Several interesting posters of historical epoch.

Second part of Soviet space propaganda posters.

Fatherland! You lighted the star of progress and peace. Glory to the science, glory to the labor! Glory to the Soviet regime!

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The following nice picture brilliantly illustrates the rule known in Russia as “Potemkin’s village”. It is about how local authorities doing their best to impress or at least not upset the important visitor.

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Holy Trinity Ipatievsky Monastery is Orthodox monastery of the Russian Church. The monastery played significant role in Russian history of 16th and 17th centuries. It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1432.

The monastery is located in Kostroma, at the confluence of Kostroma and Volga rivers. It is situated relatively far from the central part of the city (about 30 minutes walk). Near the monastery there is a bridge across the river offering a good view. The photos were captured by Petr Ushanov.

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The heroic space flight of Yuri Gagarin has opened up a new era in world history. Mankind’s age-old dream has come true.

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Commemorating the coming anniversary of Gagarin’s flight? :)

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We have added the information about museums of Ulyanovsk.

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Seems like the risk of losing these keys is more dangerous :)

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According to the ranking of British company Brande Finance Sberbank (Russia’s largest bank) is the most expensive Russian brand in 2011 with the value of about 12 billion dollars taking 65th rank in the top 500 brands of the world (58^th rank in 2010).

Also the following companies from Russia are included in the rating:

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Vyborg is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vyborg municipal district of Leningrad oblast. The city is located about 120 km from the historic center of St. Petersburg and 27 km from the border with Finland.

Vyborg, founded in the Middle Ages by Swedes, is among the historical cities of Russia. Until 1940 it was the second largest city in Finland. Vyborg has over 300 different monuments: architectural, historical, sculptures, archaeological, landscape art. The photos were captured by Andrey Rumyantsev.

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We have added the information about major upcoming sports events and the achievements of Russian sportsmen in the recent years.

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