Winter Wood, Arkhangelsk, Russia

 

Thanks to Svetlana  for the nice  Winter Wood Card sent 05.02.2013.

    Arkhangelsk (population 390 000) is a regional center in Northwestern Russia, located on both banks of Northern Dvina river near its inflow into the White Sea, about 1100 km to the north of Moscow and about 1500 km northeast of Saint Petersburg. 

(source: https://wikitravel.org/en/Arkhangelsk)

• Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)

Country:
    Russia
Series:
    5th Definitive Issue of Russian Federation
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Bears | Mammals
Issued on:
    2008-08-29

• Zaraysk Kremlin

Country:
    Russia
Series:
    6th Definitive Issue of Russian Federation
Themes:
    Architecture | City Walls | Coats of Arms | Fortresses / Strongholds
Issued on:
    2009-10-01