Saturday, August 27, 2011
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Top 10 Museums of the world-#3 Museum of Antropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera)
Museum #3. The Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera)
This museum is located in the center of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Collections of the Culture and life of the people of the world
Anthropological Collections
Archaeological Collections
I visited the museum several times, it is very unique.
Archaeological collections is the oldest and largest in Russia. It contains unique materials related to prehistoric cultures of Europe, Asia and other continents.
Anthropological collections
Anthropological collections are among the world's largest : it has 762 collections – with nearly 380,000 items
In 1716, Peter the Great bought a collection for the museum from the Dutch chemist and collector Albert Seba. The Collection consist of exotic animals, fish, reptiles and insects, from all over the world. Only a small portion of that collection was preserved and is a part of the exhibition.
The large expandable telescope is one of the few surviving instruments of M.Lomonosov(famous Russian scientist, poet. Moscow State University is named after him). With this telescope he observerd the movement of Venus across the Sun i 1763.
This museum is located in the center of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The Museum is almost 300 years old and was founded to Peter’s the Great decree. Its purpose was to collect and examine natural and human curiosities and rarities. According to the museum there are over one million artifacts in their collections.
The Museum has the following collections: Collections of the Culture and life of the people of the world
Anthropological Collections
Archaeological Collections
I visited the museum several times, it is very unique.
Collections of the Culture and Life of the people of the world includes:
- Australia, Oceania and Indonesia
- America
- Africa
- East and Southeast Asia
- Eastern Slavs and Peoples of European Russia
- Europe
- Caucasus
- Siberia
- Central Asia
- South and Southwest Asia
Archaeological collections is the oldest and largest in Russia. It contains unique materials related to prehistoric cultures of Europe, Asia and other continents.
Anthropological collections
Anthropological collections are among the world's largest : it has 762 collections – with nearly 380,000 itemsMost of the visitors to the museum love to visit the following two exhibitions.
The first one is dedicated to the First Natural Science Collection of Kustcamera
The exhibition tells of the collection of the “Cabinet of naturalia” of the Kunstkamera and its exhibits in the 18th century.
In 1716, Peter the Great bought a collection for the museum from the Dutch chemist and collector Albert Seba. The Collection consist of exotic animals, fish, reptiles and insects, from all over the world. Only a small portion of that collection was preserved and is a part of the exhibition.The second most popular exhibition is dedicated to First Astronomical observatory of the Academy of Sciences.
The exhibition recreates the workplace of an astronomer of the 18th century.
The large expandable telescope is one of the few surviving instruments of M.Lomonosov(famous Russian scientist, poet. Moscow State University is named after him). With this telescope he observerd the movement of Venus across the Sun i 1763.When traveling in Russia the following museums are a must-see:
- Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography –Saint Petersburg
- The Hermitage Museum – Saint Petersburg
- The State Tretyakov Gallery - Moscow
If you have been to any museums in Russia, feel free to share your thoughts and experiences…
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Do you know that Russia is...
With a land area of 6.5 million sq. miles, Russia is the largest country in the world
Population estimates – 143 million people
Russia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world
The population is predominantly urban
Russia is so large, that the climate varies greatly throughout the country (cold, or very cold winters, in many areas last more than 6 month )
Russia has 11 time zones
Russia is bounded by the Arctic and Pacific Oceans
Ural mountains divide Eurasian continent – and Russia - to Europe and Asia (78% live west of Urals)
Boundaries with the following countries Norway,Finland, Poland, Estonia,Latvia, Lithunia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Kazakhstan, Mongoliya,China,
Moscow is the capital of Russia, with population higher than 10 mln. people. One of the most expensive cities of the world.
Population estimates – 143 million people
Russia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world
The population is predominantly urban
Russia is so large, that the climate varies greatly throughout the country (cold, or very cold winters, in many areas last more than 6 month )
Russia has 11 time zones
Russia is bounded by the Arctic and Pacific Oceans
Ural mountains divide Eurasian continent – and Russia - to Europe and Asia (78% live west of Urals)
Boundaries with the following countries Norway,Finland, Poland, Estonia,Latvia, Lithunia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Kazakhstan, Mongoliya,China,
Moscow is the capital of Russia, with population higher than 10 mln. people. One of the most expensive cities of the world.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Russian culture-Tourism
Russia has a rich cultural heritage that is embodied in the cities of Moscow with its Tretyakov Gallery, Bolshoi Theatre or the Kremlin's collections, and Saint Petersburg on the river Neva, close to the Baltic Sea, with its famous "white nights", the art collections of the Hermitage Museum and the Russian Museum.
In the countryside there are many little towns with old cloisters and castles. There are cities with their own rich traditions like Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg) on the Baltic Sea coast or Novgorod on Lake Ilmen. Other destinations include: Tver, Vologda, Nizhni Novgorod, Kirov, Ekaterinburg and Rostov.
Famous for tourists, are trips on the big rivers like Volga, Lena or Yenisei. Another popular attraction is a trip on the famous Trans-Siberian railway to Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean. (Encyclopedia II )
When traveling in Russia, the following museums are a must-see, but for now you can take a look at their collections on the following websites:
http://www.russianmuseums.info/
If you have been to any of the museums in Russia, feel free to share your thoughts and experiences below...
If you have been to any of the museums in Russia, feel free to share your thoughts and experiences below...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Russian newspapaers, online encyclopedia and Russian movies and TV online
The following list contains most of Russia's well-known newspapers:
1.http://lenta.ru/
2.vesti.ru
The following list contains most of Russia's well-known newspapers:
1.http://lenta.ru/
2.vesti.ru
6.ng.ru
http://www.krugosvet.ru/ (Russian online encyclopedia)
Russian movies and TV online :http://russianremote.com/
Russian movies and TV online :http://russianremote.com/
Employment opportunities
If you are searching for a job which requires knowledge of Russian or other languages of the former Soviet Union you may want to try the following web site:
usajobs.gov
cpol.gov
monster.com
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