Happy New Year to ALL!!!

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Lubyanka Square.
Lubyanka christmas tree
The building on a background is KGB “Big house”. A joke from the Soviet period is that the Lubyanka had a great view. From there one could see Siberia.))
Now is Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB).
Video of christmas tree.

Best wishes for 2008 !!!

Dec

30

Russian size!

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She is a Snegurochka (Snow Maiden), the granddaughter of the Ded Moroz (Santa Clause). In Russia Ded Moroz is accompanied by Snegurochka. They together are symbols of New year.
Russian size
By the way, the building on a background is hotel Leningradskaya. One of the Stalin’s seven skyscrapers. 136 meters, 26 floors.))

Dec

24

Top 5 videos. Crazy russian drivers.

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The Big Moscow River Bridge (Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Most) 7:30 PM

Moscow Viagra
Crazy drivers to do not allow for anyone to pass on the crossroads.
The result you can see on this photo.
Where is the road police? Very interesting question! The police don’t bother to intervene.

But if the road is not covered in traffic, Russians use it to their advantage and go CRAZY!
“Which true Russian does not like quick drive” - phrase of great Russian writer N.V. Gogol mentioned in his poem “Dead Souls” in 1842.

1. Unbelievable accidents.
Lefortovo. It is the longest tunnel in Moscow. It’s length is 3.3km. Speed restriction - 60km/h. Drivers are forbidden from crossing the lines. Anyone care to follow the rules?

2. Crashes on a crossroads.
Look at this video from St. Petersburg. Crossroads without traffic lights. It’s about mad russian drivers. They are not suicidal. They are usual drivers. Only with normal Russian carelessness.

3. Garden Ring (Sadovoe koltso).
Special video:
Russian street racing.
This is not from a game “Need for Speed”. This is live from Moscow streets with usual traffic.
This is not only dangerous and stupid… it’s beyond Good and Evil.
The center of capital of Russia. Speed is more than 200 km/h.!!! No comments…

4. MKAD (Moscow Automobile Ring Road)
MKAD - beltway encircling the City of Moscow. The length of it is 108,9km. 5 lanes each way.
Russians usually call this a game of “Checkers”. A usual Moscow past-time, entertainment on its highest level. Usually performed on MKAD. I see it every time on this road.

5. Realy crazy russian on VAZ 2101.
Counter-lane. Beyond belief!
There are a lot of cars with special signals (sirens) in Moscow. Most drivers have already gotten used to going on the counter strip. But this…

And outside rating!
Russian ingenuity.
The transmission does not work? But the hydraulic system works. It is possible to go!!!
Just imagine: night, everyone is asleep. View only with a sound)))