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The Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia’s first botanical garden, the pharmaceutical garden, was established in the Kremlin under the reign of Tsar Ivan the Terrible in 1581. Plants from overseas were collected and cultivated here in order to prepare medicines. Nowadays botanical gardens are primarily research centres, thanks to which a variety of plants have been preserved on the planet. The main botanical garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences is national property of Russia and is the largest botanical garden in Europe by area with its contents including 18,000 plants.
The View From Up On High. The Churches of Veliky Novgorod
It is better to die than to allow one’s gods to be insulted,” the people of Novgorod stated, resisting attempts to convert them from their pagan beliefs to Christianity. In the face of this opposition, Prince Vladimir’s envoys resorted to brute force. With fire and the sword. It was in this way that Novgorod was brought round to the Christian faith in the 10th century. But a new strength was born out of that fire. Christianity united the different tribes and groups. Two centuries later, the majority of the churches in this medieval city were part of a vast monastery. Every community in Novgorod had its own church – the inhabitants of each neighborhood in the city, even streets, merchants working in the different trades, aristocratic families. The church signified heavenly patronage and affirmed the existence of the community within the sacral space of the city. The history and architectu...
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The View From Up On High. The Churches of Veliky Novgorod
Abin Trout Farm
Long ago the land in the foothills of the Caucuses Mountains was considered to be sacred. Modern scientists and ecologists have confirmed the area’s value saying the Abinsk District is one of the best places to live in Krasnodor Krai. It is here that the relict juniper grows and where the water is saturated with silver ions. People breed trout in these waters as the conditions in Abinsk are ideal for doing so: The water is clean, the fish are monitored by professionals and are fed only the highest-quality food. RTG host Denis Golovko not only visited the impressive plant, but also got to taste the fish.
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