ISMAILLI (ISMAYILLI) DISTRICT, AZERBAIJAN - MAY : May 19, 2013, Ivanovka Village, Ismailli (Ismayilli) District, Azerbaijan. At a Sunday sobraniye or service, the Molokan pastor leads the traditional prayer. Their prayer house has no icons or ornaments because they believe in worshiping God who cannot be seen. The Molokans, known as milk (moloko) drinkers, are Christian Russians who refused to adhere to the fasts and rituals of the Russian Orthodox Church. After being expelled from Russia, they have struggled to preserve their 400-year-old way of life in Azerbaijan in the face of emigration and the lack of social and economic support. The Ivanovka village is home to the last group of prosperous Molokans in the Caucuses due to their preservation of a Soviet Era collective farm, the Kolkhoz. (Photo by Reza/Getty Images)
