Wooden Cops Sculptures: Real and Fairy
Such wooden sculptures of Russian traffic cops can be seen in a nice city Khabarovsk. Don’t you agree that it is an unusual idea to make such cute figures and, what is more, to mix the urban reality personages with fairy-tale ones in such a funny way? (more…)
Felt Boots Factory
There is footwear in Russia that is quite popular in the country, and it’s called felt boots. But also, they have the other name, Russian one, which most of you probably know, here they are called Valenki. And recently they’ve started gaining popularity again because of their low price, warm and usability. But even here there are few people who know how and where they are made. Today we have a bit of insight to Kalyazinsk felt boots factory for you.
The Most Northern Institute
The Murmansk Marine Biological Institute – one of the most northern academic institutes in the world where fundamental and scientific engineering problems of the modern marine biology, oceanography and ecology are solved.
Tatiana Day
Back in 1755 year, when the Julian calendar was still on, on the 12-th of January according to the old calendar and on the 25-th of January according to the new one empress Elizabeth signed an order to establish the most popular and premium Moscow State University that soon afterwards became the center of Russian culture. Later on in a campus of the university there was built a church of martyr Tatiana and the saint herself was declared as a patroness of Russian studentship. And since then by the students themselves this day was considered as the day when all mid-term exams in most of Russian universities were over and days of heavy partying could be started. In 2005, the 25-th of January was recognized as official Day of Studentship across the Russian Federation.
The cockerel lollipop for everyone
An annual Christmas festival “Russian winter” is getting on. In addition to a terrific gigantic felt boot and a primitive gigantic ruble in Revolution Square there appeared a gigantic sugar cockerel lollipop. Though it didn’t gladden for long… (more…)
The Soviet Christmas Tree Decorations
As the New Year getting closer and closer with every single minute and in some countries and regions it has already came, we proudly present collection of the old Soviet Christmas tree decorations.
May the New Year bring you all you want: happiness, well-being, and may all the gaps, even the innermost ones will be easily bridgeable!
Happy New Year!
Russia’s Reindeer-herdsmen
272 miles long peninsula Yamal in Siberia is considered to be one of the most beautiful places in the world. It is also mother soil for vagrant tribes, the Nenets people. Their main occupation is reindeer breeding and all they have are reindeer, because they build houses of reindeer skin and make their clothes of it. There are a few thousand of herdsmen on the peninsula who have more than 500,000 reindeer. But presently their traditional occupation is at stake owing to global warming and climate change.
The Soviet New Year’s menu with a smell of nostalgia
Many Soviet people used to have one-type New Year’s menu and it was explained by a poor variety of products at stores. That is why they still remember that special “New Year’s smell” – “Olivye” and “Vinegret” salads and tangarines. Eh, what was the time – the 80s… (more…)
Embossing technique
Embossing technique is applied in Iran to make ware, ornamental panels, various jewelry – the things that are so popular among the tourists. Like most of the merchandise embossed goods are made right next to souvenir shops, so we can watch a master working. (more…)
Taverns of Imperial Russia
It is well-known that Russia is rich in different sport activities, most of them are winter ones but there also some sports that are year-round. One of such year-round “sports” is called drinking. But if one would look at the nowadays Russian youngsters drinking in the streets or at their apartments it is not a tricky thing to think that there is no drinking culture in modern Russia at all. Actually, it is not true and in this article we’re going to demystify that common delusion.
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