Winter in Russia

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Belukha Mount. The Karaturek Pass, Altai 

Belukha Mountain, located in the Katun Mountains, is the highest peak of the Altai Mountains in Russia and the highest of the system of the South Siberian Mountains. It is part of the World Heritage Site entitled Golden Mountains of Altai.

Received on 11 May, 2015

Sent by Anastasia ( Novosibirsk, Russia) 

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Road to Viluchinsky Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 

UNESCO World Heritage

Received on 22 Sep, 2021

Dent by  Maryosha ( Fryzino, Russsia) 

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Winter in the USSR. 1935

Received on 2 Jul, 2014

Sent by Marina ( Moscow, Russia)

 

Yerevan

Monument of David Sasunski in Yerevan, Armenia

My collection  Soviet Union

The Joy of Cycling

I. K. Inha ( 1865 Virrat –1930, Helsinki) was a Finnish photographer, author, translator, and journalist. Inha is considered to be one of the grand masters of Finnish photography. Sometimes he is even referred to as "the national photographer" of Finland. He is especially known for his documentation of Finnish folk tradition, old habits and customs, and landscapes. In addition to his documentary work he was a significant portrayer of modernisation in the early 20th century.

Inha was an avid cyclist and made many of his trips in Finland and in Europe on a bike. He was also among the first to import bicycles to Finland and even the Finnish word for bicycle (polkupyörä) is often claimed to have been coined by Inha. In this photo Inha's brother drives a big wheel bicycle at Virrat and villagers follow him.

Facebook swap from Sari

A finnish couple going shopping on wheels.
Direct swap from Mari in Helsinki.

That's mine!
Soviet Union Illustrated Monthly, 1954
My old collection

Evening in Sotchi

The Finnish group from Vaasa region got an invitation to dinner, offered by Sotshi Intourist.

The dinner was served on the 7th of November 1981 at restaurant Kamelia Sotchi.

 

" The dinner was excellent and the show after that was wonderful."

Restaurant Kamelia, Sotchi
 

Sotchi - The Pearl of Black Sea

Сочи. Сквер со сталагмитами ( ? )

I tried to translate by google ......

Park with stalagmites or Stalagmite Square

Tippukiviaukio Sotshissa

1981 my mother writes:

" My first day here and I'm recovering from the flight.

This place is beautiful, so warm and lots of lovely flowers in the parks.

Take care!  "

Näytä suurempi kartta

View from Lenin Hills

Moskow 13.7. 1976

to my father, mother and sister from family friends.

Greetings from Moskow!
A view from Lenin Hills, at the front Luzhniki stadium. 

Sparrow Hills (from 1935-1999 – Lenin Hills) is the name of a location in the south-west of Moscow, positioned on the high right bank of the Moscow River and covered in forest.

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Memorial to the Defenders of Moskow

To my father, mother and sister 6.11.1975 from family friends

Moskovan puolustajien monumentti on suuren isänmaallisen sodan Moskovan taistelussa kuolleiden muistoksi rakennettu muistomerkkikompleksi. Muistomerkki valmistui vuonna 1974. Muistomerkin betoninen obeliski on 42 metriä korkea ja se kuvaa kolmea tyyliteltyä kiväärin pistintä. Muistomerkki alueeseen kuuluu, myös 27 metriä korkea Kunnian kukula, joukkohautakumpu, johon haudattiin ensimmäiset uhrit jo vuonna 1941

Memorial to the Defenders of Moscow

This memorial is dedicated to the Russian defenders of Moscow, during the Battle of Moscow and is built on the spot where the first Russian soldiers were buried in mass grave in the winter 1941. The 42 meters high bayonet shaped concrete memorial symbolize the riffle. It stands on a mass grave known as " Hill of Glory" which rises to a height of 27 meters. 



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Fountain Friendship of Nations

Kansojen ystävyys-suihkulähde

5.9.1988 from my sister.

The People’s Friendship Fountain (also known as Friendship of Nations) on Moscow features 16 gilded statues of maidens in their national costumes, representing all the Soviet Union Republics. The fountain is framed by an octahedral bowl of red granite with a surface area of 4,000 square meters. The fountain is serviced by a complex system of eight powerful pumps that can shoot 1,200 liters of

water from 800 jets to the height of 24 meters per second.