Category: Places
The Kinzelyuk Waterfall (Кинзелюкский водопад) is the third tallest waterfall in Russia, after Talnikovy and Zeygalan waterfalls. Its estimated to be 328 meters (1076 feet) high. Located in the …
It has been a few months since Russian photographer and blogger Rostislav Mashin has visited Kamchatka Peninsula, but the memories are still fresh. Recently, he has published his photos …
Located in 20 km from Sukkozero lake in Karelia, Vottovaara mountain is famous for its boulder strewn landscape. As glacial ice retreated about 10,000 years ago, it left behind …
Most of Russia’s production of animation was created during Soviet times. For many Russians, cartoons are still associated with Soviet animation. Soviet cartoons are still watched and enjoyed by …
In Komi-Permyak Okrug, a patch of larch trees is planted and carefully arranged to look like a Soviet intelligence agent’s name. As seen on Google Maps, the trees resemble …
Leviathan, a 2014 Russian drama film, won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards. Also, it is nominated for Oscar 2015. Film director Andrey …
Traveler and blogger Dmitry Balakirev posts amazing aerial photographs and videos taken by drone, thus, providing an opportunity to see frequently visited places from a new perspective.
There are many unusual places in Nizhny Novgorod that are not indicated on a tourist’s map. Sure enough, such places have owners who can be certainly identified as weirdos. …
During the Soviet times, Moscow authorities built many unusual buildings. One of them was the cylindrical apartment building which was constructed in 1972 by Soviet architect Eugene Stamo and …
