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Russky Sever National Park enters top 10 Russian parks.
27.10.2016 10:15
Russky Sever National Park (the name of the park means Russian North in Russian) is a national park in the north of Russia, located in the southern part of Kirillovsky District, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Vologda.
Created in 1992, the park protects natural and cultural landscapes around the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery and the Ferapontov Monastery, places of great historical significance. Russky Sever National Park covers approximately 166,400 hectares (642.5 sq mi).
Other Russia's most popular national parks are Losiny Ostrov (Moscow and Moscow Region), Sochinsky (Krasnodar Krai), Pribaikalsky (Irkutsk Oblast), Prielbrusye (Kabardino-Balkaria), Curonian Spit (Kaliningrad Oblast), Khvalynsky (Saratov Oblast), Nizhnyaya Kama (Tatarstan) and others. There are currently 50 national parks in Russia.