Tag: White Sea

  • Top 25 Russia Beyond Articles You May Have Missed in 2022

    Top 25 Russia Beyond Articles You May Have Missed in 2022

    Our authors traveled through Russia from the Chukotka Peninsula to the north to find the best stories for you, dug deep into history and revealed the most interesting episodes from the past. Below is a list of the best examples of our culture and lifestyle stories about Russia. And of course the best recipes. Enjoy!…

  • 5 Dutchmen who nobly served Russia

    5 Dutchmen who nobly served Russia

    As born sailors and shipbuilders, the Dutch made a huge contribution to the creation of the regular Russian navy. As captains they gave that honor on more than one occasion with their victories in battle. 1. Franz Timmerman Franz Timmerman. Adriaan Schoonebeek At the end of the 1680s, Tsar Peter I, who in the following…

  • The most beautiful island monasteries in Russia

    The most beautiful island monasteries in Russia

    During the tsarist period, they were major religious centers and pilgrimages. During the Soviet era, they were converted into prisons, military schools and homes for people with disabilities. Valaam Monastery Kremlin.ru One of Russia’s most famous monasteries is located on the islands in the Valaam archipelago in the northern part of Lake Ladoga. According to…

  • 10 modern paintings from the life of Peter the Great

    10 modern paintings from the life of Peter the Great

    The year 2022 marks the 350th anniversary of the birth of the first Russian emperor. For this occasion, contemporary artists have painted some important scenes and intrigues from the life of the great Peter. 1. Ilya Zorkin. The beginning of autocracy, 2022 30paintings.ru The above painting depicts Peter surrounded by the patriarch, Streltsy and the…

  • This was Russia’s only window into Europe for centuries

    This was Russia’s only window into Europe for centuries

    Until Peter I struggled to create his “window to Europe” through the Baltic Sea, the only window of its kind that Russia ever had was located in the Arctic Ocean. It was the city of Arkhangelsk. Today, Russia is washed away by 13 seas. However, this was not always the case. In the 16th century,…

  • The Russian cargo company denies violating Finnish aviation rules

    The Russian cargo company denies violating Finnish aviation rules

    The Russian airline AirBridgeCargo says that its aircraft did not violate Finnish aviation rules when it made a long detour from Moscow to Leipzig over the weekend. In a short press release, the company discussed the unusual flight route of their plane from Moscow via Finland to Germany, which received attention over the weekend. The…

  • A Russian cargo plane makes an unexplained orbit over Finland

    A Russian cargo plane makes an unexplained orbit over Finland

    A large Russian cargo plane made a long, unexpected and unexplained route over Central and Southern Finland on Saturday night, passing the Finnish Air Force headquarters and intelligence unit. According to military and security experts interviewed by Yle, the reason for the flight detour could be either a Russian protest or an intelligence operation as…

  • Archaic villages on the White Sea

    Archaic villages on the White Sea

    Historian and architectural expert William Brumfield discovers the wooden corpses in life in the Russian north. Company. St. Church. Peter & Paul, south view. Right background: village house & Virma River. July 7, 2000 William Brumfield In the early 20th century, Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for vivid, detailed color…