February | 2018 | English Russia

Huge Toy Model of the Moscow City [photos]

Interesting Facts, Photos, Technology, Transport

If you travel to Moscow then you might look this thing. It's a separate building that hosts a

huge toyish model of Moscow in great detail. Stanislav went there and made some photos.

Life of People Wearing Traditional Clothes at the End of 19th Century [photos]

History, Photos, Russian People

This is a region of Eastern Europe and its people in a nice set of postcards from

over hundred years ago. This first one is labelled "Take a look at her".

An Abandoned BE-6 Floatplane Monument [photos]

Abandoned, History, Interesting Facts, Technology

There are only four known BE-6 planes left in the world. One in Kiev, two in Chinese speaking lands and one is here, at the Arctic Kola peninsula. It's in the worst condition because

its placed as a monument. However if they didn't put it on display it was probably been scraped as it stands here as a monument for fifty years already, since 1968.

Russian “Lesnik” All-Terrain Car

Automotive, Interesting Facts, Photos, Technology

"Lesnik" - basically translated as "forest ranger" makes those cute cars since 2005. They have ultra-low

pressure tires which can let it go in such places where no other cars can pass thru. Here are some photos.

More Photos from a MAKS-2017 Airshow [photos]

Interesting Facts, Photos, Russian army, Transport

Some more photos from a photographer visited

MAKS-2017 air show took place in Moscow last year.

Leningrad (St.Petersburg) in 1952 [photos]

History, Interesting Facts

Some of the photos from long gone days of USSR - it's Leningrad (now

Petersburg) city. Starting with a Sphynx near the Neva river.

Russian Army Brings Tanks to European Border [photos]

Funny, Interesting Facts, Photos, Russian army

Well it did but not with hostile intentions. Since today is a holiday, 100th anniversary of the Red Army, Russian army brought a big deal of tanks, trucks

etc to Invangorod... for display for the local people. Ivangorod is located right on the Estonia and European Union border. Here how it looked.