Architectural humor: In the village of Purekh (Russia), two wood carvers competed - who would decorate house better. You can see what happened in the end2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Two examples of modern embankment development. Which sample is better, from an aesthetic point of view, in your opinion?2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/architecture
Restoration of the Palace in Tsaritsyno (Russia). The Palace was not completed in the 18th century, and stood in ruins, but at the beginning of the 21st century, the Palace was built completely in accordance with the project of the 18th century4yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
The Palace in Tsaritsyno (Russia). The Palace was not completed in the 18th century, and stood in ruins, but at the beginning of the 21st century, the Palace was completed in accordance with the project of the 18th century. Now it's a Museum4yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/architecture
Peterhof (Russia). The Palace complex was destroyed by German troops in 1944, but was completely restored after the war.4yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
The evolution of architecture - the interior of an Orthodox church of the late 17th century and the end of the 18th century (the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl and the Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia)2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Merchant Grishaev's House, Gorodets, Russia. An example of traditional wooden architecture with a happy fate-restored and used. But most of such houses have died and are dying - it is too expensive to remake old wooden houses for modern life2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
A camel in a Pleistocene park looks like a relic from the prehistoric era that has come to life2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Restoration of the Konstantinovsky Palace. Photos 2000-2010. Saint Petersburg, Russia4yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Restoration Of the Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Moscow, Russia) 1996-993yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
The restoration of the old mansion, the village of Astashova, Russia. The restored mansion is used as a hotel4yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
New (2011) residential building in Saratov (Russia). I have mixed feelings2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
The building of the Brazilian Embassy in Moscow (Russia) has been restored3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Architectural humor in the town of Vochermet (Russia). A graduate of a local school (who became a rich businessman), decided to rebuild the school according to his own project3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Construction of a residential building in St. Petersburg (Russia) on the site of a demolished modernist structure. Photos 2010-20194yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Extremely controversial plan for the construction of the bell tower of the Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg (Russia). This bell tower (170 meters high) was designed in the 18th century, but was not built due to the seven years war. Today the city authorities want to build this tower3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Stepanovskoe-Volosovo Estate (Russia). The ruined manor (top photo) was restored by a local businessman in 2007-20134yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
The Sumatran rhinoceros is the closest modern relative of the woolly rhinoceros, and a candidate for reintroduction in subtropical forests3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
A previously unknown population of snow leopards has been discovered in Siberia (more details in the comments)3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Castle Marienthal, Pavlovsk, Russia. The 18th century building was restored by a local businessman and is used as a hotel4yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
For the first month in the Pleistocene park, camels lived on elevated areas and fed on willow branches. In recent days, they have descended into the swamp and are actively eating grass2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Restoration of a Buddhist temple dedicated to the victory over Napoleon, Astrakhan region, Russia. The temple was built in 1814-1818 by Kalmyk warriors who took part in the defeat of the Napoleonic army4yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
From the bottom of the Volga, a diver lifted the skull of an Ice Age bison with a 1.5 meter horn span. The diver refused to sell the skull to the museum - he wants to put this skull on the car2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Palace of Ponizovkin in the village Krasny Profintern (Russia). The Palace was restored in 2010-14 by a local businessman and is used as a hotel4yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Restored Church of the Resurrection of Christ, Kursk (Russia). What is the style of this church - neo-Renaissance? Neo-Roman?2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
A settlement of traditional appearance, Versus is a modern cottage settlement (Russia, the town Ples and the village Britannica). An illustration of the fact that a standard building causes boredom2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Saint Petersburg, Russia. Construction of a residential building in the city center, on the site of garages (photos 2011-2019)4yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
