Welcome. You know the drill. Here’s a collection of awesome photos from Mother Russia. If you want to do some revision before we start here are some previous posts: AWESOME PHOTOS FROM RUSSIA...
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This is your second installment of amazing Yugoslavian war monuments. CLICK HERE for part 1 and part 2. Here’s a recap: After the terrors of World War II monuments sprung up across former Yugoslavia to commemorate...
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Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1817-1900) was a Russian Romantic painter. He was predominantly renowned for his majorly impressive seascapes. Born into an Armenian family, he lived in Crimea for the majority of his life. Aivazovsky was...
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It’s not often that the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) gets much attention in the media. So it’s nice to see a video of one surface on social media. They deserve their turn in the spotlight....
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Welcome back to yet another installment of all things Russian and all things jokes. We’ve got an action packed selection of oddities for you today. As ever, I have done my best to...
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This is your second installment of amazing Yugoslavian war monuments. CLICK HERE for part 1 and part 3. If you missed the first installment, here’s a recap: After the terrors of World War II...
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Where else but Russia? This short video stars an incredibly thorough jewelry thief. He has been dubbed “crazy one” by the Russian police, so that gives you an incline that he might be a touch odd....
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I am currently reading Ward Six by Chekhov. Mostly because I want to be able to tell people I’ve read some Chekhov, and Ward Six is short. Every time I pick the book...
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The giant squid (genus Architeuthis) is a mysterious, gigantic and private chap. Science has known about them for some time, but they remained elusive, seemingly not keen on having their photos taken. The...
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I’ve got absolutely loads of exquisite photos from Russia for you this afternoon. I hope you have a wonderful time gazing lovingly at them. Let’s start with an impressive bit of religious sculpture: MORE: AWESOME...
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