The first sites were inscribed on the UNESCO list in 1990 in the USSR and among them were the main monuments of St. Petersburg, to which were added several rural palaces. Peterhof, Gatchina and others.
Karelian churches from the 18th and 19th centuries, built, according to legend, without a single nail.
In addition to the square, St. Basil’s Cathedral and monuments from the 13th-17th centuries on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin are included.
The detinets of the Veliky Novgorod Kremlin (fortified complex), as well as the nearby monasteries and churches, the oldest of which dates back to the 11th century, have been under UNESCO coverage since 1992.
The 16th-century Solovetsky Monastery is located on an archipelago in the White Sea. In addition to the main component comprising castle walls and churches, hermitages and churches on remote islands are also on the list.
In these two cities located in the direction of the Golden Ring of Russia, you will find priceless masterpieces of ancient Russian architecture from the 12th and 13th centuries and white stone churches.
Considered the most important monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church, it was founded by St. Sergius of Radonezh and is located near Moscow.
This white 16th-century construction is the first stone church in the form of a “tent”, an exclusive masterpiece of the architecture of its time, which deserves its position on the list.
In 1995, this special domain in the northern Urals was one of the first to be included in the list of UNESCO herbalist sites.
The world’s freshwater reservoir and the innermost lake on the planet.
The unique herbaceous giants of the Far East were included under UNESCO coverage in 1996, and in 2001 the list of volcanoes was expanded. Many of them are still active!
In this same formulation, the three most picturesque areas of the Altai Mountains in Siberia were included in the list.
The component of the main Caucasus mountain range, from Mount Fisht to Mount Elbrus, is included in the list, as those portions of the mountainous terrain are virtually untouched by man, which is rare in Europe (and the European part of Russia).
The Kazan Kremlin was built when those lands were part of the Kazan Muslim Khanate. And then Kazan conquered through Ivan the Terrible and Orthodox churches were also built in the Kremlin.
The small monastery in the desert of the Vologda region, built between the 14th and 17th centuries, is breathtakingly beautiful. Inside you can also see frescoes of the mythical Dionysus.
The dunes of the Baltic Sea in the Kaliningrad region and the crooked pines are on the list of notable examples of human interaction with the environment. It is humans who have contributed to this landscape being maintained to this day.
This biosphere reserve and mountainous diversity of the Far East preserves animal and plant species, as well as the rare Amur tiger.
Part of this herbarium charm is found in Mongolia and part of the Tyva Republic in Russia. In 2003, it was included in the list of the northernmost drainage basins in Central Asia. In addition, a wide variety of other birds congregate here throughout the year. .
One of the oldest cities in Russia founded in the 6th century BC!C. ! And the local castle from the 6th century A. D. it is the oldest in Russia.
The northernmost nature reserve is located on an island in the Arctic Ocean in the Russian Far East. There are many endemic animals, that is, animals that live only in those areas. There are also whales, walruses, polar bears, and musk oxen.
One of the most beautiful monasteries in Moscow from the 16th and 17th centuries, built in the “Muscovite Baroque” style. The nuns who spent their lives there were usually representatives of the royal family and other noble families.
Some of the attractions of this ancient city are represented on the 1,000 ruble note. UNESCO appreciates only the monuments of ancient Russia, but also the fact that it is an “outstanding example of the reform of urban plans that Empress Catherine the Great ordered for the whole of Russia in 1763. “
By taking measurements along this arc from Norway to the Black Sea, 19th-century scientists determined the precise shape of the Earth. The studies were carried out across the Russian Empire in collaboration with Sweden and Norway. Of the 265 triangulation problems (geodetic measurement issues), 34 survivors are on the UNESCO list. Two of them are in Russia and obelisks have been erected there.
It’s one of the toughest places on the planet, but with a surely unique landscape of dissected mountain ranges.
These huge rocks on the banks of the Lena River are located in Yakutia, Russia’s largest and coldest region.
In the Muslim republic of Tatarstan lies the exclusive city of Bolgar, where monuments from the 10th-15th centuries are preserved: mausoleums, khan’s tombs and mosque minarets that have not been preserved. They were founded by the Volga Bulgars and were the territory of the Golden Horde.
In 2017, due to their ecosystems, the steppes of the Daurian Reserve were inscribed on the Natural Heritage List. It is home to rare birds and the Mongolian gazelle migrates through these areas.
Another cultural charm of Tatarstan. This 16th-century complex is the cradle of Orthodoxy on the territory of the former Kazan Khanate.
Unique examples of ancient Russian architecture, discovered nowhere else in Russia. The oldest temples date back to the 12th century. In 2019, a total of 10 churches in Pskov and the Pskov region were indexed in this article.
In northern Russia, works of art from the early period are also found. These inscriptions and cave drawings date back to 4,000 or 5,000 B. C.
Two observatories in Kazan are the remaining cultural heritage sites in Russia. Read more about them here.
The Chersonese complex includes the ruins of this building from the 5th century BC. mansion. Greek city. This position is decisive because, according to legend, Prince Vladimir, a Baptist from Russia, switched to Christianity here.
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