Elets is a historical city of Russia having more than 200 cultural and architectural monuments. The whole architectural design of the city is its main value.
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Picturesque landscapes of Buryatia nature
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Photos
The following nice pictures were captured during the trip along highway M-55 (Buryatia Republic) on the way to Chita city by Victor Borisov.
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Volchansk – the smallest Russian town with a tram
2 Comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Cities, Regions, Video
Volchansk (Sverdlovsk oblast) is the smallest town in Russia with the tram. Its population is just 10,000 residents. The tram has been running from 1951 and connects the southern and northern parts of the town.
The length of a single line is 8 kilometers. There is only one car on the line. The video was captured by Victor Borisov.
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Subway station dedicated to Yuri Gagarin
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Science
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight Novosibirsk subway redesigned the station named after the first cosmonaut of Earth. The photos were captured by Stepanov Slava.
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Yoshkar-Ola city page was updated
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in RussiaTrek.org News
The information about main museums, theaters, architectural monuments of Yoshkar-Ola, the capital city of Mari El Republic, is available now.
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Ulan-Ude city page was updated
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in RussiaTrek.org News
We have added the information about main museums and architectural monuments of Buryatia Republic capital – Ulan-Ude.
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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!
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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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