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Amazingly beautiful scenery of Ukok Plateau in Altai
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Ukok is a plateau located in the south of Altai Republic, on the border of Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and Russia.
Numerous rivers, lakes, and marshes make this area fantastically beautiful. There are a lot of ancient legends about Ukok, more than 150 Scythian burial mounds were found here.
Tags: Altay Republic · landscapes
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The beautiful nature of central Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Yaroslavl region is a subject of the Russian Federation located in the north of European Russia, in the center of the East European Plain. The distance from Yaroslavl, the regional center, to Moscow is 282 km.
Previously, almost all the territory of the region was occupied by dense coniferous and mixed forests (spruce, pine), but, today, they are mostly substituted by birch and aspen forests, and cropland. Also, large areas are occupied by marshes. It seems to be nothing special, but these pictures tell a different story. Photos by: Andrey Grachev.
Tags: landscapes · Yaroslavl oblast
July 6, in the middle of summer, heating season will be resumed in Vorkuta because of a sharp drop in temperature. Next week, weather forecasters predict rain and snow and the air temperature around plus 5 degrees Celsius.
On Sunday, July 5, the snow fell in the city. Vorkuta is located in the north of Komi Republic in the permafrost zone. It is the third largest city in the Arctic Circle. And here’s a video from the scene – summer snow in Vorkuta.
Tags: Komi Republic · Vorkuta city
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Summer landscapes of Smolensk region
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Just look at this beautiful summer scenery found on the territory of Smolensk region located in the western part of European Russia – misty morning and afternoon on a field of lupine on the Ugra River. Photos by: Petr Ushanov.
Tags: landscapes · smolensk oblast
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The variety of Altai region landscapes
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Altai region is a subject of the Russian Federation located in the south-east of Western Siberia. The distance from Barnaul, the capital city of the region, to Moscow is about 3400 km.
On the territory of the region you can see almost all typical Russian natural zones – steppe and forest steppe, taiga and mountains. Photos by: Alexey Kachurin.
Tags: Altai krai · landscapes
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Vanilla evenings of Transbaikalia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Let’s visit the vast expanses of Zabaikalsky region – the territory of about 432,000 sq. km., part of Siberian Federal District. These wonderful photos were taken near Chernyshevsk – a small urban village with a population of 13 thousand people located 389 km north-east of Chita.
It is a great place where every evening is filled with summer freshness of wildflowers and grass after the rain. Photos by: Anna Anikina.
Tags: landscapes · Zabaikalsky krai
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Alien landscapes of Tolbachik volcanic plateau
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Tolbachik is a volcanic complex located in the east of Kamchatka. It is a stunningly beautiful place – a lifeless valley covered with volcanic ash with many cracks and cones shrouded in clouds of acid gases.
The area around the volcano resembles landscapes of distant planets from science fiction movies. This is how Tolbachik plateau looks today – after several major eruptions happened in recent years. Photos by: Andrey Grachev.
Tags: Kamchatka krai · landscapes
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Multicolored aurora borealis in the Northern Urals
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
This March, people living in central Russia could see in the sky unusual for these places natural phenomenon – northern lights. According to experts, it was caused by a powerful magnetic storm.
Let’s enjoy the following beautiful pictures of the northern lights in the sky over Sverdlovsk region. Photos by: Sergey Makurin.
Tags: Sverdlovsk oblast
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Picturesque landscapes of frozen Lake Baikal
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
During freeze-up (usually from the beginning of January till early May) Lake Baikal freezes completely, except for a small area of 15-20 km length located in the source of the Angara River.
By the end of winter, ice thickness on the lake reaches 1 m, and in bays – 1.5-2 m. During severe frosts, cracks break ice on separate fields. The length of cracks is about 10-30 km, the width – 2-3 m.
Tags: Buryat Republic · Irkutsk oblast
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Lake Teletskoye – the largest lake in the Altay Mountains
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos
Lake Teletskoye is located in the south of Western Siberia (Altai Republic). It is the fifth deepest lake in Russia (maximum depth – 325 meters).
This lake is one of the most popular tourist destination in Altai Republic: hiking, water, bike, air and road trips. In addition, many tourists come to the lake for fishing. The photo was taken by Alexey Kachurin.
Tags: Altay Republic · landscapes