Unfortunately, this happens all too often in St. Petersburg when the government sends crews to clear the ice and snow off of rooftops.
The windshield of our van was broken this way (though the glass didn’t cave in), and the government workers made no effort to avoid the problem or pay for breaking the glass.
Ahh, life [...]
I just ran across this on the internet. It’s pretty amazing and gives a look into a part of the Soviet/Stalinist way of thinking: massive projects that capture the imagination.
In 1940s and 1950s, right after the World War 2, Russia had to recover from the consequences of the Nazi invasion. Much had to be done, [...]
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In the spring of 1947, ann American journalist from Life magazine visited Stalingrad (now Volgagrad). The city was the location of one of the greatest and most destructive battles in WWII. You’ll see pictures of the city four years after that battle, including several of German prisoners of war.
Here are some great pictures of Russia before the Revolution –
Over 100 years ago, Burton Holmes (1870-1958) traveled to Russia. Holmes was an American traveler, photographer and filmmaker, who coined the term “travelogue”. Travel stories, slide shows and motion pictures were all in existence before Holmes began making his travel films, but he was the first person to put these elements together into documentary travel [...]
These pictures are all from Russia — the theme being that they all have a double meaning. Enjoy!
In November of 2000, I (Mike) moved to Russia to help establish a Russian Charity named MIR. A little over a year later I married Olga. Over the years, God has led us and blessed us in many ways.
We now live in Russia and spend time in the US, Finland, Montenegro, and Estonia. I’m the [...]
Over the past few years I’ve collected some entertaining pictures from Russia. Here are a few to lighten your day –
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