May/11

Picturesque views of Baltic Sea coastline

No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions

The following nice photos were taken on the shore of Baltic Sea (resort town of Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad oblast) by Andrey Rumyantsev.

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Tags: Kaliningrad oblast · landscapes

May/11

Gothic style church and mansion of Bykovo estate

2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions, Travel

The Church of Vladimir Icon of Mother of God located in the village of Bykovo (Moskovskaya oblast) was built in 1789. White stone church constructed in Russian Gothic style has no worthy counterparts in the church architecture of Moscow region, and, perhaps, in the church architecture of Russia in general.

By the side of the street on which the church is standing, in the depths of the old park, Bykovo mansion is located. The current building of the estate was built in 1856. The photos were captured by Denis Frantsouzov.

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Tags: churches · Moskovskaya oblast

May/11

Elets city page was added

No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in RussiaTrek.org News

Elets is a historical city of Russia having more than 200 cultural and architectural monuments. The whole architectural design of the city is its main value.

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Apr/11

Picturesque landscapes of Buryatia nature

No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos

The following nice pictures were captured during the trip along highway M-55 (Buryatia Republic) on the way to Chita city by Victor Borisov.

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Tags: Buryat Republic · landscapes

Apr/11

Volchansk – the smallest Russian town with a tram

2 Comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Cities, Regions, Video

Volchansk (Sverdlovsk oblast) is the smallest town in Russia with the tram. Its population is just 10,000 residents. The tram has been running from 1951 and connects the southern and northern parts of the town.

The length of a single line is 8 kilometers. There is only one car on the line. The video was captured by Victor Borisov.

Tags: Sverdlovsk oblast

Apr/11

Subway station dedicated to Yuri Gagarin

1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Science

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight Novosibirsk subway redesigned the station named after the first cosmonaut of Earth. The photos were captured by Stepanov Slava.