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Going to work on oil field in Russia
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in People, Society, Video
Priobskoye oil field is located near Khanty-Mansiysk city of Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug. Is it really so hard to build a normal road?
Tags: Khanty-Mansi okrug
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The 50th anniversary of the first human space flight
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Holidays, People, Technology, Video
The heroic space flight of Yuri Gagarin has opened up a new era in world history. Mankind’s age-old dream has come true.
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Corruption in Russian government procurement process
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in People, Politics
In today’s Russia, Aleksei Navalny has managed to attract a vast audience with his Web site RosPil.info. It posts documents about state tenders and asks for public input on matters like the fairness of the prices or the deadlines.
The site’s name means Russian Saw. It features an image of two headed Russian eagle – the state symbol – absurdly grasping two carpenter saws in its talons. Why saws? Russian slang for taking a kickback is to “saw off” a piece of the contract. More about Aleksei Navalny in the article of The New York Times.
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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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Living in Russian dormitory
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in People, Photos, Society
The video was captured at Moscow city subway station “Lenin Library” (about seven o’clock in the evening).
Tags: Moscow city
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Kaliningrad Christmas Fair – The assault of Izborsk fortress
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, History, People, Photos
One of the most interesting events of recent Kaliningrad city Christmas fair was the reconstruction of assault of ancient Russian fortress Izborsk happened in 1349. The photos were captured by Andrey Rumyantsev.
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Siberian tiger walking the highway
1 Comment · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Nature, People, Regions, Video
Russia is rich not only in bears. This video was captured on the highway from Vladivostok to Khabarovsk, near the town of Bikin (Khabarovsk krai). Attention! Russian offensive language.
Tags: Khabarovsk krai · Siberia
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The most beautiful staircase of Rostov-on-Don city
3 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, People, Photos
If you are visiting Rostov-on-Don one of the places of interest of the city is the following beautiful staircase (the address is Dobrovolskogo Str., 8/3). All the work is made by one man, the artist Konstantin Nikolaev, living in one of the apartments.
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Sincere song about Russian countryside fate
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Music, People, Video
The author of the following song named “Camomiles” and the singer is Igor Rasteryaev.
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