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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Minot's Ledge Light ("Lover's Light"). The lighthouse is located in the US state of Massachusetts and is famous for being called the Lover's...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Dear site visitors! At the moment, there is a smooth transition from the old version of the site to a new, more functional one, so for some t...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On June 8, 2012 we celebrate the 205th anniversary of the Russian Lighthouse Service! Glory to the Lighthouse Service and the lighthouse hero...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Have you ever dreamed of climbing to the top of a lighthouse? You can do this virtually from the lantern of a lighthouse in Vietnam, and also...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Aniva Slepikovsky Lopatino Kuznetsovo Krillon Kholmsk
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In 2014, Trinity House (full name Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond) celebrates its 500th anniversary. From the project “Lighth...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) And of course the most romantic stories associated with lighthouses come to mind. One such lighthouse is Minot's Ledge Light ("Lover's Light"...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) “Lighthouses are shrines of the seas. They belong to everyone and are inviolable, like the plenipotentiaries of the powers" Atlas of Russian...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) A short story about lighthouses in the program “ Incredible Stories” (watch from 32 minutes 07 seconds - 32:07) REN-TV
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On September 24, 2016, Maria Alexandrova invited to talk about traveling through lighthouses as part of the “Across the Universe” interview w...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Program offered by the Society of Friends of the Maritime Museum And you can be the owner of the “BLIZA” badge! Gold Badge Silver Bronze Sea...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) My name is Vasily Korablev, I am the head of the non-profit project “Lighthouse. Virtual Museum of Lighthouses of the World" (www.mayachnik.r...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) An exhibition has opened at the RYAS Yachting School (see details )
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In March, another significant event took place for Russian lighthouse keepers. The authoritative British magazine LAMP Association of Lightho...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In June, it is planned to hold exhibitions of the project’s work within the framework of 2 significant events for the life of sailing. June 2...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Our article was published in Barnaul magazine. Download in PDF. zhurnal_barnaul_nomer_2_mayaki.pdf Transcript “Lighthouses are shrines of the...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In the new issue of the magazine "People of the Wind" (No. 2(13) summer 2010) our article about the lighthouses of Russia was published. The...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) A couple of days ago I contacted Kurbatov’s lighthouses. Lighthouses from the Kuril Islands (Kurbatov lighthouse) were unable to leave for th...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) One of the most famous lighthouses in Russia, the Rudny lighthouse became so thanks to its image on the 1000 ruble bill of 1995 against the b...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) I. Yugay. Prometheans of the sea Irina YUGAI, chief bibliographer of the local history bibliography department PGPB named after. A.M. Gorky (...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) 01/31/2009 US lighthouses section updated
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) 01/24/2009 The number of models presented in the catalog has been expanded. Beacons for previously unrepresented countries have been publishe...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Small and large lighthouse models Articles "Tarkhankut and Chersonesos lighthouses" Video "Lighthouse" film by Pavel Tretyakov film competiti...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Women still have the opportunity to purchase a gift in the form of a lighthouse. The choice is wide, write to [email protected] , we will d...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On March 19, Russia celebrates Submariner Day. In 1906, by decree of Emperor Nicholas II, a new category of ships was included in the classif...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) We always wish you health, happiness, good luck, success in everything!
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) As part of our cooperation with the portal "My North", an article about the lighthouse church on Solovetsky Island was published. We hope tha...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Towers of leading signs are placed on hills, at different heights and at such a distance from each other that they are clearly distinguishabl...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) ## Lighthouse (light house) - a navigational landmark in the form of a tower of a distinctive shape and color, installed on the mainland, isl...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) There are a lot of lighthouses and you have the opportunity to participate in the creation of an encyclopedia of lighthouses and lighthouses....
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Source: http://polymus.ru Author: Alexey Paevsky Nils Gustav Dahlen Date of birth November 30, 1869, Stenstorp, Sweden Date of death: Decembe...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Dear readers of our site. You can congratulate us, our website and community now have official emblems.
