We are about to fly on a Mi-8 helicopter over Saint-Petersburg now to see the city as a huge carpet consisting of small elements. Yes, it’s like on the palm!Links to explore: See even more of English Russia:...
Mountaneering Caucasus of the 70s
2013/06/30
Some pictures of those who were climbing the Caucasian mountains in the 1970s. Dreams in the mountains must be special.Links to explore: See even more of English Russia:...
Unusual Church That Was Used As Boiler House And Pub
2013/06/30
Eighty kilometers away from Kharkiv, Ukraine, there is a church of very unusual architecture which was built in 1913 by one Ukrainian sugar tycoon. At that time sugar was as precious as oil today so the tycoon built not only the church but also a park of 48 hectares which surrounds it.In the Soviet time the church was repurposed in many...
Underground Submarine Base of the Cold War
2013/06/30
This post is about one of the most grandiose structures of the Cold war built in the middle of the XXth century – the underground complex for submarines repair in Balaklava, Ukraine. It consists of of the repair base itself and a central base for nuclear weapons storage. For more than forty years the complex had been ready for self-sufficient...
Vacations In the Soviet Crimea
2013/06/30
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Trial For the Maroon Beret
2013/06/30
Right now you are going to see how a maroon beret can be obtained, what trial a man has to overcome to deserve it. By the way, maroon berets do not give any privileges like higher salary or promotion. It’s just a mark of distinction for soldiers of special units. This year in the Karaganda region only 8 out of 65 have successfully passed...
Old Pictures of the Russian Village
2013/06/30
Some color photos of an old Russian village called Nyrob taken not earlier than 1912. Domes of the Nyrob temple.Links to explore: See even more of English Russia:...
Hard Landing of An 2
2013/06/30
The reasons of the hard touchdown is the engine malfunction, collision with trees. There were five persons aboard, nobody suffered! The accident happened near Khabarovsk, Russia. It could end much worse!Links to explore: See even more of English Russia:...
So Versatile Space
2013/06/30
In the end of June there was held an interesting exhibition in the Art Museum of Moscow. It displayed unique photographs of the Russian cosmonautics, everyday life of cosmonauts in space. Some photos of the exhibition can be seen inside this post. Belka and Strelka – the dogs which flew into space. Cosmonaut dog Ugolek. Engineer and cosmonaut...
Nice Kremlin of Rostov
2013/06/30
Rostov Kremlin is one of the most beautiful historic constructions in Russia. It was built in the seventeenth century as a residence for a metropolitan. A century later the metropolitan moved to Yaroslavl and they planned to demolish the kremlin but the locals stood up for it. Coming inside. Many people cross themselves at the entry.Links...
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