Here are pictures of street break dancers from Habarovsk…
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The Battle of Stalingrad was a battle between Germany and its allies (Italy, Romania, Hungary) and the Soviet Union for the Soviet city of Stalingrad (today known as Volgograd). The battle took place between July 17, 1942 and February 2, 1943 as part of World War II. It is often considered the turning point of World War II in the European Theater and was arguably the bloodiest battle in human history, with combined casualties estimated above 1.5 million. The battle was marked by brutality and disregard for military and civilian casualties on both sides. The battle is taken to include the German siege of Stalingrad, the battle inside the city, and the Soviet counter-offensive which eventually trapped and destroyed the German Sixth Army and other Axis forces around the city.
It has been the 65th anniversary since the battle took place three days ago, here is the gallery dedicated to all of those who participated and in many cases gave up their lives defending and fighting for Stalingrad building by building, this is as real as it gets… (I didn’t include pictures of hundreds of fallen soldiers on the streets of Stalingrad on purpose, i hope you understand why)
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info via wikipedia.org
Today Russia beat Netherlands 3:1, and therefore it will be the first time that Russia will ever play in the semifinals of European Soccer Cup. Obviously tonight, thousands of fans (700,000 in Moscow alone) had stormed out on the streets of Russia to celebrate this amazing victory. Not to be outdone, Russian people living in New York did exactly the same thing, popping out on Brighton Beach (the Russian neighborhood in New York), beeping their car horns, blowing whistles, blocking couple of streets, and eventually getting cops called on them who helped control the crowd, enjoy…
P.S. The best part of the day was seeing some girl blowing a whistle while cheering, and then two grown men chasing her to get that whistle away from her just so they could be the loudest…
As Russia faces Sweden at Euro-2008 in Austria today, we thought it would be appropriate to give some moral support for the Russian soccer fans…
Update: Russia beats Sweden 2:0 :))!!!
Ladies, here is what you get when you date professional boxers…
These pictures are pretty graphic & shocking, since they give away the reason why the grandpa killed his grandson. Please avoid if you are lighthearted…
One manager in Moscow got pretty crazy over something, here is what he did to his beloved office…
For all of you students who live in dorms around the world, we think it would make a nice comparison to see what the average Russian dorm looks like…
If you have ever been able to find Russia on the global map before (it’s very sad if you haven’t), you should know that Russia is absolutely huge. As a result there are about 61,000 kilometers of border that needs to be protected. That’s where the Russian Border Guard comes into play. They celebrated their 90th birthday today, and you can see that the former border guards really know how to celebrate…
Over the weekend, St. Petersburg had been celebrating the city’s birthday so all sorts of activities including the carnival took place, here are few pictures from that event…
Graduation in a Russian school is a lot different from the one in the American ones. The students feel a lot more united, since they’ve spent 11 years in the same class with eachother (no individual schedules). Besides the prom, and the official ceremony students also like to occupy local fountains and just enjoy their freedom, before they eventually start college. Here is a gallery of 2007-08 graduates, enjoy…
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We had recently shown you pictures from the “Theater Academy in St. Petersburg“, and here is something even more interesting. Russian Institute of Cinematography which was founded in 1919, and since the Soviet time is still abbreviated as “VGIK” (All-Union State Institute of Cinematography) remains to be the world’s oldest educational institution in Cinematography. VGIK was the foremost film school in the Soviet Union and remains one of the world’s most respected film institutions. Its alumni include many prominent actors and directors, many of them non-Russian (the school began accepting foreign students in the middle of the 20th century). It’s fair to say that getting into that institution is extremely hard, and therefore many students try to get in for years, some succeeded and then become struggling artists, very few become successful movie stars and directors and that explains the high number of applicants. Take a look at these nervous students, maybe some of them will become future movie stars…
Russia has a rich theater tradition and culture, and St. Petersburg which is often called the “cultural capital of Russia” obviously plays a big role in it. Here are very interesting pictures from the theater academy in St. Petersburg…
