The Optina of the Deserts are its elders. To understand the optin is to understand the elders.
There are currently eight active temples in the Optina Desert.
During the day, the main temples of the monastery: Vvedensky, Kazan, Vladimir and Preobrazhensky are always open. Everyone is blessed with free entrance and access to the shrines: venerated icons and Holy relics of the Holy fathers and Elders of Optina. Big size:https://yandex.ru/collections/card/5defcd373cbd835401ba61ff
There are currently eight active temples in the Optina Desert.
During the day, the main temples of the monastery: Vvedensky, Kazan, Vladimir and Preobrazhensky are always open. Everyone is blessed with free entrance and access to the shrines: venerated icons and Holy relics of the Holy fathers and Elders of Optina. Big size:https://yandex.ru/collections/card/5defcd373cbd835401ba61ff