Povl visits Russia - 2022

KARLAG is located in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, formerly part of the Soviet Union. Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen's visit and impressions of KARLAG are described in this article: https://danmarksfrihedsraad.com/2024/11/02/historien-som-vaaben/ Blog with Povl's articles: https://danmarksfrihedsraad.com/tag/povl-h-riis-knudsen/

Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen's visit and impressions of the Yeltsin Center are described in this article: https://danmarksfrihedsraad.com/2025/01/02/history-as-a-weapon/

Danish author and translator Povl H. Riis-Knudsen is traveling in Russia with his Russian wife. In Russia, he is known as Pavel. In 2018, he converted to Orthodoxy in order to marry his Russian wife. He was baptized in the name of the Chief Apostle Paul in the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg. While traveling, Paul, an Orthodox Dane, writes articles in support of Russia, and his Russian wife Valentina records videos so that their friends from Denmark and other countries can see Russia through their loving eyes. They see this as their mission in this difficult time. They came to the capital of the Altai region, Barnaul, to celebrate Easter in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The holy God-fearing Alexander Nevsky accompanied them with his support throughout their journey. In Barnaul, their friends came to congratulate them on Easter. According to Orthodox tradition, they gave each other Easter cakes and colored eggs. The resurrection of Christ. P.S. Russians are very friendly, hospitable and do not want war, but they remember the words of their holy prince Alexander Nevsky: “He who comes to us with a sword will perish by the sword!” Today, when Europe and America are persecuting everything Russian, Danish author Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen publicly says and writes that he is ashamed to be a Danish citizen in the EU going to war against Russia under American patronage. He speaks and writes that today there is only one country fighting against universal evil for the survival of the whole world - that country is Russia. Therefore, all countries in Europe and the world today must come to their senses and help Russia in this endeavor.

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen has been traveling in a Russian Lada Granta with his Russian wife Valentina for almost 4 years. They visit various beautiful places in Russia. Pavel (that's the name of the Orthodox Dane Povl Heinrich in Russia) writes articles about Russia and Russians with love and respect, and his wife records daily video reports about their journey. They consider it their mission (especially in such a difficult time for Russia and the world). In this video report you can see Pavel's visit to the world-famous and unique healing Kungur Ice Cave.

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen has been traveling around Russia in a Russian car with his Russian wife Valentina for almost 4 years. The spring 2022 Russia trip started in Moscow and lasted exactly 40 days from March 20, 2022. The Orthodox Dane Pavel (this is Povl Heinrich's name in Russia) and his Russian wife not only visit beautiful cities and lovingly tell their friends in Denmark and other countries of the world about it, but also visit memorial places of sorrow with pain in the heart. It is impossible to rewrite the history of countries and peoples - it remains as it was lived and experienced. And in order for the difficult moments of history not to repeat themselves, it is necessary to know, rethink and remember them. In this video report (filmed by Povl's wife Valentina) you can see the camp museum “Perm-36” through their eyes. Povl describes his visit to the camp in this article: https://danmarksfrihedsraad.com/2025/01/02/history-as-a-weapon/

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen is traveling around Russia with his Russian wife Valentina in a Russian car Lada Granta. In this video story you will see the Russian city of Perm through their eyes.

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen talks about Russia with love and respect and travels with his Russian wife through different regions of Russia. In this video story he is in Yoshkar-Оla.

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen is traveling around Russia in a Russian car Lada Granta with his Russian wife. Pavel (that's what they call Povl Heinrich in Russia) talks to people and writes articles in support of Russia, and his wife makes video reports about Orthodox Dane Pavel's journey through Russia. They feel it is very important today to show their friends in Denmark and around the world Russia and Russians as they see them through their loving eyes. In these difficult times, when megatons of lies have poured down on Russia from the Western and American media, it is necessary to tell and show people the truth.

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen is traveling around Russia with his Russian wife. On April 11, they visited Moscow at the exhibition of national economic achievements in the pavilion “Kosmos” and the VDNKh Museum. There were many impressions - they really liked it. This video story, which was filmed by Pavel's wife (that's Povl Heinrich's Russian name), became the first video from the trip in spring 2022. The sequel will follow.

After arriving at the birthplace of the famous weapon designer M.T. Kalashnikov. Kalashnikov, Danish writer Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen and his Russian wife Valentina traveled to the world-famous Kolyvan immediately after visiting the museum. It was there at the Kolyvan stonemasonry that the Tsarina vases were made, which are in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. And further they reached the village named after March 8, where there is a unique lake Beloe (with healing waters) and the mountain Sinyukha. According to the folklore of these places, it is between Mount Sinyukha and Lake Beloe that the final battle between good and evil will one day take place. About the sacredness of these places speak and scientific works of one of the leading experts of the Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg) L.S. Marsadolov. This is the “place of power” that Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen visited with his Russian wife on Sunday, April 24, 2022, Easter Sunday.