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Summertime 2022

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Streets of Moscow

Marina Tsvetaeva’s House Museum

Mikhail Lermontov House Museum

Lilac season, VDNH

Moscow Jazz Festival, VDNH

Moscow Fashion Week, VDNH

Moscow Botanical Garden

The Tsytsin Main Moscow Botanical Garden was founded in April 1945, and claims itself to be the largest botanical garden in Europe. It covers a territory of approximately 3.61 km² and contains a live exhibition of more than twenty thousand different species of plants coming from various parts of the world. 

Radonezh

Radonezh is an absolutely beautiful village where Sergiy Radonezhsky once lived. The old town of Radonezh is known to have existed since the first half of the 14th century. Transfiguration Church (Церковь Преображения Господня, 1842) along with the nearby Sacred spring, a font and a monument to St. Sergius are located on the outskirts of the village. Very impressive place!

Khotkovo

Khotkovo town is the site of a monastery, founded by the parents of Sergiy Radonezhsky – Kirill and Maria. The date of foundation is not known, but was first mentioned in 1308. Pokrovskiy Khotkov monastery is the convent of the Russian Orthodox Church, located in Khotkovo town on the river Paja.

Abramtsevo

Abramtsevo Museum Reserve is one of the most famous art museums in Russia. The history of Abramtsevo is associated with the names of artists Segey Aksakov, Viktor Vasnetsov, Mikhail Vrubel, Ilya Repin, Vasiliy Polenov, Valentin Serov and Savva Mamontov. Dozens of paintings which are internationally treasured now were created there. Abramtsevo was founded in 18th century.

The architectural gem of Abramtsevo is the Church of the Savior (Церковь Спаса Нерукотворного Образа), built by architect Pavel Samarin, according to designs by the artists Victor Vasnetsov and Vasily Polenov.

Aptekarskiy Ogorod

Founded by Peter the Great in 1706 as a kitchen garden (ogorod) for growing medicinal plants. Since 1805, it has belonged to the Moscow State University as part of the Biology Faculty. You can explore the gardens as well as three different greenhouses. 

Kuskovo

Kuskovo museum complex in Moscow is a summer estate of the Sheremetev family built in 18th century and includes Summer palace, Grotto, Italian house, Kuskovo Church and Tower bell, Hermitage in English landscape garden, the Dutch house and Orangeries. Grotto pavilion was constructed between 1755 and 1761 and was intended to represent the palace of the King of the Seas. Interior was made of whorled seashells of 24 different types which were delivered from the Mediterranean, Red, Black seas, the Sea of Japan, and reservoirs of the Moscow region.

Tver

Tver lies at the confluence of the upper Volga and Tvertsa rivers. The first mention of Tver dates from 1134-35, when it was subject to Novgorod.

St. Catherine nunnery

Volga river embankments

Imperial Travellers Palace and Transfiguration Cathedral

Moscow Botanical Garden

Zvenigorod

Skeet of Saint Savva

Savvino-Storozhevskiy Monastery

Landmark Orthodox monastery with a grand exterior and altar frescoes dating to the 1420s.

A.P. Chekhov’s places in Zvenigorod

Cozy streets of Zvenigorod

Kupchiy Dvor

Moscow Botanical Garden

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Sunny St.Petersburg, July 2022

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Streets of sunny St.Petersburg

Summer garden

Savior on the Spilled Blood Church

The Cathedral was being built from 1883 to 1907 on the place, where tragic event had happened. On 1st of March 1881, Emperor Alexander II, who had been going to the parade of troops on the Field of Mars, was mortally wounded here. His son, Alexander III, ordered to build a church on this spotto. Not only Russians, but also residents of other Slavic countries donated money for the construction of the church. On the walls of the bell tower, there are more than a hundred mosaic coats of arms of the cities and towns that participated in fundraising.

Beautiful details of St.Petersburg streets

Yusupov Gardens

Peterhof Palace on the shores of the Gulf of Finland

Smolny Cathedral and Historical Museum

St. Isaac’s Cathedral

St. Isaac’s Cathedral is the largest orthodox church and the fourth largest cathedral in the world.

Karlsson Haus theater

Karl Bulla Photomuseum

Beautiful museum of photography named after Karl Bulla, who was a German-Russian photographer and often referred to as a “father of Russian photo-reporting”. I also liked the balcony with the panoramic view which gives an opportunity to compare the modern look of St.Petersburg with historical photographs.

