2014-10-29

Malye Korely, Russia

Malye Korely (Russian: Малые Корелы) is a village in Primorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the north of Russia. The main sight of the village is an open-air museum, featuring the traditional wooden architecture of Arkhangelsk area. The museum is located on the right bank of the Northern Dvina River close to the mouth of the Korelka River, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast from the city of Arkhangelsk.

2014-03-26

Mirsky Castle, Belarus XVI-XVII centuries, Belarus

The Mirsky Castle Complex, is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Belarus located in the town of Mir, in the Karelichy District of the Hrodna voblast, 29 km to the north-west from another World Heritage site, Nesvizh Castle.


2014-03-22

Kemerovo, Russia

Kemerovo is an industrial city and the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River, east-northeast of Novosibirsk, in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin.


Kizhi Pogost, Russia

Kizhi Pogost is a historical site dating from the 17th century on Kizhi island. The island is located on Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia (Medvezhyegorsky District), Russia. The pogost is the area inside a fence which includes two large wooden churches (the 22-dome Transfiguration Church and the 9-dome Intercession Church) and a bell-tower. The pogost is famous for its beauty and longevity, despite that it is built exclusively of wood. In 1990, it was included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites and in 1993 listed as a Russian Cultural Heritage site.


2014-03-21

Tver, Russia

Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Located north of Moscow, Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russian Empire. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa Rivers. The city was known as Kalinin from 1931 to 1990.


2014-03-19

Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia

Ulan-Ude is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia; it is located about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga.


2014-03-18

2014-03-16

Yoshkar-Ola. Kremlin., Mari El Republic

Yoshkar-Ola  is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Yoshkar-Ola means red city in Mari. The current name is the third to have been given to the city. The city was known as Tsaryovokokshaysk  before 1919 and as Krasnokokshaysk  between 1919 and 1927. These names were derived from the name of the Malaya Kokshaga River, which runs through the city. The city's old Mari name was Charla.

Samara, Samara Oblast

Samara, known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev, is the sixth largest[5] city in Russia and the administrative center of Samara Oblast. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers on the east bank of the Volga.