Stegalovka

Research work

Natural Wonders of Russia

Done by

Lalaza Kamilla,

Savvina Khristina

form 7-a

Teacher: Terekhova L.N.

2015

Aims of the work

1. To learn more about amazing and mysterious places in Great Britain and Russia.

2. To compare Stonehenge, Seven Strong Men and Lena’s Stone Forest.

Research methods

1. The analysis of resources of the Internet.

2. The analysis of some publications on the topic.

Hypothesis

There are lots of amazing and mysterious places inRussia.

The subject

The subject of the research is the interesting places inRussia.

There is something interesting in every country. At the

English lessons we have read about Stonehenge in Great

Britain.

Stonehenge is probably the most important prehistoric

monument in the whole of Britain and has attracted

visitors from earliest times. It stands as a timeless

monument to the people who built it.

And what about Russia?

We read some publications on the topic, used the

resources of the Internet and found out that there are

a lot of mysterious places in Russia.

These mysterious stones Seven Strong Men are located

in the Komi Republic.They are about 30 to 42 metres

high and are more than 200 million years old.

Long , long ago, tall mountains stood in their place.

Centuries passed, and the mountains were gradually

destroyed by rain, wind, snow and heat.

Now they are strangely shaped and look like humans

from a distance.

According to the legend, these pillars were once giants

who were turned to stone.

One of the giants fell in love with a beautiful girl whosefather was the leader of a local tribe. The girl, however,refused to marry him. She also made fun of him in frontof the tribe.

The giant was so angry that he decided to destroy thevillage where the beauty lived. The next day he returned,accompanied by his six brothers.

Luckily, the girl’s brother was a magician. When theseven giants arrived at the village, he turned them into seven stones.

It’s impossible to climb to the top of these pillars because of their strange shape.

It’s not easy to get to this amazing place. Thenearest road is at least 100 kilometres away. So the best way to get there is by helicopter.

Another natural wonder can be found on the Lena river.

Lena’s Pillars, also called Lena’s Stone Forest, is a natural

rock formation located about 60 km from Yakutsk. It lies

in a part of Siberia that hasn’t been touched by human

activity.

Lena’s Stone Forest stretches for tens of kilometresalong the bank and has inspired travellers and poetssince the 17th century.

These amazing pillars are over 150 metres high and

look like giants frozen in time.

Lena’s Stone Forest is not only beautiful to look

at. It can be used as a scientific laboratory.

Long, long ago, during the Cambrian period, there was

a deep ocean in this place. Now many interesting fossils

of primitive life can be found in the rocks.

Scientists say that 21 rare ‘red lists’ plants grow there.

The only way to get to Lena’s Stone Forest is by boat.

Conclusion

To sum it up, Stonehenge was built by the people.Seven Strong Men and Lena’s Stone Forest are naturalwonders of Russia.In Russia, there are lots of amazing and mysteriousplaces. Our hypothesis seems to be right.

http://www.amusingplanet.com/2011/09/lenas-stone-forest.html

http://forum.xcitefun.net/lenas-stone-forest-natural-wonders-of-russia-t38096.html

http://www.geologyin.com/2014/06/lenas-stone-forest-yakutsk-in-russia.html

http://www.amusingplanet.com/2010/05/mysterious-manpupuner-rock-formations.html

http://englishrussia.com/2008/05/11/russian-stone-idols-of-komi/

http://rkomi.ru/en/services/albom/19/

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