There was an accident 20 years ago. After lightning struck an electric meter hanging just above the
bed of Elena Potapenko, the woman not only managed to survive but also received an unusual gift.
Categories Photos, Russian Nature
Fall has finally come to the Kronotsky Nature Reserve. Animals enjoy the
abundance of food and prepare themselves for long and severe winter.
Categories Culture, Exclusive, Photos, russian army, Russian People
Leningrad, Stalingrad, Kiev and other Soviet cities, where fierce battles with the German army continued, Russian people called simply "the eastern
front". Huge losses from both sides must remain permanently in the memory. Soviet soldiers attack the enemy at Stalingrad, fall 1942.
Categories Business, Photos, Russian Nature, Russian People, Technology
Tobacco plantations in Chilik district of Almaty Province were founded during the times of the Soviet Union, when cigarettes "Kazakhstan", popular for their quality and aroma, were
manufactured. Since then factories have changed greatly: now instead of Kazakhstan cigarettes there are new brands, but the plantations continue to grow tobacco.
It's high time for cotton crop. Uzbekistan fields that are stretching kilometers
away are totally covered with cotton wool. Let's see how the field is cleared.
Categories Culture, Photos, Russian People
Vasiliy Ivanovich is a former miner. Now he lives in the countryside and really enjoys his lifestyle. He can't
imagine himself without everyday labor. Let's spend the whole day with him and see what he usually does.
Categories Culture, Exclusive, Photos, Russian Art, Russian People, Society
These are pictures from the fashion show of Yana and Anastasia Shevchenko, whose brand is called YanaStasia. Many popular Russian singers and showmen took part in this event. The majority of Russian stars try to cover
the absence of their talent with shocking behaviour or spectacular clothes and this show gave them opportunity to prove it once more. The designers colored stars like matryoshkas with very bright flowers.
Many castles are surrounded with atmosphere described in magical stories of love that can often be tragic. Olessky
castle is Ukraine is not an exception. The park around it hides many legends and time is stopped here.
Roofers are guys who do not care about height, they conquer all buildings and
make frightening images though some of them you might have already seen.
Categories Automotive, History, Photos, Russian Art
In the USSR, to buy a car one had not only save money for the whole life and but also had to wait for his turn for no less than 8 years... But Russian men are never going
to surrender. That's why they made cars with their own hands. Here are the pictures of such handmade works of art found and exhibited by Ilya Sorokin.
