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…
As many of you soccer fans should know, St. Petersburg’s soccer team “Zenit” had won the UEFA cup couple of days ago. Russian soccer teams rarely win something big on the world’s stage , therefore winning this UEFA cup final had made the Russian soccer fans very proud, especially those who live in St. Petersburg…
Recently the news had surfaced that a Swiss pilot Yves Rossy a.k.a. “Fusion Man” had flown over the Alps using his jet powered wing. That’s all nice and everything, especially knowing that back in 1935 a Soviet engineer Mr. Sanfirov had himself designed and then tested his wing while parachuting out of an airplane, except that his wing didn’t cost $285,000 to build…
- Because nothing starts your day like a fresh cup of coffee…
We already have shown you the “Happy Days in USSR“, “Life in the USSR“, “Positive Look at life in USSR part 1, and part 2“, “USSR Without Glamor“, and “USSR from Westerner’s Perspective“, now here is another gallery showing you what life behind the iron curtain had looked like…
