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Propaganda posters of Soviet space program 1958-1963
25 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, Politics, Technology
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!
Tags: posters · propaganda · Soviet past
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 of Kostroma
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Photos, Religion, Travel
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.
Tags: Kostroma city · monastery
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Ulyanovsk city page was updated
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in RussiaTrek.org News
Seems like the risk of losing these keys is more dangerous :)
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Top 7 Russian most expensive brands
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Business, Economics
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 (58th rank in 2010).
Also the following companies from Russia are included in the rating:
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Vyborg – historical city of Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Cities, Travel
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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Russian sports page was updated
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in RussiaTrek.org News
We have added the information about major upcoming sports events and the achievements of Russian sportsmen in the recent years.
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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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