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Suzdal – a thunderstorm is coming
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos
Suzdal is a small town located in Vladimir oblast. It is standing on the Kamenka River, 26 km north of Vladimir.
Suzdal is a town-reserve, included in the Golden Ring of Russia. Photo by Victor Periakin
Tags: Suzdal city · Vladimir oblast
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Winter Baikal – the realm of great ice and mighty winds
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Lake Baikal has many names in Russia: “The Holy Sea”, “The Great Lake”, “The Pearl of Siberia”, etc. But you can’t pick up a few words to reveal the essence of this unique creation of nature, this amazing corner of the Earth.
Baikal is the deepest lake in the world (1642 meters) and the largest reservoir of fresh water (more than 23,000 cubic km., or about 20% of world reserves).
Tags: Buryat Republic · Irkutsk oblast · landscapes
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The Weathering Pillars – Natural Wonder of Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
The Weathering Pillars is a geological monument, located in the Troitsko-Pechorsky region of Komi Republic in the territory of the Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve on Mount Man-Pupu-Ner (on Mansi people language it means “Little Mountain of Idols”). The pillars height varies from 30 to 42 meters.
About 200 million years ago, there were high mountains in this area. Gradually, frost and sun, snow and wind destroyed them leaving these amazing objects. The Weathering Pillars location on Google Maps. Photos by aventure
it is a real miracle of nature
Tags: Komi Republic · landscapes
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Natural Park Ergaki – a real pearl of Siberia
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Ergaki is a natural park and tourist center of Ergak-Targak-Taiga ridge located in the Western Sayan to the south-east of Abakan city, the capital of Khakassia Republic.
This area is a miracle of nature and a real pearl of Siberia, along with Baikal Lake and Altai. This place is a “dreamland” lost in Sayan mountain range. Nowadays, Ergaki is one of the symbols of Russian nature. Photos by Andrey Grachev
Tags: Khakassia republic · landscapes
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Real window into hell in Kamchatka
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
In this photo made not far from Udina volcano (Kamchatka krai), you can see the lava tube window. If you look into this truly hellish pit, you can watch the lava river. Photo by Denis Budkov
Tags: Kamchatka krai
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Russian winter forest from a fairy tale
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Snow is almost gone in many Russian cities and soon nothing will remind of winter.
Goodbye winter frosts! Let’s enjoy these beautiful winter photos taken in the forest somewhere in Chelyabinsk region by marateaman
Tags: Chelyabinsk oblast · landscapes
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Crystal clear ice of the frozen Baikal Lake
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos
Lake Baikal is the lake of tectonic origin located in the southern part of Eastern Siberia (Irkutsk oblast and Buryat Republic). It is the deepest lake on the planet, the largest natural fresh water reservoir. Photos by Petr Ushanov
Tags: Irkutsk oblast
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Cold Coast of the White Sea near Solovki
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
The White Sea is an inland sea located in the north of the European part of Russia. The Solovetsky Islands (also known as Solovki) is the largest archipelago of the White Sea, part of Arkhangelsk region.
The Solovetsky Islands, as well as the five-kilometer area of the White Sea, are included in the protected area – Solovki State Historical and Nature Museum-Reserve. Photos by borh_84
Tags: Arkhangelsk oblast · landscapes
Winter in Russia is not always a disaster but a very beautiful time of the year.
Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery is located near Belaya Mountain (Ural Mountains), 120 kilometers from the city of Perm (temperature minus 25 degrees Celsius). Photo by Vladimir Chuprikov
Tags: landscapes · Perm krai
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Scenes from the life of frosty Yakutia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
European part of Russia is dominated by abnormally warm weather. The temperature often rises above zero degrees; it is raining; snow in many places has almost completely melted. Global warming?
However, there are still places in Russia “enjoying” ringing frost, and they are located in Siberia of course. In particular, you can see how life looks when the temperature is below 30 degrees Celsius in Yakutia. Photos by Alex Cheban
Tags: Sakha Republic