Transcript The Chapel of St. Nikolai

Russia is a vast country with a
thousand-year history, a welleducated and ethnically diverse
population, enormous natural
resources, and a broad, but
declining industrial base. Since the
breakup of the Soviet Union in
1991, Russia has experienced
great difficulties in moving from its
old centrally planned economy to a
modern market economy. Financing
for its space program has declined
sharply.
Geophysics is an interdisciplinary physical science concerned with the
make-up, behavior, and planetary environment of the earth. The
techniques of physics, mathematics, and chemistry are applied to the
structure and dynamic behavior of the earth. Included in this
interdisciplinary area are a large number of complex and interrelated
natural processes ranging from processes in the earth’s core to processes
in the atmosphere and magnetosphere.
Lewis And Clark Pathways follows the Missouri
River and uses the famous expedition as a roadmap
for discovering the beauty, folklore, and people of
North Dakota - both past and present. Amy Mossett,
tourism director of Three Affiliated Tribes and
descendant of Sakakawea, guides us on a journey
through along the rich and scenic riverway followed
200 years ago by the Corp of Discovery on their
momentous journey through North Dakota.
The Russian culture
families as the American
"communities" were
characterized not only by
specific, typical for one
region, features but also by
general, common for many
regions, features. The
Russian meaning of the
notion "regional culture
family" is supported by the
united mechanism
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Station: Before World
War II this was the
largest railway station
building in the former
USSR. Today it is still
the largest in Siberia,
and one of the largest in
Russia. Having been
planned in the
constructionism style, it
was altered to the
neoclassical style during
its construction.
• Before World War II this
was the largest railway
station building in the
former USSR. Today it is
still the largest in Siberia,
and one of the largest in
Russia. Having been
planned in the
constructionism style, it
was altered to the
neoclassical style during
its construction.
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The Alexander Nevsky
Cathedral was built in
1897 (one of the first
stone-buildings of the
city), but by 1937 was
closed. In 1988 it was
decided to give the
Cathedral back to the
Russian Orthodox church,
and by 1992 it was fully
reconstructed
• The Chapel of St. Nikolai
was built and served as a
symbolic center of the
Russian Empire. During the
years of communism the
chapel was destroyed; and
later became the site for a
Stalin monument, which has
since been destroyed after
the exposure of the Stalin
personality cult.
• The Voznesensky
Cathedral is the main
Novosibirsk Orthodox
Cathedral, and was
built in 1914. Since
then it has been
reconstructed several
times. It has retained
its present look since
the Orthodox Jubilee Russian Orthodox
Church Millennium
You're right there- The Hotel
Russia, where you will stay, is
overlooking the center of Red
Square and the awesome nighttime view of St. Basils
Cathedral.
The Kremlin This is• a 5 minute walk from
the Hotel and another all day
tour around the vast grounds
of the Kremlin. The history of
the Kremlin is spectacular !!
We will take you in and
around the Kremlin to visit the
Golden Cathedrals, and the
Kremlin Armory Jewels and
Museum.
PEOPLE
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