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Kursk Magnetic Anomaly
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Economics, Photos, Technology
Kursk Magnetic Anomaly (Kursk oblast) is the most massive in the world iron ore basin. There are deposits of about 200-210 billion tons, accounting for about 50% of iron ore reserves on the planet. The following pictures were captured at Mikhailovskoye deposit by Viktor Borisov (the photos are clickable).
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Russian roads accident involving military equipment
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Video
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The night views of Vladivostok city
5 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Photos, Travel
Vladivostok is one of the major centers of Russian Far East. In November 2012 the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit will take place there. The following pictures of the city were captured by Stepanov Slava (all the photos are clickable).
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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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Closer to the nature :)
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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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Abandoned colony for criminals of Perm krai
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Regions, Society
Russian penitentiary system is far from being perfect and here is one example. The following colony for criminals located somewhere on the territory of Perm krai was abandoned recently, in 2005, but as you can see the conditions of living there are rather extreme. The pictures were taken by Alexander Belenkiy (all the photos are clickable).
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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.
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Nothing to add :)
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