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.

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen is traveling in Russia with his Russian wife Valentina. They left Moscow on March 20, 2022 and visited many villages, towns and several regions of Russia over 40 days. This included a visit to Izhevsk, the capital of Udmurtia. In particular, they visited the museum dedicated to the famous weapons designer Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov. And on April 24, 2022, they came to M.T. Kalashnikov's small homeland - to the village of Kurya in the Kurya district of the Altai Territory. There they visited the Kalashnikov Museum and Pavel's (Povl Heinrich) wife took photos and video material for this video report. Pavel and Valentina see it as their mission in these difficult days for Russia and the world (with megatons of lies pouring down on Russia from Western and American media) to tell their friends in Denmark and other countries in the world the truth about Russia and Russians. They show Russia as they see it with loving eyes. P.S. Opposite the museum there is an amazing church dedicated to the icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”. After the October Revolution in Russia, this temple was transformed by the communists into a club for young people. Movies were shown and dances were held for young people. After that, the temple stood for a long time half destroyed. And only in 2013 it was restored (raised from the ruins). The main bell in the church bell tower was financed by Anatoly Timofeyevich Kalashnikov.

Danish author and translator Riis-Knudsen Povl Heinrich is traveling in Russia with his Russian wife Valentina. In Russia he is called Pavel because in order to marry an Orthodox woman in Russia he also converted to Orthodoxy in 2018 and was named after the chief apostle Paul. Paul, an Orthodox Dane, not only travels around Russia with his Russian wife, but also in a Russian car, the Lada Granta. He specifically bought a car in Russia to be able to travel in it and is very happy with his successful acquisition. Since May 2019, Pavel and Valentina have not only traveled in half of Russia, but also visited 20 other countries around the world. Pavel especially likes traveling around Russia - a big and beautiful country with friendly and helpful people. Pavel and Valentina have many friends both in Russia and in other countries. As they travel the world, they build bridges of understanding and friendship between the people of different countries. This is what they see as their mission today.

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen and his Russian wife Valentina will travel around Russia by car from March 20, 2022. He is writing articles in support of Russia and his Russian wife is making video stories about the journey. They tell their friends in Denmark and around the world about Russia as Orthodox Dane Pavel (as he is called in Russia) sees it through his loving eyes. In 2018, he was baptized in the name of Chief Apostle Paul in the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg. Paul makes this educational work his mission. He cannot tolerate the megatons of lies being poured out about Russia today from the media in Europe and America, and so he tells people the truth about Russia (which he has long loved) and Russians.

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen has embarked on a journey through Russia with his Russian wife. They drove from Moscow to Gorno-Altaisk (Altai Republic) in a Lada Granta from March 20 to April 20, 2022. In this video story we see their drive along the Chuisky Tract to Ongudai via Seminsky Pass. In Russia, Povl Heinrich is called Paul because in order to marry his Orthodox wife he also converted to Orthodoxy (he was baptized in the Russian Orthodox Church with the name Chief Apostle Paul). Pavel, an Orthodox Dane, sees this journey through Russia as his mission of peace - showing Russia to his friends from Denmark and other different countries as he sees it with his own loving eyes. He believes that in these difficult times, with the Western and American media spewing lies about Russia and Russians, he must help - so he writes encouraging articles and his wife Valentina makes videos of the journey.

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen and his Russian wife Valentina are traveling around Russia in a Russian Lada Granta car. They left Moscow on March 20, 2022, visited many cities and arrived from Novosibirsk to Tomsk on April 13. In this short video, you and I get to see some of Danish Pavel's (so called because he converted to Orthodoxy in St. Petersburg in 2018 and was named after the chief apostle Paul) impressions of his beloved Russia. He tells his friends in Denmark and other countries the truth about Russia and Russians through his personal view of different cities and villages in Russia and their inhabitants. In this difficult time of slander in the Western and American media about Russia, he sees it as his mission to tell and write the truth (as he sees it with his own eyes).

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen and his Russian wife Valentina are traveling around Russia in a Russian Lada Granta car. They left Moscow on March 20, 2022, visited many cities and arrived from Novosibirsk to Tomsk on April 13. In this short video, you and I get to see some of Danish Pavel's (so called because he converted to Orthodoxy in St. Petersburg in 2018 and was named after the chief apostle Paul) impressions of his beloved Russia. He tells his friends in Denmark and other countries the truth about Russia and Russians through his personal view of different cities and villages in Russia and their inhabitants. In this difficult time of slander in the Western and American media about Russia, he sees it as his mission to tell and write the truth (as he sees it with his own eyes).

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen and his Russian wife travel through Russia to tell their friends in Denmark, Europe and America about their impressions. In Russia he is called Pavel because he converted to Orthodoxy to marry his Orthodox wife (he was baptized in the name of the chief apostle Paul). Pavel writes articles about Russia and Russians - he writes truthfully and with love. He sees it as his mission in these difficult times when the media in Europe and the US are full of false information about Russia. Pavel spends his personal savings to show his friends his beloved Russia. He has a Russian car, a Lada Granta, which has never let him down in the three years he has been traveling.

