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The Voskresensky Copper Smelter is a ruined 18th-century copper works, the oldest in the Southern Urals, in the village of Voskresenskoye, Meleuzovsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, on the Tor River. It was founded in 1745 by the merchant Ivan Borisovich Tverdyshev and smelted copper f
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Gadelsha Falls is a protected hydrological natural monument in the Baymaksky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, about 25 km from the town of Sibay. It is considered the largest waterfall in Bashkortostan: the water drops over three steps with a total height of about 15–17 metres. Th
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Blue Lake (Bashkir: Zängär kül) is a small spring-fed lake in the Karmaskalinsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, by the village of Podlubovo, about 40 km south of Ufa as the crow flies. Since 2003 it has been protected as a hydrological natural monument of regional significanc
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Mogak Waterfall is a cascading waterfall on the Mogak River in the Abzelilovsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, in the south-east of the republic near the village of Salavatovo. A mountain stream runs down from the Kryktytau Ridge over heaps of boulders and forms a chain of cascad
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The Hephaestus volcano is a mud volcano, the eruptions of which generate hilly mud. These muds have become a popular remedy for the treatment of various diseases due to the content of beneficial substances such as sulfur, carbon dioxide, hormone-like elements and phytoncides. Penetrating through the
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Ataman is a tourist complex of a Cossack village on the Taman Peninsula in the Krasnodar Territory, which is a living open-air museum. It was opened to visitors on September 5-6, 2009 and covers a total area of 60 hectares. Located on the western outskirts of the village of Taman, near the shore of
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On the high shore of the Taman Bay, a mass grave, topped with a low but modest monument, has been soulfully preserved. On the plaque of this monument is engraved in gold letters: “To the Red Army soldiers and red partisans who were shot during the civil war of 1917-1920.” The site where this monumen
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The airplane monument to Taman aviators was erected in recognition of the feat of the pilots who participated in the liberation of the Taman Peninsula from fascist invaders in the period from 1942 to 1943. This monument is an image of the MIG series fighter, which was developed by aircraft designer
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In 2012, the construction of the Phanagoria Scientific and Cultural Center, located in the area of the Eastern Necropolis on the territory of Phanagoria, was completed. The official opening of this center took place on October 3, 2012 and was marked by an international symposium dedicated to the anc
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The Phanagoria necropolis is one of the largest necropolises of antiquity in Russia: a chain of burial mounds and flat-grave cemeteries surrounding the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria on the Taman Peninsula, near the village of Sennoy in the Temryuksky District of Krasnodar Krai. The necropolis is
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The mud volcano Akhtanizovskaya Sopka, or Akhtanizovskaya vomit, is a unique natural phenomenon that attracts the attention of tourists and scientists. Its peculiarity is the presence of a cone of bluish clay at the top, which periodically spews mud flows and gases. The name of the volcano comes fr
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The archaeological complex "Germonassa-Tmutarakan" on the Taman Peninsula is a unique archaeological site that preserves traces of life from ancient Greek times to the present. This complex is one of the most significant archaeological monuments in Russia and has federal status. The history of Herm
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The Vorontsov Palace in the town of Alupka on the Crimean Peninsula is a majestic building rising at the foot of Mount Ai-Petri. Its construction was completed in 1848; it was commissioned by Count Mikhail Vorontsov as a summer residence. The palace was built of diabase, quarried nearby, which gave
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The Russian Orthodox Church, built in 1863 in the village of Studentsy, Orenburg Region, is a significant historical site. Its construction began on the initiative of the atamans of the Orenburg Cossack army in response to a request from village residents. Initially it was a small temple, which was
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A spring near the village of Vyazovka in the Orenburg region is a valuable source of clean drinking water. It was founded by Father Victor, bishop of the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos. In 2014, thanks to the regional environmental program and the efforts of OJSC Gazprom, the
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The monument to the fallen Heroes, erected in the once existing village of Kopansky, Akbulak district, Orenburg region, stands as a mute testimony to the courage and sacrifice of Soviet soldiers who fought during the Great Patriotic War. Today the village of Kopansky no longer exists, its name has b
