2. Savvino-Storozhevsky MonasteryZvenigorod The Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos. It is the preeminent landmark of Zvenigorod, a town 48 km west of Moscow. In 1398, Prince Yuri of Zvenigorod asked Savva, or Sabbas, one of the first disciples of Sergius of Radonezh, to come to his capital city and set up a monastic abode on the Storozhi Holm . St. Savva of Storozhi was interred in the white stone cathedral of the Virgin's Nativity in 1407. This diminutive, roughly hewn church still stands, although its present-day exquisite look is the result of a 1970s restoration campaign. The frescoes in the altar date back to the 1420s, but the rest of the interior was painted in 1656. A magnificent iconostasis in five tiers and the Stroganov School royal doors ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. New Jerusalem Monastery of ResurrectionIstra The Resurrection Monastery or New Jerusalem Monastery is a major male monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow Oblast, Russia. The Voskresensky Monastery has given rise to the eponymous village, which has grown into the town of Voskresensk . From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Tank MuseumKubinka The Kubinka Tank Museum is a large military museum in Kubinka, Odintsovsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia where tanks, armoured fighting vehicles and their relevant information are displayed and showcased. The museum consists of open-air and indoor permanent exhibitions of many famous tanks and armored vehicles from throughout the 20th and 21st centuries . It is also known to house and display many unique and one-of-a-kind military vehicles, such as the Nazi German Panzer VIII Maus super-heavy tank, Troyanov's Object 279 Kotin heavy tank and a Karl-Gerät heavy self-propelled artillery, amongst other single or limited-production prototypes from the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Kozino Videos
Russian Road Trip: Cheese, Steel and Brutal Techno | Alfa Future People
In our first official road trip for Russia Beyond Tim Kirby drives a big GAZelle NEXT van from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow all the way to the Alfa Future People electronic music festival just outside of Nizhny Novgorod. First Tim goes through the tiny town of Petushki to visit the Bogdarnya farm where English immigrant cheesemaker John Kopiski makes fromage wonders. Next they stop of at the most a-typical small Russian town there is Sudogda to get a feel for life outside of Russia’s big cities. Next Tim drives to Murom, which many could consider to be Russia’s Smallville. After chomping down on a local kalach, Tim drives over to Vyksa where they make train wheels and massive steel pipes at the Vyksa Metal Works. After a brief snooze at the Delovoi Klub hotel Tim is treated by Vyksa locals to their regional cake which is made at the Nyeobychainoye Cafe in downtown Vyksa. Next Tim drives all the way to Nizhny Novgorod and takes a break to enjoy the view from the hills where the Azimut Hotel is located. After safely parking is 3.5 liter diesel beast, he rides in style to the up-scale Novo Restaurant using a Delimobil which is one of Russia’s most popular car sharing services. After dinner Tim takes to the landlocked “seas” on a yacht at the White River Yacht Club, then finally makes it to the beginning of the Alfa Future People electronic music festival in Bolshoye Kozino in the Nizhegorodskaya Region of Russia.
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Special Thanks to:
ℹ️ Department of tourism and folk handicrafts development of Nizhny Novgorod region -
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ℹ️ Bogdarnya -
ℹ️ Administration of Vyksa -
ℹ️ Hotel Delovoy Club -
ℹ️ Vyksa Steel Works -
ℹ️ Сafe chain Easy and Tasty -
ℹ️ AZIMUT HOTELl Nizhniy Novgorod -
ℹ️ Delimobil -
ℹ️ Novo Restaurant -
ℹ️ Yacht-club “Belaya rechka” -
ℹ️ Alfa Future People -
THE CROATIAN DREAM | a travel film
A short video of our best moments in Croatia last month.