Archive for October 2015
The Kola Peninsula is a peninsula with the total area of about 100 thousand square km located in the northwest of the European part of Russia, in the Murmansk region.
Almost the whole territory of the peninsula, washed by the Barents and White seas, is located above the Arctic Circle. This place in the far north of Russia has surprisingly beautiful landscapes. Photos by: Sergey Dolya.
Tags: landscapes · Murmansk oblast
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The first snow in the village of Blagoveshchenye
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Religion, Travel
Blagoveshchenye is a small village located near Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region. It is famous for its wooden church that gave its name to the village.
Church of the Annunciation was built in the center of the village at the end of the 17th century. This church is an interesting example of Russian wooden architecture, an important monument of culture and history. It is the oldest monument of wooden architecture of the 17th century in the region. Photos by: Alexander Maretsky.
Tags: churches · Moskovskaya oblast · Sergiev Posad city
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The beauty of the Admiralty building in Saint Petersburg
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Travel
The building of the Admiralty is a complex of buildings located on the 2nd Admiralty Island in St. Petersburg, on the banks of the Neva River. It is an important architectural monument, built in the Empire style.
Originally built as a shipyard, it was reconstructed in the 18th-19th centuries. Since 2012, it houses the High Command of the Russian Navy. Photos by: Yuri Yuhanson.
one of the symbols of St. Petersburg
Tags: Saint Petersburg city
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Explore the sights of the Kaliningrad region
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Every year more and more tourists come to the Kaliningrad region. They are people mainly from Central Russia and the nearest European countries.
First of all tourists are attracted by the Baltic Sea, resort towns, the unique Curonian Spit, architectural monuments of German heritage, as well as the proximity to Europe.
take a trip to the Kaliningrad region
Tags: Kaliningrad oblast
Moscow Kremlin 1700 is a graphical reconstruction of the Moscow fortress at the beginning of the 18th century. Engravings and plans made at the time, as well as more recent and modern reconstructions, were used to make these pictures.
By the beginning of the 18th century, the architectural ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin was completed, and the fortress received a recognizable look. You can see several undamaged buildings that later came to decay. Pictures by: Moscow Kremlin 1700.
Tags: Moscow city
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Safari Park “Kudykina Gora” in the Lipetsk region
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Regions, Travel
About 12 km from the town of Zadonsk (60 km from Lipetsk), on the banks of the Don River, in the village of Kamenka, there is almost a real ancient Russian fortress. It is located in a safari park “Kudykina Gora.”
This children’s amusement park, located on the territory of 500 hectares, includes, in addition to the fortress, a landscape park, a place for riding on animals, a Scythian burial mound with a wonderful view of the Don River, a lake with a cozy beach, playgrounds for children, a circus, a zoo, a source of mineral water.
Tags: Lipetsk oblast