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The notebook of Russian president photo
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Photos, Politics, Technology
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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Ulianovsk city ammunition depot explosion
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Army, Cities, Video
The video of Russian Navy ammunition depot explosion happened yesterday in Ulyanovsk city.
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Swine flu homemade mask in Moscow metro
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Funny, People, Photos
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True Russia animated cartoon video
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Funny, People, Video
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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Seven wonders of Russia
2 Comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Nature, Overview, Photos, Travel
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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Soviet World War II propaganda part 2
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Army, Art, Culture, History
The posters of Soviet agitation during World War II (part 1)
“The shovel is soldier’s friend ”
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Yaroslavsky railway station, Moscow stowing away
No comments · Posted by Alex Smirnov in Cities, People, Society, Video
Here is the record of hidden camera placed near two railway lines (the line of general use (free access) and local trains line (paid)) of Yaroslavsky railway station of Moscow city. Try to count how many people that prefer to take a free ride but not to pay for the ticket were captured by the camera for only 10 minutes!
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The sceneries like the following are common for numerous bays of Russian North. After the collapse of Soviet Union military based economy a lot of ships were just left in such places and abandoned.
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Russia celebrates the Day of Nation Unity
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Holidays
The 4th of November is the Day of Nation Unity in Russia. According to the official history it is the day of Moscow city liberation from Polish troops happened in the year of 1612 and meaning the end of Russian “Time of Troubles”. The holiday was first time celebrated in 2005 and for the majority of Russian people it is just another day off (more about Russian holidays).
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