Legend has it that arts and crafts were practiced in these parts as early as the Tartar-Mongol invasion. People fled to remote marshlands that were inaccessible to the Tartar cavalry. This monastery supplied Moscow and the some of the larger settlements with icons and other artifacts, and owned Kholuy. The artistically inclined people would organize in artels and work at their houses, or nadomniki , to produce items. We also see an opening in the ice of the Teza River.
Local women do the laundry in such openings.
On the right side we see a small red chapel, next to the building that houses the Kholuy Art Museum, then the local post office and some private houses. Then there are more private houses to the left of the Cathedral. A bridge on the other side of the settlement is hidden behind some homes and a local convenience store. The color palette is cool and brisk, which is typical of the harsh winter weather in Kholuy. The houses, which represent warmth and refuge from the cold are depicted in red tones.