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Fishing in Rostov-on-Don
The Don River has been considered a sacred place for generations. Even during years when the harvest was incredibly poor, those who lived on the banks of the river were spared from suffering as local fishermen have always been able to feed their families with what they catch in the Don waters. To this day herring, carp, mullet, pike, pike-perch, royal fish and many other species of fish can be found in the industrial centre Rostov-on-Don. Here fishermen’s luck even smiled upon RTG TV host Stanislav Salnikov.
The Hermitage hotel
Mesmerising in its lines of elegance and rich décor, the palatial splendour of Imperial St. Petersburg is characterised by fanciful baroque curves and monumental Empire style. This style was greatly admired by the Petersburg nobility, making it a popular sight not only in museums, but in everyday architecture.The shared name of The Hermitage Hotel and the world-renowned museum is no coincidence — the hotel's interior copies many of the styles and details of the Winter Palace, the heart of the State Hermitage Museum. Staying there guests can feel like royalty themselves as they compare modern hotel culture with the daily life of Russian monarchs.
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The Hermitage hotel
Mikhailo-Afonsky monastery
At the end of the 19th century, there was no monastery larger than that of St. Michael’s Monastery of Mount Athos in the Northern Caucasus. In 1877 the monastery’s location on the slope of Gora Fiziabgo was decided. It was constructed with the help of many hands from people all over the world - following the suggestion of Father Martyrius, the monastery’s first abbot, each pilgrim travelling to the monastery brought a stone with him that would be used to help build the holy structure. Over ten years the monks managed to build an entire religious complex with multiple churches: The Church of the Transfiguration, of the Holy Trinity and of the Assumption as well as churches built in the name of Archangels Michael and Alexandra. A century ago thousands of pilgrims visited St. Michael’s Monastery of Mount Athos every day. After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 however, the r...
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