[250x]Giant swarms of locusts attacking South of Russia these days. It all started in Dagestan but started spread across Russia fast. Now it is in Stavropol region, Kalmykia, Buryatia, Krasnodar and more. It eats and destroys everything it meets on & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/31/clouds-of-locust-closed-skies-in-south-of-russia-photos-videos/
[250x]From first sight this abandoned lighthouse doesnt attract much attention. What, havent weve seen some abandoned lighthouses? There are plenty of abandoned stuff in exUSSR. However this one is very special. It has a very dramatic story behind it. So according & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/30/the-story-of-an-abandoned-nuclear-lighthouse-near-st-petersburg/
[250x]Those are photographs by Soviet photograph Sergei Podgorkov. Mostly people and their faces, but also scenes from Soviet life in Leningrad, now St.Petersburg. From 1970s to 1990. Rzhevka, Leningrad. KAMAZ truck stuck in dirt, tractor came to rescue. November & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/30/faces-of-soviet-people-in-leningrad-by-sergei-podgorkov/
[250x]Some pretty awesome historical postcards about Russian city Samara during late 19th century. Some are pure magic like this one above. You wont find such scenery now. All of them got captures so wont be boring viewing. This sort of & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/30/russian-city-samara-in-late-19th-century/
[250x]Russian Dmitry Donskoy atomic submarine and Peter the Great battlecruiser arrived to St.Petersburg to participate in Navy Day Parade today. Here are some photos and also a video of the whole parade. Its the first time such big ships participate & Read more...
[250x]So this is a kind of a time machine. Foreign tourist arrived in Moscow April 30th 1982 and stayed there two days. He made numerous photos of what he saw around. Now we can see them too. Some people say & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/30/two-days-in-moscow-in-1982/
[250x]New collection of Only in Russia photos. Now part eight. Some can make you smile probably. Outdoor music festivals are probably same everywhere. &however paved sidewalks are definitely not same in different countries. Here is a Russian one. And this & Read more...
[250x]500 American Tourists Visit Yalta and Odessa Soviet cities in 1960. These are the photos they took. via http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/28/500-american-tourists-visit-yalta-and-odessa-in-1960/
[250x]This selection of vintage colored photos can give you idea what a summer vacation for a Soviet person could look like. Citizens of USSR have a right for a vacation says the slogan on top of the gate. via http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/28/how-people-were-spending-their-summer-vacations-in-ussr/
[250x]This selection of vintage colored photos can give you idea what a summer vacation for a Soviet person could look like. Citizens of USSR have a right for a vacation says the slogan on top of the gate. via http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/28/how-people-were-spending-their-summer-vacations-in-ussr/
[250x]The most famous volcano on Iturup island of Kurill islands on the Eastern part of Russia, next to Japan. Because of the volcano there are plenty of hot springs on the island. Russian traveller Sergey visited the place and made & Read more...
[250x]The most famous volcano on Iturup island of Kurill islands on the Eastern part of Russia, next to Japan. Because of the volcano there are plenty of hot springs on the island. Russian traveller Sergey visited the place and made & Read more...
[250x]Russian blogger Deletant went to the last day of the MAKS-2017 Russian air show. This would be the last MAKS airshow as they stop doing it. In 2019 they play to have something similar but it wont be MAKS he & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/27/russian-air-show-maks-2017/
[226x170]If someone tells you Vladimir Putin was bombing Russian cities, dont rush to call him crazy. Its partly true. Probably not a city, more like a town, and not inhabited by people but 10,000 of the inhabitants evicted a few & Read more...
[250x]Those are old photographs from Ussuriysk Siberian railway, in 1897. Sadly most of the photos have no captions. However this one on top is Vladivostok railway station and its square in 1897. And this is Vladivostok sea port. Sedanka station. & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/26/russian-ussuriysk-siberian-railroad-in-1897/
[250x]Those are old photographs from Ussuriysk Siberian railway, in 1897. Sadly most of the photos have no captions. However this one on top is Vladivostok railway station and its square in 1897. And this is Vladivostok sea port. Sedanka station. & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/26/russian-ussuriysk-siberian-railroad-in-1897/
[250x]Pacific Coast Russian army invited journalists to show how they can cross the water barriers rivers etc. Soldiers showed different skills such as driving under water (!) building pontoon bridges, training attack into an imaginary enemy units and more. Here & Read more...
[250x]Pacific Coast Russian army invited journalists to show how they can cross the water barriers rivers etc. Soldiers showed different skills such as driving under water (!) building pontoon bridges, training attack into an imaginary enemy units and more. Here & Read more...
[250x]A nice collection of Soviet beach photos, different photographers foreign and Russian. And first one is from Sochi, 1956. This is Sochi Caucasus Rivera hotel beach. Sochi, Primorskaya promenade. This is also Sochi a few photos more, author of & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/26/ussr-retro-beach-photos/
[250x]This is a selection of Russian girls and their photos in Instagram and then same young lady but with her photo taken in real life. No make up, no staged photos, just from everyday life. Probably those girls are not & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/07/25/17-examples-of-russian-girls-in-instagram-and-in-real-life/