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On November 20, 2004 one Russian guy, Vitaly Kulikov, set a new world record for highest ever flight. He reached a height of 5470 m on a bunch of 800 toy balloons filled with helium. Thus, Vitaly broke the record of three years ago belonging to Ian Ashpole and included in the Guinness Book of Records. The Englishman managed to reach a height of only 3350 m. Besides,

he couldn't land his "aircraft" and had to use a parachute. Kulikov's flight was a greater success, even though it took place in really extreme conditions - a terrible blizzard struck on that day. The wind speed near the ground was more than 160 km/h. Even planes don't fly in such weather. They are simply blown away from the strip...

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Categories Exclusive, Photos, Russian People, Science, Society

It's difficult to imagine a more inaccessible place for photographers. And there really is something to marvel at - a magnificent building, covert rituals, a beautiful atrium, secret electronic

equipment and even pink teddy bears. One amateur Moscow correspondent managed to not only get inside this closed organization, but to go out of it with a great photo report.

Categories Automotive, Exclusive, Funny, Other, Photos, Russian People

One careless move could turn a Mazda into a cabriolet. Turns out this really happened to this driver on the highway. The Mazda was literally

stripped off its roof and giving it the much more sporty look of a cabriolet by a truck. Lucky enough no one was hurt during the accident.

Categories Exclusive, Other, Russian Nature

Spring at the Crimea is amazing! Especially the snow-covered trees on the mountains. If you go to the cave city of Chufut-Calais during the dull weather you will get to see the puzzling views of nature. The ruins of the cave city of

Chufut-Calais are located on a plateau which rises 540 meters above sea level. It was founded by the Byzantine Empire in the VI century as a fortress. The name of the city Chufut- Calais translates as the "Jewish fortress".

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

Even though the time-line of events in these photographs is unavailable, they have a rich history that could close the gaps that have been left

out by written history. Here is a collection of undated photographs of several undated wars that took place in the early times.

Categories Exclusive, Other, Photos, Society

Yesterday the Russian capital was attended by famous Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. They presented their new film "Pirates of the Caribbean: On

Stranger Tides". Lots of fans and press waited for them on the red carpet of the "October" cinema. Now they surely know how much they are loved in Russia.

Categories Exclusive, Funny, Photos, Russian People

One Russian guy decided to make a hookah with his hands. He used a flask of an old fire extinguisher, tees, sleeves, caps of the

pipes and a hose. As a result he got a fairly good hookah. By the way, you too can do something similar if you wish.

Categories Exclusive, Photos, Society

These pictures of Moscow are taken from the 200-m tall

Federation Tower. Houses, cars, people - all looks like toys.

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Categories Automotive, Business, Exclusive, Photos, Technology

The Volkswagen plant located in Kaluga is a very interesting place to visit. But it's not opened for tourists and to enter it you must have a special invitation. So here you can

see the exclusive photos of the most important parts of the plant: a shop where cars are assembled, a laboratory where they are tested for quality and a canteen.

Categories Culture, Exclusive, History, Law, Russian People, Society

These drawings depict the life of the Soviet

Gulag prisoners. Very cruel and gloomy...

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