Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

Change is hard.

Some people accept it begrudgingly, understanding the old ways might need a little updating.

Others fight for what they've always believed in, even if it means losing everything,

and everyone they know in the process.

Change came to Russia in the mid-1800s, when the Russian Orthodox Church felt the Greeks

had more to offer in the ways of liturgical practices.

For example, there were differences in how many fingers were used when signing the cross

over one's chest.

On the whole, the two churches still believed in the same God.

The scriptures were all the same.

Other than a few minor differences, no significant changes would come to the Russian Orthodox

Church, and while it took some convincing, some members eventually got the message.

Most but not all.

For the group that called themselves the old believers, any change was unwelcome, no

matter how small.

They wanted nothing to do with the Greek Orthodox Church and considered the proposed changes

to be blasphemy.

They lived in the shadows for centuries, evading the church's influence and oppression.

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