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On a gently sloping sandy cape in the western part of the resort city of Evpatoria stands a fifty-two-meter lighthouse tower. For better visi...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Dear friends, we inform you that on June 12 at the Solovetsky Maritime Museum an exhibition opens Cross and lighthouse: navigational signs of...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On February 26, the exhibition “Lighthouses of the Russian North” will open on board the icebreaker Krasin. The exhibition will feature moder...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On June 11, the State Local History Museum of Arkhangelsk - the Arkhangelsk Historical and Architectural Complex "Arkhangelsk Gostiny Dvory"...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) A navigational structure, a landmark for sailors, a lighthouse turns out to be more than just a technical object. It is almost a living creat...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) State TV and Radio Company "Vladivostok" presents the television film " Light Control ". The film crew observed the work and life of lighthou...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In 1851, the United States Congress passed a law requiring all lighthouses to be equipped with Fresnel lenses, a law that is still technicall...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) The plot was well done. With mention of two Sakhalin lighthouses, incl. Slepikovsky lighthouse and so called in the program Kholmsky lighthou...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) I was very glad to personally meet Sergei Terentyevich Aksentiev , who wrote an interesting book in a literary style "Secrets of Old Lighthou...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) From time to time we look at what has been updated on the large portal of GIGApixel-sized photographs (gigapan.org). Beautiful panoramas in v...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Cape Tyub-Karagan on the Mangyshlak Peninsula drops off to the sea with a steep hundred-meter ledge. On the flat top of the ledge stands the...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Today is St. Patrick's Day. It would seem that lighthouses have nothing to do with it. In fact, for a long time it has been customary to wear...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Congratulations on Baltic Fleet Day !
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Congratulations to the sailors on Navy Day!!!!
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Dear friends! Happy New Year and Merry Christmas! May the light of beacons always protect you from dangerous paths and show you the right pat...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) We wish everyone who is passionate about the sea and lighthouses a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas! May there be fewer storms in life in t...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Happy New Year and Merry Christmas to all lighthouse lovers! And let the light of the beacons protect you from dangers and show you the right...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Today is June 8, a double holiday: 202 years since the founding of the lighthouse service in Russia and World Ocean Day! Congratulations to a...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) When meeting lighthouse workers, you may get the impression that lighthouse keepers (lighthouse keepers) go to work at lighthouses, some for...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Lighthouses, despite their very clear purpose - to show the way to ships, always evoke romantic associations. To this day, they attract hermi...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) A story that has been circulating on the Internet for a long time, and even appeared at a concert with Mikhail Zadornov And it starts like th...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Old Orchard Shoal Light stood for 119 years and was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. And this was a good lighthouse. Even sadder is its owner, w...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On April 6, Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light, died at his home in Los Gatos, California at the age of 54. He was very popular in America...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) The most famous lighthouse incident was the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers on the Flannan Islands at the same time in D...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) From April 27 to April 30, 2017, the I International Festival in the field of travel and tourism “Russian Traveler” named after N. N. Miklouh...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) A playlist about modeling poppies, including a diorama of the Aniva lighthouse. About the diorama of the Tolbukhin lighthouse. Lighthouses wi...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In Harlingen (Holland) there is an unusual hotel - the lighthouse hotel. .jpg) .jpg) The lighthouse in Harlingen is an architectural monument...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) The lecture took place as part of the Maritime Festival in St. Petersburg on August 14, 2016. The Russian Lighthouse Society Foundation, toge...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Often we (people) systematically become the cause of the extinction of various species of animals, but in history there have been rare cases...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Many people are interested in what it is like to live in a lighthouse. Let us give the story of a lighthouse family from the Kurbatov lightho...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Quite a few wonderful songs and poems have been written about lighthouse keepers and lighthouses. This section contains some of them. Daughte...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Production of accurate models and dioramas of lighthouses . Models in video walks through lighthouses See list of walks How are models create...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In many countries around the world, for example in the USA, there are lighthouse museums. Unfortunately, we are not yet aware of the existenc...