Category: Russia

March of Millions in Russia

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May 6th, 2012 Permalink

Ended up badly for the both sides: opposition and the police.

Putin wins, cries

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March 4th, 2012 Permalink

‘Femen’ Stage Naked Protest Against Putin in Moscow

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December 10th, 2011 Permalink
Activists of the Ukrainian women's movement FEMEN stage a performance in front of the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, on December 9, 2011, to protest against alleging mass fraud in the Russian December 4 parliamentary polls and demanding Russia?s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that he stop his political activities. Putin, who became premier in 2008 after serving two Kremlin terms, filed this week his application to stand in the March elections.. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV

Activists of the Ukrainian women's movement FEMEN stage a performance in front of the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, on December 9, 2011, to protest against alleging mass fraud in the Russian December 4 parliamentary polls and demanding Russia?s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that he stop his political activities. Putin, who became premier in 2008 after serving two Kremlin terms, filed this week his application to stand in the March elections.. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER NEMENOV

Ship in the fog

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December 10th, 2011 Permalink
A motorboat sails through a frosty fog along the Yenisei River some 55 km (34 miles) south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 5, 2011. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

A motorboat sails through a frosty fog along the Yenisei River some 55 km (34 miles) south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 5, 2011. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

Brave or stupid?

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October 23rd, 2011 Permalink

Crazy Russian. guy walks on the top of a very high carcass.

Nursing in Russia

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October 16th, 2011 Permalink
The medical board at the army recruiting office in Kaliningrad, Russia.

The medical board at the army recruiting office in Kaliningrad, Russia. 10.13.2011

Russian Band Plays Music … on the Highway?

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October 4th, 2011 Permalink

Motorcycle with a drum kit built by biker Moscow Alexander Ishutin. Musician and businessman, he believes that Moscow is less and less remains unusual. Alexander recalls how cool it used to be in the 90s at the observation deck, where traditionally all bikers met. Those were the days you could see really amazing, custom made bikes. Now, in his opinion, the main trend is to go to the bike store, purchase a big bike and show off…. Via Weird Video.

Shamanism in Russia

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September 15th, 2011 Permalink

Siberia is regarded as the locus classicus of shamanism. It is inhabited by many different ethnic groups. Many of its peoples observe shamanistic practices even in modern times. Many classical ethnographic sources of “shamanism” were recorded among Siberian peoples. (6 photos total)

Kara-ool Dopchun-ool (L), supreme shaman of "The Spirit of Bear" society, conducts a medical session to cure a man, suffering from asthma and liver disease, at his residence in the Kyzyl town, administrative centre of Russia's Tuva region, some 800 km (497 miles) south of Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, September 13, 2011. Tuvans, one of Asian nomadic peoples, practise two main religions - Buddhism and Shamanism. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

Kara-ool Dopchun-ool (L), supreme shaman of "The Spirit of Bear" society, conducts a medical session to cure a man, suffering from asthma and liver disease, at his residence in the Kyzyl town, administrative centre of Russia's Tuva region, some 800 km (497 miles) south of Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, September 13, 2011. Tuvans, one of Asian nomadic peoples, practise two main religions - Buddhism and Shamanism. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

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Flooded Belfry

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August 29th, 2011 Permalink

On the banks of the Uglich Reservoir, there is a town in the Tver district of Russia named Kalyazin. While creating the reservoir, the old part of Kalyazin was deliberately flooded, St. Nicholas Cathedral was dismantled, and its bell tower was left partially under the water. The tower was planned for use as a parachute tower, but in the end it became a local landmark, which gives us strange photos. (3 photos total)

 

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Trip Through Your Wires

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July 2nd, 2011 Permalink

Someone spotted this weirdo traveling across Russia on high-voltage transmission.

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