Very fond memories from visiting the Glinskaya desert. I probably won't be able to get here at the moment. This is a sacred place in Ukraine, near the border, a border post. I was with a group of breakers in August 2013. We spent the night in a house for breakers. We helped the local monks in processing the harvested crops, had dinner, and had breakfast at a large communal table outside. The baked eggplant and tomatoes were delicious. There seems to be a large lake on their territory and they are fishing. A lot of interesting things were heard .
There are two posts from the Glinskaya Desert in my blog. Restoration work is currently underway there. I think it will be just a fairy tale after the end.