New saints are the martyrs to Christ who became victims of persecution during anti-religious campaigns from 1917 up to 1955 and later were canonized. Painting icons of new saints is of special interest to us as it enables to unite the life-like portrait with the traditions of modern icon painting based on the remaining photos, portraits and newsreel footage. #orthodox #icons #frescos #iconpainting #sergeycherniy #olgacherniy #workshop