June | 2012 | English Russia

Categories Culture, History, Photos, Russian Art, Society

The whole city was built for the movie decorations in Yaroslavl. They tried to built Stalingrad ruined by battles in 1942-43. When you

find yourself in this fake city you get horrified by thinking what was it like to be in real Stalingrad of those years...

Categories Culture, Funny, Photos, Russian People, Society

The first photos of

prom girls 2012.

Categories Automotive, Business, Culture, Photos, Technology

Luxury cars exhibition in

Novorossiysk. Enjoy!

Categories Business, Photos, Technology

It's a small production shop of Premier Product company, there are no conveyors here and sweets are made manually.

Belgian chocolate of high quality is used for making sweets and figures. In melts in a mouth, not in hands.

Categories Culture, Photos, Russian People, Society

The governor of St. Petersburg realized a new idea for the international economic forum. A special performance was arranged for the guests. It was decided to show how the city is

reflected in the mirror of the Neva river. Some installation was really special: the girls aged 9-10, all painted silver, were depicting live statues of the wind gods at the pool.

Categories Other, Photos, Technology

Some more photos of the wonderful Far Eastern Bridge to

Russkiy Island. The previous posts about the bridge: 1, 2.

Categories Funny, Photos, Russian People, Video

On the 22nd of June in Mariupol an elderly woman aged 74 fell out of the balcony from the 8th storey. She was trying to shout at street

musicians who prevented her from sleeping. The granny hung at the level of the 7th storey, her dress being caught on some pin.

Categories Business, Law, Photos, Society, Technology

Numerous gold mining companies are changing the natural landscape of Mongolia. Hundreds of rivers and lakes are disappearing and Mongolia itself is slowly turning into a desert. Apart from official mining

companies from Russia, Japan, China (23 countries in general), the main problem is "black miners" who are also called "ninjas" due to their look: they carry metal basins behind their backs.