She is sitting at a table – apparently having been treated to a meal – and is telling a story, though clearly by heart. The children are also interested…Yaroslavl Art MuseumIn pre-revolutionary Russia, people held wanderers (also called ‘God's people’) in high esteem. Yaroslavl Art MuseumAt the heart of the wandering lifestyle was the rejection of worldly comforts, possessions and settled life. Among them were both sincere ascetics and those who used this image to wander or even hide from the law. For villagers, their stories of visiting holy places and foreign lands were a fascinating journey they could take without leaving their own homes.