Category: Destinations points in Russia

Here I will be posting the cities, areas, wonders of Russia from the East to the West.

Would you Believe This is in Russia – Or Russia has it’s Buddhist Chess Addicts Too!

January 30, 2016

Only Buddhist Territory in Europe The Kalmykia Republic is the only Buddhist region in the territory of Europe. The people, whose language is derived from Mongolian, are descendants of nomads who first roamed the steppes of Central Asia nearly eight hundred years ago, under the leadership of Genghis Khan. This alone makes it unique yet … More Would you Believe This is in Russia – Or Russia has it’s Buddhist Chess Addicts Too!

Of Dolmens, Abkhazian Mountains, and other Legends.

January 29, 2016

An Adygei legend ‘Adygei legend says that once upon a time there were giants in the Caucasus. they were kind and strong creatures, and as it often happens, there were small and spiteful people near them. they were sharp, cunning, whining and artful people who were driven away by their former neighbours for their meanness … More Of Dolmens, Abkhazian Mountains, and other Legends.

Top 20 Kremlins and Fortresses of Russia

January 12, 2016

  Top 20 Kremlins and Fortresses of Russia Kremlin, Russian kreml, formerly kremnik ,  central fortress in medieval Russian cities, usually located at a strategic point along a river and separated from the surrounding parts of the city by a wooden—later a stone or brick—wall with ramparts, a moat, towers, and battlements. Several capitals of principalities (e.g., … More Top 20 Kremlins and Fortresses of Russia

Some seek An Oasis in the Desert others Seek a Desert in the Taiga – “Chara Sands”

August 29, 2015

I Dreamt a Dream of a Desert called “Chara Sands” I dreamt in a dream I found a desert surrounded by forests and mountains, I didn’t think it was possible. Yet everything in Russia is possible including this. But, you say, Russia is a land of forests and taiga, right? Oh, what you don’t know! … More Some seek An Oasis in the Desert others Seek a Desert in the Taiga – “Chara Sands”

So you want to know a little about the Ural Mountains

October 25, 2014

Early in Russian history the Urals were called several different names including “Rock” and “Belt”, by the 16th and 17th centuries the range became known as the Urals during the Russian conquest of Siberia. As early as the 13th century in Bashkortostan there was a legend about a hero named Ural. This also could have … More So you want to know a little about the Ural Mountains

Mysterious Sayan Mountains of Russia

October 18, 2014

In the center of the Eurasian continent, in southern Siberia, spread some of the most beautiful and inaccessible mountains of Russia – Sayan. This mountainous country is a majestic mountain ranges, stretching over a distance of more than a thousand kilometers, and includes the Western and Eastern Sayan. Brothers Mountain  Mountain Brothers (parabola). Scientists explain this … More Mysterious Sayan Mountains of Russia

Buryatia Republic – Land of the “Raindeer Stones”

September 20, 2013

Buryatia Buryatia History Buryatia as one of the beautiful regions of the East Siberia strikes everyone with amazing diversity of nature organically combining grandeur and might of Baikal, boundless taiga space, deep rivers and snow-covered tops of the Sayan mountain ridges. From the ancient times different ethnic groups and Peoples inhabited the territory of the … More Buryatia Republic – Land of the “Raindeer Stones”

Tuva Republic – The land of the Blue-eyed and Fair-haired People of Siberia

September 20, 2013

Tuva: Russia’s Tibet Tuva, like Tibet, consists of a mountainous, underdeveloped region tucked away in the Eurasian heartland, traditionally inhabited by Buddhist herdsmen, and relatively recently added to the state’s official domain as a strategic buffer. Both Tuvans and Tibetans chafe at the cultural and demographic dilution of their homelands as Han Chinese and Russian … More Tuva Republic – The land of the Blue-eyed and Fair-haired People of Siberia

Altai Republic the home of the “Mythical world of Shambhala”

September 20, 2013

The Altai Republic, Russia’s most mountainous region borders China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. The region is barely larger than Maine has been inbabited since the Paleolithic times. This Eurasian region has served as a vital gateway to Siberia and the cradle of widespread human lineage. “It’s a place where people have been coming and going for … More Altai Republic the home of the “Mythical world of Shambhala”

Uch Enmek Ethno-cultural Nature Park – Altai Region

September 19, 2013

This is a incredible article from a blogger that lives in the Altai region of Russia. It is a definite must read.  This is truly a sacred place with a message that will go straight to the heart. Visit: http://altaipilgrim.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/iucn-publication-sacred-natural-sites-conserving-nature-and-culture-chapter-on-uch-enmek-ethno-cultural-nature-park/

Ten most Beautiful Bridges of St. Petersburg

August 22, 2013

Lomonosov Bridge Named after the great Russian polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, whose advances in chemistry, mathematics, linguistics and literature made him a kind of one-man Russian Enlightenment during the reigns of Empresses Elizabeth and Catherine the Great, this beautiful stone bridge crosses the Fontanka River about 300m south of Nevsky Prospekt. Dating from the late 18th … More Ten most Beautiful Bridges of St. Petersburg

The Most Beautiful “Lakes” of Russia

August 14, 2013

No. 10 – Lake Kucherla Lake Kucherla іs located іn the Altai Mountains аnd Katun Nature Reserve оf Siberia. Together wіth Lake Teletskoye, Belukha Mountain аnd the Ukok Plateau іt belongs tо а natural UNESCO World Heritage Site entitled “Golden Mountains оf Altai”. No. 9 – Lake Teletskoye Lake Teletskoye іs the largest lake іn … More The Most Beautiful “Lakes” of Russia

Cave Bears, Dolmens, and Waterfalls “Oh my” Ten things to do in Sochi

July 31, 2013

Akhshtyrskaya cave 1. The Akhshtyrskaya cave site is one of the most famous in all of Europe. The cave was discovered at the beginning of XX century by a French scholar, E. Martel. During all the years of excavations more than 6000 bones have been accounted for, 92% of which belonged to cave bears. The … More Cave Bears, Dolmens, and Waterfalls “Oh my” Ten things to do in Sochi

Underground Palaces of the Moscow Metro – Part One

July 30, 2013

Kropotkinskaya station Kropotkinskaya station was the very first station to be opened in the Moscow Metro system. Architect  A.N. Duskin  was the designer for this station, the marble used here came from the demolished Christ the Savior Cathedral, which now adorns the walls and floor. Looking at the interiors here gives more of a sense … More Underground Palaces of the Moscow Metro – Part One

So where is the coldest place in Russia?

July 28, 2013

Oymyakon, Russia (short for “OhmyGoditscoldhere”, Russia) Oymyakon, a small village of about 500 people in the Sakha region of Russia, holds the claim to fame as being the coldest continually inhabited place on Earth. Located approximately 20 miles northwest of Tomtor on the Kolyma Highway in Siberia, it is not easily accessible. Situated in an area … More So where is the coldest place in Russia?