Russian elderly women can be really tough, you know. So caring towards their grandchildren, but harsh to other people who may or may not be a potential threat&A Russian babushka is always ready to repel an attack! And to have & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/02/weird-and-tough-russian-babushkas/
Anya and Tanya were born on the 9th of April, 1990 in Chelyabinsk. When the nurse unwrapped them for a mother for the first time, she began to cry the babies had one stomach for the two. But today, & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/02/the-first-soviet-successfully-separated-siamese-twins/
These ferris wheels are more appropriate for horror movies than for amusement parks. Some are abandoned, others located in remote post-Soviet provinces& Sad to see. Kuibyshev, Novosibirsk region, Russia Sterlitamak, Russia Chelyabinsk, Russia Barnaul, Russia Sudak, Crimea, Russia Pripyat, exclusion & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/01/this-used-to-be-a-fun-house/
A funny video from Vladikavkaz featuring a granny walking with her granddaughter. The little loving baby is a copy of her babushka. Just look at these two! http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/01/one-manner-of-walking-for-the-two/
[212x170]Dirty cars for most of us are just a part of the spring urban landscape, but an artist from Moscow Nikita Golubev has his own vision. He creates art on dirty vehicles and mark all his works with the ProBoyNick & Read more...
We rarely have a chance to see what an artist saw when he was creating his masterpiece. But a painter Stepan Nesterchuk from Dmitrov decided to provide us with such an opportunity. And, you know, its really cool to immerse & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/01/this-is-what-i-see-when-i-create-art/
[226x170]Not only men play hockey, but charming ladies too. Elina Mitrofanova, 27, a player of the Ufa Hockey Club is a perfect example. Shes a winner of the beauty contest Miss Beautiful League chosen not only by the judges but & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/05/01/lady-in-hockey-elina-mitrofanova/
On the territory of the Sheremetyevs estate in Kuskovo, Russia, one can notice interesting painted works right on the trees. The damaged areas on the trunks got the beautiful and creative protection from pests. Such a nice example to follow! & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/30/when-protection-from-pests-becomes-art/
[235x170]When the white whale approached the boat of the Norwegian fishermen, they noticed a belt with a fastening device for a action-cam fixed tightly on the creature. The device had a marking Equipment of Saint Petersburg. The animal seemed to & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/30/russian-spy-whale-found-by-norwegian-fishermen/
The 1st of May is celebrated in Russia under the slogan Mir, Trud, May (Peace, Labor, May!). It was the day of marches and military parades, the day of the international solidarity of all working people in all Soviet cities. & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/30/the-1st-of-may-the-holiday-of-all-soviet-working-people/
Food related posters seem to be such a blameless thing, but in the USSR they were an instrument of the propaganda too. Such images could be seen everywhere: in canteens and restaurants, in magazines, in offices, in the streets. Texts & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/30/food-related-posters-of-the-ussr/
In Saratov, Russia, they decided to show patriotic feelings and hang such a poster on the facade of the dormitory of the Saratov State Agrarian University. The poster dedicated to the 9th of May, the Victory Day widely celebrated in & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/30/epic-fail-poster-for-the-victory-day/
[227x170]In pursuit of cool insta photos girls may get rather reckless. Just look at this photoshoot on the roof in Saint Petersburg, for example. They simply lean on the cables& http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/30/reckless-photoshoot-on-the-roof/
[227x170]A Facebook user named Ragim Jafarov has been to Japan and visited a small city Tomakomai where he saw a cool replica of the Mir space station. But why do they need such a twin? In fact this station is & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/30/a-replica-of-the-soviet-mir-station-found-in-japan/
[250x166]In Yekaterinburg, Russia, they baked a record breaking Easter cake with the mass of 3,796 kg almost a ton heavier than the previous record. They used 22 thousand eggs, 300 kilograms of butter and two tons of flour. The & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/30/record-breaking-easter-cake/
These photos arouse conflicting feelings. Some would feel nostalgic about those days, others would screw up their faces reminding all those endless lines and shortage of products. This way or another, that Soviet past was special and never looked like & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/29/soviet-shops-and-markets/
[220x170]Here is the winner of a recent contest The Beauty of the Federal National Guard Troops Service that had over a thousand of participants. Anna Khramtsova left them all behind by getting more than 57 thousand votes. Now they are & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/29/beauties-with-epaulettes-on-their-shoulders/
[235x170]This story is super cute. The cat named Pusha from Bakhchisarai, Crimea, is feeding and raising four furry squirrels. Their mother died but Pusha has accepted all of her functions. The babies play, ear, sleep together with the cat and & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/29/pusha-the-cat-becomes-mom-for-baby-squirrels/
Big Russia has many wonderful places, one of them is mysterious and beautiful Altai. Its mountains, once called the pearl of Asia by an artist and philosopher Nikolay Rerikh, are often compared to the Alps. Local lakes are crystal clear, & Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2019/04/28/altai-a-dream-destination-of-russia/