June 28 2007
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Russia continues its bid to have the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Here’s an English language promotional video we found online.
Russia continues its bid to have the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Here’s an English language promotional video we found online.
Cheburashka is a famous character from the Russian children’s books by Eduard Uspenskiy. He was also featured in Soviet cartoons and became very popular in the Russia and around the world. Cheburashka’s popularity continues today and he is even the official mascot for the Russian Olympic team.
Link: Cheburashka at Wikipedia
Here are some photos of Cheburashka dolls found around the internet. It seems that Cheburashka is quite a world traveler!
Cheburashka at the Golden Gate Bridge
Cheburashka visits Japan
Cheburashka in the Taipei subway
Cheburashka at a Japanese flower show
Cheburashka visiting Loch Ness, Scotland
Cheburashka visiting the Taj Mahal in India
Controversy continues over the skyscraper project proposed by Russian energy giant Gazprom. The project is a frequent topic for St. Petersburg newspapers and television. This video from Russia Today takes a look at the controversial plans to drastically change the St. Petersburg skyline.
“Vacation!” Photo from Soviet Photo magazine 1976. Via Soviet Photo Daily.
This Universal International News reel from 1956 takes an interesting look at the launch of Sputnik by the Soviets. The clip includes an animation showing how Sputnik was believed to have been launched. This news piece was most likely shown in movie theaters around America.
