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Russian banknotes and the sights depicted on them
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos
On Russian banknotes you can see images of various attractions located in all corners of the country. In the following set of photos, you can see both banknotes and the places that are depicted on them. Photos by: Alexey Sergeevich.
10 rubles – Krasnoyarsk. Kommunalny Bridge across the Yenisei River included in the UNESCO book “The Best Bridges of the World”.
Tags: Arkhangelsk city · Khabarovsk city · Krasnoyarsk city · Moscow city · Saint Petersburg city · Yaroslavl city
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Walking through the streets of Maykop
3 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Travel
Maykop is a city in Russia with a population of about 143 thousand people, the capital of the Republic of Adygeya.
The city was founded in 1857, the name in translation from the Adyghe language means “the valley of apples”. Photos by: Vladimir Mulder.
The central park of Maykop with a mosque and the memorial complex “Unity and Harmony”.
Tags: Adygeya Republic · Maykop city
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Snow-covered mountain peaks of Dombay
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Dombay is a resort village located at an altitude of about 1,600 meters above sea level in the intermontane basin at the northern foothill of the Main Caucasian Range in the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia.
The word “dombay” in translation from Karachai means “bison”. In the past, the local forests were inhabited by herds of bison. The settlement arose in connection with the development of tourism in the region in the 1920s. Dombay on Google Maps. Photos by: Konstantin Antipin.
Tags: Karachay-Cherkessia Republic
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Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve in July
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Travel
The State Historical, Architectural, Art, and Landscape Museum-Reserve “Tsaritsyno” is one of the largest museum and exhibition institutions in Moscow and the largest museum-reserve in the city.
The museum includes Tsaritsyno palace and park ensemble with a complex of palace buildings, Tsaritsyno ponds and a landscape park. Tsaritsyno on Google Maps. Photos by: Vladimir Dar.
stroll through the museum-reserve
Tags: Moscow city
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Ryazan Kremlin – one of the oldest museums in Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
The Ryazan Kremlin is the oldest part of the city of Ryazan, a historical and architectural open-air museum and one of the oldest museums in Russia. It is an architectural dominant of the central historical part of the city.
This monument of architecture of federal significance is included in the list of especially valuable objects of the peoples of the Russian Federation. Photos by: Sergey Rubtsov.
Tags: museum · Ryazan city
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Svetlogorsk – a resort town on the coast of the Baltic Sea
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Travel
Svetlogorsk (until 1947 – Rauschen) is a small resort town with a population of about 13,000 people located on the coast of the Baltic Sea, 40 kilometers north-west of Kaliningrad, in the Kaliningrad region.
This is an excellent place to relax – quiet, close to other European countries, with the sea and wonderful architecture. The sea waters, as well as the waters of the local lake, mud baths and air help to improve your health. Photos by: Vasiliy Nikitinskiy.
Tags: Kaliningrad oblast
Khabarovsk is a city with a population of about 607 thousand people, the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District and the Khabarovsk region. It is one of the largest political, educational and cultural centers of the Russian Far East.
The city is located at the intersection of international rail and air transport routes near the border with China. Khabarovsk, named after Yerofey Khabarov (the Russian explorer of the 17th century), was founded in 1858. Photos by: Slava Stepanov.
Tags: Khabarovsk city
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Walking the Streets of Elista
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Religion, Travel
Elista (in the Kalmyk language “elst” means “sandy”) is a city located in the south of the European part of Russia, the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Kalmykia.
Elista is known as one of the Buddhist centers of Russia. The temple “The Golden Monastery of the Buddha Shakyamuni” is the main attraction of the city and the largest Buddhist temple in Kalmykia. Photos by: Alexandr Lipilin.
Tags: Elista city · Kalmykia republic
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Assumption Cathedral in Dmitrov
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion
Dmitrov is a town with a population of about 67 thousand people located in the Moscow region, 65 km north of the center of Moscow. It is one of the oldest towns of the Moscow region founded by Prince Yury Dolgoruky in 1154.
One of the main architectural attractions of the town is the Assumption Cathedral built in the early 16th century and located on the territory of the Dmitrov Kremlin. Photos by: Vladimir Dar.
take a stroll around the cathedral
Tags: churches · Moscow city · Moskovskaya oblast
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Izborsk – one of the oldest Russian towns
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, Regions, Travel
Izborsk, a village with a population of about 700 people located in the Pechora district of the Pskov region, 30 km west of Pskov, is one of the oldest Russian towns first mentioned in the chronicles in 862.
Today, this historical-cultural and natural-landscape museum-reserve is a popular tourist destination. Photos by: zhzhitel.
Tags: Pskov oblast