Found Photo: Winter 1976
January 21st, 2007
A photo of soviet school children with their teacher in the winter snow (1976). From Soviet Photo magazine, via Soviet Photo Daily.
Russian Weather
Russia Continues to Experience an Unusually Warm Winter
January 18th, 2007
This winter has been unusually warm in many European countries and Russia is no exception. According to some news articles, this is the warmest Russian winter in over 130 years. On Tuesday, the Russian Orthodox Church announced that they are considering holding special services to pray for snow.
“Winters in Russia are always tough, but rarely like this - so warm that bears aren’t hibernating and so gray that humans are having trouble waking up.” - AP
Link: Warm Spell in Russia Wakes Up the Bears
Link: The Russian Orthodox Church may issue a new service to pray for snow
Photo by: Yuri Timofeyev
