Carlos Johnson, Moscow, 9 July 2026
Tag: moscow
Springtime, 2026
March
Aptekarskiy Ogorod
Moscow Botanical Garden
Wool Market
First Snowdrops
Spring Market
April
Voronovo
Nature awakening.
Sakura (cherry blossom) first flowers
Aptekarsliy Ogorod
Sakura in full blossom
Easter Market
Rainy Japanese garden covered by first Sakura flowers.
Ryazan April snow
Snow changes within few minutes
Oka River
Ryazan Kremlin
Ryazan National University
VDNKHa Shop “Traditions”
Hotel Old Town
Beautiful Sunsets…
Bar Museum “Vasya Lozhkin”
Art shop “Tvoya Polka”
April snow in Moscow
Aptekarskiy Ogorod
May
Japanese Garden
Snowy winter 2025/2026
December
New Year preparations in Ryazan
Hotel Old Town
New Year Concerts and Light Show at Lybedskiy Boolevard
Market of local brands “Teplo”
Snowy lights
Beautiful cozy shops and cafes with the unique details
Ryazan VDNKHa
Snow or stars?…
January
Moscow decorations
Christmas Eve
Christmas decorations in Ryazan
Ryazan Kremlin
Love at the Cream Soda
Solotcha
Solotcha is a small resort village located on the banks of Oka river, 30 mins drive from Ryazan, surrounded by protected forests. One of the most important sights of the village is a glorious monastery which was built in 1390 on a high bank of Staritsa river by Oleg Ryazanskiy.
Солотчинский Рождества Богородицы женский монастырь
Церковь Казанской Иконы Пресвятой Богородицы и памятник Николаю Чудотворцу
Snowy nights in Ryazan
Aptekarskiy Garden
VDNKHa and Moscow Botanical Garden
February
Amazing view of icy snow in Ryazan
Spartak
V Nekotorom Tsarstve
Fish Village
Иоанно-Богословский монастырь, село Пощупово
Sunny days in Ryazan
Moscow Botanical Garden
Ryazan
Solotcha
Tsvetnova Restaurant, Pochtovaya street. Immersive dinner
Bar Museum of Vasya Lozhkin
Autumn 2025
September
VDNKHa
Aptekarskiy Ogorod
October
Ryazan. City views
Ryazan Kremlin
Views from Bell Tower.
Преображенская Церковь Спаса на Яру и Памятник Сергею Есенину
Polka shop
Fish Village
Spartak
Halloween decorations
November
Moscow Ceramics Festival
Ryazan
Laskovo village and lake
V nekotorom Tsarstve
Solotcha
Ryazan VDNKHa
Beautiful autumn sunsets
Springtime, 2025
March
Ryazan and Konstantinovo
Aptekarskiy Ogorod
Streets of Moscow
Voronovo
Snowy April
Sunny May
Winter 2024/2025
VDNKH Exhibition Center
Moscow Botanical Garden
Aptekarskiy Ogorod
Chinese New Year Exhibition
Maslenitsa at Arkhangelskoe Estate
Pereslavl Zalesskiy
Pereslavl was founded in 1152 by George I of Vladimir as a projected capital of Zalesye (beyond the woods).
Alexander Nevsky Church
Church of the Forty Martyrs of Sebastia and Pleshcheevo Lake
Troitskiy Danilov Monastyr
Pereslavl Museum-Reserve and Dormition Monastery of Goritsy
Nice and cozy places of Pereslavl
Rostov Velikiy
Rostov (founded in 862) was preceded by Sarskoye Gorodishche, which some scholars interpret as the capital of the Finnic Merya tribe, while others believe it was an important Viking trade enclave and fortress guarding the Volga trade route.
Rostov Kremlin
A large-scale exhibition “Ivan Vasilyevich: a journey through time” was opened as an anniversary of the film by Leonid Gaidai and the 100th Birthday of the Director.
Beautiful streets of Rostov
Autumn 2024
VDNKH
Moscow Botanical Garden
Ryazan
Преображенская Церковь Спаса на Яру
Chocolate bar
Bristol Pub Octoberfest
Konstantinovo
The village of Konstantinovo is the place where one of the greatest Russian poets Sergey Esenin was born. Large parts of the village have been preserved as they looked during his time here, including his parents farmstead where he spent his childhood. This place is also worth visiting to see very beautiful nature around the river Oka which flows next to it.
Dubrovitsy
Voronovo
Springtime, 2024
March
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.
First snowdrops and other flowers
Artlay Design Center and 4 Seasons market
April
Aptekarskiy Ogorod
Sakura blossom
May
Aptekarskiy Ogorod
Marnolias blossom
Legendary 200 years old Goffman oak
Cherry trees blossom
Bird-cherry blossom
Arkhangelskoe museum-estate
Archangel Michael’s Church is the oldest surviving building on the Arkhangelskoe estate dating from the mid-17th century.
Golden Autumn 2023
Shakhmatovo. The house-museum of Alexander Blok.
Tarakanovo Manor
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
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.
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.
Summertime 2023
Храм-часовня Святителя Василия Великого
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.
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!
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
VDNKH Exhibition Center
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.
Zvenigorod
A.P. Chekhov’s places in Zvenigorod
Skeet of Saint Savva
Savvino-Storozhevskiy Monastery
Landmark Orthodox monastery with a grand exterior and altar frescoes dating to the 1420s.
Jane-M Photography 