TAKEN IN ГАНИНА ЯМА (РОССИЯ)

TAKEN ABOVE RIVER OB (RUSSIA) - ВЫШЕ РЕКИ ОБЬ (РОССИЯ)

Hard to imagine: This is the last bridge across the river "Ob". The next 1200 kilometer downwards to the river outfall there is no other one.

TAKEN IN NORTHERN RUSSIA

TAKEN IN НОВЫЙ УРЕНГОЙ (РОССИЯ) - NOVY URENGOY (RUSSIA) PART I

The northernmost mosque I have ever seen.

This city is so new that other religions just started thither.

If Gothamist would know - freezing light would be a real great foolish act.

TAKEN IN НОВЫЙ УРЕНГОЙ (РОССИЯ) - NOVY URENGOY (RUSSIA) PART II

We had a little ice and snowball fight.

But the fountain of peace ...

... brimmed for friendship.

TAKEN IN СУРГУТ (РОССИЯ) - SURGUT (RUSSIA)

Surgut - one of the oldest sibirian towns. The name comes from "rich in fish" and the river "Ob" is just near by.

Russian train. Sometimes the only ink in the black and white north.

Open day at central station during back filling coal reserve.

TAKEN IN КУШВА (РОССИЯ) - KUSHVA (RUSSIA)

Kushva is known to be a good spot for ice-fishing. So you will see a lot of ice-angler "to be on ice".

No surprise that there is a crater on mars named after Kushva.

In soviet era people tempted to destroy this church. Nowadays there is interest to rebuild.

An asia-europe boarderstone is located not far from Kushva. Because of position you will find it colder and colder then in Kushva city.

MORE KUSHVA PICTURES.

TAKEN AT EKATERINBURG MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

Socialist Realism on his contemporary side.

Blochin cast an eye at his own painting.

One to one copy or copy unlike the original. It's your call.

TAKEN IN ПЕРВОУРАЛЬСК (РОССИЯ) - PERVOURALSK (RUSSIA)

Snowboarding the Ural-Mountains. We initialized the season with our popular jack-o'-lantern.

TAKEN IN HEBЬЯАНСК (РОССИЯ) - NEV'YANSK (RUSSIA)

The early bird gets the worm. With the early Express-Train we had a run in the country.

Don´t tell only the Italians know how to build a leaning Tower.

Inside orthodoxy.

Russian church is rarely in a squeeze.

Fresh meat russian-winter-style.

TAKEN IN НИЖНЯЯ СИНЯЧИХА (РОССИЯ) - NIZHNYAYA SINYACHIKHA (RUSSIA)

The so called "Weddingroom". I wish a good night.

I agree: jumping-pictures are out of fashion. But this one was just to alluring. My personal way of aerial photography.

TAKEN AND PICKED FOR E-LEARNING

For getting started with russian language skills the opportunity to watch children´s programme arises: Маша и Медведь (Masha and the bear). Not forgetting the unique UAZ 452.

TAKEN IN TURGENEVA STREET

Lenin at work. Russian stencil art.

I feel silhouetted against my pedigree dog. Hope they are not going to book me because of puppy milling.

An alternative version of perimeter advertising.

Shut your mouth, you'll catch a fish.

TAKEN AT GRANIZA EUROPE-ASIA

YOU ARE LEAVING THE ASIAN SECTOR.

You think money doesn't grow on trees? In Russia people are ingenious. Russian cash machine I.

I don't have a money tree. But this guy has. Russian cash machine II.

TAKEN IN WAINERA STREET