Gulf of Finland near Repino, 20 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, January 31, 2000
Boat on a beach between Repino and Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2011
Gulf of Finland between Repino and Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2011
Stony cape in Repino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
A. I. Sherstyuk in Repino boarding house, 20 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, January 31, 2000
Boats and stones on a beach in Repino, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 17, 2021
Stones and shallow water in Repino, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 17, 2021
Stones of various sizes on a beach in Repino, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 17, 2021
View towards Repino from the Laskovy Beach area in Solnechnoe highlighting a transition in the coastal landscape of the Gulf of Finland, marked by rugged natural textures and distinct geological features typical of the Karelian Isthmus shoreline. Unlike the wide, smooth sandy expanses of the main Laskovy Beach, the stretch towards Repino is characterized by a "stony belt" of glacial boulders and pebbles. The rocks visible in the shallow water and on the sand--primarily rapakivi granite and gneiss--are glacial erratics left behind by retreating ice sheets. Their reddish and grey hues (wet from the waves) contrast sharply with the rust-colored sand. Several hooded crows (Corvus cornix) are visible foraging along the shoreline. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025