January | 2010 | English Russia

Categories Culture, Funny, Society

An annual Christmas festival “Russian winter” is getting on. In addition to a terrific gigantic felt boot and a primitive

gigantic ruble in Revolution Square there appeared a gigantic sugar cockerel lollipop. Though it didn’t gladden for long…

Categories Exclusive, History, Photos, russian army

Let us have a look at the exhibits

of Central Armed Forces Museum.

Categories Funny, Photos, Society

Here is the selection of top three ads your kids better not see from this winter in Russia. This first one is about World of Warcraft and it is the most "soft" in order not to show the more "hard" ones on the site's front page. It advertises bank cards for one of Russian top banks and promises to

everyone that "...ork of 80th level can be called career growth too." I mean, your kids can get really wrong opinion on that WOW is OK and they can get serious with it in their further life. Anyways inside we have really inappropriate two others, may be bit not safe for work.

Categories Funny, Photos, Russian People

They had the dullest of the dullest Santa parades this

year in Minsk, Belarus. And no snow too.

Categories Funny, Photos, Technology

In England they have Land Rover, in USA there was a moon rover now, in Russia has appeared a

bucket rover. For now, just as a concept it still has good chances to become... or wait.

Categories Exclusive, Technology

HTC is advertised in Russia by chocolate copies of their cellphones. It is not quite clear

where they could be taken, but some lucky ones receive them as messenger delivery at home.

Categories Funny, Society

A funny picture could be recently seen in the streets of St. Petersburg. Some guys put on masks of the city

governor Matviyenko and came out to shovel snow. At least the action amused the city citizens.

Categories Funny, Photos, Technology

When this leading pearl of Ukrainian fleet was taken to dock many experienced aged mechanics wondered how come it

reached the dock at all. "It's just great that Ukraine has refused to have nuclear weapons.", note some.

Categories Photos

One Russian traveler shared his impressions regarding a helicopter excursion over Dubai. He was lucky to come to the world highest building Burdzh Dubai, the biggest trading complex – Mall

of Dubai to have supper with friends and to see the fabulous fountains show. The fountains were blowing 50 meters high and the show was accompanied by music. Affecting spectacle!

Categories Other, Photos, Russian People, Society

They say that everyone is supposed to have their own piece of happiness on the New Year. But sad as it is there are lots of poor people anywhere that cannot afford to celebrate the holiday in a proper way. And good as it is, to the contrary there are lots of kind people that are striving to help their needy

counterparts. A week ago, while many Muscovites were fast to do all their work on time, bums of the city of Moscow were busy as well. They were bound up in shoveling snow away to make the place where they had a feast clean on time and to manage to catch their piece of happiness on that bright day.

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