Kronshlot's lighthouses lit up again
Kronshlot's lighthouses lit up again for the first time in 319 years.
This was the testing of the light schemes of the oldest fortification of the Russian fleet in the Baltic.
Now in St. Petersburg they are working on the restoration of the historical fortifications of Kronstadt. Governor Alexander Beglov found the money a few years ago - according to the national project for the transformation of the territory, a tourist and recreational cluster "Island of Forts" is being created here.
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A midday shot from a cannon in Saint-Petersburg
The tradition of the noon cannon shot.
Shooting from a cannon about important events really began in St. Petersburg almost immediately after the founding of the city. Since the summer of 1703, the cannon on the Sovereign Bastion of the Peter and Paul Fortress announced the beginning and termination of work.
Already in 1704, a flag was raised and lowered on the Sovereign's bastion under a cannon salvo, which was raised "from the breaking of dawn to evening." Later, from the rampart of the Admiralty, the cannon began to notify about the rise of water in the Neva during floods.
The tradition of shooting at noon was born on the Black Sea. In 1819, Admiral Greig, who commanded the Black Sea Fleet at that time, ordered every day at exactly 12:00 to fire a cannon at the forts of Sevastopol and Nikolaev: this signal was used to check all the main service chronometers on ships and on land. In 1865, St. Petersburg joined this tradition, in 1872 - Kronstadt, in 1889 - Vladivostok. On February 6 (18), 1865, a cannon shot was fired over the Neva River for the first time from the Admiralty yard at exactly noon. In the autumn of 1872, the signal cannon was moved to the Peter and Paul Fortress on the Naryshkin bastion.
After the revolution, this tradition was considered bourgeois. In Sevastopol, they stopped shooting back in 1922, and in Leningrad, the townspeople stopped checking their watches by the noon shot in 1934.
They resumed shooting after 23 years. In connection with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the city, on June 23, 1957, the noon shot began to be fired again.
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Rzhevsky Memorial
A memorial complex dedicated to the memory of Soviet soldiers who fell in the battles near Rzhev in 1942-1943 during the Great Patriotic War. It was erected on the site of the fierce battles of the Rzhev-Vyazma operation on the initiative of veterans of the Great Patriotic War by the Russian Military Historical Society with the support of the Union State, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the government of the Tver Region and the Victory Museum. It was created exclusively on public donations. Opened on June 30, 2020
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Tobolsk is the pearl of Siberia
The city is a museum of monuments of stone and wooden architecture. The most famous complex is the stone Kremlin of the XVII century. It is the only one in Siberia.
The history of the city began in 1587 with a wooden prison, which was founded by Cossacks. Before Catherine's reforms, Tobolsk was the main city of the vast Siberian province.
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Mesmerizing views of the Gulf of Finland from the Lakhta Center skyscraper
Residents of the city were pleased with a sightseeing tour with views of the Gulf of Finland and Gazprom Arena from one of the floors of the Lakhta Center
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A lonely poplar with a cascade of springs is a natural monument of Kalmykia
According to one assumption, the tree was planted in the XIX century by a Buddhist monk, according to another - by a local forester who had his own farm in the Har Buluk gully.
This poplar is listed in the National Register of Old-Growth Trees and is part of a specially protected area. It refers to the objects of worship of followers of Buddhism.
Ladoga skerries - the pearl of Karelia
Karelia. Ladoga skerries are the pearl of the republic. Places of amazing pristine beauty!
The National Park on Lake Ladoga preserves a landmark created by nature - unique complexes of skerries.
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Congratulations on Defender of the Fatherland Day on Novy Arbat
February 23 at the New Arbat in Moscow
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Leg training at home
A selection of effective exercises from fitness trainers. Progress in a week!
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Beauty from the Leningrad zoo
Beauty from the Leningrad zoo - males of the white and common peacock spread their luxurious tail feathers.
A feather on the horizontal bar
How is this element done on the horizontal bar:
1. Take hold of the horizontal bar with two hands with the upper grip
2. We do a flip lift without touching the horizontal bar with our body
It is far from an easy element! Of course, speed plays a big role here! In addition, you need to do a flip lift at least 5 times, or even more, while doing so much without a break (non-stop)! All sports motivation and enjoy watching!
Sochi. Adler. Rosa Khutor. Krasnaya Polyana
Krasnodarskiy kray. Sochi, Adler. Krasnaya Polyana, Rosa Khutor is a place of attraction for lovers of mountain recreation and confusion in definitions.
In the second half of the 19th century, the conquest of the Caucasus ended. Immigrants from the Russian Empire settled here, who named their settlement Romanovsky. According to legend, in 1878, Greek settlers appeared in these places, who were impressed by the area in bright autumn shades near Romanovskaya. This is how the name Krasnaya Polyana appeared, then the village of Romanovka was renamed in a similar way.
It turns out that Krasnaya Polyana is a locality and the center of the district, which is also the name of the entire local resort cluster. The villages of Estosadok, Kepsha and Chvizhepse, Medoveyevka belong to the Krasnopolyansky district. But Alpika-Service, Gazprom (Laura), Rosa Khutor, Gorki Gorod are the infrastructure of Esto Sadok.
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The most beautiful railway in Russia
To admire this beauty, you need to come to the village of Guamka in the Krasnodar Territory and buy a ticket for the narrow-gauge railway to the Guam Gorge. Come in the morning and on a weekday, it can be too crowded on weekends
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A walk through the Summer Garden in Saint-Petersburg
Brilliant St. Petersburg. The garden and park ensemble "Summer Garden" is a fairy tale in the center of the stone jungle
The brainchild of Peter the Great and the pearl of the park necklace of the Northern Capital. Many architects and skilled gardeners, Russian and foreign, worked on its creation. The date of foundation is considered to be 1704.The "business card" of the garden is its most beautiful fence, created under Catherine II. In the 19th century, it was said that the lattice of the Summer Garden, as well as the magnificent embankments of St. Petersburg, deserve to be world landmarks!
During the Great Patriotic War, an anti-aircraft crew was stationed here. The statues were carefully buried and returned to their places after the war. Currently, the Summer Garden has been completely restored and welcomes visitors with silence, regularity and coolness. By the way, in order to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a bygone era, you can put on luxurious clothes of the Peter the Great era. A local costume rental organization offers them for a reasonable fee.
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