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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 33 MIN

Episode 11: The Burning Monastery | Libretto Short Stories

from Chronicles from the Lake Ladoga Shores · host Libretto Orchestra

Three hundred years of chronicles documenting the history of Lake Ladoga—births and deaths, saints and sinners, wars and harvests—all turned to ash when Swedish forces burned the Orusjärvi monastery. The monks tried to hide what they could, casting bells into lakes and treasures into wells, but the library burned and centuries of accumulated knowledge vanished in an afternoon. This is the story of catastrophic cultural loss and the stubborn survival of faith when all its institutional supports are destroyed.🎵 Libretto Orchestra Music Albums: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube🌐 libretto.fi#folktales #folkfore #KarelianFolklore #laatokka #LakeLadoga #laatokankansantaruja  #KansantarujaLaatokanluoteisrannikolta #TheodorSchwindt

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Three hundred years of chronicles documenting the history of Lake Ladoga—births and deaths, saints and sinners, wars and harvests—all turned to ash when Swedish forces burned the Orusjärvi monastery. The monks tried to hide what they could, casting...

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