15 years all by themselves. Their devotion has been captured by local photographer Ilya Bashakov, who took images of the church and its parish.
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