Russia. Nizhniy Novgorod

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Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhnevolzhskaya Embankment, Elias Mountain and Kremlin.

Nizhny Novgorod is a fifth most populous city in Russia. Located in the heart of the East European Plain at the confluence of rivers Oka and Volga . Oka divides the city into two parts - the upper to the lower Diatlovy (Woodpeckers) mountains and on her left low-lying coast. In the period from 1932 to 1990, the city was known as Gorky after the writer Maxim Gorky who was born there.

The stone Kremlin of XVI cent.on the historic center of N.Novgorod is two kilometers red-brick fortress with 13 watchtowers. There were many churches in the Kremlin, but till today, only Archangel Michael Cathedral, built no later than the middle of the XVI cent. and rebuilt in 1628-1631, is the oldest surviving building. The historical center of N.Novgorod, located on the mountainous part of the city, despite significant restructuring has kept a significant number of historic civil structures XVIII - early XX centuries, including the numerous monuments of wooden architecture. (Wikipedia)

Russia. St.Petersburg

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St.Petersburg. Palace bridge.

Palace bridge is a road traffic and foot bascule bridge spanning the Neva River in Saint Petersburg between Palace Square and Vasilievsky Island. Like every other Neva bridge (except for Big Obukhovsky Bridge), it is drawn by night, making foot travel between various parts of the city virtually impossible. The total length of Palace Bridge is 260.1 meters, width is 27.8 meters. It is actually composed of five spans, the southernmost joining Palace Embankment between Winter Palace and Admiralty and leading to Palace Square. Construction of the cast-iron bridge was started in 1912, but the work was delayed by World War I and the bridge was not opened to the public until December 23, 1916. (Wikipedia)

 

Cat

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My beloved cats :) 

Russia. Lake Baikal

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Baikal. Olkhon - heart of Baikal.

Olkhon is the third-largest lake-bound island in the world. It is by far the largest island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, with an area of 730 square kilometres.

For me it was a great surprise to know that there are islands in Baikal!!! 

Russia. Putorana Plateau

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Putorana Plateau 

Putorana Plateau is a high-lying basalt plateau, a mountainous area at the northwestern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau, to the south from Taymyr Peninsula. The plateau is composed of Siberian Traps. The geographical center of Russia, Lake Vivi, is situated on Putorana Plateau.

In July 2010, the Putorana Reserve was inscribed on the World Heritage List as "a complete set of subarctic and arctic ecosystems in an isolated mountain range, including pristine taiga, forest tundra, tundra and arctic desert systems, as well as untouched cold-water lake and river systems". 

 

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"The kitten named Woof" is a series of cartoons by Lion Atamanov, based on tales by Grigory Oster.  Series describe adventures of a kitten with the unusual name Woof and his friend's dog Sharik. 

This cartoon character was one of my favorites. My elder son Nikita likes it a lot as well :) 

Russia. Art

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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie (1860–1937). A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up. "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" is is one of four major literary works. This card shows illustration by Arthur Rackham.

Russia: Vladimir. St. Demetrius Cathedral

Vladimir is a city in Russia, located on the Klyazma River, 200 kilometers to the east of Moscow. Vladimir was one of the medieval capitals of Russia.

The Cathedral of St. Demetrius, built by Prince Vsevolod III, is one of the most graceful and beautiful churches in Vladimir. It is like an icon in stone. Beauty and mystery are inseparably united in it, making the Cathedral of St. Demetrius unique among Vladimir's churches. The first mystery of this cathedral involves its "birth." None of the chronicles mention exactly when this royal church was built. However, there are many reports that in 1197 the icon of St. Demetrius of Salonica was brought here from Byzantium, so it is assumed that it was around this date that the cathedral was constructed. The next mystery involves the cathedral itself. Numerous relief images of lions, centaurs, snow leopards and exotic ornaments (over 1000!) are carved on the white-stone walls. The sculptural decor also incorporates subjects from the Bible and Classical mythology.

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Владимир - город в России, расположенный на реке Клязьме в 200 км восточнее Москвы. Владимир является одной из средневековых столиц России.

Дмитриевский собор, построенный князем Всеволодом ІІІ Большое гнездо, наиболее красивый собор Владимира. Он как икона в камне. Красота и загадка соединены в нем, делая собор уникальным среди всех остальных храмов города. Первая загадка связана с его "рождением". Ни одна из летописей не дает ответа когда же именно была построена эта княжеская церковь. Однако в то же время существует достаточно много упоминаний о том, что в 1197 г. икона Св. Дмитрия из Салоник была привезена сюда из Византии. Таким образом можно предположить, что примерно в это время храм и был возведен. Вторая загадка связана с самим собором. Его белокаменные стены покрыты огромным кол-вом рельефных изображений львов, кентавров, леопардов и экзотических орнаментов (более 1000!). Скульптурные изображения передают сюжеты из библейской и классической мифологий.

Russia: Voronezh. Cat from Lizjukova Street

Sculpture composition "Cat from Lizjukova Street" was opened in December 2003 in Voronezh. Prototype for this composition is one of Russian cartoon heroes.

A project competition was held among children. The winner was 16-years-old Irina Povarova. Basing on her project Ivan Dikunov and Elza Pack created funny composition. Of course the best place for this monument was considered only Lizjukova street!

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В декабре 2003 года в Воронеже торжественно открыли скульптурную композицию “Котенок с улицы Лизюкова”, прототипом которого послужил одноименный герой известного мультфильма режиссера Вячеслава Котеночкина.

Был проведен детский конкурс на лучший проект памятника.. Победила в нем 16-летняя Ирина Поварова. По ее проекту известные воронежские скульпторы Иван Дикунов и Эльза Пак сотворили веселую композицию. С местом размещения вопросов не возникло. Это могла быть только улица Лизюкова, напротив кинотеатра “Мир”.

Russia: Moscow. The Kremlin at night.

I think there should  not be any comments :)

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Russia: Moscow. The Kremlin. Cathedral of the Archangel Michael.

"We are Gremlins! from the Kremlin!"

oups! sorry :) this is just a line from and old US cartoon about WW2 where gremlins while destroing Hitler's airplane sang this song :)

Actually, the following card, arrived from Russian postcrossers meeting, shows this pearl of Moscow. And its winter view is just marvelous!

Cathedral of the Archangel Michael was erected between 1505 and 1508 under the guidance of  Italian architect, Alevisio Novi.

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Архангельский собор в Кремле был воздвигнут между 1505 и 1508 г.г.  по проекту итальянского архитектора Флевизио Нови.