It's notorious that traffic situation is disastrous in Moscow. So check out
some photographs of traffic jams taken on the streets of the city.
Categories History, Other, Photos, Science, Technology
Have you ever dreamed of traveling into an isolated area the access to which is forbidden? Not many people would dare to reach the borders of the Chernobyl region surrounded by a
barbed wire. The area surrounded by a barbed fence is guarded by patrols. But if you are lucky enough there is a chance to get inside the abandoned place.
The name of Chernobyl has become common as a symbol of the greatest human disaster. But the men's memory is organized to lose some life details or pungency of feelings in the lapse of time, all happened things become fuzzy and vague, as somebody reduced the depth of focus. The same story
concerns Chernobyl and its lamentable fame. We hoped and sincerely believed that this huge catastrophe would never recur. But dreams didn't come true. One day an enormous 10-metres wave induced by the earthquake near Japanese shores damaged the nuclear power plant "Fukushima-1".
Categories Economics, Photos, Technology
Poleski National Park was founded in 1988 on the territory of the Gomel region, Belarus. Its area is over 215 thousand ha. Over 1200 types of plants grow here which constitutes two thirds of total Belorussian
flora. The area remains under strict protection and any kind of economic activity is prohibited here providing tourists with a rare chance to see a piece of wild nature in the heart of Europe.
Categories History, Photos, Russian People, Science, Society
The explosion at the Chernobyl NPP on April 26, 1986 changed the course of history and plunge the world into shock. After the accident, the residents of nearby towns and villages were evacuated, and the settlements became
abandoned. A generation later, the Chernobyl exclusion zone is still difficult to access, confusing and scary for most people but not for those who decided to return and whose life goes on no matter what...
Categories Russian Nature, Science, Society
For the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl accident they are going to turn the exclusion zone into a giant museum-park. It is believed that excursions there will be popular among tourists. This place used to be a home for someone. After the
explosion this area became "a desert island." Chernobyl became a synonym of "death" and many hearts are still wrung when this tragedy is mentioned. However it doesn't prevent them from turning this evil place into an amusement park.
Categories Funny, Photos, Russian Nature
Flooding Europe means flooding Russia too, as there is a significant part of Russia lays in Europe, so we had some water shots
from the Russian cities and they keep coming - meet Rostov-on-Don - the capital of Russian south as some call it.
A dreadful thing happened last week. One of the fastest express trains of the whole Russia, Nevsky Express, which was going from Moscow to Saint-Petersburg and having more than 600 passengers on its board was
blew up. At 9:34 pm, when train was going somewhere near Aleshinka – Uglovka towns, 7 kilos of TNT which were buried under the tracks detonated and as a result of which the train was derailed.
As most of you know, some several months ago a real disaster happened on the one of the biggest hydroelectric power stations in the whole Russia. There was a huge explosion which burst the outward fortified walls. It is
thought that the accident happened because of negligence on the workplace and some people are still missing. Moreover it left all nearby towns and cities without electric light at all for a few days.
Here is a darkly beautiful set of photographs taken in Chernobyl, Ukraine, the sight of the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history. As these
relics have barely been touched in the 23 years since the accident, they provide a rare glimpse of original USSR architecture and artifacts.
