1. Western recreational region Consists of Kalilingrad, Pskov, Novgorod areas

4. Kaliningrad area Not bordering other parts of Russia. Borders Lithuania and Poland.140 кm of the Baltic sea line Population about 1 mln

5. History 16 th century: part of East Prussia state, Since 1945 part of Soviet Union, people from Russia and Ukraine were settled here, In 1946 renamed to Kaliningrad area, After the war only 9% of buildings in Kaliningrad remained intact; the town started being rebuilt.

6. Nature and climate Climate mild, pretty rainy, July average t: + 17°C, January - 3°C, Strong winds from the sea, August – best month for tourism, Sand beaches, dunes, plains and forests, Curonean spit – a unique natural object.

7. Types of tourism Recreational. Beaches of the Baltic sea. Ecological. The national park Curonean spit. Cultural. Kaliningrad, others. Business. The area contains Free economic areas.

8. Amber, 90% of world resources are here

9. Curonean spit The national park Curonean spit is a natural UNESCO heritage site. A long but narrow peninsular, the width is 400 m - 3,5 кm, length – 98 кm.

10. Curonean spit

14. Beaches at Curonean spit, 200-300 m wide

15. Cities and towns of the area Kaliningrad, Svetlogorsk, Zelenogradsk, Оtradnoye, Baltiysk.

16. Svetlogorsk (Raushen)

17. Kaliningrad’s tourist sites Immanuil Kant’s museum and graveyard, Zoo, Botanic garden (since 19 th century), The cathedral, destroyed in 1945, rebuilt in 1992. The cathedral’s museum.

18. Kaliningrad

19. Kaliningrad, the royal gates

20. Kaliningrad, the cathedral

21. Immanuil Kant’s graveyard

22. The town of Sovetsk (Tilsit) Queen Luisa’s bridge over the river Neman.

23. The village Klukvennoye, the former mansion Kluken

24. The 14 th century church in the town of Zheleznodorozhny (Guerdauen)

25. Part of pre-war Instenburg, nowadays - Chernyahovsk

26. The town of Baltiisk (Pillau) Big port, Baltic sea military fleet base

27. Baltiisk, Peter I monument, lighthouse

28. Novgorod area Population 0,6 million. Capital Veliky Novgorod (Novgorod the Great)

29. Natural features Ilmen, Valdai lakes; Lovat, Volhov rivers, plains with Valdai and Tikhvin hills, more than 60% of territory covered with forests, Valdai national park, 111 natural memorials.

30. Types of tourism Cultural. Novgorod, F. Dostoyevsky’s museum at Staraya Russa, Vitoslavitsy wooden craft open air museum, N.A. Nekrasov’s museum in Chudovo. Religious. Iversky Valdai monastery. Ecological. Valdai national park. Medical. S. Russa mineral waters.

31. The city of Novgorod Known since the year 862, was the second in the Kiev Rus state. Kremlin with Sofia temple, churches and monasteries, the monument to 1000 th anniversary of Russia, others. The center of Novgorod is in UNESCO heritage list.

32. Kremlin with Sofia temple in Novgorod

33. Kremlin (left), Yuriyev monastery (right)

34. The monument to 1000 th anniversary of Russia

35. N. Nekrasov’s museum in Chudovo

36. Iversky Valdai monastery Monastery founded by patriarch Nikon in 17 th century. Located on an island at Valdai lake.

37. Pskov area Capital - Pskov Population 0,7 million Historic towns – Pskov, Nevel, Оpochka, Veliky Luky, Izborsk

38. Pskov area bordering Estonia, Latvia, Belarus

39. Nature and climate Plains and hills, forests occupying 45% of the territory. 3 thousand lakes, including Pskovskoye and Chudskoye. The river Narva. January avarage t - 7,8 °; July average t +17,3°

40. Natural resorces Polistovo sanctuary – swamps are preserved, Sebezh national park – southern taiga coniferous forests under protection, Hilovo mineral water and medical muds

41. Types of tourism Same at those in Novgorod area

42. Pskov Kremlin

43. Davmontov settlement

44. Historic and art museums exibits There are icons of 12-16 centuries, pictures, ancient books, garments, utensils on display

45. Pskov

47. Mirozhsky monastery on outskirts of Pskov

48. Caves at Pskovo-Pechorian monastery

49. Museum Izborsk fortress, the town established in 9 th century.

50. A. Pushkin’s memorial museum «Mikhailovskoye»

51. Mikhailovskoye

53. A.Pushkin’s graveyard in the monastery at Pushkinskiye gory

54. M. Musorgsky mansion

55. Memorial estate of S. Kovalevskaya, at Polibino village

56. N. Rimsky-Korsakov’s country- house estate

57. Balneo-mud resort Khilovo, since the year 1865

58. Chudskoye lake

59. Snetok fish

60. Military theatrical performance