Guarding Odessa
When entering city of Odessa port one can be greeted by a giant metal robot staying there for years already.
Constructed mainly of auto parts, like hoods etc. - so looking at it we might guess where from the Transformers idea might has appeared.
Ordinary yard on the Kiev outskirts
Pay attention to the background – customary dump ordinary yard of a customary high-storey building. And what is there in the centre? Vice versa, zaporozhets, zhiguli, other junk? (more…)
Submarine Goes Dock
When this leading pearl of Ukrainian fleet was taken to dock many experienced aged mechanics wondered how come it reached the dock at all.
“It’s just great that Ukraine has refused to have nuclear weapons.”, note some.
The Ukrainian pattern of astrology
The Ukrainian Zodiac - probably the most exotic horoscope you have ever seen.
Can you find your zodiacal sign?
DIY Local Globes
In Russia and other post Soviet countries there were a real craze on independence after they finally got it with USSR collapse. Sometimes this took some weird forms like, for example, making the globes of their own country. Yes, those were just like regular globes we used to see on geography classes but instead the whole world only their own country was mapped on it.
These things were officially on sale and still you can buy something like “the globe of Ukraine” in shops of Kiev.
So then people went further and decided to make the globes of their local cities or even villages. With modern technologies this can be done by practically anyone just in a few minutes and then can be used to amaze the friends and relative. We’ll show you how. As a result we can get such neat globe of your place like on the picture above.
Unknown Foggy Object
What you see on those photos is a Windows XP error box floating in thin air. That’s not photoshop or post effect of too much vodka.
That night there was strong fog in this Ukrainian city so due to it such an awesome illusion of windows in the skies appeared - there was an advertisement screen nearby and it went out of order.
Masks Craze
Craziness with this bird flu in Ukraine seems like it has approached its peak. Millions of Ukrainians wonder around in masks like it was better days in Hong Kong but all this with Eastern European twist. Like:
….dogs in mask (like they are afraid of the virus being mutated further from swine to dogen grippen.
Halloween Ill Mood
Deserted streets. Hardly ever one or two lonely pedestrians, with their faces wrapped in bandages, hastily cross the street and hurry back to their houses, afraid to spend an extra minute outside. They won’t touch each other with a ten-foot pole, won’t talk to each other even if they are good friends, they just hustle by each other.
People are in panic. People won’t get out from their homes, their TVs and radios mutter dark… something about a disastrous epidemic… something about fatal outcomes… something about the cure… None of these “somethings” sound assuring anymore.
Homeless Kids
What can be worse than a homeless kid?
You In the Army Now, Ukrainian Army
Ex Soviet countries got different legacy from their parent the Big Soviet Union. To list some many Soviet armaments, some were lucky enough to get their hands on missiles and atomic stuff, then all the infrastructure etc etc.
And the compulsory army service is also the thing those countries have from Soviet Union. Like in good old times young boys of 18 and till 27 years old have to take their bodies to the army recruitment point and get their service for one year or more or.. get jailed or at least can’t get a job etc etc.
Then when they get in the army there are some legacies in there from Soviet times too. One of the most interesting facts about Red Army is that there were no socks allowed until some very recent times (2008 or something) or maybe even later. The thing that they used instead of socks were pieces of cloths that were called “portianka” and had to be wrapped around the feet each time young soldier had to put on his boots (everyday).
It takes it roots from 19th century and was totally compulsory for every soldier of Red Army in 21st century.
And this can be continued on and on, better let’s see some photos how they recruit to Army in Ukraine these days. Looks like nothing has changed from Communistic times. Same old tradition to stand pants down before a group of lady doctors for every young man in the country.
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