Archive for January 2018
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Museum of Weapons in Tula
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Army, Entertainment, Technology
The Tula State Weapons Museum, founded in 1775, is the oldest museum of weapons in Russia and one of the main attractions of Tula. In 2012, a new building in the form of a medieval Russian helmet was constructed for the museum (Oktyabr’skaya Street, 2).
Near the building there is an exhibition of Russian military equipment of the second half of the 20th century. Inside you can learn about the history of firearms and cold steel from the 14th century to the present. Photos by: babs71.
1. The building of the museum.
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Samara – the view from above
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Samara is the 9th largest city in Russia with a population of about 1.2 million people. It is a major economic, transport, scientific, educational, and cultural center of the country.
The capital of the Samara region, this city is located on the left bank of the Volga River (Saratov Reservoir) at its confluence with the Samara River (hence the name of the city). Photos by: Slava Stepanov.
Tags: Samara city
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Soviet anti-religious propaganda posters
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, History, Religion
Atheism, as a worldview denying religion, without being formally declared in the USSR as an element of state ideology, was actively supported by the Communist Party and state bodies until 1988.
Propaganda was actively used for these purposes. Here are examples of anti-religious posters that you could see in the times of the USSR.
1. There is no God!
Tags: posters · propaganda · Soviet past
Suzdal is a small town-reserve with a population of about 9,700 people located in the Vladimir region, about 30 km north of Vladimir.
First mentioned in the chronicles in 1024, this is one of the oldest towns in Russia famous for its abundance of monuments and preserved original appearance. Photos by: Vasiliy Nikitinskiy.
Tags: Suzdal city · Vladimir oblast
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One frosty day in the Rostov Kremlin and its surroundings
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos
Rostov, founded in 862, is a town with a population of about 31,000 people located in the Yaroslavl region, about 53 km south-west of Yaroslavl. This is one of the oldest towns in Russia included in the famous tourist route “Golden Ring of Russia”.
On the territory of Rostov there are more than 300 cultural monuments, one third of which are monuments of federal significance. Photos by: Alexander Maretsky.
Tags: Yaroslavl oblast
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Chelyabinsk – the view from above
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Chelyabinsk, a city with a population of about 1.2 million people, is the seventh most populated city in Russia, the administrative center of the Chelyabinsk region.
One of the largest industrial centers of the country, Chelyabinsk is located on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains, on the border of the Urals and Siberia, almost in the center of the continent of Eurasia. Photos by: Slava Stepanov.
Tags: Chelyabinsk city