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Beautiful photo of Tula – historic Russian city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos
Tula is a historic Russian city first mentioned in 1146. It is located 170 km south of Moscow. Photo by Pavel Minaev
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Crystal clear ice of the frozen Baikal Lake
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos
Lake Baikal is the lake of tectonic origin located in the southern part of Eastern Siberia (Irkutsk oblast and Buryat Republic). It is the deepest lake on the planet, the largest natural fresh water reservoir. Photos by Petr Ushanov
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Impressive photo of Novotroitsk, Russian industrial city located in Orenburg oblast, taken by Kachurin Aleksey
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It is a perfect example of political satire on the latest events in Russia and Ukraine by zhgun
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Architecture of Barnaul city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
Barnaul is the administrative center of Altai krai. This city, founded in 1730s, is located in the south of Western Siberia at the confluence of the Barnaulka and the Ob rivers.
Barnaul has a number of cultural and historical treasures, architectural monuments of the 18th-20th centuries. Originally, the town was built on the model of St. Petersburg, which determined the present appearance of the central part of the city. Photos by Stepanov Slava
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former Russian oligarch, the first and the world’s most famous political prisoner of the new Russia released just before the Olympics, arrived in Kyiv.
He will read his lecture “Human rights and freedoms” in the Polytechnic Institute. Shortly after arriving in the Ukrainian capital, he walked around the Maidan.
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It is much better to make cool snow tanks than drive real ones on foreign territory
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Russian armed forces on the territory of Ukraine
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Army, Politics
Breaking news. Upper House of Russian Parliament voted to approve sending Russian armed forces on the territory of Ukraine.
It was done by Putin’s request because of the “extraordinary” situation in Ukraine and threats to life of Russian citizens, the personnel of the military contingent of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation located in accordance with the international agreement on the territory of Ukraine (Autonomous Republic of Crimea).
War?
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Cold Coast of the White Sea near Solovki
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos, Regions
The White Sea is an inland sea located in the north of the European part of Russia. The Solovetsky Islands (also known as Solovki) is the largest archipelago of the White Sea, part of Arkhangelsk region.
The Solovetsky Islands, as well as the five-kilometer area of the White Sea, are included in the protected area – Solovki State Historical and Nature Museum-Reserve. Photos by borh_84
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The closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics 2014
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Photos, Sports
Olympic Games in Sochi have been very successful for the Russian team – the total number of medals won (33) is a national team record. The same number of gold medals (13), the Russian national team (at that time the Soviet Union team) won only one time in 1976.
Our congratulations to all the athletes with this result! Some photos of the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi by drugoi
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