These are photos from the first Russian expedition to Antarctic continent in 1955. At the same time they
have built a "Mirnyi" station there. It seems that penguins expressed interest for the strangers.
Deep inside Siberia there is a lake, one of thousands others. And in the middle of this lake there is a small island. And on this island people have found an ancient fortress, which is dated more than 1500 years old.
Excavations are needed in order to reveal all its view for visitors, but even now from the air its a nice site in different times of the year. First part of photos were made during short Siberian summer:
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This man on the pic above was the Russian scientist Tsiolkovsky. Some people in Russia call him the "father" of Russian space program. He also invented the hard-bodied dirigibles and published his works about such models right before foreign scientist Zeppelin, though the name of the later is more associated with dirigibles. But what's interesting is that some times later after the construction of those hard bodied aircrafts started, the Soviet state cut the financing and some of them
were left unfinished. So Russian people have found another use for large steel "skeleton" frames of the dirigibles - they used them in the subway construction. For example these photos below are shots from one of the subway stations in Moscow. One can clearly see the remains of dirigible implanted in the metro station. If to use some imagination you can find yourself not deeply underground but high in skies, while waiting for the next train.
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If you wondered where do big-foots go after their time ends - then here is the answer. In Russia they can be simply
left abandoned on the streets. Like this one in the downtown of St. Petersburg, right near subway station...
How about the compilation of the rare Russian cars that even common Russian people that live in Russia had probably never seen
before? Hand picked examples of Russian automobile industry are presented in this article for your viewing pleasure.
Antonov or AN-225 is the world's heaviest and largest jet ever built with the landing gear system of 32 wheels and a wing span of 291 feet. It was designed for the Soviet space program in 1988 and able to airlift the Energia rocket's boosters, Buran
space shuttle or ultra-heavy and oversize freight, up to 250,000 kg (550,000 lb) internally or 200,000 kg (440,000 lb) on the upper fuselage. Cargo on the upper fuselage can be 70 m long. Some pictures and the video after the jump.
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Some deathmasks of the famous Soviet
people by the sculptor Sergei Merkulov.
A nice collection of hats of different Russian nationalities was submitted
by Bustty. The one above is a childish hat of Turkmen people.
The next part of historical pictures of USSR in the 70-s, submitted by our visitor Firsak. If you live in
Russia you can submit too via our forum or feedback form. See also: USSR in the 70-s, part 1
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In our recent publications we told about graveyards of abandoned Soviet military aircraft. But it is necessary to notice, that not all of the old vehicles have shared such fate. Some of them are still used
as monuments of Russian aircraft, and one can discover them in different parts of Russia. Also see: Abandoned Russian Military Aircrafts Some other Abandoned Military Planes
