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Samara, formerly known as Kuybyshev, was founded in 1586. The city is located in the central European Russia, on the left bank of the Volga River and at the mouth of the Samara River. Kuibyshev was prepared for a role of " spare capital " since the very f

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  • Dear Alex, thanks for this beautiful album of Samara. The town is beautiful and I didn't even imagine how important it is. Best regards, Tomislav

    said  of kandelaria60 kandelaria60 2 months 6 days ago

  • Hi, I saw the slide show of this city Samara. What an interesting mixture of very modern, classic and old. You made a really beautiful album! Thanks fot sharing!

    said  of Elena14u Elena14u 5 months 12 days ago

  • Congratulations on this Beautiful Russian Album! Thanks for sharing with me your lovely pictures! Henk (Canada)

    said  of hverstege hverstege 6 months 23 days ago

  • Wonderful photos and a very interesting album Thank you for shaing. Ray

    said  of mccoyray mccoyray 7 months 16 days ago

  • Alex, what a beautiful and moving pictorial tribute to your home city. I have always wanted to visit Russia and when I get the chance I definitely will be visiting your beautiful city. Thank you for a lovely tour.

    said  of pctrldy pctrldy 9 months 25 days ago

  • Nice chapel!

    said  of MikhanRus MikhanRus 2008.08.27 at 08:19:36 PDT

  • Hi Alexander, your love is really beautiful... Congratulations Blanca.-

    said  of blancacc101 blancacc101 2008.06.14 at 11:32:22 PDT

  • I have no idea how many hours to take flight from Malaysia to Russia???? Just so thank you to share this beautiful album about Russia.

    said  of catroslin catroslin 2008.05.27 at 19:09:48 PDT

  • BEAUTIFUL ALBUM. I ENJOYED VIEWING SAMARA THROUGH YOUR EYES. TAKE CARE, SANDY IN CALIFORNIA, USA

    said  of sbrown5983 sbrown5983 2008.05.26 at 07:37:14 PDT

  • Very beautiful album with beautiful buildings. You are an ambasador for your country Alex. Ria The Netherlands

    said  of 8598 8598 2008.05.15 at 00:06:55 PDT

  • I miss this album, so let me send my belated CONGRATULATIONS for the Featured.

    said  of mdediego mdediego 2008.05.13 at 02:44:54 PDT

  • And your album is really great! Congratulations on your featured last year!

    said  of tonymm6491 tonymm6491 2008.03.17 at 02:15:43 PDT

  • This is a fabulous collection of photographs.!! The architecture of the Samara region is outstanding..and I see so many similarities with Bulgarian architecture. I have been intrigued and inspired from start to finish with this album...beautiful

    said  of DingDongDen DingDongDen 2008.03.17 at 02:15:19 PDT

  • Alex, thanks for visiting my Monarch butterfly album recently and leaving your nice comments. I see this album was featured a while back. I very belated CONGRATULATIONS to you! I'm now going to go take a look at your city~ Jess

    said  of jessdian2 jessdian2 2008.03.10 at 16:37:43 PDT

  • Dear Alex, Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful album of your home city. Your love of it indeed shines through each image! -- you provide many different views while revisiting what are, it appears, some of your favourite spots. Inspired by your pictures, I am adding Samara to my list of places to visit. Thanks again, and all the best, Rebecca

    said  of green298 green298 2008.03.01 at 08:06:16 PST

  • These are gorgeous photos and makes me want to go visit these beautiful places. Well done

    said  of castlekid castlekid 2008.01.24 at 10:15:45 PST

  • Wonderful and very beautiful album! So glad you shared this with us! Warm wishes, Paula

    said  of plegolas plegolas 2008.01.15 at 14:02:28 PST

  • Dear Alex. What a great album of your home town. This is just an art work of yours and you had doen a wonderful photo work. Thank you for your nice comment at my album. Greetings from Israel - RAN

    said  of ranyaari100 ranyaari100 2007.12.04 at 11:39:33 PST

  • A great album with wonderful pictures.I really like it:)) Best regards,Nicole

    said  of besch105100 besch105100 2007.11.28 at 08:21:48 PST

  • beautiful album, nice clear shots

    said  of tigerlady96 tigerlady96 2007.11.27 at 01:53:58 PST

  • I enjoyed my visit to Samara from Russia with love--apparent in every picture!

