Monthly Archives: October 2014

The Polistovsky nature reserve

The Polistovsky nature reserve was established in 1994. It is located on the East of the Pskov region, on the lands of Bezhanitsy and Loknya district. The total area of the reserve is 38 000 hectares. A conservation area is temperate-continental climate is dominant. The average temperature in the period from December to February is […]

Life of Ivan the Terrible in the Alexander settlement

3 December 1564 Ivan the terrible left Moscow and moved to the Alexander settlement. Almost two decades of capital, cultural and political center of the state was the suburban residence of the king. 1 Long road. In early December 1564 Ivan the terrible began to behave very strangely: he visited the capital’s churches and monasteries, […]

7 names of Russia

“Russia” – the name is relatively new. Before that our territory was recorded in historical annals and plotted on maps just under other names. 1 Hyperborea. Legendary country of ancient Greek mythology. Many scholars argue that the Hyperboreans many thousands of years ago lived on the territory of the Russian North. Interestingly, even many medieval […]