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Kizhi is an island that is situated near Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia. Settlements and churches on the island were known from the 15th century. Nowadays, the island and the nearby area form a national open-air museum with more than 80 historical wooden buildings. The most famous is the Kizhi Pogost, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Kostroma is a nice and ancient town in Russia. There is a high log house in the centre of Kostroma. Snow Maiden lives together with her friends and assistants – fairy-tale creatures, the cat Bayun, and others. All year round they give joy and play a wonderful fairy tale to everyone who visits them. They welcome guests from all over the world.

The Darwin Museum is one of the best in Europe. It is a thematic museum about nature and natural history: It shows Darwin's theory of evolution and the development of life on Earth by different examples. On three floors of the museum, there are skeletons, stuffed animals, and stuffed birds from all over the world. Here you can find interesting information about extinct or rare birds and animals. Kids can just look at elephants and giraffes, eagles. and mice. In the interactive centre of the museum, you can learn more about the surrounding world.

There is an unusual museum in Saint Petersburg. On two floors of the house museum, you can see the life of different Russian regions, cities, and farms in miniature. Here trains run and planes fly, cows graze and factories work, and kids go to school. Every day and night change every 19 minutes. It is designed and made by the best Russian engineers. In the museum, there is a control panel with many screens like in the space mission control centre.

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UNUSUAL ISLAND

ENJOYABLE ACTIVITY

ABOUT THE ANIMAL WORLD

LIFE IN MINIATURE

DANGEROUS ANIMALS