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Wrangel Island Soviet military presence pollution
8 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Wrangel Island is Russian island located in Arctic Ocean between East-Siberian and Chukotskoye Seas (Chukotka autonomous okrug). The island is the part of Wrangel natural reserve and has the status of UNESCO World Heritage from 2004.
Unfortunately like a lot of other territories of Russian Arctic the region was used as Soviet military outpost and here is the result. The photos were captured by Gorshkov Sergey.
Tags: Abandoned · Chukotka okrug
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The landscapes of Bryansk oblast
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
The following sceneries were captured during the trip to Bryansk oblast by Viktor Borisov (all the photos are clickable).
Tags: Bryansk oblast · landscapes
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Uzury area of Olkhon Island, Baikal Lake
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions, Travel
Olkhon is the largest island of Baikal Lake, Irkutsk oblast with the land area of about 730 sq. km. And Uzury is a very little settlement (about 10 people) located on the eastern side of Olkhon which main purpose is to maintain the weather station. The photos were captured by Dmitry Yurlagin (all the pictures are clickable).
Tags: Irkutsk oblast
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Russian Spitsbergen winter sceneries
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Spitsbergen is a vast polar archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean. It is the northernmost part of Norway. Also there is significant Russian economic activity in the archipelago according to its special status.
There is Russian settlement on West Spitsbergen Island – Barentsburg, as well as abandoned villages Pyramid and Grumant. And here are the sceneries of these settlements and surroundings captured by Frederick Taer (all the photos are clickable).
Tags: landscapes
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Charming views of Lipetsk oblast
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Very nice pictures of landscapes and architectural monuments of Lipetsk oblast captured by Mikhail Grizli (all pictures are clickable).
Tags: Lipetsk oblast
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Winter has suddenly come to Petrozavodsk city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Nature, Photos
The following picturesque sceneries were made by strong wind, frost and sea in Petrozavodsk city. The photos were captured by Evgeny Borodovsky.
Tags: Petrozavodsk city
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The trip to Olkhon Island, Baikal Lake
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions, Travel
Olkhon is the largest island of Baikal Lake, Irkutsk oblast with the land area of about 730 sq. km. Here is the photo report of the trip to the island (base camp map location). The photos were captured by shtish (all the pictures are clickable).
Tags: Irkutsk oblast
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Sayany mountains trip picturesque sceneries
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Sayany is a general name for two systems of mountains located in the Southern Siberia. Here is the photo report of the expedition to Eastern Sayany located in Buryat Republic of Russia. The photos were captured by shtish (all the pictures are clickable).
Tags: Buryat Republic · landscapes
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Vodlozersky national park sceneries
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Vodlozerye is ancient historical area of Russian North, rich in original culture, which is presented in traditions of aboriginal population and remarkable works of wooden architecture. Vodlozero national park is located in Karelia Republic and Arkhangelsk oblast of the country.
In 2001, by decree of UNESCO, the park received a status of biosphere reserve, first in the system of national parks of Russia. Here are several pictures of the park captured by pomor-land (all the photos are clickable).
Tags: Arkhangelsk oblast · Karelia Republic
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Abandoned churches of Tver oblast
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Nature, Photos, Regions
Not a long time ago from the historical point of view the following churches located in Tver oblast of Russia were full of people from the surrounding areas. And here are the scenic pictures of what we have today captured by Frantsouzov Denis (all photos are clickable).
Tags: Abandoned · churches · Tver oblast