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Russian agency started an "alternative to Google Earth". It doesn't use Google data and only Russian space data is being used. It claims to be "an alternative for Google Earth with more detailed coverage of Russian territory". For now this detailed alternative shows only Moscow city and nearby small towns totally failing showing

something more distant, even St. Petersburg is not visible in detail. As for detail level it also for the moment cannot be compared with Google Earth - it is far more less-detailed view when you zoom in on Moscow city. But you can try yourself this early beta and maybe someday it would be really a good alternative.

Categories Funny, Photos

If you live at a high floor and got an urge to mount an air conditioner yourself, trying to save on installation costs - here is a Russian

experience on how it can be done easily. All you need is a tough friend who will hold your legs while you'll be half way out from your window.

Categories Photos

This is a shooting-range cabin in some small Russian town. Look what they have painted on its walls. Two tall WTC-alike buildings and a plane - before the hit and after. Why is

that so? Don't they feel any compassion to American sister-nation? And it's Russia not Iran. Or maybe the secret sense is to shoot out the terrorists on the plane?

Categories History

Right before the WW2 often you could meet German Nazi and Soviet officers chatting together in Europe like friends on different parades and military events. Even when the whole Europe was occupied by the Nazis they were in friendly relations with Russians. They say that the

German attack on the Soviet Union was a big surprise to Mr. Stalin and he didn't want to believe first hours after the attack started that it had happened, didn't give any order to counter-attack, he was waiting this would stop as some big error from German side.

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Categories History, Photos

Today it was a hard day in one of Estonian towns. It was hard

because of this bronze monument you can see on the pictures.

Categories Funny, Photos

Now we've got more details about this Volga Stalin edition. It's found to be only a from a Russian car Volga - 21. All other parts, suspension, engine, gearbox etc - all come from Porsche Cayenne Bi Turbo, with engine that has more than 770 hp. It has

been told that it's been assembled in Germany and the cost is around $1M. The owner, you can see him on the pics in a bright T-shirt and red boots he is the CEO of the Russian largest cellular phones retailer, known for his strange taste.