Nature in Priryat, the city which became abandoned after the Chernobyl
Disaster, looks really beautiful in winter. Let's check out the city itself.
Pripyat was founded in 1970 to house workers for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was officially proclaimed a city in 1979 but was abandoned in 1986 following
the Chernobyl disaster. Currently Pripyat is being supervised by the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine as part of the Zone of Alienation jurisdiction.
Categories Photos, Russian Nature
Check out these rare photographs of the Black Sea being flozen. It does
happen sometimes but is still considered a natural phenomenon.
Categories Photos, Russian Nature
It feels more comfortable in the summertime in the Crimea. However, in winter, it
is just as beautiful. Check out the photographs of the Crimea in winter.
Categories Culture, Photos, Russian People
Malanka is a Ukrainian and Belarusian folk holiday celebrated on January 13, which is New Year's Eve in accordance with the Julian calendar. On this day, people traditionally
go from house to house playing pranks or acting out a small play, dressed as bears and Gipsies, with a bachelor dressed in women's clothing leading the troop.
Categories Photos, Russian Nature
Check out these beautiful photographs taken in
winter in the city of Shatura, the Moscow Region.
Categories Photos, Russian Nature
If you want to spend your winter vacation in a picturesque place but don't have a lot of money
to spend, the Crimea is what you need. Below are pictures taken there in wintertime.
Categories Automotive, Other, Russian People, Society
If you decide to travel in winter while in Russia, using a car is not a very good idea. It is too cold, there is a
lot of snow everywhere and a day is very short. Let us see what it means to travel by Russian railways.
Categories Automotive, Funny, Photos, Russian People
These are photographs of the so called 'Nothern capital' of
Russia, Saint Petersburg, taken just days before the New Year.
If in summer many people like to have rest on the banks of Issyk Kul Lake, then in winter they prefer
going to the ski center in Karakol. The skiing season here lasts from November till April.