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Text published with the kind permission of the author. Since ancient times, ships sailing in the Baltic on their way to Gdansk encountered an...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the great Victory, we would like to tell the story of the battle for Suho Island on October 22, 19...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) !” This project is dedicated to the topic of lighthouses - unique historical, cultural and geographical objects of Russia. It is known that w...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Lighthouse side of the race based on materials from the official photobank VOR 2008-2009 and other sites. If anyone comes across other photos...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Not everyone has the opportunity to visit lighthouses in person, but you can take a virtual tour using the free Google Earth program. It has...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) According to the decision of the International Organization of Lighthouses and Maritime Signs IALA, six Estonian lighthouses - Kõpu, Ruhnu, K...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Encyclopedia of Lighthouses continues to improve. Now we have created separate cards for lighthousekeepers . Now this information is graduall...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Author: Victor Prilutsky (photo by the author). Published with the kind permission of the author There are several sea lighthouses on the Pol...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Photo from the opening You can get the official press release on the website of our media partners Ocean TV or on our website Video walks thr...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In this section all lighthouses will be marked on the map. Russian lighthouses will be placed first. Unfortunately, it is not always possible...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In this article we provide links to various sources of photographs and videos on lighthouses: The most unusual and original lighthouses. Beac...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) So! Any models of lighthouses in the world are again available for sale and order. Any detail and complexity. No handicrafts on the knee, onl...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Photo Maxim Kalennik Video Short story about the Nazimov Spit and the lighthouse, broadcast in the program "News: PRIMORYE" (about the lighth...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) The section cartoons about lighthouses has been replenished with a new one from director Sam Bradley. This is our first time with a robot bea...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Thanks to a tip from one of the lighthouse lovers, the cartoon Hotel "Mayak" / Hotel du phare appeared in the collection
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Andrey Savrasov is developing a new version of the model of the Ascension Skete (Solovki). The model will be large in size, unlike the miniat...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On a recent sea voyage along the coast of Crimea: Kerch-Evpaotria-Kerch we managed to see quite a few lighthouses. We hope to soon post a sma...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) There was a lot of news this time. Recently, the [online store] catalog (http://mayachnik.ru/shop/) has been significantly expanded, so now y...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) NTV St. Petersburg story about the exhibition "Lighthouses of the Russian North". In the frame is the exhibition of the project "Lighthouse....
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) NTV St. Petersburg story about the exhibition "Lighthouses of the Russian North". In the frame is the exhibition of the project "Lighthouse....
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On August 13-14, 2016, essentially the first Lighthouse Festival was held in Petropavlovka. It took place as part of the III St. Petersburg I...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Light of hope for returning to your native harbor Valentin SMIRNOV, captain 1st rank* *"St. Petersburg Gazette" Issue No. 104 dated 06/08/200...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) The online store project has begun. In the online catalog you can familiarize yourself with the author’s works and, if desired, place an orde...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On the birthday of the Russian lighthouse service, June 8 , the Museum of the World Ocean invites you to the opening of the exhibition "Light...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) 12/28/2008 The site is under development and will soon be fully operational. For now, the catalog contains some models from several countries...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Who wanted to take a walk through the seaside lighthouses on a photo hunt? There is an opportunity to plan this in advance and finally visit...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Over the long period of the project’s existence, we have helped, participated and are participating in a number of initiatives. These initiat...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) 2014 is a rich year of events in the lighthouse world, so our project also wanted to celebrate it by releasing the "eternal" calendar-house L...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Orders are accepted for the photo album Valery Vasilevsky "Sedov" , dedicated to one of the most famous sailing ships of our time, the barque...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) There are quite a large number of lighthouses in Russia, but very few books have been published on this topic and not a single photo album kn...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) “The divine beauty of the world around us. The talent and skill of the organizers and participants of the exhibition. To see all this and con...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) A short photo report about the exhibition at the Danish Embassy has been posted. Details .
