Russia through Street View
This is not a design project. This is a collection of panoramic images that I value very much and want to bring to the attention of others by showing some of the spectacular and breathtaking landscapes that can be found in Russia.
Over the past years, I have been spending numerous hours on Google Street View. In 2012 the first images of Russia began to appear and I was excited to see imagery from outside of the Moscow region. During that time, I began to have an interest in studying all 89 (now 83) federal subjects of the Russian Federation and what they look like. Being from Moscow, I'm very familiar with sunny fields and neatly growing forests with trees of a single height. I was amazed to see what other parts of Russia look like. I found places that looked more like Arizona than any likes of Russia. I'd like to share what I found with you. All the imagery below is from Google Maps.
This is an updating list; there are going to be new locations added once in a while. The locations listed are in order from west to east. For cartographic glance, look here.
As of spring 2019, Google has published fresh imagery from summer of 2018; many of the European Street Views are outdated but can still be visible by using the time machine function.
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01 / Karelia Sunset
Coordinates: 65° 11' 28.02''N 30° 18' 3.72''E
Karelia, close to the Finnish border near Kalevala.
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02 / Sunset near Bryansk
Coordinates: 53° 19' 49.07''N 34° 11' 30.07''E
Bryansk bypass road, near the village of Otradnoye.
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03 / Spruce Road
Coordinates: 53° 10' 31.82''N 34° 18' 53.98''E
R120 Bryansk ring road, heading east.
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04 / Forest road
Coordinates: 55° 34' 7.5" N 36° 37' 12.7" E
A100 Mozhaysk highway near Chapayevka, Moscow Oblast, looking southwest.
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05 / Oryol Fields
Coordinates: 52° 34' 44.79"N 36° 57' 52.11"E
R119 near Pokrovskoe, Oryol Oblast, looking east.
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06 / Southern Road
Coordinates: 45° 16' 35.14''N 37° 2' 2.24''E
A290 near Solioni, Krasnodar Krai, looking southeast.
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07 / Flat Plains of the Tula Oblast
Coordinates: 53° 41' 44.33''N 38° 2' 48.05''E
M4/E115 Don highway near Lomovka, Tula Oblast, looking south.
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08 / M5 Sunset
Coordinates: 55° 30' 4.36''N 38° 8' 43.37''E
M5/E30 Ural highway near Stanovoye, Moscow Oblast, looking northwest.
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09 / Cloudy Plains
Coordinates: 54° 39' 53.78''N 38° 20' 40.11''E
R22 /E119 Caspian highway near Tula Oblast border, looking southeast.
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10 / The Green Fields of Lipetsk
Coordinates: 52°47'03.1"N 38°22'45.9"E
M4/E115 Don highway near Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, looking north.
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11 / Kalifornikatziya
Coordinates: 44° 16' 39.18''N 38° 47' 48.83''E
A147/E97 near Vostok, Krasnodar Krai, looking southwest.
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12 / Southern Krasnodar Evening
Coordinates: 44° 16' 39.18''N 39° 15' 22.2" E
Highway 03K-012 near Oktyabrskiy, Krasnodar Krai, looking west.
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13 / Thunder Road
Coordinates: 47° 51' 35.51''N 40° 12' 3.86''E
M4/E115 Don highway near Proletarka, Rostov Oblast, looking north.
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14 / Rostov Plains
Coordinates: 48° 9' 30.29''N 40° 15' 42.43''E
M4/E115 Don highway near Volodarskiy, Rostov Oblast, looking south.
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15 / Caucasian Valley
Coordinates: 43° 55' 25.36''N 41° 53' 46.57''E
A155 near Pravokubanskiy, Karachay-Cherkessia, looking west.
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16 / Descent into Flatness
Coordinates: 44° 49' 55.38''N 41° 54' 42.08'' E
R216 between Nevinnomissk and Stavropol, Stavropol Krai, looking southwest.
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17 / Pines Along the M5
Coordinates: 53° 10' 8.78''N 45° 50' 37.65''E
M5/E30 Ural highway near Arkhangelskoye, Penza Oblast, looking southeast.
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18 / Late Sun in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 56° 36' 49.16''N 47° 34' 3.85''E
R173 near Kuchki, Mari El, looking north.
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19 / Kirov Plains
Coordinates: 56° 29' 45.61''N 50° 36' 28.39''E
R169 near Staraya Kosa, Kirov Oblast, looking north.
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20 / Prairie Road
Coordinates: 53° 48' 46.07''N 51° 1' 19.1''E
M5/E30 Ural highway near Suchodol, Samara Oblast, looking west.
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21 / Orenburg Plains
Coordinates: 51° 40' 41.8" N 55° 51' 35.2" E
R336 near Ostrovnoye, Orenburg Oblast, looking northwest.
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22 / Magnitogorsk Sunset
Coordinates: 53°24'08.8"N 59°19'39.1"E
R360 near Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, looking northwest.
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23 / Ominous Horizon
Coordinates: 61° 10' 24.52''N 62° 39' 32.97''E
Ivdel'-Yugorsk highway in Khanti-Mansi Aut. District, just before the border with Sverdlovsk Oblast, looking west.
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24 / Kettle Lake in the Tyumen Oblast
Coordinates: 55° 49' 18.56"N, 68° 39' 27.59"E
R254 (Ishim spur)/Omsk-Kurgan highway, Tyumen Oblast, looking east.
