Fyodor Telkov, Right to Believe, 2023

Right to Believe by Fyodor Telkov, a Russian photographer, describes some religious communities of the Old Believers. Russian religious movement that opposed the choices of their country’s Orthodoxy by continuing to practice the ancient practices of the Russian Church prior to the reforms taking effect by never rejoining the official Orthodox Church. More than 80 photos show how strong and deep their right to believe in the ancient practices.