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Nikitsky monastery of Pereslavl-Zalessky town
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion, Travel
Nikitsky monastery is among the most ancient monasteries of Russia. The monastery is located near the town of Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl oblast. It is one the places of interest of national park “Plescheyevo Lake”. The photos of the monastery were captured by Lipilin Alexander (the pictures are clickable).
Tags: monastery · Yaroslavl oblast
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Volgograd city cats heating system
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Funny, Photos
As the cold weather comes to Russian cities the heating season begins and the following sceneries become more common. The part of Volgograd city heating system was left without proper insulation and the local cats immediately occupied the source of precious heat :)
Tags: Volgograd city
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Abandoned churches of Tver oblast
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Nature, Photos, Regions
Not a long time ago from the historical point of view the following churches located in Tver oblast of Russia were full of people from the surrounding areas. And here are the scenic pictures of what we have today captured by Frantsouzov Denis (all photos are clickable).
Tags: Abandoned · churches · Tver oblast
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Signs of the Zodiac park of Moscow city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, Culture, Photos
The following public garden called “Signs of the Zodiac” is located near Sviblovo metro station of Moscow city. The park is known for unique and original sculptures of every Zodiac sign made by Andrey Aseryants.
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Smolensk city ancient kremlin sceneries
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos, Travel
Smolensk fortified wall also known as Smolensk kremlin is the fortification constructed in 1595-1602. The fortress played extremely important role in the defense line of Russian state. Today it is an architectural monument and one of the main attractions of Smolensk city. The photos were captured by ctulhuftagn (photos are clickable).
Tags: Smolensk city
Beautiful and someway mystical sceneries of the dawn captured in Moskovskaya oblast by Petr Ushanov (the photos are clickable).
Tags: Moskovskaya oblast
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The museum of flat iron of Pereslavl-Zalessky town
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, Photos, Society
Pereslavl-Zalessky is a small Russian town (the population is about 42,000) situated in the southern part of Yaroslavl oblast. The following photos were captured by Lipilin Alexander at the local Museum of Flat Iron located on the central street of the town (the pictures are clickable).
Tags: museum · Yaroslavl oblast
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Abandoned military base of Russian North
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Army, Photos, Regions
The following pictures show the remains of Soviet military base located on Kolskiy peninsula (Murmansk oblast). Photos by miph.
Tags: Abandoned · Murmansk oblast
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The inflatable power of Russian army
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Army, Photos, Technology
According to one of the aspects of modernization of Russian army it will receive numerous inflatable dummy war machines of all types to confuse the possible enemy. The officials say it is almost impossible to find the difference even at the distance of about 100 meters.
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Spas-Buraky village cathedral autumn sceneries
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
Spas-Buraky is a small village located in Kostroma oblast and the following nice pictures will put you in Russian province autumn mood. The photos were captured by av-otus.
Tags: churches · Kostroma oblast