The Swan Canal
Saint Petersburg. The Summer Gardens The Swan Canal
Upper Swan Bridge
Saint Petersburg. The Summer Gardens Upper Swan Bridge
The Summer Gardens Statues adorning the walks
Saint Petersburg. The Summer Gardens Statues adorning the walks
The Summer Gardens
Saint Petersburg. The Summer Gardens
Y. Velten and P. Yegorov The grille on the Neva side. 1784
Saint Petersburg. The Summer Gardens Architects: Y. Velten and P. Yegorov The grille on the Neva side. 1784
Autumn
Saint Petersburg. The Summer Gardens Autumn
View of the Coffee-house from the Fontanka River
Saint Petersburg. The Summer Gardens View of the Coffee-house from the Fontanka River
C. Rossi. The Coffee-house
Saint Petersburg. The Summer Gardens Architect:C. Rossi. The Coffee-house (the Rossi Pavilion). 1826
Statues of the main avenue
Saint Petersburg. The Summer Gardens Statues of the main avenue
The Summer Gardens Autumn leaves
Saint Petersburg. The Summer Gardens Autumn leaves
Moscow. The Red square.
Moscow. The Red square. Day 9 –the 40th Anniversery of the Soviet Peoples Victory in the great Patriotic War 1941-1945/ 1985
Moscow
The first chronicle inscription about Moscow dates back to 1147 when Suzdal Prince Juri Dolgoruki “founded the cornerstone of the city of Moscow in the mouth of the Neglinnaia River up the river Jauza”. The white-stone Moscow, as it is called from the ancient times for the colour of the stone walls and towers of…
Uglich
It is hard to notice the moment when in enters the Volga, along the banks of which the constellation of the old Russian towns is situated. One of them is Uglich, which is the port of call of the ship on the way to the capital of the Russia. The ancient manuscripts recreate the events…
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk. In 1703 Peter the Great founded the iron-making and cannon-casting plants on the forest river Lososinka. Around them the Peter’s settlement has developed. Nowadays Petrozavodsk is an industrial and cultural center of the North-West of Russia. Having passed the system of rivers, reservoirs, lakes and assended the “staircase” of the Volgo-Balt lock, the ship…
Kizhi
The lake Ladoga. is for the first time mentioned in the chronicles of the 9th century. In those days had a Karellian name “sevo”, which means “an open swamp”. Actually, it would be more exact if this lake, which is the biggest in Europe fresh water reservoir, would be called the Ladoga Sea. We are…
Ladoga
The ship will cover more than 70 kilometers up the river and reach the Ladoga Lace, with gives source to the Neva river, carrying its swift waters into the Gult of Finland. 20 kilometers away from the river terminal there’s a settlement Ust-lzhora, situated on the right bank of the river. Here in 1240 the…
Staint Petersburg
We’ve in Staint Petersburg. St. Petersburg, that was the name of the Russian capital up to 1914, appeared in the mouth of the Neva river to the order of Peter the Great. It opened the “window to Europe” for Russia. The city, famous for the unique architectural ensembles, museums, theatres, is the second largest (after…
A hall in the Hermitage Museum
Treasure Chamber of Human Genius Roaming around Saint Petersburg in winter, you are sure to find places where winter offers you something that is all of its own. The frozen channels, frost-covered bridges, and numerous snow-capped monuments and statues are full of especial charm. A walk in Saint Petersburg in winter will show you the…
Heart of Moscow
Red Square Take a good look at the ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin. Its buildings stand on a steep hill, washed at the foot by the Moskva River. Behind the turreted crenelated walls overlooking the bank, stand the cathedrals, palaces and bell-towers whose sky-piercing silhouette imparts a sunny grace. One begins sightseeing in Moscow, as…
The monument to Peter the Great.
The Lower Park. The monument to Peter the Great.
The Hermitage pavilion.
The Lower Park. The Hermitage pavilion.
The Monplaisir palace.
The Monplaisir palace. The central hall.
The Sheaf fontain in front of the Monplaisir palace.
The Lower Park. The Sheaf fontain in front of the Monplaisir palace.
The Pyramid fountain.
The Lower Park. The Pyramid fountain.
The Sun fountain.
The Lower Park. The Sun fountain.
The Little Oak-Tree fountain.
The Lower Park. The Little Oak-Tree fountain.
The Chess Mountain cascade of fontains.
The Lower Park. The Chess Mountain cascade of fontains.
The Rome fontains.
The Lower Park. The Rome fontains.
The Eve fontain.
The Lower Park. The Eve fontain.
The Lower Park.
The Lower Park. The Danaide fountain.
The Great Palce.
The Great Palce. The Patridge quest room.
The Great Palace.
The Great Palace. The Chesmensky hall.
The Grate Palace.
The Grate Palace. The western Chinese Chamber.
The Great Palace.
The Great Palace. The Throne Hall.
The Lower Park.
The Lower Park. The Grand Cascade Complex. The western part of the Cascade.
The Lower Park.
The Lower Park. The Grand Cascade. The Samson founain.
The Lower Park.
The Lower Park. The sea canal.
The Lower Park.
The Lower Park. Panorama of the central part of the park.
The Upper Park.
The Upper Park. Fontaine Neptune.
The Great Palace.
The Great Palace. View of the southern facade from the Upper Park.
The Conservatoire building after reconstruction (the 1900s).
The Conservatoire building after reconstruction (the 1900s).
Teatralnaya Square in Moscow.
Teatralnaya Square in Moscow. Moscow: the Bolshoi Theater (centre) and the Maly Theater (the 1860s).
Red Square
Red Square. Moscow