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).

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Tags: Barentsburg · Spitsbergen · winter

Here are the pictures of Russian stadiums that will host FIFA World Cup 2018. Almost all of them are to be constructed next years together with new hotels and other infrastructure objects.

Kazan city stadium

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Tags: stadiums · World Cup 2018

Somewhere in Mother Russia the following statues are standing quietly, greeting the people going by :)

Tags: Russian police · statues

Very nice pictures of landscapes and architectural monuments of Lipetsk oblast captured by Mikhail Grizli (all pictures are clickable).

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Tags: Lipetsk oblast · sceneries

Yessentuki is a city located in Stavropol krai of Russia and is known all over the country for its curing watering places. The following photos of Yessentuki were captured by Maxim Yashin (all pictures are clickable).

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Tags: resort · Stavropol krai · Yessentuki city

The costumes were seen during one of the celebrations on the streets of Smolensk city. Some people say they see divers costumes here and who knows… :)

Tags: costumes · Orthodox · Smolensk city

The following picturesque sceneries were made by strong wind, frost and sea in Petrozavodsk city. The photos were captured by Evgeny Borodovsky.

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Tags: Petrozavodsk city · winter

Really saved Russia several times…

Tags: cars · mud

Biysk is the second largest city of Altai krai of Russia. Biysk has the status of scientific city or “naukograd” in Russian.

Tags: Biysk city

Somewhere in Russia…

Tags: cats · ravens