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Russian Railway Museum in St. Petersburg
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, History, Technology
The Russian Railway Museum, located in St. Petersburg at Bibliotechny Lane, 4/2, near Baltiyskiy Railway Station, a 7-minute walk from Baltiyskaya metro station, is the main railway museum of Russia and one of the largest railroad museums in the world.
The opening of the museum, timed to the 180th anniversary of the railways of Russia, was held on October 30, 2017. The Russian Railway Museum on Google Maps. Photos by: Alexander Popov.
Tags: museum · Saint Petersburg city
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Seliger – the Most Transparent and Romantic Lake in Russia
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Nature, Regions, Travel
Lake Seliger is a famous Russian landmark. Located in the center of Valdai, it is quite far from the noise of civilization and at the same time only seven hours of going by car from Moscow. The ideal geographical location made it a very popular place for tourism.
Here come not only the Russians but also guests from many different countries. The special atmosphere of Seliger provides leisurely, comfortable rest, long and interesting conversations. Does the world have a more fertile soil for cultivating the colors of love?
Seliger – a great place for outdoor recreation
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Shamordino Convent in the Kaluga region
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Religion, Travel
Kazanskaya Amvrosiyevskaya Pustyn’ (unofficially the Shamordino Convent), founded in 1884, is a beautiful nunnery of the Russian Orthodox Church located in a picturesque place near the village of Shamordino in the Kaluga region, 65 km south-west of Kaluga.
The greatest flourishing of the nunnery took place at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1918, there were more than 800 sisters, an almshouse, a hospital, a shelter for orphans here. The Shamordino Convent on Google Maps. Photos by: Alexander Lipilin.
Tags: churches · Kaluga oblast
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Veliky Ustyug – one of the oldest towns in the Russian North
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Regions, Travel
Veliky Ustyug is a town with a population of about 30,000 people located in the northeast of the Vologda region, 446 km from Vologda. In 1999, it was declared the birthplace of the All-Russian Father Frost.
Founded in 1147, Veliky Ustyug is one of the oldest towns in the Russian North that has preserved a rich cultural heritage, a popular tourist center. Covered with snow, the town looks especially picturesque on a clear sunny day. Veliky Ustyug on Google Maps. Photos by: Marina Lystseva.
Tags: Veliky Ustyug city · Vologda oblast
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Parus (Sail) Rock – a natural monument near Gelendzhik
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Parus (Sail) Rock is a natural monument located on the Black Sea coast, 17 km southeast of the resort town of Gelendzhik in the Krasnodar region.
The rock is a sandstone monolith standing vertically on the beach, separated from the main rock mass by a gap. The shape of the rock resembles the shape of a quadrangular sail, hence its name. Parus (Sail) Rock on Google Maps. Photos by: Andrei Kireev.
magnificent monument of nature
Tags: Gelendzhik city · Krasnodar krai
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Museum of Wooden Architecture Vasilevo
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Regions, Travel
Vasilevo open-air architectural and ethnographic museum is located in the village of Vasilevo in the Tver region, 76 km north-west of Tver.
The museum was opened on the basis of the former nobleman’s estate in 1976. Masterpieces of wooden architecture from different parts of the Tver region were brought here. Vasilevo Museum on Google Maps. Photos by: Alexander Lipilin.
Ascension Church (1732).
Tags: museum · Tver 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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Buddhist temple in Elista – one of the largest in Europe
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Religion, Travel
The Republic of Kalmykia is located in the extreme south-east of the European part of Russia. The present culture of Kalmykia is closely connected with the culture of the Kalmyk people – the only people in Europe traditionally professing Buddhism.
“The Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha”, located in the center of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, is the largest Buddhist temple in the republic and one of the largest Buddhist temples in Europe. Photos by: Vladimir Mulder.
Tags: Elista city · Kalmykia republic
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Church of Our Lady of Vladimir in Podporozhye
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Regions
Podporozhye is an abandoned village located on the bank of the Onega River in the west of the Arkhangelsk region. Some time ago there was a whole church complex in the village. But only the Church of Our Lady of Vladimir, built in 1757, has survived.
This huge and majestic wooden building is one of the landmark monuments in the development of the architecture of the Russian North. Podporozhye on Google Maps. Photos by: Vadim Razumov.
Tags: Arkhangelsk oblast · churches