They called them the Old Believers, an apostate branch of the Russian Orthodox Church that adheres to the Old Slavonic texts, their lives spent living by the strict traditions imposed by their ancient ancestors.
Hated by both the Orthodox church and the atheistic Soviet Union, many in the clan chose exile, suffering, and death to preserve their uncorrupted ancient faith. Enter the Lykov family, who in 1936 were Old Believers living in the small village of Lykovo, Siberia, far from the political turmoil of Moscow.
