Today we'll make a journey into the past of one of the biggest hydro
power stations in the world and see what it looks like today.
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Would you like to see how soldiers are trained to use bombardment and
rocket-launching artillery? Welcome to the Gorokhovetsky polygon in Mulino then.
Categories Photos, Russian Nature, Russian People, Science, Technology
A new Russian airplane Sukhoi Superjet 100 was demonstrated at the aviation show MAX-2011. This unique vehicle is claimed to have no analogues.
The plane that is shown in the picture is related to a trial version and has some shortcomings that need to be eliminated in future.
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The plant producing concrete units is semi-abandoned today. Only one part of it is engaged
in manufacture of different products including border stone and panel plates.
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The Russian company "Orbital Technologies" is going to create a hotel in Earth's orbit at an altitude of 350 kilometers from the surface. The unusual hotel will be able to accommodate
seven guests. It will be opened by 2016 and will probably become the most expensive hotel in history. A five-day stay will cost you about 5 million rubles (about $ 180.000).
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Saint-Petersburg central aeration station located near the Gulf of Finland takes in sewage wastes that come
from the central part of the city. Let's see how they process the water before it enters the Gulf.
Categories History, Photos, Russian Nature, Russian People, Science, Technology
The Porozhskaya hydroelectric power plant is the oldest functional power plant in Russia. Last year it
celebrated a centenary of trouble-free operation and has unique destiny like many other things in our country.
Would you like to know how wolves live by staying in their pack? Well, it's proven that they can accept people who learned to behave in a right
way. Meet a zoologist Jason Badridze who grew up several generations of wolf cubs and taught them to escape hunters and people in general.
Categories Automotive, Photos, Russian People, Science, Technology
The Russian Railways Company has launched a new project, a mobile exhibition complex where leading foreign and Russian companies presented their innovative projects. On August 6 2011 the train left
its starting ground in Saint-Petersburg and went to Vologda city where it was open for guests from 10.30 AM till 7.30 PM. Let's visit the nanotrain and view the exhibits presented.
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Welcome to the planetarium built in a city park of Penza 80
years ago. It is the only wooden planetarium in the world.
