Filming in Krasnodar krai of Russia
With its palm trees and warm seas, Krasnodar Region is Russia's perfect answer to the stereotype about eternal frost.
Film in Krasnodar Region: Geography and Climate
The region has a total area of 75,000 km² (4,602 mi²). Almost half of the 1,540 kilometers (956 mi) of its borders is washed by seas.
A surprising thing about Krasnodar Region is that some parts of it (like Sochi) have a subtropical climate. It is the only region in Russia that has it. The landscape changes from vast plains in the north to Caucasus mountains in the south.
Average winter temperature in the north is -3 ˚C (26.6 ˚F) and -8˚C (17.6 ˚F) in the south. In the summer, the average temperature varies from +22 ˚C (71.6 ˚F) to +13 ˚C (55.4 ˚F) from North to South.
There are major Black Sea ports, such as Sochi and Novorossiysk (the stronghold of the Russian Navy). Krasnodar Region also has access to the Azov Sea.
Film in Krasnodar Region: Nature
The first thing that catches a visitor's eye is the abundance of palms and other tropical flora. The seas are full of dolphins.
Also, over 30 active mud volcanoes can be found across the Krasnodar region.
Film in Krasnodar Region: History and Culture
From 1243 to 1438, the area was a part of the Mongol Golden Horde. After the Horde's collapse, the region was divided between the Crimean Khanate, Circassia, and the Ottoman Empire.
In 1783, by decree of Catherine II, part of the present-day Krasnodar Region joined Russia. It became a major stronghold of the Cossacks, the monarchy's border guards. The local Cossacks became one of the main powers of resistance to the Bolsheviks after the 1917 revolution.
In 1932-1933, Krasnodar was one of the regions touched by a massive famine with over 7 million deaths all across USSR.
Because of its strategic importance and access to sea, the region saw fierce battles with the Nazis during the World War II.
Film in Sochi, Film in Novorossiysk
The capital is Krasnodar, a major regional hub with 853,000 people living in it.
The second biggest city is Sochi. The capital of the 2014 Winter Olympics is populated by 360,000 people.
Novorossiysk is the third biggest city with the population of 267,000 people. It has the busiest and the longest port in Russia that stretches for 8.3 km (5 miles).
Film in Krasnodar Region: How to Get
Krasnodar is located 1,350 km south of Moscow. The flight takes 2 hours. There are 3 international airports, one for every major city of the Krasnodar region.
Film in Krasnodar Region: Population
The region is the third biggest in Russia in terms of population, after Moscow and St. Petersburg. Over 5 million people live in it. Russians are the majority with 86% of the population. There is a heavy cultural influence of the Armenians (5%) and other nations of the Caucasus. Ukrainians, Tatars and Greeks are other notable minorities.
Film in Krasnodar Region: Interesting Facts
- Before Sochi became Russia's top resort, a trip there was considered a punishment due to myriads of malaria-bearing mosquitoes at the time. The Tsarist authorities sent political prisoners in exile there;
- Krasnodar has have the world's northernmost tea plantation since 1901;
- Sochi is the world's second-longest city, stretching for 145 km (90 miles). It's also the world's nothernmost place with subtropicl climate;
- Northern Black Sea shore had many colonies, founded by the ancient Greeks. There are many archeological sites across the region;
- Dolmens, tombs of ancient Caucasian tribes, can be found all over the Krasnodar Region;
- The road from a skiing resort to the warm Black Sea in Sochi can take less than half an hour.
Train rides over Black Sea
Sochi, Rosa Khutor resort
Sochi, Khosta District
Sochi's Adler district
Tectonic fault in Sochi's Khosta distrcit
Holy Face of Christ Temple in Sochi
Palm trees in Sochi
Sochi
Stormy Black Sea in Sochi
Novorossiysk
Caucasus Mountains
Morning in the Caucasus Mountains
Guam gorge
Durso vollage
Krasnodar-Novorossiysk highway
Gelendzhik
A major resort of the Krasnodar Region
Herd of cows in northern Krasnodar Region
Bee hives in reconstructed Cossack village
Krasnodar
Dzhugba
Black Sea shore near Dzhugba
Black Sea coast near Dzhugba
Sunrise near Dzhubga
Highway near Sochi
Cizinci rock
Krasnodar
Bee hives in an ethnographic village on Taman Peninsula
Hedgehog mountain in Dzhugba
Caucasus in the fall
River in Krasnodar Region
Big Utrish natural reserve near Anapa
Church of Great Martyr Barbara in Varvarovka
St. Nicholas Temple
Fields in rural area
Sunset at the field
Tractors in rural area
Rural landscape
Wheat in rural area
Train rides over Black Sea
Sochi, Rosa Khutor resort
Sochi, Khosta District
Sochi's Adler district
Tectonic fault in Sochi's Khosta distrcit
Holy Face of Christ Temple in Sochi
Palm trees in Sochi
Sochi
Stormy Black Sea in Sochi
Novorossiysk
Caucasus Mountains
Morning in the Caucasus Mountains
Guam gorge
Durso vollage
Krasnodar-Novorossiysk highway
Gelendzhik
A major resort of the Krasnodar Region
Herd of cows in northern Krasnodar Region
Bee hives in reconstructed Cossack village
Krasnodar
Dzhugba
Black Sea shore near Dzhugba
Black Sea coast near Dzhugba
Sunrise near Dzhubga
Highway near Sochi
Cizinci rock
Krasnodar
Bee hives in an ethnographic village on Taman Peninsula
Hedgehog mountain in Dzhugba
Caucasus in the fall
River in Krasnodar Region
Big Utrish natural reserve near Anapa
Church of Great Martyr Barbara in Varvarovka
St. Nicholas Temple
Fields in rural area
Sunset at the field
Tractors in rural area
Rural landscape
Wheat in rural area