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What is Russia for foreign businessmen?
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Business, Society, Video
Truthful animation video about the difficulties that may face foreign businessman in Russia.
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Angry Tweets Present – Three Big Pigs
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Funny, Politics, Video
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Ancient kremlin of Velikiy Novgorod
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Travel
A lot of monuments of ancient architecture were preserved in Velikiy Novgorod. The oldest of them is St. Sophia Cathedral, which construction started in 1045.
The cathedral is located inside the Kremlin – the historic center of the city (the present day walls were erected in the 15th century). The photos were captured by Petr Ushanov.
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Derbent is one of the most ancient “live” cities in the world. The first settlements were founded there in early bronze epoch – at the end of 4,000 B.C.
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The spaceship named after Yuri Gagarin
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky 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
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Amazing house of Russian blacksmith
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, People, Photos
In the village of Kunary (Nevyanskiy district of Sverdlovsk oblast) there is an incredibly beautiful and amazing house. The house is the handwork of blacksmith Sergey Kirillov.
Here you can see the domes of churches, crosses, doves, coat of arms of the USSR, kittens, flowers, children and thousands of different cute flourishes. As a result of nationwide contest of amateur wooden architecture in 1999, the house of Kirillov Sergey Ivanovich was recognized as the best in Russia. The photos by daypic.ru
Tags: Sverdlovsk oblast
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Architectural monuments of Kolomna city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos, Travel
Kolomna is a city in the Moscow region of Russia, administrative center of the Kolomna district, a river port.
The city was mentioned in the Laurentian Chronicle in 1177 as an existing, but according to recent excavations the foundation of the city belongs to the years 1140-1160.
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Living in Russian dormitory
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in People, Photos, Society
Let’s hope that something like this will not happen again.
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Picturesque streets of Samara
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Photos, Travel
Several impressive views of Samara city streets architecture captured by ctulhuftagn.
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