    said  of barbicat108 barbicat108 2007.11.03 at 19:29:57 PDT

  • This album is a brilliant piece of work!!! Your a superb tour guide and photographer!!! A real pleasure!!! - USA

    said  of stoneycreeks stoneycreeks 2007.10.18 at 09:17:57 PDT

  • Beautiful album Alex. I thought I had left a comment before but I couldn't see it in the list. Thank you for the compliments on my flowers.

    said  of michaelm43 michaelm43 2007.09.08 at 01:20:25 PDT

  • Congratulations to be featured. Very nice album. I never hearded the name of Samara. I'll search it in the map. Helena (Portugal)

    said  of milenaww milenaww 2007.09.02 at 15:46:36 PDT

  • I don't even know where Samara is - but your album has made me want to find out!!!

    said  of _MickC _MickC 2007.09.02 at 14:28:09 PDT

  • Yours album is magnificent. Thanks yours comments I know better history on Russia. It was great pleasure visit Samara yours eyes.

    said  of jacekzsbo jacekzsbo 2007.08.27 at 01:20:27 PDT

  • Hi Peeter! Thanks for your kind comments on my Samara photos! For sure Estonia was THE CLEANEST of all previous Soviet republics! From Russia with love, Alex.

    said  of russpsych russpsych 2007.08.24 at 08:50:06 PDT

  • This is great album, so much beauty in these pictures!

    said  of pikemanSerbia pikemanSerbia 2007.08.22 at 03:53:14 PDT

  • This album remembers me a lot of things from past. Have been there twice. As I remember Kuibyshew was the most beautiful and clean city on Volga. Is it the same right now also? Good that your city has not the name of this communist criminal any more.

    said  of peeter50 peeter50 2007.08.21 at 14:40:57 PDT

  • Lovely composition & colors! Great work! Thanks for comments on my photo :} All the best for you, Ilka

    said  of red_pet red_pet 2007.08.11 at 12:59:25 PDT

  • Incredibly beautiful buildings well captured. Thank you for the compliment on my pelican photo.

    said  of michaelm43 michaelm43 2007.08.08 at 02:33:37 PDT

  • Beautiful pics about beautiful Samara-gorodok. I've enjoyed your album and consider it outstanding. Thanks Alex for your kind comments on my albums here. Glad to meet you on WebShot. I'm a rookie here, something isn't still clear for me. Hope we'll be in touch! Privet from Moscow!

    said  of KuznetsovSergey KuznetsovSergey 2007.08.07 at 13:14:47 PDT

  • What a splendid album, especially for those who can't travel to Russia. No wonder this album was featured, congratulations. Thank you for your nice words in my MV album. Best regards from Geneva. Barbara

    said  of bao666 bao666 2007.07.29 at 06:25:16 PDT

  • Thank you for your kind comments on my creative challenge entry "outside looking inside to the outside". Your images of Russia are quite lovely. I've not experienced Russia, and you have given me an inspiring view of your country through your images in your albums. Thank you. Cheers, Sandra (Vancouver, Canada)

    said  of sigfusson sigfusson 2007.07.29 at 01:44:38 PDT

  • This is a well deserved feature album. I've tremendously enjoyed going through all of it. Well done, my friend, well done! Clark from O'ahu.

    said  of clarkth clarkth 2007.07.24 at 10:48:27 PDT

  • This is a Brilliant collection...well done indeed...best regards

    said  of gtjeddah gtjeddah 2007.07.20 at 02:53:51 PDT

  • Hi Helen! Before the revolution there were about 50 churches in Samara. A great number of them were ruined during the 1930 th and some were closed and served as a "People culture clubs". So that churches survived and were restorated in 90-th. Alex.

    said  of russpsych russpsych 2007.07.17 at 22:40:52 PDT

  • Hey Alex, congratulations on being featured, this is a wonderful album, very diverse....you live in a very beautiful place....it's wonderful to see the churches still standing, have they been rebuilt, or were they saved from destruction during the Revolution? This is an amazing collection.....Helen

    said  of helenpender50 helenpender50 2007.07.17 at 22:15:24 PDT

  • What a wonderful gallery!!! Amazing story and place!!Thank you for sharing.

