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Uzury area of Olkhon Island, Baikal Lake
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions, Travel
Olkhon is the largest island of Baikal Lake, Irkutsk oblast with the land area of about 730 sq. km. And Uzury is a very little settlement (about 10 people) located on the eastern side of Olkhon which main purpose is to maintain the weather station. The photos were captured by Dmitry Yurlagin (all the pictures are clickable).
Tags: Irkutsk oblast
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Russian Spitsbergen winter sceneries
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Spitsbergen is a vast polar archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean. It is the northernmost part of Norway. Also there is significant Russian economic activity in the archipelago according to its special status.
There is Russian settlement on West Spitsbergen Island – Barentsburg, as well as abandoned villages Pyramid and Grumant. And here are the sceneries of these settlements and surroundings captured by Frederick Taer (all the photos are clickable).
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The stadiums of World Cup 2018
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Sports
Here are the pictures of Russian stadiums that will host FIFA World Cup 2018. Almost all of them are to be constructed next years together with new hotels and other infrastructure objects.
Kazan city stadium
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Somewhere in Mother Russia the following statues are standing quietly, greeting the people going by :)
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Charming views of Lipetsk oblast
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
Very nice pictures of landscapes and architectural monuments of Lipetsk oblast captured by Mikhail Grizli (all pictures are clickable).
Tags: Lipetsk oblast
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Yessentuki – famous Russian balneological resort city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos, Travel
Yessentuki is a city located in Stavropol krai of Russia and is known all over the country for its curing watering places. The following photos of Yessentuki were captured by Maxim Yashin (all pictures are clickable).
Tags: Stavropol krai
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Orthodox style gold-domed costumes
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Funny, Holidays, Society
The costumes were seen during one of the celebrations on the streets of Smolensk city. Some people say they see divers costumes here and who knows… :)
Tags: Smolensk city
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Winter has suddenly come to Petrozavodsk city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Nature, Photos
The following picturesque sceneries were made by strong wind, frost and sea in Petrozavodsk city. The photos were captured by Evgeny Borodovsky.
Tags: Petrozavodsk city
Really saved Russia several times…
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