If you're happy to see more.
Now, what's this church steeple doing in the middle of the river? Well, Uncle Joe Stalin decreed that a waterway must go through this area in the 1930s. So, the people that lived in the small town that's under the water here were forcibly moved out and the area flooded leaving the chuch steeple on view. Note the large radio telescope in the background.
They don't just have plain locks on the waterways in Russia. Look at this one with the ornate statues. Typical Soviet style.
Here's another typical Soviet era statue, Mother Volga. This is where one of the canals meets the River Volga.
Here are two very smart ladies in traditional country costumes in Yaraslavl.
This is the Everlasting Flame at the WW2 Memorial in Yaroslavl. They call it The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 in Russia. They are very serious about memorials to this war as it is estimated that over 20 million Russians lost their lives in the conflict. That's a huge number.
This is the Lubianka in Moscow. This was the dreaded HQ of the KGB (but not now).
This was a place that no-one wanted to enter as huge numbers did not come out alive.
Thank you very much for sharing your pictures with us nivrip they are great and show what a diverse culture Russia is. It looks like you had a marvellous time over there. By the way what is the food like? and any photo's of the delicacies you had there.
