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Nov/10

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The recipe of cocktail “Russia”

For the cocktail “Russia” you will need:

* Vodka

* Liqueur Curacao Blue

* Grenadine (pomegranate juice with sugar)

And here is the result:

Cocktail Russia view 1

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Flyonovo is a very small village (27 people in 2007) located in Smolensk oblast of Russia (about 14 km from Smolensk city). The village has the only street – Museum Street. Here are the pictures of Flyonovo village places of interest captured by vj-jjic.

Flyonovo village, Smolensk oblast, Russia view 1

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The author of the following song named “Camomiles” and the singer is Igor Rasteryaev.


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Nov/10

15

Wooden houses of Kovda village

Kovda is a little village located in Murmansk oblast of Russia and here are some photos of wooden houses of the village captured by grus57 (all photos are clickable).

Kovda village, Russia wooden houses view 1

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Nov/10

13

Arzamas city page was added

Arzamas is a city located in Nizhegorodskaya oblast with long architectural, city-building and historical past. It is included into the list of Russian cities with great historical and cultural importance and its location on tourist ways makes it attractive for tourists.

Arzamas city, Russia - Voskresensky cathedral view

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Nov/10

12

Winter has suddenly come to Vladivostok city

And the drivers were not prepared…

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Russia will host Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi city and certainly the Olympics will have its own Olympic mascot. Today there is an online competition and poll going for the best idea for the mascot and here is the current leader – Zoich.

I like this ridiculous but original and someway epic mascot :) Here are some pictures and even great promo-video. The proud author of Zoich is zhgun. All glory to Zoich!

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Nov/10

8

Evil hamster from Russia

Really in Soviet Russia hamsters eat you :)

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Nov/10

8

The trip to Olkhon Island, Baikal Lake

Olkhon is the largest island of Baikal Lake, Irkutsk oblast with the land area of about 730 sq. km. Here is the photo report of the trip to the island (base camp map location). The photos were captured by shtish (all the pictures are clickable).

Olkhon Island, Baikal Lake, Russia trip view 1

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Nov/10

7

The window frames of Myshkin town

Myshkin is a small town with the population about 5,700 located in Yaroslavl oblast. The name of the town is derived from Russian word “myshka” meaning little mouse.

The town is known first of all for its unique and the only in the world Museum of Mouse. But today we will look at another attraction of Myshkin – beautiful window frames. The photos were captured by Ivan Hafizov. Second part of the photos devoted to Kostroma city window frames.

Myshkin town, Russia windows frames view 1

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