On April 19, the first calves of this year were born in the wood bison nursery Ust-Buotama (Yakutia, Siberia).3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Camels in the Pleistocene park are preparing for winter - they began to grow fur2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Spring on Wrangel Island. The uninhabited Wrangel Island is an example of successful reintroduction of musk oxen and deer3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Yekaterinburg, Russia: the city architectural council banned the construction of the building, because this building will disfigure the appearance of the city and its style is unacceptable for the 21st century2yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
White rhinos on a ranch in Texas. Modern elephants and rhinos may live in Europe and Asia where winters are mild - but there is no place for them3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
he extinct saber-toothed tiger (Smilodon populator) and the clouded leopard - closest modern analogue of saber-tooths cats. Drawing by the Roman Uchitel3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Influence of large herbivores on the landscape: in 1974, a herd of bison was settled in a pen in the forest (near St. Petersburg, Russia). Over the years, the forest has turned into a steppe3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Plains bison in a Pleistocene Park in Northern Siberia, right now. All bison are doing well, despite the Arctic climate3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
The building of the new naval school in Kaliningrad (Russia). Project and construction3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Wrangel Island 4000 years ago-when the Egyptian pyramids were already built3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Yoshkar-Ola (Russia) 2000-2020. New buildings were built by Governor Leonid Markelov (known as Ludwig III)4yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ArchitecturalRevival
Novgorodians stormed the Swedish fortress Landskrona, 1301 . By N. M. Kochergin [1577x1963]5yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
Map shows how long it took to travel the world from London in 1914 [1280 × 720]7yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/MapPorn
They fought for Homeland. Eastern front, WWII. By G. M. Zykov [845x1200]5yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
The European Pleistocene hippopotamus antiquus chases the European Pleistocene rhinoceros Stephanorhinus. Drawing by Roman Evseev3yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/megafaunarewilding
Metro station Novoperedelkino in Moscow (currently under construction) [1600 × 1187]6yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/InfrastructurePorn
Castle Naryn -Kala in Dagestan, Russia. The castle was built by the Sassanids ( Kavadh I and Khosrow I Anushiruwan) in the 6th century BC8yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/castles
Battle in the Gulf of Finland on October 12, 1706. Russian soldiers (on the captured Swedish warship Espern), are fighting with another Swedish warship. By S.Bobkov [900x686]6yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
Defeat (by Russian troops) Swedish landing on the island Kotlin July 14, 1705. By Sergey Babkov6yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
At the guarding border of the Moscow state (Wars of the Russian state with the Tatars, 15th century). By S. V. Ivanov 1907 [1813×1300]7yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
The French Cuirassiers attack on the battery Rajewski. Battle of Borodino 7 September 1812 . By Alexander Averyanov (turambar.ru)7yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
Taking of Constantinople by the Crusaders (12 April 1204). By Eugene Delacroix7yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
Bartenev battle (22 Dec 1317 Tver Prince Mikhail Yaroslavich defeated the army of the Moscow Prince Yuri Danilovich). By Nikolay Belov, 19977yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
The battle of the Kayala river (Russian vs Cumans) 1185. By Vyacheslav Nazaruk7yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
Defence of Ryazan (the Mongol invasion), 1237. Painting by Ilya Lysenkov 20146yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
Streltsy (gathering an Russian army for a campaign in the 17th century). Sergei Ivanov 19097yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
Doom of Valyria on Earth: The boundaries of an ancient supervolcano ( purple line ) . eruptive event 250 million years ago [1920×1095]8yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/MapPorn
Just a normal 420 mm self-propelled mortar, for the nuclear shells7yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/ANormalDayInRussia
Caucasian war, Circassians raid.first half of the 19th century. Franz Roubaud The Abduction7yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
The russian cutter Mercury captures swedish 40-gun frigate Venus on may 21 1789 [2305×1491] Bogolyubov A8yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
The Byzantine fleet repels the Rus' attack on Constantinople in 941. By Jose Daniel Cabrera Pena8yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
Battle of Bach Đang (1288) - Vietnam's great victory over the Mongols8yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
Map of the world on the coat of arms of the Ukrainian counterintelligence: Sakhalin belongs to Japan, the Aleutian Islands belong to Russia, and the United States suffered the fate of Atlantis [416 x 398]8yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/MapPorn
Bashkir cavalry attack , God forgot about the Saxons (Napoleon's army retreat from Russia) by Leonid Konstantinov [750x535]8yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/BattlePaintings
Scandinavian Silver Pendant from treasure 10th century found in 1868 in Gnezdovo near Smolensk8yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/Norse
Map of Holland in 1574, from children's book Kees Admiral of Tulips, Moscow 1975 [1135x800]8yr ⋅ melanf ⋅ r/MapPorn