    said  of Ashley1954 Ashley1954 2007.07.17 at 15:31:18 PDT

  • Alex: what a wonderful album. I take it that Samara is a rather large city. It is a beautiful area. I enjoyed viewing the album..even though I am a little late at doing so. I will come back every so often to view your other albums until I have seen all of them. Thank you again for visiting me. Ron, Massachusetts

    said  of foofoo1729 foofoo1729 2007.07.16 at 05:03:20 PDT

  • How wonderful a featured album you have got here, your photos are marvellous! Thanks for your visit. Merike

    said  of lovejoy485 lovejoy485 2007.07.16 at 04:28:49 PDT

  • Alex, been from Samara myself, I can only say - you touched my soul's hidden corners of love to this city on the bank of the Volga river. I am so jealous that it was not me, who took all these wonderful pictures. I felt I miss my home town more than anyone else. I love churches, old buildings, points of interest and tourist attractions, but most of all, you showed me again and again, how beautiful Samara can be in different seasons. Thank you for this gift (both views of Samara and gift of yours to be such a great "eye-catcher" of ordinary, making it look so luring and nostalgic) Yours, Mikhail.

    said  of mikhailruss mikhailruss 2007.07.09 at 03:00:29 PDT

  • Hi Alex, what a beautiful album, I love it! Actually the mother of my husband came from Samara (Kubishev?) and my husband has two half brothers there he never met and doesn't have their address. How interestign to find this album about a place he always talks about. Congratulations for being featured for this album. Tirza form Los Angeles

    said  of tirza_h tirza_h 2007.07.01 at 21:37:46 PDT

  • IM sad that,I missed your being featured,yes i was in cairo for study,Im verey glad for your visit and for your featurd,Congratulations,I ts late but,This is great album for your love city,I enjoyed it very much********************* ****THANKS

    said  of amen2006 amen2006 2007.06.30 at 12:20:58 PDT

  • Hi Alexander, This is a lovely collection of pictures of a beautiful city. You have a great eye for composition. The colours and clarity of the photographs leave nothing to be desired. Thanks for your kind comment. Best wishes. George

    said  of gyuri65 gyuri65 2007.06.29 at 12:27:54 PDT

  • Beautiful!! You take lovely photos. Pam

    said  of mtheartt1 mtheartt1 2007.06.29 at 11:02:04 PDT

  • Congratulations on this most wonderfull featured album, the architectuur is just fantastic.

    said  of mikejc1 mikejc1 2007.06.17 at 07:01:17 PDT

  • Hello! Thanks for sharing these interesting pistures. It was nice to travel by Samara, looking at your shots :) Greetings from Poland. Dorota.

    said  of dorka107 dorka107 2007.06.16 at 04:59:33 PDT

  • Congrats on your well deserved featured album. Samara is BEAUTIFUL !!! Your sensibility and eye for compo is amazing. Thanks for sharing with all of us your photography. Greetings from Portugal. Carlos.

    said  of solrac_gi_2nd solrac_gi_2nd 2007.06.15 at 09:17:25 PDT

  • Alexander, congratulations on being featured with this beautiful album! I enjoyed watching your pictures, thanks for sharing them with everyone! Greetings from Israel, Yair.

    said  of ykarelic4 ykarelic4 2007.06.15 at 00:51:08 PDT

  • This is a gorgeous album! Congratulations on your well deserved feature! Best wishes, Kris :)

    said  of KrisApplegate KrisApplegate 2007.06.14 at 19:15:04 PDT

  • Hello Alexander, My compliments for your great album! Please come see my photos sometime? Best regards, Tom from Zeist, The Netherlands. www.tomjutte.tk

    said  of hereistom hereistom 2007.06.14 at 18:32:08 PDT

  • Hi Alexander, now is my turn to congratulate you on featuring your really perfect and incredibly beautiful album. Be sure I noticed that each picture in it is made with love and warm feelings for your city - the attitude couldn't be hidden. I guess what you felt during the creation of the album because I had the same feeling when I visited my Petersburg and wanted to take pictures of its lovely and familiar places not as a turist but as a person who knows really there every stone and wanted to catch its soul and put it in his photo's. And, of course, the performance of your pics is excellent. Best wishes. Yulia (The Netherlands)

    said  of julysha57 julysha57 2007.06.14 at 17:41:19 PDT

  • Congratulations!!! :o) Ciao! Roberto

    said  of rodemicheli rodemicheli 2007.06.14 at 16:43:44 PDT

  • WoW! I really like your album!!! This is great - you have a natural artistic and photographic eye to capture moments and things. Keep it up! Best regards,- Alexis

    said  of blackbelt_chick blackbelt_chick 2007.06.14 at 16:26:27 PDT

  • This is a wonderful album. I loved the pictures but I also liked the added history. Very interesting. Thank you for sharing and Congratulations!

