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Military exercises of the Marine Corps of Pacific Fleet
No comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Army, Photos
The next stage of combat training of units of the Marine Corps of Russian Pacific Fleet began in the new academic year. After winter combat training large-scale tactical exercises with firing began at the landing firing ground “Klerk” located near Vladivostok, the capital city of Primorye krai.
The exercises involved 122-mm self-propelled artillery “Gvozdika”, 82-mm battalion mortars, antitank guided missile systems “Fagot” and infantry flame throwers “Shmel”.
Such activities in the field increase the level of professional and methodological training of officers of all categories and soldiers. Photos by Smit_Smitty.
Tags: Primorye krai · Vladivostok city
Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater is the largest theater of Novosibirsk and Siberia. The theater building, located on the main square of Novosibirsk is Russia’s largest theater building.
Because of its large size the theater is called “Siberian Coliseum”. The theater building is the pride and symbol of Novosibirsk. Today about 900 people are working there. Photos by Stepanov Slava.
Tags: Novosibirsk city · Siberia · theater
Russia is rich in deposits of various natural resources, but for the most part, they are located in wild and undeveloped areas of the Far North, Siberia and the Far East.
Driving a car or even a truck in these areas is very dangerous because of the lack of normal roads; drivers have to cross numerous rivers, etc. A lot of people died on these roads, the number of lost vehicles can’t be counted.
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The day and night views of Saint Petersburg
2 Comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Architecture, Cities, Photos, Travel
Picturesque view of Saint Petersburg is determined by architecture: straight streets, large squares, gardens and parks, rivers and numerous canals, embankments, bridges, monuments and decorative statues.
Among the other interesting places of Saint Petersburg are the fountains. Saint Petersburg is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Gulf Stream causes humid sea climate in Saint-Petersburg. Most days in the year are cloudy and gloomy. Photos by Sergei Nagorny.
Tags: Saint Petersburg city
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“Under Yesteryear’s Snowfall” – classic animation
No comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Art, Video
“Under Yesteryear’s Snowfall” is an animated film made in 1983 by the Soviet filmmaker Alexander Tatarsky based on a script of Sergey Ivanov. The cartoon is performed in the technique of plasticine animation.
It is a funny psychedelic Christmas story about a peasant going to forest in search of a Christmas tree.
The cartoon is distinguished by the fact that the aphoristic remarks of the characters, full of absurdist humor, turned to folk sayings.
Tags: animation · cartoon · Soviet
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Invisible Flows – the beauty of Novosibirsk city
No comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Cities, Video
Novosibirsk is the third city of Russia by population after Moscow and St. Petersburg. The city is business, cultural, industrial, scientific, trade and transport center of Siberia.
Novosibirsk was founded in 1893. The population of the city reached one million in 1962 making it the world youngest city with such a large population.
Tags: Novosibirsk city · time-lapse
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Winter Kazan from bird’s eye view
2 Comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Cities, Photos, Travel
Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan with the population of 1.1 million people. In 2005 the millennium of Kazan was celebrated. In 2013 the city will host the 27th World Summer Universiade, and in 2015 – World Championship of Water Sports.
Today Kazan is the center of Tatar people culture. Kazan Kremlin is among UNESCO world heritage and a 1000 year history of Kazan makes it one of Russian cities most often visited by tourists. Photos by Stepanov Slava.
Tags: bird's eye view · Kazan city · Tatarstan Republic
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Beautiful time-lapse video of Saint Petersburg
No comments · Posted by DeIntegro in Cities, Travel, Video
Saint Petersburg is located in northern Europe, in the north-west of Russian Federation, on the shore of Finnish Gulf and on Neva River. It is the only city in the world with the population over 1,000,000 located so far in the north.
Saint-Petersburg is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world, being an important center of tourism in Russia. In 18th-20th centuries the city was the capital of Russian Empire.
Tags: Saint Petersburg city · time-lapse
One billion rubles (1,000,000,000 rubles) was a banknote used in the Caucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic in the period of hyperinflation of the early 1920′s.
Nominal value in figures and words, and warning labels are depicted on the obverse of the banknote.
This Sunday, March 4, will be the day of the Russian presidential elections, and with high probability we can say that the “winner” will be Vladimir Putin, the man who has been the President of Russia from 2000 to 2008. In 2008-2012 he has been holding the post of prime minister.
What will happen after the return of Vladimir Putin is not clear, may be we will see new repressions, reforms, or even revolution.
Russian artist Zhgun shows in this video, how it all began, what happened over the years and what lies ahead.
Tags: satire
