This Van Has a Jet Airplane Installed in It

2017/07/31

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What will happen if you install a jet plane engine into a small Soviet (Russian) van? You probably would picture a race car that make a speed record somewhere on a salt sea. However it is not also this. Look at this picture – inside this van there is a jet gas turbine engine is installed in it. The same one that airplanes have.

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This Van Has a Jet Airplane Installed in It

2017/07/31

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What will happen if you install a jet plane engine into a small Soviet (Russian) van? You probably would picture a race car that make a speed record somewhere on a salt sea. However it is not also this. Look at this picture – inside this van there is a jet gas turbine engine is installed in it. The same one that airplanes have.

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Man Was Making Moonshine for Sale Deep in Woods in Belarus

2017/07/31

When police arrived they found out that the man had a truck parked deep in woods. In the back of that truck he had a whole vodka production factory going on at fool scale with over 300 liters of ready made product waiting aside.

He tried to mask the truck with branches, probably so that it couldn’t be seen from air or from long range. He moved the truck from time to time across the forest so that not to stay in one place for long.

Here is his operation going on.

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Man Was Making Moonshine for Sale Deep in Woods in Belarus

2017/07/31

When police arrived they found out that the man had a truck parked deep in woods. In the back of that truck he had a whole vodka production factory going on at fool scale with over 300 liters of ready made product waiting aside.

He tried to mask the truck with branches, probably so that it couldn’t be seen from air or from long range. He moved the truck from time to time across the forest so that not to stay in one place for long.

Here is his operation going on.

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Clouds of Locust Closed Skies in South of Russia [photos & videos]

2017/07/31

Giant swarms of locusts attacking South of Russia these days. It all started in Dagestan but started spread across Russia fast. Now it is in Stavropol region, Kalmykia, Buryatia, Krasnodar and more. It eats and destroys everything it meets on its way – cereals, vegetables or just regular grass. More photos and videos inside.

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Clouds of Locust Closed Skies in South of Russia [photos & videos]

2017/07/31

Giant swarms of locusts attacking South of Russia these days. It all started in Dagestan but started spread across Russia fast. Now it is in Stavropol region, Kalmykia, Buryatia, Krasnodar and more. It eats and destroys everything it meets on its way – cereals, vegetables or just regular grass. More photos and videos inside.

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The Story of an Abandoned Nuclear Lighthouse near St.Petersburg

2017/07/30

From first sight this abandoned lighthouse doesn’t attract much attention. What, haven’t we’ve seen some abandoned lighthouses? There are plenty of abandoned stuff in exUSSR. However this one is very special. It has a very dramatic story behind it.

So according to the legend, in year 2003 a few of Russian looters has opened the doors of this lighhouse. There they found something reminding a huge bank safe. They were happy to try open it and finally broke in. However this was not a bank safe, but a nuclear reactor compartment which contained Strontium-90 nuclear capsule. The looters took this capsule and instantly died. The capsule itself went thru their hands and then thru the concrete floor into the ground.

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The Story of an Abandoned Nuclear Lighthouse near St.Petersburg

2017/07/30

From first sight this abandoned lighthouse doesn’t attract much attention. What, haven’t we’ve seen some abandoned lighthouses? There are plenty of abandoned stuff in exUSSR. However this one is very special. It has a very dramatic story behind it.

So according to the legend, in year 2003 a few of Russian looters has opened the doors of this lighhouse. There they found something reminding a huge bank safe. They were happy to try open it and finally broke in. However this was not a bank safe, but a nuclear reactor compartment which contained Strontium-90 nuclear capsule. The looters took this capsule and instantly died. The capsule itself went thru their hands and then thru the concrete floor into the ground.

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Faces of Soviet People in Leningrad by Sergei Podgorkov

2017/07/30

Those are photographs by Soviet photograph Sergei Podgorkov. Mostly people and their faces, but also scenes from Soviet life in Leningrad, now St.Petersburg. From 1970s to 1990.

Rzhevka, Leningrad. KAMAZ truck stuck in dirt, tractor came to rescue.

November 7th, 1984. November 7th was sort of Soviet “Independence Day” – the day when 1917 Revolution anniversary was celebrated.

Apraxin Court – one of the famous markets of Leningrad.

