The Murmansk hospital created such a musical advertising video where its workers sang about their job, how much
they were devoted to their work and how much they liked to "live" in this "blue house" as they called it.
Categories Economics, Photos, Technology
These water-cooling towers are abandoned today and it seems nobody is guarding the objects,
only some dog is barking nearby. They stand unneeded but still look impressive.
Categories Automotive, Funny, History, Photos, russian army, Technology
Sometimes military equipment created in Russia gets vary strange names. While Germany has "Leopard" tank, Israel has its battle tank "Merkava",
America has its "Abrams" tank, France - its "Leclerc" named after famous generals... In Russia we call it different. Let us see how...
Categories Culture, Photos, Russian Food
On winter days we especially want something hot, nutritious, flavorful. So we are going to cook lamb in
cowberry sauce. The meat is going to be cooked in a bamboo steamer to be tasty and tender.
Categories History, Photos, Russian People, Society
We continue to publish photographs of old Moscow of different periods. Today we have a mixture of pictures: some are dated 1913-14 and 1927-1929, others
are of the later period. Streets, shops, hotels, cafes as they were in Moscow of the days forever gone. Also see previous parts: 1, 2.
Categories Automotive, Funny, Photos, Russian People, Society
Weird, amazing, unusual side of Russia is what we all like to see again and again. Here is another
portion of the pictures that will hopefully make you smile. Enjoy and share with your friends.
One citizen of Minsk, Belarus, has invented an unusual business. He opened the first men's beauty salon which soon became popular thanks to its main service - beer bath SPA. Twenty minutes before arrival of a client they fill the special wooden bath with 100 litres of water and
twenty litres of beer. Such procedures is rather pleasant and useful. Beer is rich in B vitamins which is good for skin and hair. Besides, such baths help to cure aching joints and have an antibacterial effect. One can have a beer bath for 35 dollars.
Here is how they are getting ready for winter season in Ukraine. We do not know who inveted such
a method of heat insulation but hardly it would be helpful enough... What do you think?
Categories Photos, Technology
Cars appeared on the Zhivopisny (Picturesque) Bridge over the Moscow river in 2007, but the dome hanging under the arch has not been used. They wanted to use it as
an observation deck first, then - as a restaurant, finally it was decided to make a registry office there. Now it's gonna be a cool place to get married.
Categories Other, Photos, russian army
In the Russian Far East, close to the border with China, there is an abandoned military unit. It is rather huge - 1,5 x 0,5 km (1 x
0,3 miles). People used to work and live there, create their families and serve their country but finally everyone left.
