Vladivostok, Russian island and the coast from a helicopter

Sergei Dolya writes: “I flew to Vladivostok this weekend. We will look for the Amur tiger, travel to nature reserves and get acquainted with local attractions. I have a videographer Alexei Zvontsov with me (the one who filmed Dakar and Altai), we will make a short film based on the results of the trip. By the way, my first video blogging experience happened in Vladik in 2010, let's see what happens this time. In the meantime, I propose to look at Vladivostok from a bird's eye view. We were worried that not the best time of the year was chosen for filming (snow, ice, lack of greenery), but, in my opinion, it turned out great ... "

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3. The helipad from where we took off was on the Russian Island. Therefore, the first thing we saw was the vast territory of the Far Eastern Federal University

4. The complex of buildings goes around the bay in a kind of "horseshoe" and is best seen from a helicopter. The built-up area is about two hundred hectares. It was here that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit was held in 2012

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6. The main building, where the university administration is located

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8. There is a huge park inside the complex. At the moment it is open, but the final decision whether people will be allowed in there, as we have in Moscow at Moscow State University or not, has not yet been made

9. Primorsky Oceanarium is a grandiose building. The total volume of water in the aquarium is almost 10,000 cubic meters. 500 aquariums for 18,000 species of fish and mammals will be installed in the main building. The oceanarium is scheduled to open by the fall of this year and it should become the world's largest complex of its kind.

10. In the background, the so-called “outer roadstead” is visible - part of the port water area for anchoring ships. If we compare the port with a residential building, this is its “entrance hall”

11. There are fishing vessels, tanker fleet, bulk carriers and others.

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13. The famous Russian bridge to the Russian island

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15. And this is the city itself. The photo shows the Golden Bridge across the Golden Horn Bay. By the way, throughout the construction (from 2008 to 2012) the bridge had no name. Received the official name only before the delivery of the object

16. Before the construction of the bridge, it was possible to get from one bank to another at best in 30-40 minutes, at worst - in 4 hours

17. Coast. In the upper left corner is the go-kart track in Vladik

18. In the background, the pipes of CHP-2 are smoking, which heats water for the whole city.

19. Port

20. Repair docks

21. If you look closely at the winding railway tape on the right, you can see a gray-red train. This is an express train that connects the center of Vladivostok with the airport. Express is exactly the same as in Moscow

22. Behind the bridge - Orlinaya hill. You can see how new buildings are approaching it. Buddhists consider the hill to be sacred and protect it from development with all their might.

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24. Then we flew along the coast

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28. The village of Slavyanka. The population lives by fishing for seafood, there is a military unit

29. At the mouth of the river, water of medium salinity is a favorite place for wintering smelt and fans of winter fishing

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31. The picture shows the consequences of fires. The road was a barrier to fire

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35. A strip of water near the coast is called a lagoon

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38. Water transparency - 25-30 meters

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40. In the next post, I will show high-altitude photographs of coastal protected areas where the Amur tiger and leopard live!