Directory of Eco-villages in Europe - Kennedy Bibliothek

Russia Kitezh
Baryatino
existing Kitezh is a new way of looking at life: it is a living, working communieco-village
ty, a spiritual movement,, and a functioning organisation of people who
believe that people in Russia and the rest of the world can build their
lives on the principles of harmony, peace and love. It is a fascinating
form of eco-village community living, one of its kind in Russia.
The lifestyle at Kitezh is simple. The families live in traditional wooden
houses with outside toilets and no running water. They eat simply,
mostly home-grown vegetables,
dairy products, honey
and wild mushrooms.
The people are warm, openhearted
and about half
speak English. Visitors are
always welcome, for just a
few days or several weeks
or months. Allow a day for
travelling between Moscow
and Kitezh.
Ecologia Trust, Scotland
has worked in partnership with Kitezh since its beginning, supporting
this enterprise in many ways, with visitors, exchange groups and
raising funds for the development of Kitezh.
In 1996 a youth group from the Findhorn Foundation, Scotland, spent
3 weeks at Kitezh and our children visited Scotland in 1997. Every
summer a group of young Germans come to work as volunteers at Kitezh,
and several foreign student volunteers have spent one or two
months teaching English to the children, building and working in the
gardens. They all have received a unique and wonderful experience.
Visitors live with one of the families and take part in the daily working
life and community celebrations.
First time visitors will be met in Moscow and brought by car to Kitezh,
a 4 or 5 hour journey depending on road conditions. There is also a
daily public bus from Moscow to Baryatino which takes 7-8 hours. We
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