Another problem of Russia, sometimes called the greatest, low quality and quantity of modern roads and highways. Here is the video of an accident happened on typical narrow Russian road between regions capitals (the one on the video is Ryazan oblast road).

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The juvenile delinquency is one of the problems of modern Russia. The following photos were captured in one of the youth prisons located in Saratov oblast of Russia.

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The real Russia has something common with the following picture by Sergey Elkin :) Almost every Russian city has at least one monument to Lenin and a church like here in Bryansk, Blagoveschensk or Ufa.

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While being in Singapore the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev had a video conference with the situational center of Russian Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters  about the explosion of ammunition depot in Ulianovsk city. The President was using the new system of visual communication.

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I think it is not easy to play beautiful music of Vivaldi on button accordion.

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The video of Russian Navy ammunition depot explosion happened yesterday in Ulyanovsk city.

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The following photo was made in Moscow city metro yesterday.

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Russia is “known” as country of bears, vodka etc. And the following cartoon proves it! Just look at this story by Russian animation studio “Spirtovka” named “True Russia: Stolen Vodka”.

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According to All-Russian contest the following artificial and natural objects were voted to be Seven Wonders of Russia. The photos are clickable.

Baikal lake located at Irkutsk oblast and Buryat republic of Russia

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The posters of Soviet agitation during World War II (part 1)

“The shovel is soldier’s friend ”

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