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Photo The Secret of the Silent Faith

No one knows where Vera Silentnitsa came from. It is only known that in 1834 she appeared in Tikhvin as a wanderer, calling hersel …

Photo “Because without water and neither there nor here”: water supply in Kostroma

November 13, 1870 solemnly consecrated Kostroma water supply. Before that, water was drawn directly from the Volga and other rive …

Photo For exploits the whole world, for rest Evpatoria

In the VI century BC Greek colonization embraced Tauris (Tavrika), and on the coast of the Crimea began to emerge Greek cities-col …

Photo Cooperative square

In Sochi, near the Marine Station, one of the most beautiful squares - Cooperative, named after the street, found its place. Previ …

Photo What books we read during the Night tour of Smolensk

Light, witty, action-packed and... kind! These are the detectives of Smolyansk Lyudmila Lvovna Gorelyk, appearing in the series “A …

Photo What to see in Rzhev

Good day! I would like to tell you a little about this wonderful museum, which I definitely recommend to visit! Both adults and ch …

Photo Historical and ethnographic square "Fort"

The history of the city of Sochi begins with primitive times, as these places were not empty and were always inhabited, but on May …

Photo Porcelain plate with oriole.

M. Vrubel: "The best art is Russian porcelain." The Imperial Porcelain Factory, founded in 1744 in St. Petersburg by decree of …

Photo WE'LL PLAY A BOOK ON THE TOUR

Prismaks, left-handers, excommunicators, fathers, tataluy, overcooking, tertoushnik, kumpyak, polendvitsa, kindyuk, valeniki - the …

Photo The magical power of art or the “non-blue” cocktail

The interpretation of Crimean place names, fixed by numerous local history publications, would seem to represent an unshakable par …

Photo City art therapy

We have all heard that color affects people andtheir mood. That is why, choosing a new car / clothes / bag / watch / wallpaper (th …

Photo Incredibly, it's a fact: The Dnieper begins in the Smolensk region

“Dnieper in calm weather, when freely and smoothly rushes through forests and mountains full of its waters. It won't stir, it won' …

Photo THE ETHIOPIANS COUNCIL – HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Often on excursions we are asked whether to go to the Smolensk Historical Museum? Of course I am. Want to see the caroling swor …

Photo What is the Sheinov Bastion?

The faceted tower of the fortress wall once towered in the current city center. At different times, it or its location was called …

Photo Museum in the Thunder Tower "The Terrible 17th Century"

The Grown 17th Century Museum The museum space occupies 4 tiers of the Thunder Tower. The expositions are devoted to the events o …

Photo Run
Run

A few days ago, my guest from Germany invited me for a run before the tour. At 9 a.m., running on a Saturday in a quiet, waking ci …

Photo VISION OF PONOMAR TARACIA

In the "Tale" speaks of the ponomar of the Khutyn Monastery. By myself. The office of a modest priest is a church servant of a low …

Photo How to Orientate in Great Sochi. At the request of my tourists

How to navigate in Sochi. Sochi is a long city, it stretches along the sea for almost a hundred kilometers and consists of four l …

Photo In the footsteps of Midwest Vampires

In Smolensk, you can walk through the streets and parks after the heroes of the series "Vampires of the Middle Lane", filmed in ou …

Photo The Russian Riviera is Sochi, Yalta or... Nice?

In the sound of the romantic foreign word "riviera" you can clearly hear the cries of seagulls over the waves and the rustling of …

Photo Vogograd is waiting for its guests! I will take you along interesting routes and tell you about the glorious events of the city!

Bright and unforgettable impressions will give you excursions around Volgograd in the company of a professional guide. I invite gu …

Photo Personal impressions of a trip to St. Petersburg

My mother, while still a student, went on an excursion from the Institute to Leningrad, which for several centuries of its existen …

Photo The Church of John Chrysostom in Yaroslavl

Good afternoon, dear readers! Today I will tell you about the church of John Chrysostom. An amazing ensemble of churches flaunt …

Photo A nightmare before bed!!!

Zilant is a winged snake, with a tail and a crown on its head – a symbol of the city of Kazan. You will see this image many tim …

Photo The prickly sweetness of Crimea

Today’s travelers are hard to impress: they seem to have seen everything and know everything. This also applies to the attitude of …

Photo Milii Dostoevsky. Cultural Treasures of Russia: Suzdal

Centuries run ... centuries! In this hasty run of ages, erasing some memories of past life and carefully preserving others, there …

Photo History of the Russian Navy

The Russian Navy has more than three centuries of history. There were great victories and heavy losses on his way. With the birth …

Photo History of the Romanov dynasty

The Romanov dynasty. The Romanovs are a great dynasty of kings and emperors of Russia, an ancient boyar family that began its exi …

Photo Legend of the monument to Suvorov

There are many legends about the sights of St. Petersburg, and one of them is associated with the monument to Suvorov. During Worl …

Photo The History of the Field of Mars

St. Petersburg Sahara, Empty Meadow, Funny Field... Do you know those names? Long enough they called a small patch of land in the …

Photo The same Dobrynya.

Since childhood, we all know the epic hero Dobryn Nikitich, depicted in the famous painting by Vasnetsov. But not everyone knows t …

Photo Conducting excursions to Vyksa and its surroundings, ancient Murom

Hello there! I'm touring Vyksa, Murom. I organize individual routes.

Photo Transportation

Excursions are conducted on various modes of transport. Cars for groups of up to 4 people. Minivans for groups up to 8 people, mi …

Photo Lost treasures of the Hermitage

One of the main treasures of St. Petersburg is the State Hermitage. One of the largest art museums in the world. It houses more th …

Photo A house of evil

It is no secret that St. Petersburg is an open-air museum. There's a lot of unusual things in our town. The city is simply shroude …

Photo Volgograd

Volgograd is a special city. There are a lot of interesting periods and people. And what twists history sometimes writes! She took …

Photo The Hermitage for the Mood n

Why do we like paintings? Pictures are like books that take us to their enchanting world. You can dream, you can get distracted, y …

Photo Hiking on the yacht "Laguna"-2015

Anniversary Journey 2015 Our annual trips to Gorky The reservoir has become a kind of tradition. The membership has changed. Rout …

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