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The secret of the three-headed eagles of Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Entertainment, Funny, Overview
On the Russian coat of arms, you can see the image of a two-headed eagle. However, in Russia, one can meet eagles with three heads, legs and wings. Especially often you can see them in the former capital of the country – St. Petersburg.
The fact is that the symbol of Russia is often placed on the highest points – spiers and roofs. If you install a two-headed eagle, then from many angles it will look quite different from the coat of arms. Therefore, an eagle with three heads, wings, and legs was designed (angled at 120 °). From a distance these eagles from any point seem to be two-headed as on the coat of arms. Photos by: Alexander Nikulin.
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Aesthetics of winter in provincial Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Overview, Regions, Society
Vasilyevo is an urban-type settlement with a population of about 17 thousand people located on the bank of the Volga River, about 25 km west of the center of Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The following photos taken in January 2019 give an idea of how winter looks in a large village of today’s Russia. Vasilyevo on Google Maps. Photos by: Anatoly Shcherbak.
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The most popular streets in Russia
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, History, Overview
The Soviet Union ceased to exist for more than two decades ago, but Vladimir Lenin is still in the mausoleum on the Red Square in Moscow, and a large number of streets in Russia are still called after him. But how many?
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Toy-like Russia – Part 2
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Overview, Regions, Travel
The second part of pictures showing the great variety of Russian landscapes, cities and towns. The first part can be found here: Toy-like Russia – Part 1. Photos by: Stepanov Slava.
Mirniy city in Yakutia
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Toy-like Russia – Part 1
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Overview, Regions, Travel
Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of land area and length. The distance from Kaliningrad to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is about 7500 km, the time difference – 10 hours.
But if you go up in the air, big cities, endless fields, high mountains, powerful plants all of a sudden become like toys. The photos were taken by Stepanov Slava.
Red Square in Moscow
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The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has revised its growth forecast of the Russian economy in 2015. Deterioration in the forecast is related to the sanctions because of the events in Ukraine and geopolitical tensions.
Overall, the new picture of development of the country in the next year corresponds to a recent estimate made by the head of the Ministry Alexei Ulyukayev said that Russia is balancing between stagnation and recession.
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What are the Morals of Russians?
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, Overview
If you want to understand better the “mysterious Russian soul”, then, you’ll probably be interested in the following article about Russians attitude to adultery, white lie, theft at work, sex without love, evasion of taxes, etc.
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The largest miniature of Russia
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Art, Overview, Travel, Video
Even sleeping areas of St. Petersburg may surprise you. Among the usual residential buildings of Moscow district there is a unique museum project – the largest miniature of Russia (total area is about 800 square meters).
Miniature is a collective image of Russia, which has absorbed all of its most characteristic features, and objects. You will be able to find the Moscow Kremlin, Karelian Kizhi, Peter and Paul Fortress, and other sights of Russia here.
Tags: Saint Petersburg city
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Key facts about the sale of Alaska
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in History, Overview, Regions
The sale of Alaska was a deal between the governments of the Russian Empire and the North American United States. In 1867, Russia for 7.2 million USD (about 108 million USD in 2009), sold its territories in North America (total area 1,518,800 square km or 586,412 square miles).
At the time of the sale the entire population in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands was about 2,500 Russian and approximately 60,000 American Indians and Eskimos. At the beginning of the 19th century Alaska brought income from the fur trade.
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The sky views during space rockets launches
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Overview, Photos, Science
The people of Russia living near the space ships launching facilities usually enjoy the following nice sceneries. And here is more information about outer space travelling.
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