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25 / Just Another Straight, Flat Road
Coordinates: 55° 20' 25.24''N 72° 50' 18.89''E
R402/E30 near Krasnyy Yar, Tyumen Oblast, looking south.
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27 / Trans-Siberian Expressway
Coordinates: 55° 13' 14.02''N 83° 17' 53.24''E
R255/AH6 Siberia highway near Sokur, Novosibirsk Oblast, looking west.
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28 / Siberian Woodlands Expressway
Coordinates: 53° 33' 10.8''N 83° 50' 3.4602''E
R256/AH4 Chuysky Trakt highway near Novoaltaysk, Altai Krai, looking southeast.
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29 / Valley Expressway
Coordinates: 54° 2' 6.05''N 86° 48' 39.4''E
R384 near Kiselyovsk, Kemerovo Oblast, looking southeast.
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30 / Russian Alps
Coordinates: 50° 20' 2.84''N 87° 27' 32.37''E
R256/AH4 Chuysky Trakt highway near Chibit, Altay Republic, looking west.
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31-1 / Altai Desert (Series)
Coordinates: 49° 57' 38.66''N 88° 43' 10.84''E
R256/AH4 Chuysky Trakt highway, near Kosch-Agatsch, Altay Republic, looking southeast.
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31-2
Coordinates: 49° 45' 54.9''N 89° 4' 47.18''E
R256/AH4 Chuysky Trakt highway near Taschanta, Altay Republic, looking east.
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32-1: Tuva Steppes as Seen From the M54 (Series)
Coordinates: 50°20'06.7"N 95°06'34.8"E
R257 Enisey highway, Tuva, looking north.
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32-2
Coordinates: 51°30'33.5"N 94°34'24.1"E
R257 Enisey highway, Tuva, looking southeast.
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32-3
Coordinates: 51°03'21.7"N 95°06'01.1"E
R257 Enisey highway, Tuva, looking southwest.
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32-4
Coordinates: 50°14'05.3"N 95°12'13.9"E
R257 Enisey highway, Tuva, looking northwest.
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33 / Descent into Abakan
Coordinates: 53°51'49.3"N 91°16'04.8"E
R257 Enisey highway near Abakan, Khakassia, looking southeast.
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34 / The Russian Monument Valley
Coordinates: 54°52'35.1"N 90°45'56.1"E
R257 Enisey highway, Khakassia, looking south.
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35 / Siberian Vegetation
Coordinates: 55° 12' 2.51''N 91° 20' 48.66''E
R257 Enisey highway, near Kurgany, Krasnoyarsk Krai, looking southwest.
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36 / Irkut Bliss
Coordinates: 53° 6' 10.31''N 102° 57' 25.47''E
R255/AH6 Siberia highway near Chermekhovo, Irkutsk Oblast, looking west.
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37 / Baikal Reveal
Coordinates: 51° 43' 52.22''N 103° 42' 40.91''E
R258/AH6 Baikal highway near Kultuk, Irkutsk Oblast, looking south.
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38 / Grass Dunes
Coordinates: 51° 7' 55.7''N 107° 42' 45.12''E
R258/AH6 Baikal highway near Mokhorshibir', Buryatia looking southeast.
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39 / Glacial Lake in a Field
Coordinates: 51° 13' 21.55''N 112° 15' 5.39''E
R258/AH6 Baikal highway near Arta, Zabaykalsky Krai, looking northwest.
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40 / Bezrechnaya Railroad Crossing
Coordinates: 50° 43' 38.97''N 116° 11' 13.5''E
A350/AH6 near Bezrechnaya, Zabaykalsky Krai, looking southeast.
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41 / Journey to the Unknown
Coordinates: 52° 23' 32.44''N 116° 47' 0.37''E
R297/AH30 Amur highway near Ukurey, Zabaykalsky Krai, looking west.
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42 / Field After Rain
Coordinates: 49° 52' 59.68''N 116° 53' 23.68''E
A350/AH6, near Dauriya, Zabaykalsky Krai, looking west.
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43 / Road to Nowhere
Coordinates: 49° 52' 59.68''N 116° 53' 23.68''E
A360 (the infamous former M56) near Neryungri, Sakha Republic, looking south.
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44 / Sunrise on the Amur Road
Coordinates: 53° 21' 43.78''N 126° 13' 12.14''E
R297/AH30 Amur highway, near Daktuy, Amur Oblast, looking east.
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45 / Sunset on the Amur Road
Coordinates: 52° 42' 31.74''N 126° 42' 4.92''E
R297/AH30 Amur highway, near Uschumun, Amur Oblast, looking north.
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46 / Humid Terrain
Coordinates: 42° 50' 46.06''N 132° 59' 51.05''E
Nakhodka - Vrangel highway outside of Nakhodka, Primorsky Krai, looking southeast.
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47 / Pacific Frontier
Coordinates: 44° 24' 37.17''N 135° 52' 33.82''E
Rudnaya Pristan' - Plastun highway near Lidovka, Primorsky Krai, looking southeast.
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48 / Coastal Road
Coordinates: 48° 3' 32.12''N 142° 10' 59.64''E
R490 near Ilyinskoe, Sakhalin Oblast, looking south.
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49 / Summer Bay
Coordinates: 59° 33' 3.92''N 150° 46' 58.56''E
Magadan, looking west.
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