http://englishrussia.com Daily entertainment news from Russia. In English! Wed, 16 May 2012 06:59:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 englishrussia/GrPQhttp://feedburner.google.com http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/the-treasures-of-myshkin/ http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/the-treasures-of-myshkin/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 06:59:03 +0000 CJ http://englishrussia.com/?p=100575 In Myshkino, the Yaroslavl region, there is an interesting museum under the open sky. Hardly you will find so much ancient stuff in any other place! A ticket costs a bit more than $2. Felucca Snow removal vehicle Mine sweeper … Read more...]]> http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/the-treasures-of-myshkin/feed/ 0 http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/when-you-are-not-too-busy-at-work/ http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/when-you-are-not-too-busy-at-work/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 06:37:21 +0000 CJ http://englishrussia.com/?p=100567 5 minutes of free time at work can be spent this way…]]> http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/when-you-are-not-too-busy-at-work/feed/ 0 http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/presents-for-the-lonely/ http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/presents-for-the-lonely/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 06:29:33 +0000 CJ http://englishrussia.com/?p=100562 There are veterans in the Smolensk region who live without gas stoves, fridges and TV. In some flats of the veterans even floors are collapsing. A group of enthusiasts bought presents and went to visit the veterans and help them … Read more...]]> http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/presents-for-the-lonely/feed/ 0 http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/abandoned-ropeway-in-svetlogorsk/ http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/abandoned-ropeway-in-svetlogorsk/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 03:48:10 +0000 CJ http://englishrussia.com/?p=100556 Svetlogorsk, a city in the Kaliningrad region, has a relief natural for nearshore cities – high coast raises right at the sea. For the fast ascent and discent a ropeway was constructed in 1983. It was not huge, with cabins … Read more...]]> http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/abandoned-ropeway-in-svetlogorsk/feed/ 0 http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/the-craziest-secret-military-project-of-the-ussr/ http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/the-craziest-secret-military-project-of-the-ussr/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 03:24:26 +0000 CJ http://englishrussia.com/?p=100546 The subterranean nuclear combat boat was probably the most fabulous secret military project of the USSR. They had been dreaming of creating a subterranean combat vehicle for long, similar projects were in Germany too. In 1934 a German genius Ritter made a … Read more...]]> http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/the-craziest-secret-military-project-of-the-ussr/feed/ 0 http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/diy-motorbike/ http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/diy-motorbike/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:50:33 +0000 CJ http://englishrussia.com/?p=100541 Here’s how you can make a souvenir with your own hands. The wheels are made from bearings and a bicycle chain. Everything should be burnt in fire beforehand.  The chains are soldered to the bearings A fork is made of … Read more...]]> http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/diy-motorbike/feed/ 0 http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/star-wars-laser-machines-of-the-soviet-past/ http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/star-wars-laser-machines-of-the-soviet-past/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:39:21 +0000 CJ http://englishrussia.com/?p=100456 In the end of the 1970s – beginning of the 1980s all the world community was under the impact of Hollywood “Star Wars”. At the same time under the iron curtain and high secrecy the Soviet “Evil Empire” was transforming … Read more...]]> http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/star-wars-laser-machines-of-the-soviet-past/feed/ 1 http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/happy-mascots-of-olympic-sochi/ http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/happy-mascots-of-olympic-sochi/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 23:19:22 +0000 CJ http://englishrussia.com/?p=100438 Can’t help sharing them with you… “Aeroflot” JSC., (“Russian Airlines”) presented an air vehicle decorated with Olympic symbols… Can they be a nice decoration of anything at all? People make fun of the mascots… via news.rambler.ru      ]]> http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/happy-mascots-of-olympic-sochi/feed/ 0 http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/test-tube-children-and-surrogate-mothers/ http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/test-tube-children-and-surrogate-mothers/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:15 +0000 CJ http://englishrussia.com/?p=100433 20 % of Kazakhstan population have infertility problems. It means each fifth couple… Many families have children only thanks to IVF program. Some others use services of surrogate mothers and they do not want to be photographed or interviewed being afraid … Read more...]]> http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/15/test-tube-children-and-surrogate-mothers/feed/ 4 http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/14/middle-of-may-in-norilsk/ http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/14/middle-of-may-in-norilsk/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 06:16:37 +0000 CJ http://englishrussia.com/?p=100427 Norilsk nature doesn’t play according to the rules! Summer is just round the corner, but winter still doesn’t want to leave! Location: Norilsk via nordroden]]> http://englishrussia.com/2012/05/14/middle-of-may-in-norilsk/feed/ 4