The main objective of the Center is the preservation, revival and development of folk arts and crafts, as well as traditional and contemporary forms of arts and crafts. The address of the Center is Khanty-Mansiysk city, Roznina Str., 119. The photos were captured by padunskiy (all pictures are clickable).

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Tags: handicrafts center · Khanty-Mansiysk city

Recently we had the post about Myshkin town window frames. And here is the next part of Russian windows frames photos taken on the streets of Kostroma city. The photos were captured by Ivan Hafizov.

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Tags: Kostroma city · window frames

Kovda is a little village located in Murmansk oblast of Russia and here are some photos of wooden houses of the village captured by grus57 (all photos are clickable).

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Tags: Kovda village · Murmansk oblast · wooden architecture

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).

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Tags: Baikal · Irkutsk oblast · Olkhon Island

Myshkin is a small town with the population about 5,700 located in Yaroslavl oblast. The name of the town is derived from Russian word “myshka” meaning little mouse. The town is known first of all for its unique and the only in the world Museum of Mouse. But today we will look at another attraction of Myshkin – beautiful window frames. The photos were captured by Ivan Hafizov. Second part of the photos devoted to Kostroma city window frames.

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Tags: Myshkin town · window frames · Yaroslavl oblast

There is a village located in Chelyabinsk oblast of Russia called Paris having its own Eiffel Tower. The photos were captured by Viktor Borisov.

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Tags: Chelyabinsk oblast · Eiffel Tower · Paris

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).

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Tags: Buryat Republic · landscapes · Sayany mountains

The following unusual house was constructed by Nikolay Orekhov living in Borovoy settlement of Kemerovo oblast, Russia. Among the neighbors of Nikolay the house is also known as Nikolay’s Ark. The photos were captured by Viktor Borisov (all pictures are clickable).

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Tags: Kemerovo oblast · ship-house

The following abandoned wooden church is located in Barabanovo village of Krasnoyarsk krai of Russia. The church was constructed in 1857 and the last service was in the late fifties of 20th century.  The photos were captured by Dmitry Yurlagin (all pictures are clickable).

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Tags: Abandoned · church · Krasnoyarsk krai

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).

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Tags: Abandoned · churches · Tver oblast