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Categories Funny, Photos, Russian People, Society

Please be aware on what are you buying when you are buying a fur coat or you can end up like this Russian lady walking around in her new coat apparently made out of the

rear-most parts of the animals and she seems even don't realize it. It's not clear though if those have holes left in tact or were covered from inside.

Categories Culture, History, Photos, Russian People, Society

Yuri Gagarin had always been thought of as an ideal man, always with a smile on his face, the symbol of the country, hero of the nation. He was taken so much care of and was so highly valued that for the long period of time he could not do what he liked most - he could not fly. Many historians believe it was the reason why he finally crashed performing his training

flight on the MIG-15UTI - he simply had no enough practice. What kind of a person he really was? What was he dreaming about and what did he like? You are about to see some rare photos of Yuri Gagarin where he appears as an ordinary Soviet man, father and friend, a person who likes various normal activities like fishing and hunting.

Categories Automotive, Economics, History, Photos, Technology

The unique truck we gonna tell you about appeared in 1949. People still remembered about severe war time when freighters had to perform their tasks with a shortage of liquid fuel - gasoline. Partially the problem was solved by

gas-producer vehicles - heavy and demanding - they allowed to get gas for powering engines. However such vehicles were not efficient enough and engineers thought about steamers which were used widely abroad in the 1920-40s.

Categories Funny, History, Russian Art, Russian Music, Russian People, Society, Video

After 70 years of iron curtain and a ban on any music that can sound "Western" to a Russian ear, gradually the first bands appeared trying to sound as Western as they could. Among lots of examples that really

are not worth of being listed here, this one is pretty positive in two ways: it sounds pretty decent even now, and the same time the band members look dramatic. Audience is worth a look as well.

Categories Funny, russian army, Society, Technology, Video

Katyushas trucks firing the "Katyusha" rockets as seen by the driver of a Katyusha truck. As long that this happens in Ukraine one can notice a truck driver accepting the "Fire!" order via his regular

cell phone, probably it's just a call and not any encrypted medium so basically the owners of cell company can track (if they want) where are the next Katyushas are going to be fired.

Categories Automotive, Funny, Photos, Russian Nature, Russian People, Society, Technology, Video

The most epic underground fountain made up of hot water sprung on one of Smolensk city main square. Throwing tons of trash and stones as large as a building brick it found its way deep from inside of

the ground and high into the skies, sending the rocks and dirt all across the parking lot. We have here more photos and a video how it all started, luckily captured on a surveillance cam.

Categories History, Photos, Russian Art, Russian People, Society

Where had the old heroes gone? In fact they didn't they just moved aside and wait till their glory

time would come again, leaving the space now for the new capitalistic ideals and leaders...

Categories Automotive, Funny, Photos, Russian People, Society

"Oh, think twice, 'cause it's another day in...".

Basically just one shot, but it's so full of life.

Categories Funny, Law, Russian People, Society, Video

Failed assassination attempt in St. Petersburg. Nobody gets hurt, however the act itself was extremely well caught on

security cam - so you can witness something that is rarely can be seen - real act, real people, very upclose filming.

Categories Funny, Photos, Russian People, Society

People started to noticing this strange simple things, like a planks between a tree and appartment home window and a

nearby public street tree. What it happens to be is pretty simple and same time ingenious - see the answer inside.

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