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Holy Trinity Ipatievsky Monastery of Kostroma
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion, Travel
Holy Trinity Ipatievsky Monastery is Orthodox monastery of the Russian Church. The monastery played significant role in Russian history of 16th and 17th centuries. It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1432.
The monastery is located in Kostroma, at the confluence of Kostroma and Volga rivers. It is situated relatively far from the central part of the city (about 30 minutes walk). Near the monastery there is a bridge across the river offering a good view. The photos were captured by Petr Ushanov.
Tags: Kostroma city · monastery
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The 50th anniversary of the first human space flight
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Holidays, People, Technology, Video
The heroic space flight of Yuri Gagarin has opened up a new era in world history. Mankind’s age-old dream has come true.
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Petrov trying to fly at F1 2011 Malaysia
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Sports, Video
Commemorating the coming anniversary of Gagarin’s flight? :)
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Ulyanovsk city page was updated
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in RussiaTrek.org News
Seems like the risk of losing these keys is more dangerous :)
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Top 7 Russian most expensive brands
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Business, Economics
According to the ranking of British company Brande Finance Sberbank (Russia’s largest bank) is the most expensive Russian brand in 2011 with the value of about 12 billion dollars taking 65th rank in the top 500 brands of the world (58th rank in 2010).
Also the following companies from Russia are included in the rating:
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Vyborg – historical city of Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Vyborg is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vyborg municipal district of Leningrad oblast. The city is located about 120 km from the historic center of St. Petersburg and 27 km from the border with Finland.
Vyborg, founded in the Middle Ages by Swedes, is among the historical cities of Russia. Until 1940 it was the second largest city in Finland. Vyborg has over 300 different monuments: architectural, historical, sculptures, archaeological, landscape art. The photos were captured by Andrey Rumyantsev.
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Russian sports page was updated
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in RussiaTrek.org News
We have added the information about major upcoming sports events and the achievements of Russian sportsmen in the recent years.
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What is Russia for foreign businessmen?
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Business, Society, Video
Truthful animation video about the difficulties that may face foreign businessman in Russia.
Tags: caricature · cartoon
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Angry Tweets Present – Three Big Pigs
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Funny, Politics, Video