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 […]
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That Neptune makes on the arms of the Great Ustyug? Like a Peacock was the emblem of Serpukhov? “Russia is a riddle wrapped or wrapped in a mystery, inside an Enigma. When you look at Russian arms, you know that Churchill was right. Neptune in the conditions of the Russian North. In Russian state symbols […]
The largest lake in the Rostov region is Manych-Gudilo – relic, tectonic, the so-called lake-saucer. The lake of more than 150 km in length, and up to 10-15 km (in some places) in width; its depth – 4 m or more. On the shores of Lake Park is bordered with Kalmykia, Stavropol Territory, the proletarian […]
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 […]
“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. […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Area: 2,420 km2 The greatest depth of 34 meters. Zeya reservoir – dam on the Zeya River in the Amur region of Russia. Zeya hydroelectric station dam formed in 1974-1980, respectively. Reservoir extends upstream from the Zeya hydroelectric dam in Zeya, over a length of 40 kilometers within Tukuringra ridge is a narrow body of […]