View of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, in the courtyards of Gorokhovets, Vladimir oblast.
This is a project of collecting postcards from all over the world. Please send me postcards of your beautiful countries, states, islands, regions and subjects of interesting places, so I can feature them here.
Friday, August 15, 2025
My Russia - #3 - Gorokhovets
View of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, in the courtyards of Gorokhovets, Vladimir oblast.
Monday, May 5, 2025
My Russia - #2 - Spring in Smolensk
Spring in a village, Smolensk region.
Sent by Olga from Orel in Oryol Oblast, Russia.
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers (220 mi) west-southwest of Moscow.
First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has been a regional capital for most of the past millennium, beginning as the capital of an eponymous principality in the 11th-15th centuries, then the Smolensk Voivodeship of Lithuania and Poland, and Smolensk Governorate and Oblast within Russia. It was the main stronghold of the Smolensk Gate, a geostrategically significant pass between the Daugava and Dnieper rivers, and as such was an important point of contention in the struggle for dominance in Eastern Europe, passing at various times between Lithuania, Poland and Russia. In more recent history, it was captured by Napoleon's Franco–Polish forces and Hitler's Germany during their marches towards Moscow, and was the place of the Smolensk air disaster of 2010.
It has a population of 316,570 (2021 Census).(read more)
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
My Russia - #1 - Larga Seal Rookery
Larga Seal Rookery near Kekura Column, Sea of Japan.