Russia in pictures

[ps3linux]

The world's tallest ethnograthical museum opened in Magas, Ingushetian republic capital (North-Caucasian Muslim region of Russia).
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Goodness me beauty.

Still collecting my photographs from my visits so far have just come up with those of uzbekistan. St Petersburg, Tajikistan, Kazakistan, Armenia, ST. Petersburg and Moscow are still missing probably in the dead hard disk which is waiting for surface scan data retrieval, but I'll post them soon.

 

[vostok]

New big churches under construction in Russia.

 

[Nilgiri]

New big churches under construction in Russia.
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Beautiful. I always loved the Eastern orthodox style, there is lot of them in places here in Canada too.

 

[ps3linux]

Finally some pictures I dug out from my hard disks, not exactly Russia (at-least not any more) but they did preserve the history.

Imam Bukhari's Masoulem in Bukhara, the early morning train from Tashkent to Bukhara does reminds of the massive infrastructure that was build back in USSR era, and that USSR did preserve this rich history:

Timor Lane (Ameer Taimur's Tomb)

and my favorite beauty:

 

[vostok]

First in many-many years monument to Joseph Stalin in Russia opened in Novosibirsk.

 

[vostok]

St. Petersburg, Russia / Санкт-Петербург, Россия - by drone [4K]

 

[vostok]

Sviyazhsk in winter.

 

[Nilgiri]

Sviyazhsk in winter.
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Wow, how old is this settlement? It looks like it was made defensively...

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

Sviyazhsk in winter.
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What's the street food situation like? I can't find anything online. Also any halal famous restaurants?

Wow, how old is this settlement? It looks like it was made defensively...

Really, What gave it away? Was it the wall or its location on a mound?

 

[Nilgiri]

What's the street food situation like? I can't find anything online. Also any halal famous restaurants?


Really, What gave it away? Was it the wall or its location on a mound?

Well maybe the original inhabitants just wanted a really nice view lol.

My first thought was actually it was a town on a river island, but obviously there is physical ground (rather than frozen water)....but maybe its a dry river bed too...and human hands augmented what was naturally there.

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

Well maybe the original inhabitants just wanted a really nice view lol.

My first thought was actually it was a town on a river island, but obviously there is physical ground (rather than frozen water)....but maybe its a dry river bed too...and human hands augmented what was naturally there.

Who would be crazy enough to attack it tho? From looking at it, it hold no value.

 

[vostok]

Wow, how old is this settlement? It looks like it was made defensively...

It was a fortress built in 16 ct. It was an island but now it is connected with land.

 

[vostok]

Unknown Russia - Breathtaking St. Petersburg.

 

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Russian Orthodox Chant “Let My Prayer Arise”

 

[vostok]

Crimea: Huge INTERNATIONAL Kids' Event!!! Artek!!