Nefteyugansk is one of the main centers of Russian oil industry, every 7th ton of all Russian oil is extracted in Nefteyugansky district.

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Belozersk is one of the oldest towns in Russia. It was first mentioned in 862 as Beloozero (“White Lake”). The town was located away from the present day Belozersk, on the northern shore of Beloye Lake, near the village Kisnema.

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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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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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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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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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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.

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What a nice example of Russian military genius :)

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The information about main museums, theaters, architectural monuments of Yoshkar-Ola, the capital city of Mari El Republic, is available now.

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We have added the information about main museums and architectural monuments of Buryatia Republic capital – Ulan-Ude.

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