Horse Stone
This is a strange structure standing deep in Russian forests on the Horse Island in the middle of small lake. It’s a small Christian church on top of a very large boulder. This boulder has a history too. Long before the Christianity came to Russia, this rock was used by local tribes as an idol, thousand years ago in 1000 b.c. It was called “Horse-Stone” and the island as we mentioned was called Horse Island. They sacrificed horses to it and when first Christians came they were shocked by bloody rituals of locals, but after they cleared up the place they decided to use the stone. Probably the main reason was to have it under control in order to prevent locals continuing with their pagan procedures around it.
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That’s were trolls like Sarah and me live
I am not Texas1 or Boris i am transexual gay skinhead http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bullwdg8.jpg do you like me ?
Thank you for finally admitting this truth!
now thats a great storry!!!
I want to see the lake. Is it still undeveloped or are there many houses that surround it?
by the way my bum is sore from last night…. ouch. fun times though.
This isn’t funny anymore. Who is doing this? Is it you Boris?
No, it realy is not me!
Texas1, can I also ask you not to use my screen name anymore, especially for absurdities that are written under it without my knowlage. You must think it’s me who keeps posting those sick pictures under your name. However, I can asure you, IT IS NOT! In fact, I have NEVER used other peoples names on this site, because it sort of spoils the whole purpose of why I visit this site in the first palce. The whole porpose of me posting my comments is to have a civilised debate with people even if they have contrary opinions. Anybody can win debates by making the opponents look bad by using their names. It is not hard and not fun. However, when I win my debates fair and square, it give me a sence of achievement and to some extent excitement.
Also, people who go to the the lengh of of using other peoples names to descredit them in order to win a debates, are normally propagandists like “hck” who will do anything possible to get this twisted lies out in the open. Or people like “I am” who have not got the ability to get their point across, so they have to descredit their opponent by using this method. Incidentally, I think its him who posted those pictures under youR name.
Anyway Texas1, I hope we will agree to disagree and play fair from now-on. Lets just have fun, and enjoy this site
I love you Texas1
“In the middle of small lake…” Well yeah, if one considers Lake Ladoga, the biggest lake in Europe to be a small one…
I visited this Konevsky/Konevits/Konevitsa monastary last summer, it´s pretty cool except that I never saw this horse stone, mainly because the guide was totally boring and there where too many mosquitos in the forest, so I decided to head for the beach to take some sun and swim in the “small lake”. Inside the monastary there is shop/kiosk where one bottle of regular beer costs 100 rubles(about 3USD). And everyone who has been in Russia knows that is quite much!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konevsky_Monastery
http://www.hannu.pyykkonen.net/kuvat/konevitsa/kon_kuvat_01.htm
nice little chapel. . . but what kind of idiot sacrifices HORSES? (i will admit, that would be a pretty big sacrifice for a rural people.)
gives new meaning to the Christian phrase “upon this rock I will build my church.”
Can I just say that I am going on holliday for 12 day, therefore, in the meantime, any comments made UNDER MY NAME - WILL NOT BE MADE BY ME!!!
PS: Sarah darling, can make sure my good name will not be used inapropriatly. Defend it with your life! I might bring you back a present. It will be long and hard
can admin of this page ban commenters like Bullwinkle and Texas1, because their post are offensive and freaky
You Jerk! I don’t post that weird stuff. I am a Christian and I am straight. I don’t have any weird sexual desires. Everyone knows who posts that stuff. People on here use other people’s screen names without permission.
The admin does not ban people, unfortunately.
Texas1 doesn’t post freaky stuff, except when other people use his name, in fact he’s one of the few reasonable people here. Sarah and Boris, used to be entertaining but now yeah they are just becoming idiotic and not funny anymore.
Bullwinkle? Nothing but a troll.
мммда,нехилый камушек,классно смотрится.а где именно это находится?
Ha! 100 miles in length, 80 in width, 270 meters in depth. Ladoga is a small lake indeed.
Small lake? That is a good size. I thought it was described to be more like a pond.
Scary
See? This is a classic example of our ethnic Russian traditions being trampled on by Christianity, which is a religion totally alien to Europe and originating with the Hebrews in foreign lands. The church had controlled and repressed people for ages, as religion is always the tool of conquerors seeking to subdue their new-caught subjects. This repression of individualism, which was ironically continued by communism, is in part responsible for the problematic average Russian mindset nowadays.
I don’t think they have a jacuzzi and a pool hall in there!
‘when first Christians came they were shocked by bloody rituals of locals, but after they cleared up the place they decided to use the stone’
How hypocritical is this? Christians are the worst genociders, racists, sexists of history and the greatest forgers of history and they were ’shocked’ by a horse sacrifice.
And in any case, with what right someones comes into a community, drive them away, their religious rituals and sets his own?
Remember, they were purposefuly trying to take over the region and subdue the Russian people, thus they used this foreign religion to keep them in chains.
how else could you take over the world with your beliefs?
with kind words and friendly hugs?
Well said!
stupid commies, you find a nice area to build a house plenty of room etc and where do they build it, on top of a freakin rock lmao, maybe its to keep safe from bears etc lol, or drunken vodka rapists haha
That’s just like christians to go and steal a sacred Pagan object like the Horse Stone by building a squaty little church on top of it to control the use of it. Disgusting filthy thieves!