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Last Friday Rostov-on-Don city held an extreme stuntman show. The craziest and most desperate extreme-lovers took part in the show. There were different tricks with fire,

jumping, both with cars and big trucks, but everything went off victimless and the participants, as well as the spectators got much pleasure and adrenaline!

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

On the 7th of November Moscow held a grandiose theatrical performance. The parade in Red Square was reconstructing the war parade of 1941, after which the troops

had gone exactly to the battlefield. Different corps that took part in the performance were clothed in the World War II Soviet military uniform.

Categories Culture, History, Photos, Russian People, Society

Lychakovsk Cemetery is a historical and memorial culture preserve in Lvov. It is one of the oldest graveyards not only in Ukraine, but also in the whole Europe - it's older than Paris

Pere Lachaise and London Highgate. Here the most noble and privileged citizens find their last refuge - famous politicians, priests, officers and artists are buried here.

Categories Culture, Exclusive, History, Photos, Russian Nature, Russian People, Society

Some photos from the "Soviet Littoral" book, 1974. People, buildings, demonstrations, factories,

sanatoriums, cars, ships and even landscapes - everything here is typical of the Soviet seaside 70-s.

Categories Culture, Exclusive, Photos, Russian Nature, Russian People, Society

The long-term project of a photographer Carolyn Drake is devoted to nature, politics, culture and changes. Since 2007 Carolina visited five former republics of the Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tajikistan,

Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan 15 times. During the visit to the Central Asia she wanted to learn, how life and culture of Moslems were affected by the Soviet Union and how they have changed after its disintegration.

Categories Culture, Exclusive, Photos, Russian Art, Society

In November, 2nd at one of the Moscow Subway stations the porcelain exhibition was opened. The station became bright, elegant and attractive. There are presented exhibits of national art crafts

of leading Russian factories: Imperial Porcelain Factory (St.Petersburg), «Gardner's Manufactories», Dulyovsky Porcelain Factory and «Association Gzhel» closed corporation.

Categories Culture, Other, Photos, Russian People, Society

Borsch is a very delicious and specific kind of vegetable soup and a part of national cuisines of many countries: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Moldova, etc. There are hundreds ways of cooking borsch. For example the Ukrainian borsch is usually cooked with fried meat (when you need

to make it quicker) or raw meat (originally beef or pork). It consists of boiled vegetables (beet, onion, cabbage and carrots) which are added in broth later. Borsch is commonly boiled for 20-40 minutes and when it is ready, is a real tastiness with sour cream!

Categories Culture, Funny, Photos, Russian People, Society

On the night of October, 31st Moscow, as any other city in the World celebrated Halloween. From year to year the fest becomes more and more popular, and this time, streets of the city were crowded with witches, vampires, imps and other evil

spirits. By the way, as per decision of the largest religious confessions' heads, Halloween is declared "outside the law". "Halloween is a holiday alien to Russia" - assert the Moscow patriarchy and Russian mufti Council.

Categories Culture, Other, Photos, Society

Meat dumplings or "pelmeni" is a traditional Russian cuisine dish. These are little boiled pieces of unleavened dough filled with minced meat of fish. Meat dumplings are especially tasty with sour cream or mayonnaise, and also with ground black pepper and

grated cheese, parsley and butter. BTW semi-finished frozen pelmeni are also popular among bachelors or other people who are bad at cooking or do not have enough time to cook - they are very tasty and rich, cheap enough, easy and quick to cook!

Categories Automotive, Culture, Photos, Russian People, Society

Golden cars are belting down Moscow roads. And it already surprises nobody - in the world of automobile tuning that is nothing new. For example in one German museum

was exhibited a golden Porsche. However in Russia such beautiful golden cars as BMW 5, Audi R8 and Porsche 911 Turbo can be met right in city streets!

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