An object from the Soviet space program, at the Permanent Exhibition of Soviet Achievment. Life magazine, October, 1961.
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The Epiphany – one of the twelve main Orthodox holidays – is celebrated by Russian Orthodox Church and believers throughout the country. Churches bless the waters and the more valiant take a dive into holes in the ice. Russia Today reports on the Epiphany celebrations.
It’s always interesting to come across unusual photosets on Flickr taken by tourists visiting Russia. We like to see photos that are not of the same exact thing that thousands of other tourists have posted. Colin (Billogs), being a “bus, tram and trolleybus enthusiast,” took a lot of interesting photos of public transport on his trip around Russia. He grabed many of these photos while on guided walking tours. Here are a few that we found particularly intersting. Thanks for sharing, Billogs!
A school bus in Uglich. These are a pretty rare sight in Russia, but are becoming more popular.
A modern tram in Nizhny Novgorod.
Nizhny Novgorod Trolleybus
Marshrutka in Samara
Interesting tram in Samara.
One of the brand new trams in St. Petersburg.
Double decker city tour bus in St. Petersburg.
Find many more transport photos by Billogs in his Russian Public Road Transport set on Flickr.
The Russian cartoon series “Smeshariki” is a huge success inside Russia, and now it has gone global. Here is more information from Russia Today.
