In the shops of Tula they produce antiaircraft missile systems "Pantsir-S1" for
the Russian Armed Forces and for foreign customers. Check out some photos.
Categories Automotive, Culture, Photos, Society, Technology
Another photo set of cars from Autostrada
2012 in Tula. The first part is here.
Categories Automotive, Culture, Photos, Technology
In June, 10 a car festival Autostrada 2012 took place in Tula. Retro
and modern cars, American cars were presented at the event.
Categories Automotive, Photos, Russian Art, Society
Here's how one man decided to sell the car. "Pureblooded Japanese. One owner. 4
years in caring and reliable hands. Has a low boiling point. Rubber as a present."
Categories History, Other, Photos, russian army, Russian Art, Russian People, Science, Technology
Taking into consideration the great historical value of the Tula arms plant as the oldest arms plant of Russia, an arms museum was organized
here in 1920. The museum holds many interesting facts about the history of the weapon production and unique samples of weapons.
Novomoskovsk, 1989. Check out these photographs
taken during the Soviet and post-Soviet time.
Categories Automotive, Economics, Photos, Russian People, Technology
Have you ever thought that a huge mine the size of which exceeds the area of the Moscow subway system can be located right under your
feet? Such a mine, which is the largest gypsum minefield in Europe, is situated in the city of Novomoskovsk in the Tula region.
Categories Automotive, Culture, Photos, Russian People
"Autostrada" (a freeway) is an annual open car festival. It is held since 2004 in Tula, in early
June. Since 2008, the festival is timed to the Day of Russia and is held on the 12th of June.
Categories Russian Art
This musical instrument is undoubtedly one of the most popular nowadays. First accordions appeared in Russia in the beginning of the 19th century, and thanks to
original sounding and viaual appeal, they soon became rather popular. Number of accordion masters has grown so much that their making became number two in Tula.
Jacques Dupâquier was traveling in the USSR in 1956, 1964, 1975. In the list of places he
visited were Moscow, Leningrad, Tula, Uzbekistan, Caucasus, Cuban, Ukraine...
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