This Van Has a Jet Airplane Installed in It

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. Let's...

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This Van Has a Jet Airplane Installed in It

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. Let's...

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Man Was Making Moonshine for Sale Deep in Woods in Belarus

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....

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Man Was Making Moonshine for Sale Deep in Woods in Belarus

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....

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

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. Let's block...

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

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. Let's block...

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The Story of an Abandoned Nuclear Lighthouse near St.Petersburg

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...

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The Story of an Abandoned Nuclear Lighthouse near St.Petersburg

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...

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Faces of Soviet People in Leningrad by Sergei Podgorkov

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...

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Faces of Soviet People in Leningrad by Sergei Podgorkov

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...

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Russian city Samara in late 19th Century

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...

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Russian city Samara in late 19th Century

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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Two days in Moscow in 1982

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...

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Two days in Moscow in 1982

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...

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Only in Russia part 8

[unable to retrieve full-text content] 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

[unable to retrieve full-text content] 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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