[210x170]Work should be done for pleasure, but how can you enjoy being at a stuffy office with a dull interior? It seems we have found the place employees are happy to go to on Monday and Saturday and Sunday! Its & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/06/the-dream-office-that-looks-like-a-palace/
Tutaev is a small cozy city that has many old churches. Many of them stand close to the shore of the great Volga river. The photos were taken in March by a blogger Roman Smirnov. The icebound Volga, the snow & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/06/flying-over-the-city-of-churches/
A photographer from New Zealand Amos Chapple managed to get to the territory of a secret underground nuclear base located 185 kilometers away from Kiev. This place is considered the last nuclear base of Ukraine: it had been functioning until & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/05/the-last-nuclear-base-of-ukraine-not-so-secret-anymore/
One of the oldest and most prominent Russian tour operators Intourist is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2019. The Museum of Moscow became the place of a thematic exhibition The History of Intourist in a Soviet Tourist Poster. The event & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/05/travel-to-the-ussr-exhibition-of-memorable-posters/
[250x161]Nobody wants to live his last years alone, its a wish of everyone to have a person you will love with all your heart even when your hair gets grey. Such images are always touching and warm. The author of & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/05/lets-keep-our-feelings-alive-even-when-we-get-old/
Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft, that had left Moscow for Murmansk, shot an emergency landing in Sheremetyevo airport. While trying to land it bumped against the airstrip several times and inflamed. The aircrafts had 72 passengers and 6 crew members aboard, & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/05/urgent-passenger-plane-burning-in-moscow/
The more girls change their faces make plastic surgery, icrease fullness of lips etc., the more we tend to appreciate natural beauty. In the world of women who look almost the same like plastic dolls, its so nostalgic to & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/05/natural-beauty-of-soviet-women/
On the third of May 2019 as a result of the storm in Baltiysk a lot of amber was brought by the waves to the shore from the sea. The local Kaliningrad amber is highly valued and the region is & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/05/generous-amber-day-following-the-storm/
[222x170]Russian civil servants keep surprising ordinary people by the ridiculous demonstration of their high status and their contempt to others. The embarrassing situation occured on the Easter day in the church of Syzran, Russia: a group of high-level officials prayed & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/05/vip-zone-for-civil-servants-to-pray/
[250x159]This is a new leader of Kazakhstan on the photos that have recently appeared on the web. Its fun to compare some of them taken by different journalists in the same places. Those who work for Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev present the & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/05/the-leader-of-kazakhstan-just-hates-to-get-old/
The newlyweds decided to take a memorable photo with heart shaped balloons, make a wish and let the balloons fly into the sky to make it come true. But look what happened next& http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/04/an-unwanted-sign-for-the-newlyweds/
What seems to be OK for them is just weird and wild for other people. Their shots are hard to explain but funny (and sometimes sad) to look at. So get another portion of provincial glamour right now. http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/04/weird-photoshoots-of-russian-provincial-barbies/
[232x170]Calligraphy was paid much attention to in a Soviet school. It was believed that neat handwriting formed perseverance and accuracy, helped to bring thoughts under control. Today, looking at these copybooks, its hard to believe that they belonged to elementary & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/04/calligraphy-in-soviet-schools/
[225x170]After the WWII the world faced many changes. Among the important things was the opposition of the communist and capitalist worlds with a subsequent arms race and secret operations. That was the time to invent numerous spy gadgets, many of & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/04/the-fatal-cigarette-case-that-could-shoot-someone-dead/
[221x170]Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. Its not easy to find necessary equipment for curling in sports shops, but you can & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/04/how-to-make-a-set-for-curling/
One of the favorite entertainments for Soviet youth was dancing. Young people used to go to disco clubs on weekends, more frequently in summertime. Lets have a look at how it was. No drunk people there, everythings decent. 1978 & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/04/dancing-parties-in-the-1980-90s/
Saint Petersburg, the city of its own special atmosphere, has been inspiring talented people for making art. Native to the city or not, they painted its streets, roofs and houses when it was named Petrograd, Leningrad and St. Petersburg. Here & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/03/paintings-inspired-by-saint-petersburg/
Some believers act in a way devoide of any sense and logic. Religious paraphernalia is found in the most inappropriate and unexpected places, next to the things that seem to be remotest for the spiritual world. Jesus. Jesus, Happy Birthday, & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/03/farce-around-the-church/
[250x165]The coast of the Black Sea is mysterious, stunningly beautiful and somewhat dangerous. It has been in the very heart of numerous wars, conflicts and other historic dramas. The countries around the Black Sea are a wild mixture of cultures & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/03/diverse-life-of-the-peoples-at-the-black-sea/
[250x170]These infantry fighting vehicles are really covered by newspapers, the photos are not photoshopped. But why? Do they cut corners on disguise? Why dont they use a better camouflage? In fact this method is now new. It was applied back & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/03/tanks-disguised-by-newspapers/