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Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I

Brest Litovsk during WWI during World War I

On August 4th, 2015, Warsaw, the capital of Russian Poland, surrendered to Germans without a fight. Fortresses at Kovno and Brest-Litovsk, among several others, capitulated. By September 18th when the fortress ... More

Astrakhan,  Alexander Boulevard

Astrakhan, Alexander Boulevard

Alexander boulevard. Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox ch... More

The river Klyazma. Gorokhovets Boiler and Shipbuilding Plant.

The river Klyazma. Gorokhovets Boiler and Shipbuilding Plant.

The river Klyazma. Gorokhovets Boiler and Shipbuilding Plant. Река Клязьма. Гороховецкий котельно-судостроительный завод.

Cemetery in the woods. Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.

Cemetery in the woods. Onega, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, White Sea.

The river Onega before the appearance of Arkhangelsk was the main driver of the Russian North when the owner of the White Sea was the Solovetsky Monastery, to which it served as the shortest route. The estuary ... More

Embarkment in Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River

Embarkment in Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River

Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches, including the... More

Kirzhach, Russia - Kirzhach River

Kirzhach, Russia - Kirzhach River

Kirzhach River In the XIX century, the life of the city was animated by the large trade road that ran through it - Stromynka, which connected Moscow with the textile edge. After the abolition of serfdom, indus... More

Voitskiy Falls., Russian Empire

Voitskiy Falls., Russian Empire

Voitskiy Falls. Located near the village of Nadvoitsa on the river Nizhny Vyg. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. Воицкий водопад. Находится у посёлка Надвоицы на реке Нижний Выг. Арханге... More

Steamboat. The Oka River. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia

Steamboat. The Oka River. Murom, Vladimir Province, Russia

Steamboat. The Oka River. Murom is one of the oldest cities in Russia. In the 9th century CE, Murom was the easternmost settlement of the East Slavs in the land of the Finno-Ugric people called Muromians and m... More

Astrakhan, View of the Police Bridge

Astrakhan, View of the Police Bridge

View of the Police Bridge Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthod... More

Arkhangelsk (Archangel) - Northern Dvina River

Arkhangelsk (Archangel) - Northern Dvina River

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

Vygoszero in front of Voitsky waterfall.

Vygoszero in front of Voitsky waterfall.

Vygoszero in front of Voitsky waterfall. Vygosero. The Voitski waterfall is also known under the names "Voitsky Padun" and "Nadvoitsky Falls". In the background, Nadvoitsa village is visible. Arkhangelsk Provin... More

Astrakhan, Kutum River embankment

Astrakhan, Kutum River embankment

Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches, including the... More

Boats, Arkhangelsk, Russian Empire, 19th century

Boats, Arkhangelsk, Russian Empire, 19th century

Port of Arkhangelsk (Archangel) on White sea, Northern Dvina River Public domain photograph of a canal, water landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Loading Barge on Northern Dvina. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Loading Barge on Northern Dvina. Arkhangelsk (Archangel)

Arkhangelsk (Russian: Арха́нгельск, also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea. The city spreads for over 40 kilometers (... More

Fruit gardens. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River

Fruit gardens. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River

Fruit gardens. Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches... More

Voitskiy Falls., Russian Empire

Voitskiy Falls., Russian Empire

Voitskiy Falls. Located near the village of Nadvoitsa on the river Nizhny Vyg. Arkhangelsk Province, Russia. Photos of Prokudin Gorsky. Воицкий водопад. Находится у посёлка Надвоицы на реке Нижний Выг. Арханг... More

Boat. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River

Boat. Astrakhan, South Russia city on Volga River

Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches, including the... More

Astrakhan boulevard, Russian Empire

Astrakhan boulevard, Russian Empire

Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches, including the... More

Houses on a river bank - Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, the town on the highway from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod and Klyazma river.

Houses on a river bank - Gorokhovets of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, the t...

Houses on Embankment street. Дома на Набережной улице. Public domain photograph of a historical landmark building in Russia, Russian architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Astrakhan, Burse on Kutum River Banks

Astrakhan, Burse on Kutum River Banks

Astrakhan is a city on the Volga River in southern Russia. It's known for the Astrakhan Kremlin, an expansive fortress built in the 1500s. Its values are home to several Russian Orthodox churches, including the... More