A bell ringer from Kemerovo presented the “Kuznetsk Belfry” at the Altai Bell Ringing Festivaltranslated

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

On August 30, the Altai Bell Ringing Festival took place in Barnaul on the territory of the Church of St. John the Evangelist. The event brought together more than 70 bell ringers from all over Siberia. The Kuzbass Metropolis was represented at the festival by the bell ringer of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kemerovo, Leonid Sukach. He spoke on behalf of the Kuznetsk Belfry courses for Orthodox bell ringers, which operate under the Kemerovo diocese. The honorary guests of the festival were the bell ringer of the Sretensky Monastery […]

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Ion Popescu

Bine, Leonid Sukač a reprezentat bine „Kuznețkaia zvonnita” la Barnaul. Șaptezeci de zvonari adunați într-o singură zi e lucru serios. Mă întreb dacă au cântat și „Ceasul” pe mai multe glasuri sau doar fiecare pe rând.

Vesna Đorđević

Yes, Leonid Sukac presented our "Kuznec Belfry" in Barnaul beautifully. Seventy ringers in one place sounds like a real crowd, I'd really like to hear how they did it. Did they ring "Chasov" all together or each separately, as Ion asks?

Matthew Adams

Leonid Sukač did a solid job representing the Kuznetskaya zvonnitsa up in Barnaul. Seventy bell ringers in one spot sounds like quite the crowd. I wonder if they rang the “Chasov” all together or took turns like Ion and Vesna are asking.

Katarina Jovanović

Yes, I was sorry I couldn't go too. Leonid played the "Kuznetsk bell tower" really well, and at the end everyone rang "Chasov" together, that was a special moment. Have you ever tried ringing at a bigger festival?

Dušan Obradović

Yes, Leonid put it really well, I heard the recording from the festival. At the end, however, they all rang "Chasov" together, it just echoed over the entire courtyard of the church. Have you ever attended a bell ringing course in our diocese?

Dušan Jovanović

I wasn't on the course here, but last year I helped with the bells in the Ostrog monastery when students from Nikšić came. Leonid's performance was really clean, and that final "Chasov" must have been a nice ending. Have you ever rang the bell at a festival outside of Montenegro?

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