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Wooden houses of Kovda village
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Photos, Regions
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).
Tags: Murmansk oblast
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The ship-house in Kemerovo oblast
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
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).
Tags: Kemerovo oblast
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The views of Samara city at nighttime
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos
The following beautiful night pictures of Samara city were captured by Stepanov Slava (the photos are clickable).
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Abandoned wooden church of Barabanovo village
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions, Religion
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).
Tags: Abandoned · churches · Krasnoyarsk krai
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Nikitsky monastery of Pereslavl-Zalessky town
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion, Travel
Nikitsky monastery is among the most ancient monasteries of Russia. The monastery is located near the town of Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl oblast. It is one the places of interest of national park “Plescheyevo Lake”. The photos of the monastery were captured by Lipilin Alexander (the pictures are clickable).
Tags: monastery · Yaroslavl oblast
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Abandoned churches of Tver oblast
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Nature, Photos, Regions
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).
Tags: Abandoned · churches · Tver oblast
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Smolensk city ancient kremlin sceneries
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos, Travel
Smolensk fortified wall also known as Smolensk kremlin is the fortification constructed in 1595-1602. The fortress played extremely important role in the defense line of Russian state. Today it is an architectural monument and one of the main attractions of Smolensk city. The photos were captured by ctulhuftagn (photos are clickable).
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Spas-Buraky village cathedral autumn sceneries
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
Spas-Buraky is a small village located in Kostroma oblast and the following nice pictures will put you in Russian province autumn mood. The photos were captured by av-otus.
Tags: churches · Kostroma oblast
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Evening and night views of Novosibirsk city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos
Novosibirsk city is the third largest city of Russia after Moscow and Saint-Petersburg, the largest city and the capital of Siberia Federal District. The following photos were captured during evening and night time by Stepanov Slava (all the pictures are clickable).
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The views of provincial Russian town Poshekhonye
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos, Regions
Poshekhonye is a small town with the population of about 6,500 (2010) located in Yaroslavl oblast of Russia. The town is situated 151 km to the northwest of Yaroslavl city. The settlement was first time mentioned in 1680 and from 1777 has the status of the town. Here are the photos of Poshekhonye town captured by Maxim Yashin in April 2009.
Tags: Yaroslavl oblast