Mashuk Mountain
Mount Mashuk Mount Mashuk, a state-protected 994-meter tall beauty, has been the main attraction of Pyatigorsk for many years. This natural giant rises in the north-east of the city and…
Continue readingMount Mashuk Mount Mashuk, a state-protected 994-meter tall beauty, has been the main attraction of Pyatigorsk for many years. This natural giant rises in the north-east of the city and…
Continue readingMount Iremel Mount Iremel is the second highest peak of the South Ural Mountains, located in the Iremel Nature Park, in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Scientists are still arguing about…
Continue readingState Russian Museum The State Russian Museum – the magnificent building that now houses the Russian Museum was built for a very different purpose. It was a residential palace intended…
Continue readingGorny Charysh Gorny Charysh is a picturesque corner of the Altai Mountains, located between the rivers Anui and Charysh and attracting lovers of hiking in the mountains, rafting on rapids,…
Continue readingResurrection Belogorsky Belogorsky Monastery Voskresensky Belogorsky Monastery is a cave monastery of the Rossoshanskaya and Ostrogozhskaya Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church, located near the farm Kirpichi in Voronezh Oblast….
Continue readingVitoslavlitsy Museum of Folk Wooden Architecture Vitoslavlitsy is a unique village four kilometers south of Veliky Novgorod that looks like an illustration to Russian folk tales. Nobody lives here, but…
Continue readingAnnunciation Cathedral of Voronezh Voronezh’s Annunciation Cathedral is a beautiful Orthodox church of the city, which has become a real decoration of its historical center. The Annunciation Cathedral is one…
Continue readingBogdinsko-Baskunchak Reserve Bogdinsko-Baskunchaksky Reserve is a natural area 50 km east of the Akhtuba River, created to preserve intact semi-desert areas of the Astrakhan Oblast. The reserve is located in…
Continue readingAstrakhan Kremlin Astrakhan Kremlin is a complex of defense structures originally erected in the late 16th – early 17th century in the Volga Delta, in the historical center of modern…
Continue readingBashkir State Nature Reserve Bashkirsky Reserve is a specially protected natural area located in the picturesque forested mountain spurs of the Southern Urals. The reserved lands are spread over an…
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