It took them 6 years and over 700 million dollars to reconstruct the Bolshoi Theater and you could read about it in
one of our previous articles. These are some more photos for you to check and let's begin with the lighting:
Categories History, Other, Photos, Russian Art, Russian Nature, Russian People, Society
Thousands of tourists from the West visited Russia in 1960 and all had a camera with
them. But only a couple of similar photos can be found on the Internet today.
We've already told you about Nizhny Novgorod and changes which it has undergone.
These're more pictures for you to check: In the picture: The Palace Of Pioneers.
Let's visit a water park in Moscow that will
hardly see any visitors in the nearest future.
Categories Photos, Russian Nature, Sports, Technology
In 2014 Sochi is going to host the Olympic Games, which Russian people are very happy about, because it will enhance the prestige of the country and in Russia they will have a new world-class touristic city. Some people don't believe that builders will be
able to finish their projects in time but after seeing what they've already done, no doubt will be left. In the picture: Stadium 'Fisht' construction. The stadium was named after Mount Fisht which means 'white head' (the glacier on top).
There is a close interrelation between money and history of Russia. Everything changes with time and
currency units are not an exception. Look how Russian monetary units were changed with time.
After the massacre of 2010, they dislike the Uzbeks in Kirgizia. Uzbeks avoid settling in the same neighbourhoods with Kirghizes and it's difficult for them to find a job. Besides, they stopped
teaching the Uzbek language even in Uzbek communities. Despite all this, Uzbeks do not want to go back to Uzbekistan and the reason for that is that nobody needs them there too.
Categories Culture, History, Russian People
Back in 50s, a lot of western caricaturists revealed the Soviet reality and communism in their works. They were definitely set against this country, which reflected in their
caricatures. Artist Herluf Bidstrup from Denmark, after visiting the USSR and seeing it with his own eyes, decided to change this impression and that's what he's done:
Categories Photos, Russian Nature
Azerbaijan boasts the fact that it has the biggest number of mud volcanoes in the world (350 out of 800 volcanoes of the planet are situated there). Mud volcanoes are related to oil/gas deposits. Their eruptions are accompanied by powerful explosions and
underground rumble. Gases which come out blaze up, sometimes making the fire as tall as 1000 meters. In Azerbajlan, there have been over 200 eruptions since 1810. So, if you take a one hour drive south of Baku, you'll see this:
Categories History, Other, Photos, Russian Nature, Russian People, Society
Desolation and silence, lapsided electric poles and shabby
houses prove that the village was abandoned long time ago.
