Ice Russia. Russia, being the coldest country of the world, is naturally the place where the first known ice palace (20 meters tall and 50 meters wide) appeared. Russia had…
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Borovsk Street art
Borovsk street art by Vladimir Ovchinnikov. Borovsk is an old town and the administrative center of Borovsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia. Borovsk is known to have existed since the…
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Kazan Puppet Theatre Ekiyat
Kazan Puppet Theatre Ekiyat (Jekijat), one of Russia’s largest puppet theaters, met the first audience in the new building on March 1, 2012. Ekiyat means Fairy Tale, a huge fancy…
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Torzhok gold embroidery
Famous for its gold embroidery, the ancient city of Torzhok in Tver region has always been considered the pride of Russia. This ancient city was founded by Novgorod merchants at…
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Russian artist Viktoria Tsarkova
Beautiful woman, young mother and talented Russian artist Viktoria Tsarkova was born April 8, 1983 in Alma – Ata, Kazakhstan, USSR. She grew up in a creative artistic atmosphere, her…
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Stone Flower inspiration
Stone Flower inspiration. Fairy tale about Stone Flower was written by Russian writer Pavel Bazhov. The tale was included in the collection “The Malachite Casket”, based on Ural folklore and…
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