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Faces of Soviet People in Leningrad by Sergei Podgorkov

2017/07/30

Those are photographs by Soviet photograph Sergei Podgorkov. Mostly people and their faces, but also scenes from Soviet life in Leningrad, now St.Petersburg. From 1970s to 1990.

Rzhevka, Leningrad. KAMAZ truck stuck in dirt, tractor came to rescue.

November 7th, 1984. November 7th was sort of Soviet “Independence Day” – the day when 1917 Revolution anniversary was celebrated.

Apraxin Court – one of the famous markets of Leningrad.

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Russian city Samara in late 19th Century

2017/07/30

Some pretty awesome historical postcards about Russian city Samara during late 19th century. Some are pure magic like this one above. You won’t find such scenery now. All of them got captures so won’t be boring viewing.

This sort of huge boats were used on Volga river in 19th century. Used for transporting wood. Some were up to 100 meter long, five meter tall, could carry 10,000 tons of cargo.

Samara city suburbs.

Volga river coast next to Samara.

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Russian city Samara in late 19th Century

2017/07/30

Some pretty awesome historical postcards about Russian city Samara during late 19th century. Some are pure magic like this one above. You won’t find such scenery now. All of them got captures so won’t be boring viewing.

This sort of huge boats were used on Volga river in 19th century. Used for transporting wood. Some were up to 100 meter long, five meter tall, could carry 10,000 tons of cargo.

Samara city suburbs.

Volga river coast next to Samara.

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Russian Dmitry Donskoy Submarine and Peter the Great Battle Cruiser Arrived to the Gulf of Finland

2017/07/30

Russian Dmitry Donskoy atomic submarine and Peter the Great battlecruiser arrived to St.Petersburg to participate in Navy Day Parade today. Here are some photos and also a video of the whole parade. It’s the first time such big ships participate in a Navy parade.

Here are them both entering St.Petersburg suburbs – Kronstadt on the Kotlin Island in the Gulf of Finland.

Oleg, the photographer say you don’t need to go and choose some specific location to make the photo: the ships so big you can take good photo from any place in a port.

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Russian Dmitry Donskoy Submarine and Peter the Great Battle Cruiser Arrived to the Gulf of Finland

2017/07/30

Russian Dmitry Donskoy atomic submarine and Peter the Great battlecruiser arrived to St.Petersburg to participate in Navy Day Parade today. Here are some photos and also a video of the whole parade. It’s the first time such big ships participate in a Navy parade.

Here are them both entering St.Petersburg suburbs – Kronstadt on the Kotlin Island in the Gulf of Finland.

Oleg, the photographer say you don’t need to go and choose some specific location to make the photo: the ships so big you can take good photo from any place in a port.

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Two days in Moscow in 1982

2017/07/30

So this is a kind of a time machine. Foreign tourist arrived in Moscow April 30th 1982 and stayed there two days. He made numerous photos of what he saw around. Now we can see them too.

Some people say 1982 was the last year of the true USSR.

Then some crazy things started to happen – this year Soviet long-in-power Brezhnev died. He was in power since 1964 – almost 20 years.  After his death Soviet leaders started dying one after another almost each year.

Andropov demanded to “raise labor effectivity” which was pretty absurd.

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Two days in Moscow in 1982

2017/07/30

So this is a kind of a time machine. Foreign tourist arrived in Moscow April 30th 1982 and stayed there two days. He made numerous photos of what he saw around. Now we can see them too.

Some people say 1982 was the last year of the true USSR.

Then some crazy things started to happen – this year Soviet long-in-power Brezhnev died. He was in power since 1964 – almost 20 years.  After his death Soviet leaders started dying one after another almost each year.

Andropov demanded to “raise labor effectivity” which was pretty absurd.

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Only in Russia part 8

2017/07/30

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New collection of “Only in Russia” photos. Now part eight. Some can make you smile probably. Outdoor music festivals are probably same everywhere. …however paved sidewalks are definitely not same in different countries. Here is a Russian one. And this … Read more...
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Only in Russia part 8

2017/07/30

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New collection of “Only in Russia” photos. Now part eight. Some can make you smile probably. Outdoor music festivals are probably same everywhere. …however paved sidewalks are definitely not same in different countries. Here is a Russian one. And this … Read more...
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