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The variety of Altai region landscapes
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Altai region is a subject of the Russian Federation located in the south-east of Western Siberia. The distance from Barnaul, the capital city of the region, to Moscow is about 3400 km.
On the territory of the region you can see almost all typical Russian natural zones – steppe and forest steppe, taiga and mountains. Photos by: Alexey Kachurin.
Tags: Altai krai · landscapes
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Construction of the cosmodrome “Vostochny”
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Regions, Science, Technology
The Vostochny (“Eastern”) Cosmodrome is the future Russian spaceport being constructed near the village of Uglegorsk in Amur region, in the Far East.
In September 2011, the preparatory construction work began, and, in mid-2012, the full-scale construction of infrastructure and technological facilities of the cosmodrome started. Photos by: Stepanov Slava.
walk through the unique construction site
Tags: Amur oblast
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Vanilla evenings of Transbaikalia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Let’s visit the vast expanses of Zabaikalsky region – the territory of about 432,000 sq. km., part of Siberian Federal District. These wonderful photos were taken near Chernyshevsk – a small urban village with a population of 13 thousand people located 389 km north-east of Chita.
It is a great place where every evening is filled with summer freshness of wildflowers and grass after the rain. Photos by: Anna Anikina.
Tags: landscapes · Zabaikalsky krai
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Toropets – one of the oldest towns in Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Regions, Travel
Toropets is a small town with a population of about 12 thousand people located in Tver region, 400 km to the west of Moscow. It is one of the oldest towns in the country founded in 1074.
The rich historical past of the town left a considerable legacy. On the territory of Toropets, there are dozens of monuments of culture of national and regional importance. Photos by: Petr Ushanov, Ivan Dyomkin.
Tags: Tver oblast
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Toy-like Russia – Part 2
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Overview, Regions, Travel
The second part of pictures showing the great variety of Russian landscapes, cities and towns. The first part can be found here: Toy-like Russia – Part 1. Photos by: Stepanov Slava.
Mirniy city in Yakutia
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Multicolored aurora borealis in the Northern Urals
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
This March, people living in central Russia could see in the sky unusual for these places natural phenomenon – northern lights. According to experts, it was caused by a powerful magnetic storm.
Let’s enjoy the following beautiful pictures of the northern lights in the sky over Sverdlovsk region. Photos by: Sergey Makurin.
Tags: Sverdlovsk oblast
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Picturesque landscapes of frozen Lake Baikal
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
During freeze-up (usually from the beginning of January till early May) Lake Baikal freezes completely, except for a small area of 15-20 km length located in the source of the Angara River.
By the end of winter, ice thickness on the lake reaches 1 m, and in bays – 1.5-2 m. During severe frosts, cracks break ice on separate fields. The length of cracks is about 10-30 km, the width – 2-3 m.
Tags: Buryat Republic · Irkutsk oblast
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Toy-like Russia – Part 1
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Overview, Regions, Travel
Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of land area and length. The distance from Kaliningrad to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is about 7500 km, the time difference – 10 hours.
But if you go up in the air, big cities, endless fields, high mountains, powerful plants all of a sudden become like toys. The photos were taken by Stepanov Slava.
Red Square in Moscow
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Open-air museum “Auto – USSR” in Chernousovo
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Photos, Regions
This unique private museum is located in Tula region, in the village of Chernousovo. If you drive on Simferopol highway, it is about 300 km from Moscow.
The museum was founded by Mikhail Krasinets, a former auto mechanic of the USSR national team, in 1994-1995. The collection includes more than 200 cars exhibited in the open air. That’s why most of them, unfortunately, are in a fairly poor condition.
Tags: Tula oblast
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Znamenskaya Church in Veshalovka village
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Regions, Religion, Travel
Veshalovka, a small village located in Lipetsk region, is known for its unique church – the Church of the Sign of Our Lady (Znamenskaya Сhurch), built in 1794.
It was constructed in the pseudo-Gothic style, which is not typical for this part of Russia. Today, the church is an architectural monument of national importance.
explore the church and surroundings
Tags: churches · Lipetsk oblast