Sakhalin is one of the most wonderful places of our country – the place where sun rises up. This is, perhaps, one of the few places in the world, where wilderness of nature remained untouched. Volcanoes, lower plains covered by 3m-high grasses and bamboos, mountain terrains; crystal clear lakes, etc. make Sakhalin one of the most interesting and attractive places to explore.

There are some cities in the Central Russia; they call it The Golden Ring. They are Old Russian cities with the medieval churches, fortresses, museums and traditional crafts. Some of them live because of the travel industry only (like Suzdal); others have something more serious, like Yaroslavl, the large industrial city. All of them are worth to visit and to ask a question: what’s the matter? Some of them are prosperous region centers or wealthy cities, but others look not very good, even their tourist objects.

The Russian Orthodox Church attempts to restitute old icons from museums

The article is mainly about the long life of the ancient legends

Despite the existing laws dozens of historical buildings are continuously being wiped out in Moscow every year. Hundreds of them have been torn down or allegedly "restored" with replicas erected in the place of the original building. The State, the legal owner of all listed historical properties, cannot afford maintenance and real estate developers show little regard for preservation laws.