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Above the clouds on the Bermamyt Plateau - one of the most picturesque natural attractions of southern Russia, located at an altitude of about 2,600 meters above sea level in the foothills of the northwestern Caucasus in the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia. Photo by: Vlad Sokolovsky.

The main building of the Yaroslavsky Railway Station in Moscow - an object of cultural heritage of Russia of federal significance. Built in 1902-1904, it is famous for its architecture combining elements of old Russian architecture with Art Nouveau decor. Photos by: Yuliya Baturina.

Frosty dawn at the Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery, standing on the top of Belaya (White) Mountain (450 meters) in the south of Perm Krai on the western slope of the Ural Mountains.
The monumental Holy Cross Cathedral was built in 1902-1917 and became the most grandiose cathedral in the region, which could accommodate up to 8 thousand people. Photos by: Eduard Gordeev.

Dagestan is a land of contrasts. Mountains occupy approximately half of the territory of this republic, located in the very south of European Russia, in the northeastern part of the Caucasus, along the coast of the Caspian Sea. Photos by: Vlad Sokolovsky.

Volcanoes are the main attractions of the Kamchatka Peninsula, which stretches from north to south for 1,200 km in the Far East of Russia. In total, there are more than 300 volcanoes in Kamchatka, about three dozen active. Photos by: Anna Politova.

Kyzyl-Chin is a river about 20 kilometers long flowing in the southern part of the Altai Republic in the south of Western Siberia.
The landscapes in the valley of this river, the former bottom of an ancient sea that existed about 90 million years ago, are called Martian. The name Kyzyl-Chin from the Turkic language means "red gorge" and indeed the color red predominates in this area. Photos by: Vlad Sokolovsky.

The private fairy-tale park-courtyard "Vikhlyandiya" in the town of Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast is a unique architectural work of art. Nowhere else in Russia will you find so many fairy-tale scenes in a small area
https://russiatrek.org/blog/funny/fairy-tale-park-courtyard-vikhlyandiya-in-kozelsk/

The Monument to the Conquerors of Space (1958-1964) in Moscow - an obelisk-monument dedicated to the beginning of the space age of humankind.
At the suggestion of Sergei Korolev, one of the main creators of Soviet rocket and space technology, the monument was lined with titanium plates that don't corrode and reflect the sky. Today, it is the second tallest monument in Russia (107 meters). Photos by: Yuliya Baturina.

Kubachi is a large village with a population of about 3,000 people located in the southern part of the Republic of Dagestan at an altitude of 1,600-1,800 meters above sea level.
Since the early Middle Ages, this place has been known for the production of chain mail and weapons, and the name of the village literally means "chain mail makers."
Today, it is one of the largest traditional centers of artistic metalworking, as well as stone and wood carving, in the Caucasus. Photos by: Nikolay Britkov.

Barren landscapes of Novaya Zemlya ("New Land") - an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean between the Barents and Kara seas, part of Arkhangelsk Oblast of Russia.
The total area of this group of islands is almost the same as that of Austria or the United Arab Emirates, about 83,000 sq km, population - about 3,500 people. From 1955 to 1990, 132 nuclear explosions were carried out at the Novaya Zemlya nuclear weapons test site. Photos by: Aleksandr Ermolin.

Colorful sunsets in Kimzha - a small village located in the north-west of Arkhangelsk Oblast. It is one of the most beautiful villages in Russia with a large number of preserved monuments of northern wooden architecture. Photos by: Maxim Evdokimov.

Polar lights over the taiga (boreal forest) in the north of Arkhangelsk Oblast, the largest region in the European part of Russia. Photo by: Aleksandr Ermolin.

Derbent is the southernmost and one of the oldest cities in Russia, located on the western coast of the Caspian Sea in the Republic of Dagestan.
The first mention of the Caspian Gate - the oldest name of Derbent - dates back to the 6th century BC. For many centuries, this unique fortress, blocking a narrow passage between the sea and the Caucasus mountains, was a crossroads connecting and separating the civilizations of East and West, North and South. Photo by: Fedor Lashkov.

The pristine nature of the fjords of Koryakia, a remote administrative district of Kamchatka Krai, located in the northern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East of Russia.
Only about 15 thousand people live on the territory of this district with an area of ​​292,600 square kilometers. For comparison, the territory of the UK is 242,495 square kilometers (population - 68 million). Photos by: Andrey Grachev.

