The city of Veliky Novgorod in northwestern Russia is known for its unique ancient letters written on birch bark. They are dated back to the 11th-15th centuries. One of the latest discoveries is a ...

in the birch forest - to have fun, in the cedar forest - to pray to God." On the Holy Hill of the Holy Dormition Pskov-Pechersky Monastery, there is an oak tree that witnessed the construction of ...

Plants in the wood at frosty weather. Nature landscape. birch trees snow stock videos & royalty-free footage Close up view of trees from ground. Nature of central Russia,... Nature of central Russia, ...

Russia birched stock videos & royalty-free footage Birch tree trunk in nature with green in background close up. Birch tree trunk in nature with green in background close up the sun's rays make their ...

The silver birch (Betula pendula), a native tree of Russia, Europe and Western Siberia, is commonly referred to as the European white birch. Slender in form with a pyramidal crown, the tree achieves a ...

Everyone in Russia has a dacha story ... painted three different shades of yellow, stands next to a birch tree. Rather it leans on the tree as if for support. There’s an outdoor privy in ...

Park near Saint Petersburg, Russia From Wikipedia ... spaces and different colors and shapes of trees to make theatrical scenes. He made dramatic use of the contrast between the white bark and light ...

Some argue it arose in Scandinavia and northwest Russia ... a fire using birch bark for tinder, another fills the billycan from a hole punched in the ice, the rest fell dead trees uphill from ...

Sunny with a high of 97 °F (36.1 °C). Winds from SE to SSE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 71 °F (21.7 °C). Thunderstorms today with a high of 89 ...

The tree was considered sacred and its branches were often used as a talisman. And, in local legends, cedars are associated with immortality. There are also proverbs about cedar: "In the spruce forest ...