The caves of Russia

Light grotto. Mountain Park "Ruskeala". The Republic of Karelia. Photo by A. Yushko
Light grotto. Mountain Park "Ruskeala". The Republic of Karelia. Photo by A. Yushko

What way does the underground world of an abandoned quarry look like? Where exactly Karelian marble was being mined, which was used for the architectural decoration of the famous palaces and cathedrals of St. Petersburg? Where the ice does not melt even in the summer? Where are the "Stargate" being revealed? The answers to these and many other questions can be found at the exhibition of the Russian Geographical Society "The caves of Russia".

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The Stargate of the cave Shulgan-Tash. "Entrance to the Kapova Cave", Republic of Bashkortostan. Photo by A. Yushko
The Stargate of the cave Shulgan-Tash. "Entrance to the Kapova Cave", Republic of Bashkortostan. Photo by A. Yushko

The caves of the Southern Urals, the Crimea, the Arkhangelsk region, the Republic of Karelia are so beautiful that they are called underground palaces and galleries. Pictures are introduced to the amazing world of Russia's largest and most mysterious caves, the riddles of which are continued to be revealed by the speleologists. On the Nikitsky Boulevard, there are presented 23 photographs of the following authors: Anton Yushko, Alexey Shelepin, Kirill Bagriya, Lyubov Gomareva and Petr Yakubson on the bilateral stands. 

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"The caves of Russia" exhibition on Nikitsky Boulevard. Photo by the press-service of the Russian Geographical Society
"The caves of Russia" exhibition on Nikitsky Boulevard. Photo by the press-service of the Russian Geographical Society

Thanks to the detailed comments to the photos the visitors of the exhibition will learn many interesting facts about the origin and features of the caves. For example, Shulgan-Tash in the Southern Urals keeps Paleolithic drawings on the walls, and the fairy-tale icy interior of the gallery of the Ruskeala mountain park makes you admire the bizarre forms of ice stalactites and stalagmites anew every year. 

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"The caves of Russia" exhibition on Nikitsky Boulevard. Photo by the press-service of the Russian Geographical Society
"The caves of Russia" exhibition on Nikitsky Boulevard. Photo by the press-service of the Russian Geographical Society

The exhibition is open: August 15 - September 1, 2017.

Location: Moscow, Nikitsky Boulevard.

The project is supported by the Department of Culture of Moscow.