Excellent aerial video about the roads of Moscow – the circulatory system of the busiest city in Russia.
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The Museum of Wooden Architecture “Kostroma Sloboda”
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
The State Architectural-Ethnographic and Landscape Museum-Reserve “Kostroma Sloboda”, located in the city of Kostroma, is one of the oldest open-air museums in Russia.
The main territory of the museum is situated behind the southern wall of the Ipatiev Monastery. Another exposition area can be found behind the northern wall.
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Let’s fly over Krasnoyarsk – one of the oldest cities in Siberia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Krasnoyarsk is a city located in Eastern Siberia, the capital of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the second largest region of Russia.
It is one of the oldest cities in Siberia founded in 1628. In 2012, the city’s population exceeded one million and made Krasnoyarsk the most eastern city in the country with a population of over a million people. Photos by: Slava Stepanov.
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The carnival-parade at the festival GrelkaFest in Sheregesh
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Funny, People
If you love skiing, you should definitely visit the annual festival GrelkaFest held in April in Sheregesh – the most popular ski resort in Russia, located in the south of the Kemerovo region.
This time of year the weather is already warm enough. One of the main features of the festival is a massive ski descent of the participants wearing bikinis. From 2015, the participants also take part in a special ski descent wearing bright carnival costumes.
Tags: Kemerovo oblast
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Solovki – the beauty of the Russian North
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Regions, Religion, Travel
Solovetsky Islands or simply Solovki is an archipelago located in the White Sea (Arkhangelsk oblast), consisting of six major islands and more than 100 small islands.
The archipelago and the five-kilometer water area of the White Sea are included in the protected area “Solovetsky State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve.” Photos by: Petr Ushanov.
Tags: Arkhangelsk oblast
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Amazing scenery of Ukok Plateau
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Ukok is a plateau located in the south of the Altai Republic, on the border of Kazakhstan,China, Mongolia, and Russia.
It is a unique and beautiful place that keeps a lot of secrets and unsolved mysteries, with hundreds of lakes and rivers and snowy mountains. Ukok Plateau on Google Maps. Photos by: Anton Petrus.
Tags: Altay Republic
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The beauty of the ice of Lake Baikal
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Travel
Baikal is a lake of tectonic origin located in the southern part of Eastern Siberia, the deepest lake in the world (1,642 meters) and the largest natural reservoir of fresh water (19%).
It is situated in the center of Asia, on the border of the Irkutsk region and the Republic of Buryatia. The lake stretches from the southwest to the northeast for 620 km in the form of a giant crescent. The width of the lake is in the range of 24 to 79 km.
Tags: Buryat Republic · Irkutsk oblast
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New Jerusalem Monastery in Istra
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Religion, Travel
Voskresensky New Jerusalem Monastery is a historic monastery located in the town of Istra in the Moscow region.
The monastery was founded by Patriarch Nikon in 1656. The plan was to recreate the holy places of Palestine, it was the embodiment of the idea of Moscow as the “Third Rome” located in Russia.
Tags: churches · Moskovskaya oblast
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Manpupuner rock formations – a natural wonder of Russia
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Regions, Travel
Manpupuner rock formations or Pillars of weathering are a geological monument located in the Komi Republic, on the territory of the Pechora-Ilych nature reserve, on the mountain Man-Pupu-ner (“a small mountain of idols” on the Mansi language).
The height of the pillars varies from 30 to 42 meters. There are numerous legends associated with this unique place, it was the object of the Mansi cult.
Tags: Komi Republic · landscapes
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Belyaev Manor in the village of Voskresenskoye
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Regions
Voskresenskoye is a small village with a population of about 6,000 people located 130 km north-east of Nizhny Novgorod, on the banks of the Vetluga River. Voskresenskoye is known since the 16th century as a trading village. Local residents were busy in agriculture and timber industry.
Let’s take a look at the estate built by Sergey Nikanorovich Belyaev, one of the main local timber merchants, in 1904-1905. This amazing building decorated with old Russian carving is a shining example of the merchant’s house built using motifs of Russian folk architecture. Voskresenskoye on Google Maps. Photos by: Denis Spirin.
Tags: Nizhegorodskaya oblast