Alexandrinsky Theatre

“Semimostie” (Plave of Seven Bridges)

The view of “Semimostie” is opened from the Pikalov bridge over Griboedov Canal, from where you can see six more bridges: Krasnogvardeyskiy, Novo-Nikolsky and Mogilevsky over Griboedov Canal and Staro-Nikolsky, Smezhny and Kashin – over Kryukov Canal.

New Holland Island

Neva river embankments

Penaty Estate Museum

Penaty is estate museum of the great painter Ilya Repin which was his home for 30 years. It contains 600 of his works. The house is located in the seaside area of Gulf of Finland and surrounded by the beautiful garden, the painter’s grave is also located there.

Art center Berthold

Ryumochnaya (Vodkaroom) №1

Traktir on Gorokhovaya street

English Pub My friends

100 years old art cafe Podval Brodyachey Sobaki (Stray dog basement)

Club-museum Kamchatka

In the beginning it was just a boiler house called Kamchatka. The history of this spot began in the summer of 1986. One of the most famous Russian rock singers had been working there as a stoker for 3 years. Here he started his way to the big stage.

Summer sunsets and great musicians playing in front of Winter Palace

White nights and bridges on Neva river

Bronze Horseman and Palace Square

City landmark commisioned by Catherine the Great, named for a Pushkin poem and completed in 1782.

Foggy sunsets on the way from St.Petersburg to Moscow

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Springtime in Moscow and Moscow region, 2022

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Aptekarskiy Ogorod

Founded by Peter the Great in 1706 as a kitchen garden (ogorod) for growing medicinal plants. Since 1805, it has belonged to the Moscow State University as part of the Biology Faculty. You can explore the gardens as well as three different greenhouses. 

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Moscow Botanical Garden

The Tsytsin Main Moscow Botanical Garden was founded in April 1945, and claims itself to be the largest botanical garden in Europe. It covers a territory of approximately 3.61 km² and contains a live exhibition of more than twenty thousand different species of plants coming from various parts of the world. 

Khotkovo

Khotkovo town is the site of a monastery, founded by the parents of Sergiy Radonezhsky – Kirill and Maria. The date of foundation is not known, but was first mentioned in 1308. Pokrovskiy Khotkov monastery is the convent of the Russian Orthodox Church, located in Khotkovo town on the river Paja.

Abramtsevo

Abramtsevo Museum Reserve is one of the most famous art museums in Russia. The history of Abramtsevo is associated with the names of artists Segey Aksakov, Viktor Vasnetsov, Mikhail Vrubel, Ilya Repin, Vasiliy Polenov, Valentin Serov and Savva Mamontov. Dozens of paintings which are internationally treasured now were created there. Abramtsevo was founded in 18th century.

The architectural gem of Abramtsevo is the Church of the Savior (Церковь Спаса Нерукотворного Образа), built by architect Pavel Samarin, according to designs by the artists Victor Vasnetsov and Vasily Polenov.

Aptekarskiy ogorod

Arkhangelskoe

Arkhangelshoe museum-estate consists of a palace with terraced park which has one of the biggest collections of park sculptures in the world, a landscape park, a theatre built in 1817-18 on the project of famous Italian architect and painter Pietro Gonzago, a small palace “Caprice” and pavilion Small Tea House. Archangel Michael’s Church is the oldest surviving building on the estate dating from the mid-17th century.

Aptekarskiy ogorod

Moscow Botanical Garden

The Tsytsin Main Moscow Botanical Garden was founded in April 1945, and claims itself to be the largest botanical garden in Europe. It covers a territory of approximately 3.61 km² and contains a live exhibition of more than twenty thousand different species of plants coming from various parts of the world. 

Japanese garden

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VDNKH Exhibition Center

Mytishchi

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Snowy winter 2021/2022

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Abramtsevo

Abramtsevo Museum Reserve is one of the most famous art museums in Russia. The history of Abramtsevo is associated with the names of artists Segey Aksakov, Viktor Vasnetsov, Mikhail Vrubel, Ilya Repin, Vasiliy Polenov, Valentin Serov and Savva Mamontov. Dozens of paintings which are internationally treasured now were created there. Abramtsevo was founded in 18th century.

The architectural gem of Abramtsevo is the Church of the Savior (Церковь Спаса Нерукотворного Образа), built by architect Pavel Samarin, according to designs by the artists Victor Vasnetsov and Vasily Polenov.

Art exhibition dedicated to the life and work of F.M. Dostoevsky

Khotkovo Art Salon

Moscow Botanical Garden

The Tsytsin Main Moscow Botanical Garden was founded in April 1945, and claims itself to be the largest botanical garden in Europe. It covers a territory of approximately 3.61 km² and contains a live exhibition of more than twenty thousand different species of plants coming from various parts of the world. 

