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Victory Day 2007 - Videos and Photos
May 10th, 2007
Here’s a small collection of videos and photos posted by internet users on Victory Day 2007.
Russian National Anthem sung by soldiers during the official Victory Day celebrations on Red Square. You can follow along with the lyrics.
Video from inside the cockpits of the jets that flew over the Red Square ceremony.
Veteran. Originally posted by Encinar.
Veteran. Originally posted by Leonid V. Kroujkov.
Veterans marching in Victory Day parade. Originally posted by Leonid V. Kroujkov.
Victory Day parade, Moscow, 9 May 2007. Originally posted by urbanpostings.
Stalin poster in Victory Day parade. Originally posted by Leonid V. Kroujkov.
Marchers in Victory Day parade. Originally posted by Leonid V. Kroujkov.
Fire in the Sky. Originally posted by stranger in moskva.
Found Footage: May Day 1961
May 1st, 2007
Here is a short American news clip from 1961 covering the May 1st celebrations in both the Soviet Union and Cuba. While the clip shows little about the actual May Day events, it does provide examples of both American and Soviet Cold War propaganda.
Luxury Train Launches on Trans-Siberian Railroad
April 28th, 2007
The UK based company GW Travel Limited is launching a new luxury train service on the Trans-Siberian railroad. With tickets ranging in price from $10,000 to $17,000, you’re unlikely to see many backpackers or traditional Trans-Siberian tourists on this train.
The Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express will accommodate guests in 12 new sleeping cars that are made up of Gold and Silver classes. The six Gold class feature modern en-suite amenities including power showers and under floor heating. Cabins are equipped with state-of the-art DVD/CD players, LCD TV screens, audio system, individual air conditioning, and wardrobe space.
You could choose to travel in a Silver class car, but they are equipped with smaller shower areas.
The Golden Eagle’s inaugural departure is on 6 May, 2007, and the 14 night journey will leave from Moscow, travelling more than 6,000 miles (10,000 kms) to its final destination, Vladivostok, on the Sea of Japan.
Link: GW Travel Limited - Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express
Link: New York Times - A New Luxury Train on Trans-Siberian Route
Link: Reuters - All aboard Russia’s luxury hotel on wheels
Link: Wikipedia - Trans-Siberian Railway
- news , siberia , tourism , transportation
A Tunnel From Russia to Alaska
April 24th, 2007
Last week in Russia, backers of a plan to build a massive transportation network connecting Siberia to North America once again floated an age old idea of building a tunnel under the Bering Strait. The plan was apparently first conceived more than 100 years ago by officials of Russian tsar Nicholas II. Supporters of the plan said it would cost about $65 billion to build the system.
Read More: Reuters - RPT-Russia-Alaska tunnel is far off, if not a pipe dream
Read More: Russia Blog - Bering Strait Tunnel - It’s Possible, but is it Affordable?
