![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/03t.jpg) Tour of an insect lab of All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection (VIZR). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/05t.jpg) Lilac near an insect lab of All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection (VIZR). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1421/jpeg/01t.jpg) Entrance of All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection (VIZR). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/08t.jpg) Large lilac flowers near All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection (VIZR). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/04t.jpg) Hogweed (Heracleum) near an insect lab of All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection (VIZR). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/07t.jpg) Close up of lilac flowers near All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection (VIZR). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/09t.jpg) Parasitic insects on linden near All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection (VIZR). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/13t.jpg) Malformed seed head of common dandelion (Taraxanum officinale) damaged by insects, near All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection (VIZR). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/11t.jpg) Yellow flowers of berberry. Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/12t.jpg) Blooming plantain (Plantago). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/01t.jpg) Green flowers of spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus, Russian name Beresklet) in Alexander Park. Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/10t.jpg) Puffy seeds on willow catkins (Salix). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1413/jpeg/02t.jpg) Granite bath tub of Catherine the Great in Babolovsky Park. Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/881/jpeg/01t.jpg) Blooming thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum(?), Russian name Bodiak) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/880/jpeg/21t.jpg) Blooming Willow-herb (Epilobium hirsutum, Russian name Kiprey) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/880/jpeg/19t.jpg) Blooming Cabbage thistle (Cirsium oleraceum, Russian name Bodyak) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/880/jpeg/23t.jpg) Blooming Woolly burdock (Arctium tomentosum, Russian name Lopuh) on roadside in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/954/jpeg/16t.jpg) Overgrown cemetery of horses of Russian Tsars in Aleksandrovsky Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 30, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/881/jpeg/04t.jpg) Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare, Russian name Pizhma) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1864/jpeg/19t.jpg) Berberry in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/880/jpeg/16t.jpg) Willow-herb (Epilobium hirsutum, Russian name Kiprey) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/880/jpeg/15t.jpg) Woolly burdock (Arctium tomentosum, Russian name Lopuh) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/880/jpeg/18t.jpg) Cabbage thistle (Cirsium oleraceum, Russian name Bodyak) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1259/jpeg/21t.jpg) Red leaves of berberry in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 9, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1260/jpeg/01t.jpg) Red fruits of berberry in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 9, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1260/jpeg/09t.jpg) Red berries of berberry in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 9, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1259/jpeg/22t.jpg) Fruits of berberry in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 9, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/880/jpeg/24t.jpg) Close up of Cabbage thistle (Cirsium oleraceum, Russian name Bodyak) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/881/jpeg/03t.jpg) Moneywort (Creeping Jenny, Lysimachia nummularia, Russian name Verbeynik) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1440/jpeg/10t.jpg) A.S. in Otdelny Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/11t.jpg) Sculptures near White Tower in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/15t.jpg) Alley in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1440/jpeg/09t.jpg) Otdelny Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/13t.jpg) Road in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/881/jpeg/02t.jpg) Close up of flower of Woolly burdock (Arctium tomentosum, Russian name Lopuh) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/880/jpeg/20t.jpg) Flower of Moneywort (Creeping Jenny, Lysimachia nummularia, Russian name Verbeynik) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1271/jpeg/21t.jpg) Fall foliage of berberry in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 18, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/14t.jpg) Trees in snow in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/12t.jpg) Snowy forest in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1440/jpeg/12t.jpg) Millipede in Otdelny Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1440/jpeg/11t.jpg) Scorpionfly in Otdelny Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/880/jpeg/17t.jpg) Immature flower head of Cabbage thistle (Cirsium oleraceum, Russian name Bodyak) in Aleksandrovsky Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3571/jpeg/07t.jpg) Lurid bolete mushrooms (Suillellus luridus, Russian name Poddubovik) on Dvortsovaya Street in Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 18, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1440/jpeg/07t.jpg) Z. I. Yusupova Mansion in Otdelny Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1440/jpeg/08t.jpg) Old fountain in a garden of Yusupova Mansion in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1440/jpeg/13t.jpg) Gummolosarsky Creek in Otdelny Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/16t.jpg) Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/157/jpeg/29t.jpg) A canal in Alexandrovskiy Park of Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo, residence of Russian tsars). Near Sankt Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/157/jpeg/38t.jpg) Orthodox Fiodorovskiy Cathedral in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo, residence of Russian tsars). Near Sankt Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/157/jpeg/34t.jpg) Orthodox Fiodorovskiy Monastery in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo, residence of Russian tsars). Near Sankt Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/157/jpeg/30t.jpg) Ruin Tower in Alexandrovskiy Park of Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo, residence of Russian tsars). Near Sankt Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/17t.jpg) First World War exhibition in Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/157/jpeg/27t.jpg) Chinese Theatre, destroyed during the war, in