September | 2009 | English Russia

Categories Funny, History, Photos, Russian People

For long years of communists reign there was no free commerce or telemarketing retail sales in Russia. None could start a business or a company, it was not possible. Only the state had the right to be a vendor. Then in one moment things has changed. Now anyone could sell almost anything to anyone. So first experiments sprang out devoted

to the power of direct postal sales bringing out such masterpieces of commerce art like this catalogue. Some photos from those first editions bring smile to every Russian who remembers that times of strange fashion and standards. See yourself what you could by first years after the "perestroika" began.

Categories Automotive, History, Photos

We had this place before, the place where tens of classic cars rust under the open skies in the open field among the tall grass and it's called museum. Now two Russian bloggers has

visited this place at night and it looks even more haunted when made this way. Some say it reminds the movie theater of 1960s but if it was from the zombie movie.

Categories Funny, Video

A TV ad for Russian insurance company, saying that big insurance company is much better

than the small ones that can behave like this when you come for your cover payment.

Categories Funny, Photos, Russian People, Technology

If your BOEING 777 gets in trouble in Russia, then no worries engineers can do complex repair works

right on place. This one got it's engine mechanically damaged in result of an accident.

Categories Funny, Photos, Russian Nature

One of the cool natural breath-taking places in Russia are the "Lena's stone forest" or "Lena's Stone Pillars". Many spend a lot just to get there and to take a look. This place is where the virgin Siberian woods stand untouched and the only way to get there is to take a four day journey from Moscow city. First, you have to take a flight so long that if you flew opposite direction you could easily come to New York, so far from Moscow that is, but that's still Russia. The average price for such flight is around $800 by Russian airlines, and as you might guessed there are no foreign competitors on those routes. Then upon the arrival to Yakutia region, the land from where the significant part of world's diamonds production originate from. Then from there the only way to go to

this place is by a boat. Armed native individuals can offer you a "cheap" $500 trip on a small boat, so in three days you can be on spot. They can show you the fields of wild hemp flower around which, as some tourists say, often can be picked up by your guide while you are exploring the stone forest, and then boiled together with some milk to meet you when you are back in camp with some mind blowing mixture. And they are all armed there, those natives. Also you can take bit larger river boat that are run by some local companies and go with more comfort up the river. Of course, then there are no armed natives or botanical exploration. Also this one can be see on google maps to get an idea where the heck it is.

Categories Automotive, History, Law, Photos, Russian People

Last week in Tallin, Estonia a driver crashed into street lightning pole. Although none was hurt and no other persons were responsible for accident, car driver decided to fight with people who saw the scene. As found out later, he is thaiboxer that was in a hurry to

competition in Estonia's Kalev Hall After accident police found big amount of material, that could be drugs. Driver Kristians (1986) has had problems with law before - he hasn't paid more than 1500 EUR in fines for speeding and other law breaches.

svetlichnaya1 Sexy Soviet Underwear. Not!

Categories Funny

Late 1960s. Actress Svetlana Svetlichnaja is doing a wee strip dance for a movie. This was probably the most R-rated scene of the Soviet cinematography. Due to a series of not so fortuitous events ( the Great October Socialist Revolution of 1917, the First World War, the overall rundown of the young Soviet

country) women never had their needs attended to properly. Underwear was made, first and foremost, for the working class with no preferential treatment for the females so women had no choice other than to wear those sexless garments. This is probably the saddest part of the Soviet history.

Categories Funny, Photos, Russian People, Society

What do this people look at? They see a miracle. A miraclous image done by

fungi appeared on the wall. And they even ready to kiss it.

Categories Funny, Photos, russian army, Technology

Probably that's the only case when the famous AK-47 is being used in peaceful purposing, at least some parts of it. This ex-officer got

somewhere a lot of those and couldn't find a better way for them than to make the paths between his huts in such a manner.

Categories Funny, Photos, Russian Nature, Russian People

Most of the Russian friends would start convincing you not to believe in rumours about bears wandering around the streets and playing balalaykas after one or two beers or vodka shots. Don't

believe them! We have a proof that the bears actually do wander around and even visit construction sites. And yes, those are white polar bears which even adds to this.

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