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Miniature St. Petersburg in Alexander Park
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Photos, Travel
Alexander Park is a small, but very cozy park located between the Gorky Metro Station and the zoo in Saint Petersburg.
In this park, you can find an interesting exhibition “St. Petersburg in miniature” – a collection of mini-copies of famous historical buildings of the city. Photos by: Yuri Yuhanson.
Kazan Cathedral.
Tags: Saint Petersburg city
Kuandinsky Bridge over the Vitim River, located on the border of Zabaikalsky region and the Republic of Buryatia, is definitely one of the most dangerous road bridges in the world.
Construction of the bridge was not completed, although it had begun more than 30 years ago. Local residents and travelers cross it at their own risk.
Tags: Buryat Republic · Zabaikalsky krai
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The most impressive river valley in Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Chulyshman is a river in the Altai Republic flowing from the mountain lake Dzhulukul. There is a road running along the river.
The main attraction and, at the same time, the most difficult and dangerous place of this road is Katu-Yaryk passage, an incredibly spectacular place. The difference in height is about 800 meters. Katu-Yaryk passage on Google Maps. Photos by: Anton Petrus.
Tags: Altay Republic · landscapes
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The interiors of the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, Travel
The Alexander Palace is one of the imperial palaces of Tsarskoye Selo (today, the town of Pushkin, part of St. Petersburg), located in the northern part of the Alexander Park. The palace was built by order of Empress Catherine II in 1792-1796.
At the beginning of the 20th century, during the reign of Nicholas II, the Alexander Palace became the main residence of the imperial family and the center of court life. Photos by: deletant.
the palace of the last Russian royal family
Tags: Russian Empire · Saint Petersburg city
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Kamchatka – the land of volcanoes
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Kamchatka is a peninsula located in the northeastern part of Eurasia in Russia. It is washed by the Sea of Okhotsk from the west, the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean from the east.
Volcanoes are the main attractions of Kamchatka. Volcanoes are even depicted on the flag and the coat of arms of the Kamchatka region and the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, as well as on most of souvenirs produced here.
Tags: Kamchatka krai · landscapes
The Kola Peninsula is a peninsula with the total area of about 100 thousand square km located in the northwest of the European part of Russia, in the Murmansk region.
Almost the whole territory of the peninsula, washed by the Barents and White seas, is located above the Arctic Circle. This place in the far north of Russia has surprisingly beautiful landscapes. Photos by: Sergey Dolya.
Tags: landscapes · Murmansk oblast
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The first snow in the village of Blagoveshchenye
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Religion, Travel
Blagoveshchenye is a small village located near Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region. It is famous for its wooden church that gave its name to the village.
Church of the Annunciation was built in the center of the village at the end of the 17th century. This church is an interesting example of Russian wooden architecture, an important monument of culture and history. It is the oldest monument of wooden architecture of the 17th century in the region. Photos by: Alexander Maretsky.
Tags: churches · Moskovskaya oblast · Sergiev Posad city
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The beauty of the Admiralty building in Saint Petersburg
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Travel
The building of the Admiralty is a complex of buildings located on the 2nd Admiralty Island in St. Petersburg, on the banks of the Neva River. It is an important architectural monument, built in the Empire style.
Originally built as a shipyard, it was reconstructed in the 18th-19th centuries. Since 2012, it houses the High Command of the Russian Navy. Photos by: Yuri Yuhanson.
one of the symbols of St. Petersburg
Tags: Saint Petersburg city
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Explore the sights of the Kaliningrad region
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Every year more and more tourists come to the Kaliningrad region. They are people mainly from Central Russia and the nearest European countries.
First of all tourists are attracted by the Baltic Sea, resort towns, the unique Curonian Spit, architectural monuments of German heritage, as well as the proximity to Europe.
take a trip to the Kaliningrad region
Tags: Kaliningrad oblast
Moscow Kremlin 1700 is a graphical reconstruction of the Moscow fortress at the beginning of the 18th century. Engravings and plans made at the time, as well as more recent and modern reconstructions, were used to make these pictures.
By the beginning of the 18th century, the architectural ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin was completed, and the fortress received a recognizable look. You can see several undamaged buildings that later came to decay. Pictures by: Moscow Kremlin 1700.
Tags: Moscow city