Russian bikers Night Wolves is a motor club founded May 31, 1989 in Moscow. Since 1992 Night Wolves Motor Club has been a member of the international bike movement. Motor…
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Made in USSR cameras
Made in USSR cameras. Having appeared in the Soviet Union cameras won the hearts of all, rare person didn’t want to get his own photo-camera. Technological advances made a great…
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Last Ball of Imperial Russia
The last Ball of Imperial Russia was on February 11, 1903 in the Winter Palace where the evening party took place, and on February 13 – a grand costume ball.…
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Torzhok gold embroidery
Famous for its gold embroidery, the ancient city of Torzhok in Tver region has always been considered the pride of Russia. This ancient city was founded by Novgorod merchants at…
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Russian Snowmaiden Snegurochka
The residence of Ded Moroz (grandfather Frost, or Santa Claus) is known to all, it’s in Veliky Ustyug, the Vologda region. Russian Snowmaiden Snegurochka is supposed to live with him.…
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Why Russians don’t smile
Why Russians don’t smile at unknown people. Foreigners constantly tell that the Russians are surprisingly unsmiling people. Indeed, we smile much less than other nationalities, but we have our reasons.…
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