This weather happens in Moscow only a few times a year. Warm cyclone comes after heavy frosts gradually displacing icy air from the city.
At ground level, you can see only dull gray clouds, but if you climb higher, for example, at the Ostankino TV tower (340 meters), you will enjoy the following breathtaking views. Photos by: Dmitriy Chistoprudov.
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Saint George Cathedral in Yuryev-Polsky
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, History, Regions
St. George’s Cathedral, a white-stone church located in the central part of the ancient Russian town of Yuryev-Polsky in the Vladimir region, is an outstanding monument of ancient Russian architecture.
The cathedral was built by Prince Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich in 1230-1234. In 1326-1327, on the model of St. George’s Cathedral, the first stone church was built in Moscow – the Cathedral of the Assumption. Photos by: Pavel Labutin.
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Sunduki – the Siberian Stonehenge
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Sunduki (meaning “chests”) is a mountain range, natural and historic monument located in Ordzhonikidze and Shirinsky districts of the Republic of Khakassia.
One of the most mysterious places in Khakassia, this mountain range got its name from the most northern mountain – “Sunduk” (“chest”), on top of which there is a rock in the form of a cube. Sunduki on Google Maps. Photos by: Sergey Filinin.
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Ekaterinburg, the Capital of the Urals: Then and Now
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, History
Ekaterinburg (in 1924-1991 – Sverdlovsk), the fourth largest city of Russia, is an administrative center of the Sverdlovsk region and the Urals Federal District. It is the biggest administrative, cultural, scientific, and educational center of the Urals.
Over almost three hundred years of its existence, Ekaterinburg was rebuilt several times. The project “Ekaterinburg. Then and Now” shows how much the city has changed over the 100 years. Photos by: Slava Stepanov.
Ekaterinburg – past and present
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Out with the old, in with the new: may you be happy the whole year through!
Happy New Year!
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Flying over diverse Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Serguei Fomine, a photographer from Russia, began his project “Russia From Above” in 2003. The project is an artistic photo shoot of the most visually attractive natural, historical and architectural sites located on the territory of the country.
A lot of his photos are unique because these hard to reach places have never been photographed before. Let’s take a look at some of these photos.
Acid lake in the crater of Maliy Semyachik volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Tags: Arkhangelsk oblast · Kamchatka krai · Khabarovsk krai · Krasnodar krai
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Alpine Meadows of Lago-Naki Plateau
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Lago-Naki is a famous plateau located at an altitude of about 2,000 meters in the Western Caucasus, in Maikop district of the Republic of Adygea.
It is a place of stunning natural beauty known for its flowering alpine meadows. Almost the entire territory of the plateau is included in the Caucasian Reserve. Photos by: Vladimir Mulder.
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Astrakhan – the view from above
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Astrakhan is a city in Russia with a population of about 532 thousand people. The oldest economic and cultural center of the Lower Volga and the Caspian region, it is the capital of Astrakhan oblast.
The city is located in the upper part of the delta of the Volga River, on 11 islands of the Caspian depression. Photos by: Slava Stepanov.
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Museum of Wooden Architecture “Malye Korely”
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, History, Travel
“Malye Korely” is a state museum of wooden architecture and folk art of the northern regions of Russia. The area of the museum is 139.8 hectares.
The museum is located in the rural settlement of Uyemskoye in Primorsky district of the Arkhangelsk region, on the right bank of the Northern Dvina River, 25 km south of Arkhangelsk. Photos by: Denis Spirin.
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The Soul of Russia – the Beauty of the Russian North
1 Comment · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Regions, Travel, Video
Petr Kosyh, an amateur photographer from St. Petersburg, traveled about 10,000 km on the Russian North and visited such places as Solovki, Kizhi, Valaam, Pushkinogorye, Vitoslavlitsy, Kenozersky National Park, Ruskeala, Ladoga Skerries, Veppsky forest, abandoned and forgotten villages.
As a result, you can enjoy the following picture collection of magnificent landscapes and monuments of wooden architecture united under a single name “the Soul of Russia.”
Tags: Arkhangelsk oblast · Karelia Republic · Leningrad oblast · Murmansk oblast