Monthly Archives: October 2014

Natural Museum-reserve Polenovo

Natural Museum-Reserve “Polenovo” located in the Tula region, in the lands of the former estate Borok, which belonged to the V.D. Polenov – the great Russian painter. It houses one of the most comprehensive collections of paintings by the artist, which outnumber collection of his paintings in the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and the […]

Historical and Ethnographic Museum “Shushenskoe”

Historical and Ethnographic Museum “Shushenskoe” – a unique complex situated in the open air with a total area of 16 hectares. The memorial part of the exhibition consists of 29 houses, 23 of which are genuine and dated XIX century. On estates and homes recreated living conditions Siberians showing local arts and crafts, covers the […]

Moscow Museum-Reserve Tsaritsyno

Moscow Tsaritsyno Estate Museum is located in the southern part of the capital and is a specially protected areas. This is one of the most mysterious and beautiful places in Moscow, which includes a huge landscaped park, scenic Tsaritsyno ponds and magnificent palace and park ensemble. It is the largest museum-reserve in Moscow, with an […]

How Napoleon and Paul 1 wanted to conquer India

“Hindustan is ours” and “Russian soldiers washing their boots in the Indian Ocean” – it could become a reality in the distant 1801, when Paul I, together with Napoleon attempted the conquest of India. Impregnable Asia. How successful was on the development of Russian East, just as it proved to be unsuccessful in the south. […]

Russian Arctic National Park

Since ancient times, the Arctic was a mystery, although sometimes the mortal danger, always attracted human. Someone in the northern latitudes attracted passion for geographical discoveries, someone – the rich possibilities for catching fish and marine animals, someone just wanted to become famous, and someone – to demonstrate their heroism and perseverance. It has been […]

Mysteries of the library of Ivan the Terrible

Several centuries enthusiasts and adventurers unsuccessfully search the library of Ivan the Terrible. Serious scientists impress – search meaningless. But hope still remains. Birth of a legend. Leave a trace in the history of two ways: to create something brilliant or mess things up something crazy. But if a person is not able to be […]

State natural Nizhne-Svirsky reserve

State natural Nizhne-Svirsky reserve is located on the territory of the Lodeinopolsk district of the Leningrad region, on the right Bank of the river Svir. Its total area is equal to 41.4 hectares. About two thousand years ago on reserve lands were Ladoga lake. However, his subsequent retreat, as well as the offset of the […]

Rybinsk reservoir

Size: 4580 km2 Maximum depth: 30 m Rybinsk reservoir is a large reservoir on the Volga river and its tributaries Sheksna and Mologa. Located mainly in the Yaroslavl region, in the North-West, partly also in Tver and Vologda regions. Formed in the late 30’s-early 40-ies of XX century wodoodporne structures Rybinsk hydroelectric station, located in […]