In the village Serednikovo of Moscow region, you can find a film set, created in the style of Vyborg of the 18th century. Vyborg is a town on the Baltic coast of Russia, founded in 1293. It is the unique and the only Western European city with a history dating back to the deep Middle Ages. The film set looks very real. It's a favourite place of ( Read more... )

Shliuzy ("shipping locks" in Russian) is a workmen's settlement on a small island. Initially, workers of the Moscow Canal lived there working at Perervinskye shipping locks (along Kolomenskaya Embankment).

The main part of this post is about the ships standing there. The atmosphere of the island is very nice and unusual.

I've been living opposite ( Read more... )