Minorities disappear with the time everywhere. Same story runs in Sfistofca, a isolated village in the Danube Delta, in the East of Romania. The village was founded by Starovery Cossacks in the 18th century after they fled from Russia because of the opression of the empress Ekaterina 2nd. This is the place I've met Vasile Sergheivici Serbov in 2015 , the last male descendent of a cossack family. Since then I've visited constantly each year the place and enjoyed it's energy. In 1950 were 850 Lipovans enhabiting Sfistofca according to the census. In 2015 were 40 and in 2022 are only 14 people living there. The school was closed in the 2000's because of lack of pupils. Today are no more children living there, the youngest person is around 50 years old. The Russian church remained the only turistic attraction of the place, being the first build and biggest Russian church in Dobrogea, completed in 1882. The uninhabited houses, invaded during the summer by cattle and horses, are collapsing, leaving behind a mound of earth. However, there is still life in the wasteland. Vasile earned some money working in construction in France between 2019 and 2021 and he emproved his living condition in Sfistofca after his return. He is doing better now and although his village is quite empty, he does not want to leave it anymore. He is a great host.