Category: History
The 25 year old Lillian Alling was an immigrant from Russia, who lived in New York in 1920s. She felt alienated by the New Yorker snobs, who felt superior …
On the right forearm of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, is Chinese dragon tattoo, that was made during his stay in Nagasaki in 1891. On one of …
The Singer House is one of the most beautiful buildings in Saint Petersburg. Also, it is a home of largest and most famous bookshop, Dom Knigi (“House of the …
An interesting archive of color photographs of Soviet life, is available on the server of the University of Virginia. Today, we brought to your attention the photo, that was …
Online community “Stupid Postcards” collects images of bizarre vintage postcards. While some of them may have a point, some are hard to wrap a head around. So, without further …
In May 1978, Moscow was preparing for 1980 Summer Olympics. The Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Dobrynin proposed to invite the famous athlete and world boxing champion Muhammad …
Human factors are the main causes of the most accidents, catastrophes and fatalities at work. Soviet authorities tried to tell how to avoid the accidents by creating work safety …
Fifty-five years ago today (April 12), astronaut Yuri Gagarin made history, when he got into Soviet Vostok 1 spaceship capsule and launched into space. Yuri Gagarin became the first …
Even though they are unnoticed by an ordinary pedestrians, old steam powered elevators are the hidden treasure of St. Petersburg, Russia. Most of them are out of order, but …
