Two attacks were carried out by suicide bombers this morning in the Moscow subway. Explosions with a time period of 40 minutes happened at the stations “Lubyanka” and “Park Kultury” of Sokolniki subway line. As a result of terrorist attacks in the Moscow subway 36 people (38 with suicide bombers) were killed, an additional 92 people were injured.

The attacks were carried out in rush hour, when most people rode to work. The assessments of explosive devices power ranges from 300-400g of TNT equivalent to 3 kg. In connection with the accidents Moscow City Council advises the people if possible to refrain from trips to the center of the city.

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The following accident took place on one of the crossroads of Krasnoyarsk city of Russia, 9 cars were damaged, 5 people injured.

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Ustyuzhny is a small Russian town located in Vologda oblast with the population of less than 10,000 people but with a number of sights (the photos by av4, clickable).

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Tobolsk city, located about 250 km from Tyumen city of Russia, had the status of the capital of Siberia in the 16-19th centuries. Today the city is known for its unique and the only in Siberia stone  Kremlin. Here are several photos of the Kremlin captured by padunskiy (all the photos are clickable).

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Several days ago the heaviest snowfall of all the history of Russian capital happened. Here are several photos of snowy Moscow by Ilya Varlamov.

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The following sculptures of Russian traffic cops captured by darkcjc are one of the places of interest of Khabarovsk city.

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Neglinka (other spelling Neglinnaya) is a river located in the center of Moscow city. The length of the river is about 7,5 km. Main feature of the river is that before flowing into Moscow river it is carrying its waters in the system of pipes constructed under the surface of the city.

The following photos of Neglinka river captured by Iliya Varlamov offers you the opportunity to feel yourself having an adventure in Moscow city underworld (the photos are clickable).

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Saint Petersburg is known for its rainy weather and with the help of the following animated photos you have a chance to feel the true spirit of this beautiful Russian city.

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Among the other problems of Russia is the problem of depreciation of infrastructure systems of cities and towns. For example during the December of 2009 there were numerous accidents on heating mains of various Russian cities like the following one captured by Pavel Iyevlev in Saint Petersburg city.

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