    said  of whimsycreek whimsycreek 2007.06.14 at 14:58:42 PDT

  • Congratulations on having your beautiful album featured today ... what a wonderful tour you've given us. I hope you enjoyed your day in the *spotlight*... Judy, Florida

    said  of ladybug591 ladybug591 2007.06.14 at 14:26:25 PDT

  • Congratulations on your featured album! The photos are great. Thanks for sharing! http://community.webshots.com/user/brianhahaha

    said  of brianhahaha brianhahaha 2007.06.14 at 11:16:12 PDT

  • What a breathtaking album. Magnificent architecture, very well done! Congratulations! EJ/Texas USA

    said  of rossflah rossflah 2007.06.14 at 07:09:23 PDT

  • CONGRATULATIONS on having your 'Samara' album featured today on WS. Thank you for the tour of you beautiful city. Enjoy your day in the spot light. Joyce, California, USA

    said  of joyce914 joyce914 2007.06.14 at 06:57:17 PDT

  • Congratulations on the feature of this very impressive Album and thank you for sharing. Greetings Marlene

    said  of 22338 22338 2007.06.14 at 06:43:34 PDT

  • Thank you for showing us this beautiful city. I loved the tour thru your lens. A hearty congratulations on having your albumn chosen as the feature today - enjoy the spotlight. Loree - New Mexico, USA

    said  of greenhorngrl greenhorngrl 2007.06.14 at 06:39:17 PDT

  • Hello Alexander! This is a lovely collection of pictures of a beautiful city. You have a great eye for composition. The colours and clarity of the photographs leave nothing to be desired. I enjoyed the slide show. Congratulations on this well deserved album being featured. Best wishes, Suresh from India

    said  of suresh_krishna suresh_krishna 2007.06.14 at 05:34:32 PDT

  • Looks an interesting & historical place. Congratulations on the feature, you have presented your photos very well. Eric

    said  of ericy202 ericy202 2007.06.14 at 04:27:08 PDT

  • Nice journey to this place! Congratulations on being featured! Thanks for sharing.

    said  of lovejoy lovejoy 2007.06.14 at 03:58:17 PDT

  • Congratulations on being featured, very beautiful album, keep up the good work

    said  of nttl2k1 nttl2k1 2007.06.14 at 03:49:22 PDT

  • Congrats on being featured! Great shots!

    said  of marsy67 marsy67 2007.06.14 at 03:38:43 PDT

  • Great album!! Thanks for sharing.

    said  of gm_no_1 gm_no_1 2007.06.14 at 03:34:18 PDT

  • Bonjour, Congratulations on being featured today and thanks for sharing. Luc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    said  of maxeclip maxeclip 2007.06.14 at 03:12:36 PDT

  • Hi Alexander,congratulations on being featured today.Very nice and interesting album,thanks for sharing.Enjoy your special day!Best regards,Henri and Josee/Belgium

    said  of haneveercoremansshots haneveercoremanssh... 2007.06.14 at 02:12:06 PDT

  • Hello Alexander! Congratulations on being featured today. This your album is rich of splendid pictures. Best regards, Peppino.

    said  of pbonu pbonu 2007.06.14 at 02:05:17 PDT

  • Ciao Alexander! Congratulations on your featured collection! It's a great album, beautiful compositions and colors. Greetings, Renato/Italy.

    said  of renato26 renato26 2007.06.14 at 01:36:28 PDT

  • CONGRATULATIONS on being featured,very interesting pictures,well done,I have enjoyed them,thank you for sharing them with us, take care Ann (Chester England)

    said  of annedm1 annedm1 2007.06.14 at 01:33:00 PDT

  • An excellent collection! You showed us such variety of architectural styles and so many churches...most of them look brand new! The night shots are very good! Most of the shots betray a good eye for composition! CONGRATULATIONS for the feature! We hope you'll have many visitors! We had a great time watching the slideshow! Best regards from Japan, Gabriela & Yoshiyuki Tanaka

    said  of tanaka62 tanaka62 2007.06.14 at 00:23:56 PDT

  • ne kadar kilise katedral varsa hepsini çekmiÅŸsin ha.

    said  of emre3 emre3 2007.05.22 at 11:34:45 PDT

  • Thank you for taking the time to share all these pictures with us. Hope some day to go to Samara.

    said  of Bignose65 Bignose65 2007.01.25 at 19:51:17 PST

  • Spasibo !Merci !Thank you ! for these nice photos

    said  of ericsam5 ericsam5 2006.11.28 at 12:18:34 PST

  • Very beautiful images, you are highly gifted. Thank you - Anup

    said  of define2iota define2iota 2006.10.17 at 02:15:48 PDT

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