Historical and modern photos of Russia, Europe and St. Petersburg, tourist & historical places. Travel stories. - Part 22

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Novosibirsk, Russia

Novosibirsk, Russia

19 октября 2007 — HDR (HDRi) photos and tutorials

Novosibirsk is Russia’s third largest city, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast. It is also the largest city in Siberia and the administrative center of Siberian Federal District, in the southwest of which it is located. Read more on Wikipedia (c) tsteve

St. Petersburg to Get Private Sub Museum

8 августа 2007 — News

Russia’s only surviving Soviet submarine of the S-189 class, now docked at the Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment opposite the Admiral Nakhimov monument, is set to become a new private museum in the city.

Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden

7 августа 2007 — HDR (HDRi) photos and tutorials

Stockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden, and consequently the site of the national Swedish government and parliament as well as the official residence of the Swedish monarch. Stockholm has been the political and economic centre of Sweden since the 13th century. Today it is the largest municipality of Sweden, with a population […]

Minsk, Belarus

Minsk, Belarus

3 августа 2007 — HDR (HDRi) photos and tutorials

Minsk is the capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). As the national capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the administrative centre of Minsk voblast (province) and Minsk raion. Read more […]

Greeks on the Black Sea at the J. Paul Getty Center

31 июля 2007 — News

The J. Paul Getty Center in Los Angeles, USA, is hosting until September 3 2007 a fascinating exhibition dedicated to the civilisation of the Greeks at the Black Sea, were they were colonists, conquerors, sailors and merchants.

Audit finds 160,000 Russian artefacts stolen

31 июля 2007 — News

It’s been almost a year since a curator was linked to the theft of millions of dollars worth of art, jewellery and religious icons from Russia’s Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.

Iranian arts exhibited in Amsterdam

31 июля 2007 — News

The Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam is holding a six month exhibition titled Persia: Thirty Centuries of Culture and Art.

New Lottery Just The Ticket for City Hall

31 июля 2007 — News

City Hall has found a new way of taxing the credulity of the poor. Instead of gaming halls, which are to be banned from Jan. 1, 2008, gamblers are being offered a state lottery alternative.

High speed for St.Petersburg women on high heels

High speed for St.Petersburg women on high heels

31 июля 2007 — News

Women in St.Petersburg have taken part in a race wearing shoes on 9 cm stiletto heels competing for a prize of around $US 2,000.

Iceland

Iceland

31 июля 2007 — HDR (HDRi) photos and tutorials

Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland is a country of northwestern Europe, comprising the island of Iceland and its outlying islets in the North Atlantic Ocean between the rest of Europe and Greenland. Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Due to its location on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Iceland is volcanically and geologically active on […]