Videos tagged with "west"

The Novgorod Region [01:01]
The Novgorod Region, the place where Russia's roots are, is located in the northwest of the country. Here in Valday, the Volga and Dnepr Rivers have their sources. The Great Novgorod Kremlin was the first model of Russian statehood. The ancient cathedrals and monasteries that stand on the banks of Lake Ilmen and the Volkhov River, have been home to the Russian Orthodox faith from the very beginning. A visit to the Novgorod region is a trip to the beginning of Russian history. Every year people gather here from all over the world to experience it. The city of Great Novgorod -- the first page of the alive chronicle of Russia.
Tags: tourism, discovery, ethnographic, adventure, pilgrimage, Novgorod, Valday, Volga, Dnepr, The, Great, Kremlin, Lake, Ilmen, ancient, cathedrals, Russia

The Pskov Region [01:01]
The Pskov Region lies at the western edge of Russia and it has always been the Russian border fortress. The Pskov Kremlin is the throne of the Holy Trinity and the homeland of Princess Olga. Today the region, which attracts pilgrims from all over the world. For hundreds of years, Pskov people kept their swords close at hand. Perhaps for this very reason they are happy to welcome friends and are known for their hospitality. The Pskov-Pechersky Monastery, the Pushkin Mountains, the Izborsk Kremlin and Lake Peipis (Chudskoe in Russian); ancient Slavic holidays on lake shores, commemorating great battles -- all this against the timeless and enduring backdrop of Pskov.
Tags: Pskov, Russia, Holy, Trinity, Princess, Olga, pilgrims, Pskov-Pechersky, Monastery, Izborsk, Kremlin, Lake, Peipis, tourism, discovery, ethnographic, pilgrimage, adventure

The Republic of Karelia [01:01]
The Republic of Karelia is located in the northwest of Russia. It's a land of a stark, but overwhelming beauty. Karelia has over 20 thousand rivers, and 60 thousand lakes, a paradise for every fisherman. Water tourism routes stretch across the White Sea and Lakes Ladoga and Onega. Russia's most famous monasteries are located on the Solovetsky Islands and the Valaam Archipelago. And on Kizhi Island there is the historic museum of Russian Wooden Architecture. In the Kalevala district, you can visit villages where well known folk songs were written, and enjoy Kalevala, the famous genre of Karelian-Finnish epic poetry. The Republic of Karelia is a land of folk takes and poetic lakes.
Tags: tourism, discovery, water, pilgrimage, adventure, 20000rivers, 60000lakes, fishing, White, Sea, Lake, Ladoga, Onega, Solovetsky, Islands, Valaam, Archipelago, Kalevala, Russia

Ho Chi Minh City to ....-Display.m4v [12:35]
Pictures so far from a trip from Ho Chi Minh to Paris. Includes photos from Vietnam, China, Mongolia and Russia
Tags: Ho Chi Minh to Paris, photos, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Russia, trans-sibieran, tran-mongolian, train, east, west, australian, lake baikal

Peter Finch and The Mole Bomb [01:44]

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