Frost-covered trees in a village somewhere in Pskov Oblast - the westernmost (after Kaliningrad Oblast) region of Russia, bordering three states at once (Latvia, Estonia, Belarus). Photos by: Roman Dmitriev.

The Chara Sands is a small but very picturesque desert located in the northern part of Zabaykalsky Krai in eastern Siberia. This natural monument is the world's northernmost desert. Photos by: Anna Politova.

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God (1908) in Bolshaya Nisogora, a small remote village located in the northeastern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast in the Russian North. Photos by: Maxim Evdokimov and Vladimir Lipetskikh.

Chirkey Reservoir, the largest reservoir in the North Caucasus, is located in the central part of the Republic of Dagestan. The Chirkey Dam is the tallest arch dam in Russia (232.5 m)
https://russiatrek.org/blog/nature/chirkey-reservoir-the-largest-in-the-north-caucasus/

Chokh is a picturesque mountain village with a population of about 3,300 people located at an altitude of 1,688 meters above sea level in the southern part of the Republic of Dagestan.
The Chokh settlement is one of the most ancient in the North Caucasus. It is an important cultural center of Dagestan. Photos by: Aleksandr Pisarev.

Nilo-Stolobenskaya Pustyn' - a picturesque Orthodox monastery founded in 1594 and located on Stolobny Island and partly on the Svetlitsa peninsula on Lake Seliger in the northwest of Tver Oblast (Photo by: Ilya Melikhov). For comparison, a photograph of this monastery, taken by Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii in 1910.

Above the clouds on the Bermamyt Plateau - one of the most picturesque natural attractions in the south of the European part of Russia.
It is located at an altitude of about 2,600 meters above sea level in the east of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia in the foothills of the northwestern Caucasus. Photo by: Vlad Sokolovsky.

Autumn landscapes with horses in the mountains of the Eastern Sayan in the Okinsky District located in the very west of the Republic of Buryatia in southern Siberia. Photos by: Mikhail Tilpunov.

Gorokhovets is a small historical town located in the eastern part of Vladimir Oblast in the center of European Russia. A lot of monuments of church and civil architecture from different eras have been preserved here
https://russiatrek.org/blog/regions/gorokhovets-a-picturesque-historical-town-in-vladimir-oblast/

Amazing landscapes of Yankicha - an island of volcanic origin, part of the middle group of the Kuril Islands located in the Far East of Russia.
Translated from the language of the Ainu, the indigenous population of the Kuril Islands, "yanke" means "towering." Photos by: Andrey Grachev.

Atsgara lakes or the Pyatiozerye ("Five Lakes") valley are located at an altitude of about 2,500 meters above sea level in the southwestern mountainous part of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia.
In total, there are more than 10 lakes here, but only 5 are relatively large in size
https://russiatrek.org/blog/nature/atsgara-lakes-in-karachay-cherkessia/

Inya Suspension Bridge (1936) across the Katun River - a picturesque architectural monument located in the village of Inya, in the central part of the Altai Republic, in the south of Western Siberia. Photo by: Galina Hvostenko.

The Circum-Baikal Railway (1899-1905) has no equal in Russia by the number of engineering structures. Today, a trip on an old steam train along the shore of Lake Baikal has become a popular attraction
https://russiatrek.org/blog/regions/steam-locomotive-of-the-circum-baikal-railway/

Picturesque views of the mountainous part of the Republic of Dagestan, located in the very south of the European part of Russia, in the northeastern part of the Caucasus.
The name "Dagestan" has been known since the 17th century and means "mountainous country" (from the Turkic dag "mountain" and the Persian stan "country, land"). Photos by: Murad Magomedov.

The Rostral Columns (1805-1810) are majestic architectural monuments located in the center of St. Petersburg. They are decorated with rostra (bows) of ships. Hence the name of the columns
https://russiatrek.org/blog/history/the-rostral-columns-in-saint-petersburg/

Spring flood in the village of Filippovskoe, located about 70 km northeast of Moscow, in the western part of Vladimir Oblast. Photo by: Ilya Melikhov.