River cruises in Russia (Moscow-St. Petersburg): Russian North nature and architechure wonders

Photos index on river cruise

I'm glad to welcome You to this website. It contains an illustrated gallery of scenes from cruise between Moscow and St Petersburg. You can click the photo and read a short description of the episode.

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On river - morning. The start of cruise.
Museum of vodka (do you know what is it? :)) in Uglich town. It was prohibited to make photos. :)
Museum of vodka in Uglich: device for making hooch.
Collection of vodka bottles in the museum. Ancient people were wery strengthful...
Kirillo-Belozerskii monastery: what for the defending wall doing near the lake?
Kirillo-Belozerskii monastery: the tower. Belozerskii is translated as White-Lake.
Tower at Kirillo-Belozerskii monastery - another view.
View of the early morning at this river cruise: Svir river.
Another view: morning at river trip.
Another view: morning at river trip.
Seagulls at Onego Lake: they are flying after the deck and try to catch pieces of bread people throw to them.
Kizhi from very far: these green islands are the visiting card of the region.
Kizhi at Onego Lake: this is a wonderful village of wooden architecture.
Main Kizhi crurch from the island.
The main church of Kizhi: full view.
The part of church of Kizhi
Looking from the main church of Kizhi to Onego water...
Burial place at Kizhi. Wooden...
Kizhi Church ansamble from near
A part of Kizhi church: no iron parts except modern lightning conductor
Wooden mill at Kizhi - without any iron part or nail.
White night on Onego Lake. Really, it is morning.
The coast of Valaam island on Ladoga Lake
A fairy view from high coast of Valaam to Ladoga lake.
This is the rocky coast of Valaam (from inner gulf).
Me at Valaam island
Me at Vallaam island: the coast is very rocky and high. The Ladoga lake is seen.
The tree on Valaam
Lake inside th Valaam island. This is a historical place - the first monks lived near it.
Old deadfall of trees at Valaam
A fairy view from island Valaam to the one of its inner gulfs, formed by Ladoga lake
One more view to gulf of Ladoga lake
The coast of Valaam island is curved and ancient - stones are water-cut.
Pines at the Valaam coast - a wonderful samle of Russian North nature.
Gulf of Ladoga lake at Valaam
North port of Valaam island - now is not used.
The old north port at Valaam
Simply a pine
At the road to Skitskii island this stone is settled at 1863.
The way To Skitskii island - a part of Valaam - crosses the lake. The road is destroyed and risky...
The All The Saint's skete - church and living place at Skitskii island.
Sunfall at Ladoga Lake: white night... We enter to Ladoga.
Spaso-Preobrazensky cathedral at the center of Valaam.
Spaso-Preobrazhenkii cathedral at Valaam - view from close place.
Leshevoe lake at Valaam island - it is across the road. This lake should be full of fish.
White nights at Ladoga lake.
White nights at Ladoga lake.
White nights - the sun is lower than the horizon, but not very deep.
The deep night - white night becomes red.
The end of the trip - we are near St. Petersburg. I liked to stand up early at this cuise- the sun is rising. It worth doing it.