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Russia is an incredible country. It's not even
a country but a world in which there is
everything from masterpieces of architecture and a huge number of museums, to the diverse natural attractions of mountain lakes, geysers, glaciers and more. Boggles the mind how all this survived for rich, wars and uprisings the history of the largest country in the world.
Foreigners go to Russia to check whether the
truth wrote Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Pushkin,
and to see the sights of this unique country.
Here a brief digression
on the main one..
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Contents
The TRANS-Siberian railway
Elbrus
The valley of geysers
Kizhi Island
The Cathedral
of St. Sophia in Novgorod
Lake Baikal
The Hermitage
Red square
The Moscow
Kremlin
St. Basil's Cathedra
Derbent
Mountains Of Altai
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The TRANS-Siberian railway
Part of the longest Railways in
the world, historical site TRANS-Siberian railway stretches from Miass
(town in the Urals) to Vladivostok along the border with China and North Korea. It began to build in 1891, the year Tsar Alexander III and completed by his son Nicholas II V. 1916-m. Length of the oldest part of the TRANS — more than 7,000 km and the total length of the railway, connecting Moscow to Vladivostok is 9288 km.
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Most travelers use the train for the night,
there are sleeping places first, second and third grades,
the most expensive coupe have separate showers and toilets.
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Elbrus
Mount Elbrus in height of 5642 meters belongs
to the Caucasus range, located in the South of
Russia. Elbrus included in the Seven summits — the highest mountains located on different continents. It is the highest mountain in Russia, and every year come here thousands of beginners and experienced climbers.
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Earlier Elbrus was a volcano, but no eruption
was not, therefore, considered that it was extinguished forever.
To the level of 3800 meters and can be reached by cable car, which is very convenient. At the height of 4130 metres previously housed the hotel "Shelter of eleven", which burned
down in 1998 year, and now the
construction of the new building.
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The Valley of Geysers
Russian far East —
a beautiful and unusual place. There are a lot
of unique natural attractions, one of which is the Valley of Geysers on Kamchatka Peninsula — the second largest geyser field in the world.
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The valley in 1941, the year he discovered
the Russian scientist Tatyana Ustinova, and since then, here
goes a lot of tourists and researchers. Valley included in the nature reserve, so there are certain rules for the organization of excursions. The best way to get to the Valley by helicopter, but it is very expensive, so better rent a helicopter company.
In 2007, the year in the Valley there was a
mudslide, and then it's flooded, but in
2013 a new landslide destroyed the natural
dam, and geysers scored again, they
became even more.
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Kizhi island
This is one of the main
attractions of the Karelia Republic located in the North-West
region of Russia, bordering Finland and washed by the waters of the White sea. From the XIII-th century, there live the Karelians are a Finno-Ugric people, who found
themselves at the crossroads of
East and West.
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Kizhi island is a real Museum under the
open sky, nothing like the local wooden churches you
won't find anywhere else in the world. Especially beautiful 37-foot Church of the Transfiguration with its 22 domes. The Church was founded in the beginning of the XVIII-th century and built entirely of wood. In addition to it there is a wooden peasant houses, windmills, bell towers and barns. Indigenous local people is very small, but they carefully keep their traditions — weaving from birch bark crafts, do embroidery, sew national clothes, knit lace and sing folk songs.
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The Cathedral of St. Sophia in Novgorod
The incredible
beauty of the Church is the main Church of
Novgorod, a very ancient Russian settlement. The Cathedral, in turn, is the oldest surviving Church built by the Slavs, the construction of which was completed in 1050, the year. Hagia Sophia is located on the territory of the Novgorod Kremlin, the height of the Church — almost 40 meters.
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The temple is crowned with five cupolas and
holds some of the ancient Orthodox shrines, such as
the mother of God Icon "the Sign", which, according to legend, in 1170, the year saved Novgorod from attack by one of the princes. His army besieged the city, and when the people realized that can't fight back, they began to offer
prayers to the Lord. On the third night
of the siege Archbishop John heard the
voice of, who commanded him to leave
the Cathedral this icon, and follow the
will of God. When one of the arrows
of the besiegers hit the icon of the
blessed virgin shed tears, after which the
besieging army dropped their weapons
and ran away.