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) As part of the campaign to raise funds for satellite Internet for the Kurbatov Lighthouse (Kuril Islands, Shumshu Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Pac...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) The passion for lighthouses and everything connected with the seas and oceans appeared a long time ago, and the history of the implementation...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Quotes, aphorisms, proverbs and sayings about lighthouses “Lighthouses are shrines of the seas. They belong to everyone and are inviolable, l...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) RLHA - List of lighthouses Lighthouses of the European part of the Russian Federation RLHA-Nr Name Reg Reservoir Coordinates RLE-001 Utrish R...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Conversation about lighthouses on RADIO MOSCOW, broadcast ALL YOUR OWN broadcast MARCH 17, 2016 Link to recording of the broadcast Many thank...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On a cold winter Monday morning, Natalya Lisitsina and Vasily Korablev in the program “All Ours” created a bright mood for all radio listener...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) According to the established tradition, we summarize the results of each year of the project . In 2013, we were already 5 years old and this...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Review of the book in the Navy magazine "Marine Collection" 11.2011 ABOUT LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTHOUSES The book of the Sevastopol writer, hist...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) A new version of the large model of the Roter Sand lighthouse (Germany) was made to order. The peculiarity of this model was the presence of...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) SEA LIGHTS OF OUR HOMELAND 16 postcards. Price 54 kopecks. Artist G. Chelak. Author of the text L. Basis Editor O. Ivashchenko. Tech. editor...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) You can expect everything from the Japanese, but to come across sewer hatches with images of lighthouses is completely unusual. I bring to yo...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) the very first lighthouse of Primorye Photo Maxim Kalennik Video “120 years ago the construction of the first lighthouse of Primorye began.”...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In this section we list all lighthouses whose condition is deplorable, lighthouses that require help and repair. If we don't help them, we wi...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) I CONFIRM: General Director OJSC <Organization name> ### OJSC <Organization name> Job Description Lighthouse Keeper . Position: Lighthouse Ke...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Lev Lagorio. Lighthouse. 1895 Baku and oil are inseparable concepts, just as they are inseparable ships plying the troubled waters of the Cas...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Somehow we came across the original Notice of the cessation of lighthouse operation; judging by the coordinates, it is very similar to Slepik...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Congratulations on your professional holiday to all hydrographers and especially lighthousemen! The “hydrographic depot” created in 1827 as p...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) It’s not very often that you get to meet lighthouses on the Internet. It is a rare opportunity to learn first-hand about the lighthouse dynas...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Vernisage of the authors February 26, 2015 . An exhibition with the participation of models from the mayachnik.ru project - our diorama of th...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) We returned from a trip to the lighthouses of Crimea. We visited Khersonessky, Inkermansky backyard, Foros Church (looked at the bell from Sa...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In this article we would like to present a selection of entertaining episodes from the life of lighthouses. Let's start with a video adaptati...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Recently, a screensaver with the Vorontsov Lighthouse became available to Yandex users. This is one of the most famous lighthouses in Odessa....
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In a short video, we wanted to tell a brief history of the Tolbukhin lighthouse in a number of notable facts. A model of the lighthouse on a...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) We continue our walks through the lighthouses. Lake lighthouses are not so famous, but Lake Ladoga is a marine type lake, so navigation is no...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Lighthouse keepers on Facebook Recently I met the most interesting family of lighthouse makers Elena Barbasheva and Vladimir Dyachkov from th...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) From April 9-12, 2009 the exhibition MIBS 2009 “Boats and Yachts” will be held at Crocus Expo (pavilion 1). At stand G128 you will be able to...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) In the story on Channel 1 dated 06/20/2016 the lighthouse, which is in a deplorable state (built in 1904), was also mentioned about the islan...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Fencing off marine hazards. In order to ensure the safety of navigation, at least two conditions must be met: all known sea dangers must be m...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Who among those in love with everything marine has not at least once dreamed of visiting Greenwich on the prime meridian? Now you have access...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) - About lighthouses and keepers. Video - The Light of the White Sea. Movie one | The Light of White Sea. Film 1 - The Light of the White Sea....
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) When the issue arose with the repair of Russian lighthouses, we began to collect information. In this article we will maintain a list of orga...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) On September 20, in different countries of the world at convenient local times, a worldwide flash mob will be held - sea, land, air and space...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Saw the announcement of the program “ON AIR” MAYAK" the program will air on July 3, 2010 (Saturday) at 19:25 on NTV. During July 3rd, a short...
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(autotranslated, could have mistakes) We decided to update the project name to more accurately reflect our focus on Russian lighthouses and Russian lighthouse keepers. From now on...