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The spaceship named after Yuri Gagarin
No comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Science, Technology
Spacecraft Soyuz TMA-21with the crew of a new expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to be launched from 5 to 7 April from Baikonur. The crew of spacecraft consists of Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Andrei Borisenko, and NASA astronaut Ronald Garan. In honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight (April 12), the spaceship was named after the first cosmonaut of the Earth. You can learn much more about what it’s like to fly into space by visiting SpaceFeelings.com
Tags: Soyuz · spaceship · Yuri Gagarin
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The museum of railway equipment of Novosibirsk oblast
No comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Photos, Technology, Travel
Novosibirsk museum of railway equipment named after N.A.Akulinin is located in Sovetsky district of Novosibirsk oblast, near railway station Seyatel, on the road from Novosibirsk city to Akademgorodok. The museum has a large collection of steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, electric locomotives and wagons, mostly working on the railways in Western Siberia. The photos were captured by Victor Borisov.
Tags: museum · Novosibirsk oblast · railway equipment
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Tough minibus of Ulyanovsk city
No comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Funny, Technology, Video
Tags: minibus · Ulyanovsk city
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Kursk Magnetic Anomaly
2 Comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Economics, Photos, Technology, Travel
Kursk Magnetic Anomaly (Kursk oblast) is the most massive in the world iron ore basin. There are deposits of about 200-210 billion tons, accounting for about 50% of iron ore reserves on the planet. The following pictures were captured at Mikhailovskoye deposit by Viktor Borisov (the photos are clickable).
Tags: Kursk Magnetic Anomaly · Kursk oblast
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The museum of electric transport of Nizhny Novgorod city
No comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Cities, History, Photos, Technology
The following pictures were captured at Nizhny Novgorod museum of city electric transport located on Ivliyeva Str., 1, Tram depot #1, contact phone: +7 831 468 98 88. The museum has the trams and trolleybuses of the city’s past. The photos were captured by antares_610 (the photos are clickable).
Tags: museum · Nizhny Novgorod city · transport
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The unique machinery museum of main Russian auto factory
No comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Photos, Technology, Travel
The following museum of machinery is the property of well known and largest in Russia and Eastern Europe auto factory “AvtoVAZ” (Tolyatti city, Samara oblast) and is located just near the plant. There are more than 460 various machines on the territory of about 32 hectares. The photos were captured by Viktor Borisov (all the pictures are clickable).
Tags: AvtoVAZ · machinery · museum · Samara oblast · Tolyatti city
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The notebook of Russian president photo
1 Comment · Posted by DeIntegro in Photos, Politics, Technology
While being in Singapore the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev had a video conference with the situational center of Russian Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters about the explosion of ammunition depot in Ulianovsk city. The President was using the new system of visual communication.
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Tags: conference · notebook · president
