Tag: “Russia”

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  1. Afternoon trip to Bogolyubovo

    The small community of Bogolyubovo is often overlooked by tourists seeing the sights of Russia's famed Golden Ring... but if you're in the Vladimir Region, it's definitely worth an afternoon.

  2. Ivan the Great Bell Tower

    Shot at the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia

  3. A Hobbit's Home?

    A small private chapel in the Novodevichy Monastery, which is also very pretty in the spring.

  4. Dobroye

    Located on the eastern edge of the city of Vladimir, the Dobroye neighborhood is not generally visited by tourists. Mostly known as a sleepy neighborhood, filled with non-descript Soviet-era apartment buildings, it is also home to a few interesting churches.

  5. Surreal Beauty: The Disintegrating Remains of the Khrapovitsky Estate

    About forty-five minutes from the small Russian city of Vladimir sits the remains of the Khrapovitsky Estate, a former glorious monument to the wealth and megalomania of the Russian nobility, now disintegrating into the weeds.

  6. Sunday at Peterhoft

    Sunny weekend days are special at Peterhoft (Petrodvorets) near St. Petersburg, Russia.

  7. Murom

    This small, historic city, founded in the 9th century on Russia's Golden Ring, is located approximately 300km east of Moscow on the Oka River.

  8. Downtown Tula

    The historic city of Tula was founded in the 14th century. The downtown (or "center") is a pleasant place for a stroll.

  9. Trinity Church

    The Trinity Church, located in Theater Square, Vladimir, Russia currently houses a Museum of Blown Glass.

  10. Novodevichy Cemetery

    Founded in the late 1800s next to the 16th century Novodevichy Monastery, Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery is regarded as the most famous cemetery in Russia. Not only does it house some of Russia's most famous dead (including Khruschev, Gogol, Bulgakov, Shostakovich and many others), but the graves are not mere tombstones, they're works of art.