A.S. among marijuana weeds in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 11, 2001
Marijuana plant in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 11, 2001
Ural jewels, a gift for a museum at 10-th anniversary of Great October Socialist Revolution, in one of Kremlin Churches. Moscow, Russia, July 3, 2011
Old railroad station of Miass, view from a train. Southern Ural, Russia, August 15, 2001
Lenin Square in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 11, 2001
Lenin Street in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
Rocks and forest of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
Shores of Turgoyak Lake near Miass. Southern Ural, Russia, August 15, 2001
Typical birch groves of southern Ural near Korkino where it was supposed to pick mushrooms. South from Cheliabinsk, Russia, August 12, 2001
Slopes of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
Houses opposite to the bus station in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
Ostantsy rocks (kind of geological formation) in a forest south from Miass. Southern Ural, Russia, August 15, 2001
A summit of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
Summits of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
Lenin Street in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 11, 2001
V. I. Lenin House of Culture in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
Ostantsy rocks (kind of geological formation) in a forest south from Miass. Southern Ural, Russia, August 15, 2001
Ash tree on a summit of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
Ashberry on Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
A.S. in Krasnogorsk, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
A.S. in front of a monument of V. I. Lenin in a coal mining factory at Korkino, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
Typical for Ural piles of rock fragments on slopes of Aleksandrovskaya Sopka hill near Zlatoust, Southern Ural. Russia, August 14, 2001
A forest with ostantsy rocks (kind of geological formation) south from Miass. Southern Ural, Russia, August 15, 2001
A.S. in front of a coal mining machine at Korkino, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
Edible wild berries in a birch grove near Korkino in southern Ural. South from Cheliabinsk, Russia, August 12, 2001
A.S. at a huge coal mining quarry of depth 400 metres (?) at Korkino, near Cheliabinsk, south Ural. Russia, August 12, 2001
Wild cherry in a birch grove near Korkino in southern Ural. South from Cheliabinsk, Russia, August 12, 2001
Marble Bridge (also known as the Palladian Bridge or Siberian Marble Gallery) in Catherine Park. Built in 1772-1774 by the architect Vasily Neelov, it is modeled after the famous Palladian Bridge at Wilton House in England (designed by Inigo Jones and Roger Morris). The bridge is constructed entirely from Ural marble (hence "Siberian"). It features a covered Ionic colonnade resting on a rusticated arch base. It spans a narrow channel connecting the Great Pond with the smaller neighboring ponds (Swan Islands). Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
Marble Bridge (also known as the Palladian Bridge) in Catherine Park, Pushkin, enveloped in the vibrant colors of a Russian autumn. Built in the 1770s, it features a graceful colonnade of Ionic columns carved from blue-grey Ural marble, resting on a sturdy granite base. The bridge spans a narrow channel connecting the Great Pond to smaller neighboring ponds and the "Swan Islands." In the foreground, several mallard ducks glide peacefully across the water. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
