According to the legend Russian hussar colonel Vladimir Khrapovitsky had a bet with his friends that he would build a castle comparable to Louvre (Paris, France) with the park better than the Park of Versailles. The colonel was a successful merchant and had all the resources to win the bet. The castle was built by Moscow architect P.S.Boytsov.

During the Soviet times there was a technical secondary school here. After several fires the building was abandoned.

The castle is still one of the most beautiful places of Vladimir oblast. The following photos were captured by ta-samaya-juli (all photos are clickable).

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Kolomenskoye is a historical place of Russia located on the south of Moscow city, It was an ancient residence of Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible. Kolomenskoye was the place where first Russian Emperor Peter the Great spent his childhood.

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The vast territory of Russia has numerous abandoned military objects of all types. The following photos of former cantonment of Soviet army were captured by Viktor Borisov somewhere in Moscow oblast (the photos are clickable).

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The Soviet Union was generous decorating its people with various orders and signs like on the following pictures.

The Order of Lenin

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The propaganda of the USSR was working hard to inspire the people with pride in their country and confidence in the future.

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USSR state toys industry offered the following products to Soviet kids.

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The territories of Russia are rich in various abandoned military facilities built during the Soviet period of Russian history. And here are the photos of one of them – Anti-aircraft defence command center.

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