Samara Region, Usolye village - abandoned estate of Count Orlov-Davydov. More precisely, even a whole complex. The manor house and servants' cottage, stables and other outbuildings. Something is still

A few cold winter shots in the countryside. The small village of Smolkino, on the border of the Samara and Ulyanovsk regions. There are about 100 people permanently living here, many residents have moved

A few pictures of the cat Miracle. On that trip the cat explored an abandoned house with us. We left him alone for literally a couple of minutes, and he managed to climb onto the half-destroyed roof. Even

Somewhat gloomy and cold pictures of the November forest. These places are not popular with tourists, there are no hunters here either. The only thing is that you can meet mushroom pickers here in early

Road sketches from the already distant 2023, a summer trip to the Volgograd region, to the salt lake Elton. The trip was spontaneous, we didn’t really prepare for it, so many interesting places along the

Photo of a small workers' town in the Samara region. Once upon a time, in Soviet times, a large plant for the production of reinforced concrete products was built here. Next to the plant, a small town

Some autumn colours for your news feed. Mushrooms, I don't know what they're called, moss and a colourful weed. I wouldn't have noticed them if I'd passed them by in the summer, but in the fall they've

Gloomy autumn nature in a small village in the Samara region. More precisely, the village is located in the Samarskaya Luka National Park. The population is small, there are no particular attractions,

Some natural landscapes of last year's late autumn. Beginning of November in the Samarskaya Luka National Park. There are several large settlements and a dozen villages on the park's territory. Normal

Tura Khan Mausoleum. The mausoleum is old, very old, built around the 15th century. There are separate burials on the territory around the mausoleum, most likely from the same time period. It is unknown

Autumn landscapes in Bashkiria. Early autumn, the colors are still green, but you can already feel autumn. The sun is no longer too hot, the lighting is softer. It is a pleasure to shoot at this time of

Photos of the starry sky taken in a remote corner of Bashkiria. There is a decent distance to large settlements, so light pollution is minimal. Plus the sky was cloudless. And it was the beginning of September

A selection of photos of my four-wheeled friend, whom I affectionately call "Rattle". Since November 2021, we have traveled a total of 60,000 km. There were smooth roads, and mud, and snow, and

The pictures were taken last year, on the banks of the Volga, near the village of Slantsevy Rudnik, Ulyanovsk Region. There is a geopark here, right on the river bank lie ancient fossils, over 130 million

In the photo - the stage prison of the Moscow tract, built in 1859. Located in the village of Tetyushskoye, Ulyanovsk region. Once upon a time, the main route for sending prisoners from the European part

Photos, so to speak, from the archive. During one of the trips around the region, we accidentally passed a village, I can't remember the name now, and I'm too lazy to look for it on the maps. In general,

In a pine forest near the city of Syzran, Samara region, there is a small grotto. They call it - Kamennaya Izba. It is located far from the usual tourist routes and good roads. Further forest dirt roads

One of the oldest churches in the Samara region is located in the village of Troitskoye, Syzran district of the Samara region. The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Built around 1720-1730.

From the memories of a November trip. The bank of the Volga shortly before the river was completely covered with ice. The pictures were taken on November 3, at that time the temperature rarely dropped

Photos of the nature of the Southern Urals. The pictures were taken near the village of Verkhnearshinsky. The road is not paved, it is made of stones. It takes about 200 kilometers to get from the nearest