VDNKH Exhibition Center

Mytishchi

Neskuchniy Garden

Nesjuchniy Sad which literary means “not boring garden” is the oldest Moscow park the history of which dates back to 1756.

Park Gorkogo

Cathedral of Christ the Savior

Moskva river enbankment

Archangel Michael’s Church

This church is the oldest surviving building on the Arkhangelskoe estate dating from the mid-17th century.

Arkhangelskoe

Arkhangelshoe museum-estate consists of a palace with terraced park which has one of the biggest collections of park sculptures in the world, a landscape park, a theatre built in 1817-18 on the project of famous Italian architect and painter Pietro Gonzago, a small palace “Caprice” and pavilion Small Tea House. This is a great place to spend snowy winter day walking among beautiful buildings and sculptures surrounded by the forest and close to the Moskva river.

Moscow Botanical Garden

Church of the Holy Trinity in Ostankino

The first wooden Trinity Church was built in 1585 and was destroyed in the Time of Troubles. In 1625-27 Prince Cherkassky built a new wooden church. In 1692 a stone church in the name of the Trinity was build which with some modifications survives to this day.

Ostankino park

Gremyachiy Klyuch

The waterfall (or natural spring) is located in the Moscow region east of Sergiev Posad. According to legends, this spring arose at the request of Sergius of Radonezh. The fame of this holy spring spread throughout the Russian land and the site is visited by about 3000 tourists a year.

Moscow Botanical Garden

Mytishchi

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Beautiful Kaliningrad region on the Baltic sea shore

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Kaliningrad

Kant museum

Magnificent museum named after Kant is located on the Kant island. The collection of the museum includes a variety of exhibits related to the history of Konigsberg-Kaliningrad, with the life and scientific activities of the great German philosopher.

Museum of Fine Arts

Museum of the World Ocean

Observation deck Mayak

Homlins workshop

Homlins are small and cute dwarfs who work hard throughout their lives and create amber works that are known in the whole world. There are total of seven homlins in Kaliningrad, which are located in the different places of the city, near the important landmarks.

Amber museum

Svetlogorsk

Zelenogradsk

Cat museum

Cat museum is the largest art collection of cats images which is located in the old water tower, the symbol of Zelenogradsk. There is an observation deck in the dome of the tower which offers beautiful views of the city and sea.

House of Angels

Museum “House of Angels” located in a small beautiful mansion is very nice and kind place with private art collection of more than 1000 unique exhibits from different countries.

Christmas is all around!

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Moscow autumn colors 2021

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Moscow Botanical Garden (early September)

The Tsytsin Main Moscow Botanical Garden was founded in April 1945, and claims itself to be the largest botanical garden in Europe. It covers a territory of approximately 3.61 km² and contains a live exhibition of more than twenty thousand different species of plants coming from various parts of the world. 

Japanese Garden

Melikhovo Estate

A.P. Chekhov lived at Melikhovo from 1892 to 1899, and not only wrote somw of his most famous works there (the short story Chamber No. 6, and the plays The Seagull and Uncle Vanya), but also worked as a village doctor, laid a telegraph line, and built several schools. Amazingly beautiful place!

A.P. Chekhov wrote one of his most famous plays The Seagull at this small and cosy-looking blue house in 1895.

A school which was built by Chekhov in Melikhovo.

Beautiful sunset at the Sadki estate in Chekhov

Moscow Botanical Garden (late September)

VDNKH Exhibition Center

Serednikovo

Serednikovo estate located in Moscow suburbs represents Russian neoclassical architecture of the 18th century. The estate is surrounded by a magnificent garden with round pond and canals. Serednikovo is a place where Mikhail Lermontov (1814-1841), one of the greatest and most famous Russian poets, used to spend summer holidays.

Moscow Botanical Garden (October)

Kuskovo

Kuskovo museum complex in Moscow is a summer estate of the Sheremetev family built in 18th century and includes Summer palace, Grotto, Italian house, Kuskovo Church and Tower bell, Hermitage in English landscape garden, the Dutch house and Orangeries. Grotto pavilion was constructed between 1755 and 1761 and was intended to represent the palace of the King of the Seas. Interior was made of whorled seashells of 24 different types which were delivered from the Mediterranean, Red, Black seas, the Sea of Japan, and reservoirs of the Moscow region.

