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Коллекция Russian Travel Guide. Природа. Республика Карелия
Motocross in Yuryevets
In 2012 The National Motorcycle Federation reconstructed and reaccredited one of the most complex motocross tracks in the Russian city of Yuryevets, an old city on the bank of the Volga River. Motocross is an adrenaline-pumping sport and competition which demands the utmost endurance, self-control and drive from its riders.
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Motocross in Yuryevets
Alexandrovsky Palace
Alexander Palace were the final home of Russia’s tsars and the favourite residence of the Russian royal family. Nicholas II was born here and also taken from here into exile, where he was ultimately shot and killed. The park started out as a so-called “menagerie,” which served as the hunting grounds for the spouses of Peter the Great and Catherine I. Following the empresses wishes, the grounds were home to a wide variety of birds and animals. The forest gradually transformed into a park and the royal residence where great princes and princesses were raised. A gothic tower, artificial medieval ruins and a small house on a “children’s island” were all built for the sake of the young royals’ education. Nowadays museum exhibits and recreated interiors help to portray the history of the Romanov dynasty - from the Golden Age of Catherine II until the beginning of the 20th century.
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