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The Middle Ages Festival in Staraya Ladoga
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, History, People, Photos
The following pictures were captured during the annual summer festival of the Middle Ages “The first capital of Rus” that took place in Staraya Ladoga town of Leningrad oblast. The photos were captured by S.Chernov.
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The beauty of Totma town churches
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion, Travel
Totma is a small town located in Vologda oblast of Russia, about 215 km northeast of Vologda city. The settlement was first time mentioned in the year of 1137. Totma is known for several unique and unusual churches. The following beautiful winter views of Totma town were captured by Petr Ushanov.
Tags: churches · Vologda oblast
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Kostroma city open air museum
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, Nature, Photos
The following scenic pictures were captured by Padunskiy one summer evening on the territory of open air museum located in Kostroma city.
Tags: Kostroma city · museum
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The museum of Russian wooden architecture
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions, Travel
The following museum “Vitoslavlitsy” located near Veliky Novgorod city offers unique exhibit of Novgorod land wooden architecture. The photos were captured by Petr Ushanov.
Tags: museum · Novgorod oblast
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The flooded bell tower of Kalyazin town
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions, Religion
One of the main attractions of small town of Kalyazin, located in Tverskaya oblast of Russia, is the flooded bell tower of Nikolsky cathedral (1800). Here are several views of the bell tower during winter time. The photos were captured by shtish.
Tags: churches · Tver oblast
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The House of Masters of Kaluga city
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Photos
The following wooden building constructed in the beginning of the 20th century hosts the municipal House of Masters and the Museum of local people handicrafts and art. There are nice exhibits of national costumes and fancywork.
Also there is a large collection of Khludnevskaya traditional clay toys. The address of the House of Masters is Kaluga city, Grigorovsky pereulok (side street), 9. The photos of the house were captured by ehidnazevaka (all the pictures are clickable).
Tags: Kaluga city · museum
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Spaso-Prilutsky monastery of Vologda oblast
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
Spaso-Prilutsky monastery is an Orthodox monastery located in Vologda oblast of Russia. The monastery was founded in the year of 1371. It is one of the most ancient and largest monasteries of Russian North. The photos of the monastery were captured by John Sinterson.
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The fortress of ancient Russian town Izborsk
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Photos
Today Izborsk (also known as Old Izborsk) is a village located in Pechorsky district of Pskovskaya oblast. But the settlement of Izborsk is also one of the most ancient Russian towns mentioned together with Smolensk and Polotsk towns.
Izborsk is located about 30 km to the west of Pskov city. Main attraction of the place is a fortress constructed in the 14th century. The photos were captured by John Sinterson (all the pictures are clickable).
Tags: Pskov oblast
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Ferapontov monastery of Vologda oblast views
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion, Travel
Ferapontov monastery located in Kirillovsky district of Vologda oblast is Russian historical and cultural monument of state importance. The monastery is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage and is one of the main places of interest of the region. The following photos of Ferapontov monastery were captured by av_otus.
Tags: monastery · Vologda oblast