July | 2011 | English Russia

Categories Business, History, Photos, Science, Technology

Year 1908... There isn't yet a hint of the First World War and the followed it revolution. The economy of the Russian Empire is rising. The metallurgical plant in neighboring Satka city has already been working for 150 years and the Uralian part

of the Trans-Siberian Railway has already been finished. In such favorable conditions, the aristocratic family of Mordvinovs decides to build a unique for those times enterprise - a power station and a plant in one bunch.

Categories Culture, Photos, russian army, Russian People, Technology, Video

Today we'll visit the 90th special separate search battalion and see

that conditions of every day life there are becoming better.

Categories Photos, Russian People, Science, Technology

These photos were taken in the Plesetsk cosmodrome during preparations of the rocket for a launch:

from the transportation to the assembly place to the installation on the launch platform.

Categories Automotive, Photos, Russian People

Do you feel like looking through a gallery of gorgeous girls with cars? Nobody knows why but many Russian girls like posing with the cars even if the cars belong to

other people and not to the girls. And no matter whether the cars are exotic or far from being cool; such a picture is always wanted! The prevous parts are

here and here. Read more...

Categories History, Photos, Russian Art, Russian People

Today you'll get a chance to visit a wonderful exhibition of pictures called 'Moscow stories. 20th century. The years 1900-1960' which has

been widely advertised. It gives a unique opportunity to travel through Moscow that existed in the first half of the 20th century.

Categories History, Photos, russian army, Russian People, Society

Before the beginning of the WWII an edict to create a "zone of total defence" around Moscow was adopted. This area included different fortifications that could detain fascists for some time if they came up to Moscow. Huge buildings, bunkers, tank guns and trenches were constructed very

quickly. That is prisoners who must hold the defence. Fortunately there was no need to do this. The enemy army was stopped on the approaches to the fortified area. Here we'll speak about one of such places that is located in Nakhabino town of the Moscow region.

Categories Exclusive, Other, Photos, Russian Art, Russian People

On the 17th of July a provocative project called Fashion-show "RADIO TV" was presented in the main Russian square. The chief designer and project creator

Antonina Shapovalova showed a unique, innovative fashion installation, made to change your opinion of the fashion world and fashion shows.

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Categories Photos, Russian People, Sports

At some point of the World Beach Volleyball Championship the weather in Moscow became really bad. It started raining and all the audience at the stadium headed for the exit. But... having heard that

matches were still going on, many of them decided to come back. And not for nothing - the girls from the support team quickly put everybody in a good mood with their stirring dances.

Categories Photos, Technology

The construction of the new underground station in Kiev, Ukraine is in full swing. Let's walk along this place one more time and

see what has changed since our last visit. This time, more attention will be paid to the work of tunnel complexes.

Categories Photos, russian army, Russian People, Technology

We've already visited the flight training center in Torzhok. Nowadays the center uses the helicopters Mil Mi-24P, Mi-24PN, Mi-26 and Mi-8 of different modifications. Probably soon the Mi-35M will be added to the center armoury, but pilots consider this

profound modernisation of the Mi-24 as a transition version between the Mil Mi-24 and the Mi-28N/Ka-52. Moreover a group of Brazilian pilots studies in the center. Recently Brazil bought several Mi-35, the export modification of the Mi-24.

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