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The Circum-Baikal Railway is a historical railway in the Irkutsk region. It runs along the Northern shore of the Southern extremity of the

lake from the town of Slyudyanka to the Baikal settlement. It is one of the picturesque sights of the area around Lake Baikal.

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In September 2011, airborne troops held air exercises in the Ryazan Region. The exercise included landing of 700

paratroopers and 6 units of military equipment. After that, they practiced capturing the maneuver enemy.

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Find out if you show signs

that you're a Soviet person:

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The Kazakhstan Air Forces have been armed with a second heavy transport helicopter Mil Mi-26. In service with civilian and

military operators, it is the largest and most powerful helicopter ever to have gone into mass production.

Categories Automotive, Photos, Technology

March, 30th was the Kiev Metro's open day. We are going to show you its largest station that features

the largest number of floors. It's called Dorogozhychi and it's just turned 12 years old.

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Categories Exclusive, Photos, Technology

On April 2nd, 2012 an UTair turboprop with 43 people on board was to fly to a Siberian town of

Surgut but crashed within minutes of takeoff from Tyumen killing at least 31 people.

Categories Automotive, Photos, Society, Sports, Technology

No auto show is held without involving beautiful girls. Check out the beauties who

participated in the 9th international exhibition MOTO PARK 2012 we showed you before.

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Half of this factory built in the 19th century is abandoned. At first it produced pipes, exploders and measuring devices thus greatly contributing to the country’s victory in World War II. Later it switched to producing

high-precision instruments used in the field of science and war industry. During the 90s, the number of orders reduced and the factory had to wait to be paid for years which caused closures of some of its departments.

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A fire broke out at Moscow’s Federation Tower on Monday, April 2nd. The fire was graded 4 on the 5-point complexity scale. The ignition occurred on the 67th floor of the Federation Tower, presently under construction. The blaze spread to an area of 300 square meters. 2 fire-fighting helicopters and over 80 fire engines were involved in the operation. Fire-fighters had to use staircases to

get to the 56th floor as the tower is still under construction and there are no elevators in the building. The fire was extinguished around midnight. There is no threat of the building collapse. No one has been reportedly injured. The under-construction skyscraper is planned to be Europe’s tallest building. The tower, when completed, is to be 360 meters tall.

Categories Culture, History, Photos, russian army, Russian People, Society, Sports, Technology

We keep telling you about events that happened in the Soviet Union in

1961 as described by Life Magazine. Click here to read Part 1.

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