There are no second raters among cosmonauts. All of them are interesting, smart and often gifted. Thus the first man who walked in space, Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, was a good artist. And it’s a luck for all of us, … Read more...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Soviet Cosmonaut Depicts Space
There are no second raters among cosmonauts. All of them are interesting, smart and often gifted. Thus the first man who walked in space, Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov, was a good artist. And it’s a luck for all of us, … Read more...
Largest Oil Refinery in Europe is on Fire
“Neftekamskneftehim” is the largest in Europe oil refinery. It is located in Tatarstan, Russia and today at 7.00pm Moscow Time tens of firemen were urgently summoned as the oil giant got on fire. More photos and videos inside.
National Mass Fight Day
Do you know what some Russian people like to do on the last day of winter or first days of spring? They indulge themselves in the activities called mass fight and  burn things that look like crosses. Those activities … Read more...
Massive Army Gathered a Few Miles from Europe
At this moment the large scale military movement and excercise was taking place in Vyborg, just a few miles East of the border with European Union and Finland. Chief commanders jointly presented on site. As fontanka.ru states a joint forces … Read more...
Army is on Move in Tatarstan, Russia
More army movements have been spotted, this time in Tatarstan, Russia. Video was shot on 03-03-2014, on a road in Tatarstan. Also in response to this posted video another poster (commenter) added: “And just fifteen minutes ago, there was a … Read more...
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Monday, March 3, 2014
Odessa 1976
In 1976 a Finnish journalist Seppo Tuominen came to Odessa and Kishinev, Ukraine. And these are the pictures he managed to take then. via masterok
Historical Chronicle: the Stalingrad Battle, Part II
Another big set of pictures devoted to the Stalingrad battle (1943). You can see the biginning here. Soviet tanks are entering Stalingrad, 1943. Women and children are meeting soldiers-liberators under Stalingrad, 1943. Arrest of Field-Marshal-General Paulus in Stalingrad, 1943. The … Read more...
Black Sea Fleet of Russia
What does the Russian Navy have to oppose the enemies of the country? Check out the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet inside this post.
Old Estate of Russian Noblemen
The wonderful and unique estate of the noble family of the Nechaevs was being gradually created in the XVIII – XIX centuries. The architectural complex includes a mansion, an English park, a huge garden, a cascade of ponds, outbuildings, a … Read more...
Russia Has Really Hot Support!
Luckily this guy was watching the triumphal for Russia ski race at home, not at the stadium. With such supporters we had no choice but win at the Olympics! We hope the doggie was OK when it was over…
Huge Pancake Pie
Big scope for a big city! This is how they decided to celebrate Maslenitsa (Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday also known as Butter week) – they made a huge 500 kg pie from pancakes with bananas and chocolate paste!
Rarely Visited Object of Chernobyl 2
This is another rarely visited Chernobyl object – a communication center, over-the-horizon radar “Duga”. Probably you have not seen its pictures yet. The way to the object leads through the narrow corridor. The building of the communication center itself. Everything … Read more...
Marine Airforce Is Ready
Marine airforces of East naval forces is ready to take the orders from its chief commander – the president. It’s a duty of a pilot to obey the orders and carry on the tasks. Those are mostly KA helicopters, … Read more...
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Controlled Demolition, NOT
This is how they sometimes demolish things around. Not much of a controlled environment, really. Also, the white van is a police van.
More Winter in Chernobyl
Some more photos of the Nuclear Winter – Winter of Chernobyl. As people say this year winter there wasn’t too snowy, however the temperature went far below zero, as low as -25 C. So the photos were made in one … Read more...
Winter In the Neighborhood
This artwork tells the story of the times when Internet didn’t exist and people of USSR found their way outside to get themselves entertained. The picture was created by I.Popov in 1964 in Russia but is being stored in Minneapolis … Read more...
Rare Photos of Soviet Planes Assembly
I doubt that during the Soviet era such photo could circulate freely, because of the fairs of the technology theft or industrial espionage. Nick Nilov, a photographer, was one lucky Soviet guy who was allowed to take different photos of … Read more...
Once in a Bus
After seeing such a video you might get an idea of what you can expect when using public transportation means in Novosibirsk, Russia. Video might be a bit shaky and has been shot vertically, but in my opinion one might … Read more...
Crimea (Ukraine) Yesterday
Some photos made in Crimea, Ukraine yesterday. Photos from different sources and are describing the situation in whole. Also, according to Wikipedia and Ukrainian census of 2001, the majority of people in Crimea (77% to be exact) considered to be … Read more...
This Car is Crazy
Russian guy has built this car. He said he used computer 3D modeling software to design the outer look and the suspension characteristics of his future car. Then he with friends built it. They used Nissan Maxima as a source … Read more...
