Models of historic military equipment of various sizes, models of railway sphere and the most interesting
collection models were presented at the annual Festival of Historic Modelling in Zaporozhe, Ukraine.
The championship has been held since 2007. This time 11 ladies were struggling for the title of the best striptease dancer. Striptease is not
the main profession for many of these girls. Some of them are workers of night clubs, guards, and one is even a bailiff...
These are the photos from a big photo collection of Albert Kahn devoted to Mongolia visited by a photographer Stefan Passe in 1913. Mongolia declared independence from China in 1911. It was under protectorate of the Russian Empire at the time of Passe’s journey,
with full autonomy and own theocratic leaders. But, after only 1 year of protectorate, Russian Empire recognized suzerainty of China over Mongolia. The country from the point of view of a civilized European was a shocking feodalic reservation.
An artistic-production plant "Sofrino" is one of the largest production sites of the Russian Orthodox Church. Here they make everything: candles,
icons, books, innumerable quantity of church utensils. The entreprise is a secure facility so it's not easy to witness their work.
Categories Culture, Photos, Russian Art, Russian People
A Russian photographer Vadim Makhorov climbs incredible heights for an ideal shot. The results of such risky and exciting rising are always incredible. Do not set Vadim equal to
reckless youth who just try to get somewhere where they are forbidden to be. Vadim is a fan of photography in the finest sense. Some of his photos make you feel giddy.
Categories Automotive, Culture, History, Photos, russian army, Russian People, Society
Russia is having May holidays now. Let's
see how it used to be in 1958.
A photographer Diana Markosyan working in a Moscow agency in 2010 asked to be sent to Chechnya. Diana grew in Russia but studied in the USA, in 2010 she was only 20 years old but she was interested in the notorious region. The agency refused to send her there and she decided to go by herself. Grozny became her aim and later - her home. Many colleagues of Diana didn't want to go to Chechnya but she returned
there after the first trip. In November 2011 she came there to stay. According to Diana it's dangerous and risky to work and live in Chechnya, girls are often kidnapped. In her project Diana Markosyan tried to show life of girls living in Chechnya. "Coming here for a week is pretty much different from staying here forever". Let's see how it feels to be a Chechen girl.
Categories Culture, Photos, Russian People, Society
On 25th of April, in the National Opera of Ukraine there was held a grand finale of the National TV contest of beauty and talent "Queen of Ukraine
2012". Queens from 26 Ukrainian cities were there to participate. But the crown was won by a lady from the Crimea - Anzhelika Pomitun.
These people even can't hide a watch on the picture... But in Soviet time they did well without Photoshop. For a proof you can go to the GULAG exhibition in the Moscow Museum devoted
to photography falsification in the epoch of Stalin. It's called "The Commissar Vanishes", though not only commissars used to disappear and not on photos only. ..
Categories Automotive, Culture, History, Photos, russian army, Russian Art, Russian People
Some nice military
artwork by Gleb Vasilyev.