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Lake Baikal
This ancient lake is the cleanest and
deepest freshwater reservoir of the planet. It contains 20%
of world reserves of fresh water, and the depth of the lake is 1642 meters.
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Baikal was formed about 25 million years ago,
and now he is among the most famous and
beautiful bodies of water in the world. The lake is very large, so many locals call it the sea, and another common nickname — the Pearl of Siberia. If you decide to spend a few days here, you can stay at one of the tourist camps or rent a house, and for a very reasonable cost, and lovers of exotic holiday can pitch a tent in a picturesque place on the shore.
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The Hermitage
Тhe main Treasury of Russia, in
the literal and figurative sense of the word. Live
— because in the halls and storerooms of the Museum houses a huge number of priceless paintings,
jewelry, specimens, sculptures
and ceramics, then there just no!
Figuratively — because it reflects
the culture and history of Russia
and the world, that's a real book,
or rather, the whole works, but
instead of dry descriptions of
the beautiful masterpieces you
can see them firsthand, it is a
pity, you can't.
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The Museum began in 1764, the year as
a collection of paintings of the Empress Catherine II
the great, who spent large sums on the purchase of cloths of brilliant European artists. Most of the paintings hung in the halls of the famous Winter Palace (the favorite residence of Russian emperors), which then received the name "Hermitage" (in French it means "a secluded place, shelter").
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Initially, the masterpieces could not admire the ordinary
people — the Museum was opened to the public
in 1852. Anyone who has ever been to the Hermitage, you will remember it for a lifetime, because here there is absolutely incredible atmosphere, the luxury and splendour of the halls of the Palace will not leave anyone indifferent.
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Red square
All the major milestones of Russian history,
as evidenced by historical monuments, the place of execution,
where the Russian tsars executed troublemakers, criminals and rebels; the monument to Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, who
led the militia at the
beginning of the
seventeenth century, to
expel Moscow from the
Polish invaders;
the Lenin mausoleum
and many more.
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The Moscow Kremlin
To describe the beauty of unique
buildings and relics of the Moscow Kremlin, there are
not enough words even the great and mighty Russian language. Located in the historic centre of Russia's capital, this architectural ensemble
has long become the
hallmark of the country.
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St. Basil's Cathedra
This unusual and amazingly beautiful temple
is located in the center of Moscow, on red
square. Description of the Cathedral you'll find in any tourist guide, but it's better to see with your own eyes, because to describe it is impossible. It is similar to a huge fire burning in the heart of the Russian capital: when its colorful domes of Moscow plays bright the sun is, with no comparable spectacle.
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The Cathedral was built in 1555-1561-m years by
order of Ivan IV the terrible. According to legend,
after the completion of the cruel Russian Tsar ordered to blind the architects Barma and Postnik, so they were not able to build anything equal to this temple of beauty and grandeur. The king succeeded in any corner of the world there is nothing similar to this architectural masterpiece.
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Derbent
Unique city of the Russian Republic of Dagestan
is not very popular among tourists but is worth
visiting at least in order to walk down the streets of one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Derbent is known for its truly Caucasian hospitality
and rich cultural traditions.
Among the main cultural and
historical attractions of the
Derbent wall, which is about
1.5 thousand years, and the
Naryn-Kala, the ancient fortress
that once faithfully served the
defenders of the city. Here is the
oldest in the Muslim temple, the
Juma mosque, built in 733, the.
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Mountains Of Altai
If you think that the most
beautiful mountains on Earth — the Alps, then you
have not been to Altai. It is the highest mountain system in Siberia, in its territory converge the borders of Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, and unlike the European mountain resorts, there is still not all the paths trampled the ubiquitous tourists.
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In the Altai mountains are born the mighty
and flowing Siberian rivers — the Ob, Irtysh and
Yenisei, and in the stunning beauty of the valleys is inhabited by rare animals which are
not found anywhere
else. There are a lot
of poachers, with
whom the authorities
are trying to fight,
it is not very
successful, mainly
because the officials
themselves are not
seen in the destruction
of the unique
local fauna.
