Category: History
In 1904, the first drunk tank (sobering center for drunks) was opened in Tula. It was called very romantically “Shelter for intoxicated”. Drunk tanks were widespread all over the …
In Soviet Russia, employees of the first McDonald’s got these pins from the store management. First McDonald’s opened in Moscow in 1990, and here are some images how insane …
In 1714, Peter the Great instituted the Medal for Drunkenness: it was made out of cast iron, weighed 7 kg, and is considered to be the heaviest medal in …
In 1959, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, having arrived in Los Angeles during a two-week coast-to-coast tour, his first visit to the United States, learned that he would not be …
When it comes to St. Petersburg, there is no lack of interesting places to see. Besides the famous museums and architecture, there are numerous memorial sites dedicated to WW2. …
In the ’70s, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev used to swim in the pool regularly, marking the distance of at least 1 km. His bodyguards; the KGB officers of the …
What’s this mysterious little tower? According to some, this is an escape exit: Stalinkas are the residential apartment buildings, that were built during the Stalin era all over the …
These 100-year-old dampers are used for the inflow of air, ventilation. In cold days you can close them to keep warm and during the hot summer days you can …
Since 1992, May Day is officially called “The Day of Spring and Labor”, and remains a major holiday in present-day Russia.
