Awesome Photos From Russia With Love – Part I

On April 25, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Here lies another collection of tip-top ridiculous imagery from the social media sites of the world’s largest country. Without further ado… MORE RUSSIAN JAPES: AWESOME PHOTOS FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE A AWESOME PHOTOS...

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The Hole: Russia’s Abandoned Mir Diamond Mine

On April 24, 2015 by Tim Newman
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The Mir Mine (Кимберлитовая алмазная трубка) in Yakutia, Siberia is lovingly referred to as “The Hole;” it’s a dashingly impressive divot. Surprisingly, this inactive diamond mine is only the second biggest man-made hole in...

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Dashcam Video: Driving Through Forest Fire In Siberia

On April 16, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Forest fires are scary, well, I suppose fire is pretty scary full stop. It’s certainly best to avoid it when it’s decided to go rampant. The footage below comes from Siberia (a place...

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Ivan Shishkin’s Forests: Photorealism Before Photorealism

On March 19, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (Ива́н Ива́нович Ши́шкин; 25 January 1832 – 20 March 1898) is another artistic gem who has remained partially hidden from Western eyes due to his birthplace outside of the EU. He...

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Samara, Russia Has One Of The Worst Roads In The World

On March 19, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Less a road, more a river. Yes, we can all winge and moan about the infrastructure of British cities and their general upkeep, but at least we never (rarely) have to deal with this...

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David Hlynsky “Window-Shopping Through the Iron Curtain”

On March 14, 2015 by Tim Newman
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David Hlynsky was born on the shores of the Great Lakes in the US of A, but has his genetic roots nestled in Poland. As he got older, he realised that the depressing anti-Soviet US propaganda couldn’t all...

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Kizhi Pogost: Incredible Wooden Church

On March 12, 2015 by Tim Newman
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“Kizhi churches” by User:MatthiasKabel – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Kizhi Pogost (Кижский Погост) is nothing short of miraculous; the wooden wonders were built in the 17th century and...

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The Atlas Game #1: KRASNOYARSK, SIBERIA

On March 7, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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 Get an Atlas, open and point at random then check out the place that chance, or the Illuminati have directed you to. This time the game takes place within The Times Concise Atlas,...

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13th Century Doodles By A 6-Year-Old Called Onfim

On February 26, 2015 by Tim Newman
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“Bb199” by Onfim of Novgorod, copy by http://www.gramoty.ru – http://gramoty.ru/prorisi/bb199.gif. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. History is often perceived to be a snooze-laden doom truck carrying snores all the way...

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Sombering Photos From The Donetsk Region, Ukraine

On February 21, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Putin, whatever his game is and whatever he says he has or hasn’t done, is causing thousands of people in Ukraine wide-scale grief. Donetsk has been overrun with Russian backed rebels (i.e. Russian...

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