Video from one of Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen's trips to Russia. He is the author of a wealth of articles about Russia on the Danish Freedom Council: https://danmarksfrihedsraad.com/?s=Povl+H.+Riis-Knudsen

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen and his Russian wife are traveling around Russia in a Russian Lada Granta. They left Moscow on March 20, 2022, visited many cities and left Novosibirsk for Tomsk on April 13. In this short video story, we see some of Danish Pavel's (as he is called in Russia) impressions of his favorite Russia. He tells his friends in Denmark and other countries the truth about Russia and Russians. In this difficult time of slander of Russia in the Western and American media, he sees it as his mission to tell and write the truth (as he sees it with his own eyes).

Danish author and translator Riis-Knudsen Povl Heinrich and his Russian wife Valentina travel around Russia and tell their friends from Denmark and the rest of the world about the beauty of Russia and the generosity of Russians. They left Moscow on March 20, 2022, visited Nizhny Novgorod, Cheboksary, Yoshkar-Ola, Kazan, Izhevsk, Votkinsk, Perm, Tyumen, Yekaterinburg, the city of Ishim, the unique Siberian city of Tobolsk and arrived in Omsk on April 7, 2022. In this video you can see how Paul (as this Orthodox Dane is called in Russia) walks around Omsk and visits the Dostoevsky Museum on April 8. We hope you will enjoy this interesting Russian city. Have a good acquaintance with the capital of the Omsk region! 20 years ago, Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen was a famous person in Denmark. This is what Paul himself writes about his past: https://danmarksfrihedsraad.com/2024/11/12/today-only-russia-has-the-will-and-the-power-to-save-europe/

Russia is a very large country. Omsk is located in Siberia. It is a large and beautiful city. It has about 1 million 200 thousand inhabitants. A Danish man and his Russian wife arrived in Omsk on the evening of April 7, 2022. They stayed at the Mayak Hotel, which is located right on two Siberian rivers: Irtysh and Om. The windows of some of the hotel rooms face the Irtysh, while the rooms on the other side of the hotel face the Om. On April 8, after breakfast, the travelers went for a walk around the city to visit its museums and temples. And as usual, they recorded photo and video material about their trip. Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen is happy to be able to share these impressions of Omsk with his Danish friends. Most of them don't even know about such a city in Russia, and it is beautiful and quiet. Danish author, translator and traveler Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen's friends in Russia call him Pavel. The fact is that Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen was baptized in 2018 in the Holy Trinity's Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg in the name of the chief apostle Paul. Paul had previously been a Lutheran since 1950. He converted to Orthodoxy because he wanted to marry his Russian Orthodox bride. The registration of their marriage and the ceremony took place on July 13, 2018 in an Orthodox church in Moscow. Since then, they have traveled around Russia and other countries around the world. In Russia, Pavel and Valentina make short videos to tell their friends in Denmark and other countries around the world about the beauty of Russia and Russians. Pavel and his wife see it as their mission. In their opinion, it is very important in our current difficult situation.

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen is traveling around Russia with his Russian wife. In this video story you will see the Siberian city of Novosibirsk through his eyes that are in love with Russia. Walk with our hero along the dam, see the city from a bird's eye view and make a circle on the Ferris wheel. See the museum in the house with the Ferris wheel. Together with the Dane Pavel (as our Dane is called in Russia) and his Russian wife Valentina, visit a restaurant on the dam and then stroll around the evening Novosibirsk. Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen is traveling around Russia with his Russian wife, telling his friends from Denmark and the rest of the world about the beauty of Russia and the generosity of Russians. They left Moscow on March 20, 2022, visited Nizhny Novgorod, Cheboksary, Yoshkar-Ola, Kazan, Izhevsk, Votkinsk, Perm, Tyumen, Yekaterinburg, the city of Ishim, the unique Siberian city of Tobolsk, Omsk and arrived in Novosibirsk on April 10. We hope you will also enjoy this great Russian city. Have a good acquaintance with the capital of the Novosibirsk region! 20 years ago, Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen was a famous person in Denmark and had a completely different outlook on life. Life taught him many things that made him who he is now. Here's what Paul himself writes about his former self: https://danmarksfrihedsraad.com/2024/11/12/today-only-russia-has-the-will-and-the-power-to-save-europe/

Danish author and translator Povl Heinrich Riis-Knudsen (called Pavel in Russia) is traveling in Russia with his Russian wife. On April 10, 2022, they arrived in a Lada Granta in Novosibirsk. Paul, an Orthodox Dane, bought this car especially for traveling around Russia and other countries. In order to marry his Russian wife, he converted to Orthodoxy in May 2018. He was baptized in the name of the Chief Apostle Paul - that's why he is called Paul in Russia. He was baptized with full rank by the confessor of the Brothers of the Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Lavra's Trinity Cathedral. Since then, his favorite Orthodox churches have been churches in the name of Saint Alexander Nevsky. On April 11, Pavel and his wife Valentina visited the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Novosibirsk. It is an amazing ancient temple. Pavel shares his impressions with his friends in Denmark and around the world.