Alexandrovskiy Park of Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo, residence of Russian tsars). Near Sankt Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/18t.jpg) Various items at First World War exhibition in Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/21t.jpg) Typewriter at First World War exhibition in Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/20t.jpg) Helmets at First World War exhibition in Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1519/jpeg/19t.jpg) Ford car at First World War exhibition in Marshall Chamber (Ratnaya Palata) in Alexander Park in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/754/jpeg/02t.jpg) Blooming hawthorn (Boyaryshnik in Russian) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2030/jpeg/32t.jpg) Blooming Hepatica (Pechonochnitsa in Russian) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 29, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1826/jpeg/08t.jpg) Blooming Gagea minima(?) (Russian name Gusiny Luk) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1595/jpeg/19t.jpg) Blooming Corydalis aurea (Russian name hohlatka) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 15, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1826/jpeg/12t.jpg) Blooming thicket shadbush (Amelanchier spicata, Irga in Russian) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1825/jpeg/22t.jpg) Blooming lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria, Russian name Chistyak) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/754/jpeg/07t.jpg) Blooming Viburnum lantana (wayfaring tree, Russian name gordovina) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1631/jpeg/11t.jpg) Blooming thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum(?), Russian name Bodiak) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1596/jpeg/21t.jpg) Blooming bird cherry (Adus avium, Cheriomukha in Russian) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 15, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1824/jpeg/07t.jpg) Mat of blooming alpine plant Vitaliana primuliflora in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3606/jpeg/05t.jpg) Spores of glazed cup mushrooms (Humaria hemisphaerica) collected earlier 7/18/2024 in Alexander Park, Tsarsoe Selo near St. Petersburg, Russia, August 22, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/945/jpeg/23t.jpg) Blooming cherry Cerasus kurilensis (Miyabe, Russian name Vishnia Kurilskaya) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/157/jpeg/32t.jpg) Horse Pension and horse cemetery (under restoration) in Alexandrovskiy Park of Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo, residence of Russian tsars). Near Sankt Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1419/jpeg/14t.jpg) Blooming Arctic starflower (Trientalis europaea, Russian name Sedmichnik). Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1419/jpeg/04t.jpg) Blooming Solomon s seal (Polygonatum odoratum, Russian name Kupena) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1414/jpeg/05t.jpg) Blooming strawberry in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 26, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/753/jpeg/22t.jpg) Late blooming pasqueflower (Pulsatilla, wind flower, meadow anemone, prostrel or son trava in Russian) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1631/jpeg/05t.jpg) Great burnet plant (Sanguisorba officinalis, Russian name Krovokhliobka) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1436/jpeg/11t.jpg) Blooming elderberry in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 13, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1436/jpeg/18t.jpg) Blooming Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia, Russian name liubka) on a meadow near Novinka, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2946/jpeg/30t.jpg) Blooming creeping navelwort (Omphalodes verna, Russian name pupochnik) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 26, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1630/jpeg/16t.jpg) Flower of great burnet plant (Sanguisorba officinalis, Russian name Krovokhliobka) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1427/jpeg/23t.jpg) Blooming marsh orchid in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1436/jpeg/10t.jpg) Blooming bush of Spirea in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 13, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1429/jpeg/11t.jpg) Blooming Meadow Rue (Thalictrum) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2022/jpeg/16t.jpg) Blooming hellebore Helleborus orientalis subsp. orientalis (H. caucasicus, Russian name Moroznik) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 12, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2936/jpeg/19t.jpg) Catherine Palace in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 18, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1440/jpeg/24t.jpg) Sedum(?) plant in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1429/jpeg/08t.jpg) Blooming Azure-flowered garlic (Allium caeruleum) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1430/jpeg/15t.jpg) Caryatids of the building of 4th Central Research Institute of the Russian Ministry of Defense on Fontanka Embankment. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1430/jpeg/14t.jpg) Decorations of the building of 4th Central Research Institute of the Russian Ministry of Defense on Fontanka Embankment. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1436/jpeg/03t.jpg) Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia, Russian name Kukushnik) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 13, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2937/jpeg/36t.jpg) Tower of Martial Chamber in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 18, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2054/jpeg/18t.jpg) Kovsh Pond. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 30, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2937/jpeg/37t.jpg) Monument of a tsar Nicholas II in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 18, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1935/jpeg/01t.jpg) Catherine Palace. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/953/jpeg/16t.jpg) Catherine Palace. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 30, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/953/jpeg/09t.jpg) Oak of Aleksandrovsky Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 30, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2508/jpeg/01t.jpg) Staircase of Cameron Gallery. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1937/jpeg/16t.jpg) Fiodorovsky Cathedral. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1824/jpeg/06t.jpg) Blooming yellow eastern pasque flower (Pulsatilla flavescens, wind flower, meadow anemone, prostrel or son trava in Russian) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1823/jpeg/24t.jpg) Blooming yellow eastern pasque flower (Pulsatilla flavescens, wind flower, meadow anemone, prostrel or son trava in Russian) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 10, 2016
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