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  • Fashion Historic Centre of St Petersburg Related Groups of Monument
    Historic Centre of St Petersburg Related Groups of Monument

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    "The 'Venice of the North', with its numerous canals and more than 400 bridges, is the result of a vast urban project begun in 1703 under Peter the Great. Later known as Leningrad (in the former USSR), the city is closely associated with the October Revolution."
  • Fashion Kizhi Pogost
    Kizhi Pogost

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    "The pogost of Kizhi (i.e. the Kizhi enclosure) is located on one of the many islands in Lake Onega, in Karelia. "
  • Fashion Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
    Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow

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    "Inextricably linked to all the most important historical and political events in Russia since the 13th century, the Kremlin (built between the 14th and 17th centuries by outstanding Russian and foreign architects) was the residence of the Great Prince and also a religious centre."
  • Fashion Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
    Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands

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    "The Solovetsky archipelago comprises six islands in the western part of the White Sea, covering about 300 km2 ."
  • Fashion Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
    Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings

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    "Situated on the ancient trade route between Central Asia and northern Europe, Novgorod was Russia's first capital in the 9th century. Surrounded by churches and monasteries, it was a centre for Orthodox spirituality as well as Russian architecture."
  • Fashion White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
    White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

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    "There are a number of magnificent 12th- and 13th-century public and religious buildings, above all the masterpieces of the Collegiate Church of St Demetrios and the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin."
  • Fashion Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra
    Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra

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    "This is a fine example of a working Orthodox monastery, with military features that are typical of the 15th to the 18th century, the period during which it developed."
  • Fashion Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
    Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye

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    "The Church of the Ascension was built in 1532 on the imperial estate of Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, to celebrate the birth of the prince who was to become Tsar Ivan IV ('the Terrible')."
  • Fashion Virgin Komi Forests
    Virgin Komi Forests

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    "The Virgin Komi Forests cover 3.28 million ha of tundra and mountain tundra in the Urals, as well as one of the most extensive areas of virgin boreal forest remaining in Europe."
  • Fashion Lake Baikal
    Lake Baikal

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    "Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world."