Space Museum

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Moscow Botanical Garden (November)

Church of the Holy Trinity in Ostankino

The first wooden Trinity Church was built in 1585 and was destroyed in the Time of Troubles. In 1625-27 Prince Cherkassky built a new wooden church. In 1692 a stone church in the name of the Trinity was build which with some modifications survives to this day.

Abramtsevo

Abramtsevo Museum Reserve is one of the most famous art museums in Russia. The history of Abramtsevo is associated with the names of artists Segey Aksakov, Viktor Vasnetsov, Mikhail Vrubel, Ilya Repin, Vasiliy Polenov, Valentin Serov and Savva Mamontov. Dozens of paintings which are internationally treasured now were created there. Abramtsevo was founded in 18th century.

The architectural gem of Abramtsevo is the Church of the Savior (Церковь Спаса Нерукотворного Образа), built by architect Pavel Samarin, according to designs by the artists Victor Vasnetsov and Vasily Polenov.

The “Slovo” exhibition centre

The “Slovo” exhibition centre for Slavic Writing is a unique museum and educational complex for people interested in Russian language, architecture, culture and history. Here you can learn how Russian writing is evolving, what role it plays in the lives of different nations.

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Magnificent St.Petersburg

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Panoramic views of St.Petersburg from St. Isaac’s Cathedral.

St. Isaac’s Cathedral is the largest orthodox church and the fourth largest cathedral in the world.

Palace Square

Bridges and streets of St.Petersburg

“Semimostie” (Plave of Seven Bridges)

The view of “Semimostie” is opened from the Pikalov bridge over Griboedov Canal, from where you can see six more bridges: Krasnogvardeyskiy, Novo-Nikolsky and Mogilevsky over Griboedov Canal and Staro-Nikolsky, Smezhny and Kashin – over Kryukov Canal.

Cats Elisey and Vasilisa

St.Petersburg cats Elisey and Vasilisa live on parapets of two buildings of Malaya Sadovaya street. Cats saved the city from rats during the Siege of Leningrad. They are now symbols of St.Petersburg.

Peter and Paul fortress

Peter and Paul fortress was founded in 1703 and is the St. Petersburg first settlement. The fortress is located on an island called Rabbit island. That’s why there are rabbits sculprutes everywhere.

Cathedral of saints Peter and Paul is the oldest church in St. Petersburg, and also the second-tallest building in the city (after the television tower). It is linked to both the history of the city and the Romanov dynasty, as it is home to the graves of nearly all the rulers of Russia since Peter the Great.

Troitskiy Bridge

Savior on the Spilled Blood Church

The Cathedral was being built from 1883 to 1907 on the place, where tragic event had happened. On 1st of March 1881, Emperor Alexander II, who had been going to the parade of troops on the Field of Mars, was mortally wounded here. His son, Alexander III, ordered to build a church on this spotto. Not only Russians, but also residents of other Slavic countries donated money for the construction of the church. On the walls of the bell tower, there are more than a hundred mosaic coats of arms of the cities and towns that participated in fundraising.

St. Michael’s Castle

John Lennon Street

A small and surprising passageway in St. Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

Yusupov Gardens

Dostoevsky Museum

The F.M. Dostoevsky Literary Memorial Museum was opened on November 12, 1971 in the former apartment of the famous writer in St. Petersburg.

Night views of St. Petersburg

Ostap Bender monument

Cruiser Aurora

Monument to the St. Petersburg Photographer which was created in 2001 next to the building where the photographer Karl Bulla had a famous studio.

Nice place to visit in St. Petersburg (Подвал бродячей собаки, The Neon coffee, Room 13)

Pushkin

Pushkin, a small town in the neighborhood of St. Petersburg, was a summer residence of Romanov’s tzars family. Very beautiful place of architectural masterpieces and gardens.

Catherine palace, baroque 18th-century palace with large grounds where Russian royal family spent their summers.

The town is also famous because of poets, writers, the genius representatives of the Russian culture, who lived, worked, or just were inspired by its beauty. One of the greatest Russian poets A.S. Pushkin spent his youth and studied at the liceum here.

Kronstadt

The historic centre of Kronstadt (located on Kotlin island just west of St. Petersburg) and its fortifications are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas is the last and largest of the naval cathedrals of the Russian Empire.

Guld of Finland

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Multimedia exhibition “Van Gogh. Letters to Theo”

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Very impressive multimedia exhibition “Van Gogh. Letters to Theo” in Moscow. It was great to see legendary paintings on the big screens and listen to the amazing story of Vincent’s life in letters to his brother Theo.

The exhibition took place on the territory of Design center Artplay which used to be an old factory and is currently a home to architectural studios, art galleries and music venues.