Russian Travel Guide

Double-glazing — production technology

Glass architecture helps to create the unforgettable image of the modern city. Its originality, lightness and transparency combined with high heat and sound insulation properties have made glass structures and styles popular among architects and designers all over the world. Using modern construction technology professionals can create a project of any shape or size; however they will all undoubtedly be constructed using insulated glass units. Tune in to RTG TV and find out just how the glass panels that make up the face of modern buildings are made.

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Tour of Kineshma

The city of Kineshma in Ivanovskaya Oblast stretches for more than 15 kilometres along the bank of the Volga River. The town’s almost thousand-year history began when the Finno-Urgic Merya tribe settled in the area. Initially Kineshma was a small fishing village, but today it is the second largest city in the region. The city’s historic architecture serves as a reminder of the great people that built Russia and Kineshma played a role in the lives of many of these outstanding cultural figures. This city on the bank of the Volga River attracted, fascinated, and inspired writers, composers and artists to do their best work. One of the city’s most important figures of all was playwright Alexander Ostrovsky, who lived in Kineshma for over 13 years. There he served in the office of the magistrate, solving disputes between peasants and landowners. These events then served as the basis of the p...