Russia - Unesco Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea, Karelia

Sender: Oleg

Russia - Unesco Golden Mountains of Altai Republic

Sent from Altai republic by Liza

Sender: Julia

Altai Republic sent from Leningrad oblast

Russia - Unesco Uvs Nuur Basin in Tuva RepublicTuva

Sender: Julia

Tuva Republic sent from Leningrad Oblast

Russia - Unesco Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent

Sender: Julia

Sender: Elizaveta blank in envelope from Moscow

Russia - Unesco Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture

The Church of St. George on the Vzvoz

Sender: Elvi (Tag)

Pskov Kremlin.  The church in the background is Holy Trinity Cathedral - Orthodox Church in Pskov, the Cathedral of the diocese of Pskov and is part of the architectural ensemble of Pskov Krom and is its main structure.  It is situated at the banks of the Velikaya river.

Sender: Liza

The church in the background is Holy Trinity Cathedral - Orthodox Church in Pskov, the Cathedral of the diocese of Pskov and is part of the architectural ensemble of Pskov Krom and is its main structure.  It is situated at the banks of the Velikaya river.

Sender: Julia K. (PIF)

Russia - Unesco Virgin Komi Forests - Komi republic

Sender: Julia

Russia - Unesco Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings

Sender: Julia

Russia - Unesco Lena Pillars Nature Park

Sender: Oleg

Russia - Unesco Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex

Sender: Oleg T.

Russia - Unesco Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk

Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk  is a male monastery

It is said to be situated on the town-island of Sviyazhsk, but actually there is access by earth to the main territory. It was built in 1555, in the same time as Diocese of Kazan was established, and was the main educational and enlightenment center there during XVI—XVIII centuries, in the program of Russian tzar Ivan the Terrible to colonize Volga region. In particular, it had one of the first printing presses in Russia, along with Moscow Print Yard. The frescoes of the monastery are among the best in Russia.

Sender: Oleg T.

Russia - Unesco Lake Baikal , Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia

Unesco Baikal lake sent from Irkutsk Oblast by Lizaveta

Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world.

It is located in southern Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast.

Sender: Julia

Russia - Unesco Struve Geodetic Arc in Hogland Island, Russia

Hogland (or Goglad) island is an island in the gulf of Finland in the eastern Baltic Sea, west of St. Petersburg. It belongs to Russia's Kingiseppsky District in the Leningrad Oblast.

Hogland's tourist industry is growing in importance, with most tourists coming from St. Petersburg, and some from Finland. In 2006, however, Russian authorities declared Hogland a "border area", which means that foreign nationals are not allowed to travel to the island without special permits. This limits tourism from abroad to small groups, admitted one at a time, and adds extensive bureaucracy to applications for permission to visit the island.

Hogland has been inhabited by ethnic Finns since at least the 16th century, but it has changed hands several times. Throughout much of its history the island was part of the Kingdom of Sweden, which controlled Finland; however, after the Great Northern War (as part of which, the Action of 22 July 1713 took place near the island),the Russian Empire, under Tsar Peter I, claimed the island. Peter then had the island's first lighthouse built in 1723. 

Sender: Julie K.

Russia - The Kazan Cathedral - Unesco Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments

   

Sender: RU-10720784

Sender: Irina

Russia - Unesco Western Caucasus

Sender: Julia 

Russia - Unesco Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands - Arkhangelsk Oblast

Sender: Oleg

Russia - Unesco Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery - The Virgin Nativity Monastery of St. Therapont of Beloozero - Vologda oblast

Sender: Julia

Russia Unesco Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent (Sent from Moscow)

Sender: Nadya

Russis - Unesco Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye (Sent from Moscow)

The Church of the Ascension and The Church of The St. Georgy with Belltower

Sender: Nadya

Russia - Unesco Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve (Sent from Smolens Oblast)

Sender: Irina