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Scarlet Sails 2018 in St. Petersburg
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Holidays, Photos
On the night of June 23-24, the annual show “Scarlet Sails” was held in St. Petersburg – the main graduation ceremony of Russia, a holiday dedicated to all school graduates.
For the first time “Scarlet Sails” was held in Leningrad in 1968. In that year, 25 thousand graduates of Soviet schools and technical schools gathered for the holiday. In 2018, this celebration turned 50, there were about 80 thousand graduates on the streets and embankments of the city. Photos by: Petr Ushanov.
Tags: Saint Petersburg city
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Photos of Tobolsk in 1912 and 2018
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, History, Photos
Tobolsk is a city with a population of about 100 thousand people located in the north of the Tyumen region. It was founded as a center for the development of Siberia in 1587.
Since 1708, Tobolsk was the center of the Siberian province stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean. In the 19th century, Tobolsk lost its economic importance. Today, it is one of the most important center of cognitive tourism in Siberia.
Tags: Tobolsk city · Tyumen oblast
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Colors of the Dead World of Karabash
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Ecology, Photos
Karabash is a small town with a population of about 11,000 people located in the Chelyabinsk region, 112 km north-west of Chelyabinsk.
Today, it is one of the most polluted places in the world due to the fact that copper has been continuously produced here for more than 100 years, and the toxic chemicals resulting from it have often been discharged into the environment. Karabash on Google Maps. Photos by: Andrey Grachev.
Tags: Chelyabinsk oblast
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Gorno-Altaysk – the view from above
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Gorno-Altaysk is a city with a population of about 62,000 people located in the south of Western Siberia of Russia, the capital and the only city of the Altai Republic.
The city is located in the northwestern part of the Altai Mountains, in the intermontane basin, surrounded by low hills, at an altitude of 270-305 meters above sea level. Let’s look at Gorno-Altaysk from Mount Tugai (641 meters) located on the territory of the city. Photos by: Andrei Kireev.
one autumn afternoon in Gorno-Altaysk
Tags: Altay Republic · Gorno-Altaisk city
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People of the Russian Empire in the 1850s-1870s – Part 2
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, People, Photos
The second set of photos of common people taken by William Carrick (1827-1878), a Scottish-Russian artist and photographer, in the Russian Empire. The first part. Source: humus.
1. Orthodox priest.
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People of the Russian Empire in the 1850s-1870s
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, People, Photos
William Carrick (1827-1878) was a Scottish-Russian artist and photographer. In 1859, in St. Petersburg, he opened the first photo studio in the Russian Empire.
Carrick quickly gained fame, capturing the daily life of the country and became the first Russian ethnographer-photographer. Let’s look at some of his works. The second part. Source: humus.
Musician playing a balalaika.
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Winter in Kazan – the view from above
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Kazan is a city with a population of more than 1.2 million people, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, and a large port on the left bank of the Volga River located about 800 km east of Moscow.
The city is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Russia. From June 16 to July 6, 2018, 6 matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be played here. Photos by: Slava Stepanov.
Tags: Kazan city · Tatarstan Republic
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Yelets – the magic of provincial Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Yelets, first mentioned in 1146, is a city with a population of about 100,000 people located in the Lipetsk region, 82 km west of Lipetsk. In total, there are more than 200 monuments of history and culture here.
However, the general architectural ensemble of the city is its main attraction. Let’s stroll through the old streets of Yelets and look at the beautiful buildings and estates, colorful houses, museums and feel the magic of Yelets. Photos by: Vadim Razumov.
Tags: Elets city · Lipetsk oblast
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Tobolsk – one of the most beautiful cities in Siberia
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Tobolsk, a city with a population of about 100 thousand people, located 250 km northeast of Tyumen, was founded as the center of the development of Siberia in 1587.
From the end of the 16th to the 18th centuries, it was the main military, administrative, political, and religious center of Siberia. Photos by: Anton Petrus.
Tags: Tobolsk city · Tyumen oblast
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Samara – the view from above
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Samara is the 9th largest city in Russia with a population of about 1.2 million people. It is a major economic, transport, scientific, educational, and cultural center of the country.
The capital of the Samara region, this city is located on the left bank of the Volga River (Saratov Reservoir) at its confluence with the Samara River (hence the name of the city). Photos by: Slava Stepanov.
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