Welcome to a factory in Astrakhan that produces qualitative canned vegetables without
preservatives and colorants. Only salt, sugar and vinegar are widely used.
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Categories Business, Economics, History, Other, Russian People, Science, Society, Technology
These photographs were taken in the Tver Region and
most likely, it is a children's playground...
If in summer many people like to have rest on the banks of Issyk Kul Lake, then in winter they prefer
going to the ski center in Karakol. The skiing season here lasts from November till April.
December 16th, 2011 will figure in history not only as the 20th anniversary of independent Kazakhstan, but as a beginning of tragic events which took place in Zhanaozen,
a small city located in the west of the country. This is the commentary by Dosym Satpaev, a political analyst, on what could trigger the disturbance.
Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan that was actually built 10 years ago. That time not many people were eager to move from the former capital
of Almaty to the new place. But now the city can be proud of a plenty of picturesque constructions some of which will be shown below.
Categories Photos, Technology
Construction of the Federation Tower is in full swing. Slipform construction is very
difficult to do and with winter approaching, it gets even more difficult.
Categories Exclusive, Funny, Photos, Technology
You've seen plenty of shelters scattered throughout the country but most of them were abandoned. This one, on the contrary, is operational and belongs to Ministry of
Natural Resources of the Russian Federation. So in case of a war, revolution or nuclear explosion, it is here where ministers will take cover. So, welcome!
You've probably seen plenty of abandoned places in Russia. Now
it's turn to see one of the abandoned health resorts.
Categories Automotive, Photos, Technology
Podolsky Bridge is 8 years old already and it hasn't been finished yet. However, this year
there have been some progress and we want to show you what exactly has changed.
Twenty years ago, on December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union, declaring the office extinct and dissolving the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a massive communist empire that had existed since 1922. The USSR had been in a long economic stagnation when Gorbachev came to power in 1985. In order to bring about change, he introduced several reforms, including perestroika and glasnost (openness). Glasnost opened the floodgates of protest and many republics made moves toward independence, threatening the continued
existence of the USSR. In August of 1991, a group of Communist Party hardliners frustrated by the separatist movement attempted to stage a coup. They quickly failed due to a massive show of civil resistance -- but the already-faltering government was destabilized even further by the attempt. By December of 1991, 16 Soviet republics had declared their independence, and Gorbachev handed over power to Russian president Boris Yeltsin, ending the USSR. Collected here are photos from those tumultuous months 20 years ago.
