Odd Russia

Experimental Mini Tram In Moscow

2011-04-04T06:54:00.001-07:00

This experimental tram was running at once on three routes - No. 29, 4 and 7 in the program to address traffic problems in Moscow City, convenient for life. " According to the developers, the new tram will be able to seriously compete shuttle. A prototype of this mini-tram was designed in 2004 and first released on the line just now.

Babies Smuggling In Ukrainian

2011-03-30T12:26:00.001-07:00

Ukrainian customs officers stopped a motor home. There were two Frenchmen aged 68 and 38 years. In 38-year-old man with him was the birth certificate of two babies. Apparently, he wanted to take away their children abroad without the consent of the mother. Look at how he hide them ...

Underground Fight Club In Moscow

2011-03-30T12:08:00.000-07:00

I think everyone knows the basic rule of any underground fight club: "to anyone and never talk about Fight Club." But this situation is not concerned. The founder of the Moscow underground fight club is a 26-year-old office worker. Twice a month, club members gather at the appointed place and arrange sparring. "We do not learn to fight, we learn to suppress terror" - the main motto of the founder of the club. All fights are just one on one and in the training gloves to avoid any unnecessary questions about the bruises on the job.

Old Photos Of Saint Petersburg

2011-03-18T07:05:00.000-07:00

Orda Cave In Russia

2011-03-11T05:31:00.000-08:00

Lyagushkin Viktor (Viktor Lyagushkin) did an amazing and rare photos of underwater caves Orda , the second largest cave in the world. Orda cave located on the eastern outskirts of the village Horde Perm region, on the left bank of the river Kungur. Consists of "dry" and the underwater part. The length of the dry part is 300 meters underwater - 4200 meters. To date, Orda Cave is the longest flooded cave in Russia. In addition, part of the cave is the longest siphon in the CIS - 935 meters, as Wikipedia tells us.

Slums Of Astrakhan

2011-02-23T06:10:00.000-08:00

Astrakhan - a wonderful city in which so many parts of the past coexist with the present. Right in the heart of the city is a residential area, which looks more like a decoration to some old movies. Part of the homes here cast in the other half continue to live people. At first glance, you realize what kind of house living, and which will leave forever. Time did not spare the houses and buildings is very deplorable state.

MKAD In Soviet Times

2011-02-23T05:54:00.000-08:00

What is the Moscow Ring Road, Ring Road, or know, even those who have never been to Moscow. But few people even remember how MKAD looked in the USSR. After the first version of the road was built in 1941, during World War II. Then MKAD many times changing and expanding. I suggest you look at what looked like the Moscow Ring Road in the USSR.

World Smallest Aquarium In Russia

2011-02-22T21:58:00.000-08:00

Russian miniaturist Anatoly Konenko is developing a small painting for over 30 years. Here is another of his work, but it's not a picture, and the smallest aquarium in the world. Its size is 30 x 24 x 14 mm, and there only 10 grams of water. Aquarium filled with sand and stones, live in it are very small fish in an aquarium even has a cleaning system so that its residents feel comfortable.

King Of Kopek

2011-02-18T05:08:00.000-08:00

This man from Novosibirsk, nicknamed "penny king." He began collecting pennies quite by accident, for fear that the currency will disappear from circulation and no one else sees. He did not notice how his hobby grew into something more, and the house was filled with kopecks. Them in this house filled with literally everything. Now his condition has exceeded 5 million coins.

Laptop Delivery In Russia (Video)

2011-02-16T16:04:00.001-08:00

This story proves once again that you should open all the parcels directly to the mail. Otherwise, there is a chance to get a few things instead of expensive stones. This story was told by one agency, which distributes prizes participants a contest held by some larger company. Prizes were sent service EMS Express with a declared value. Incidentally, the author argues that an open parcel has been re-glued tape DHL. For the sake of mockery that is well done?

Followed by the text author:
Along with not very expensive prizes on the list were several iPhone, iPad, laptops, cameras, televisions, mountain bikes.
All prizes were purchased and sent to winners. All parcels arrived and were received by the addressee. Except one.
Dec. 16 from Moscow to Nizhny Tagil, was sent a laptop Sony VAIO VPC-EA1S1R, purchased by our agent in the cabin VAIO for 36 thousand rubles. Parcel was sent with a declared value of 36 thousand rubles.
December 25 EMS courier delivered the package to the recipient.
In the box, instead of the laptop was a book and a few stones.
In our call to EMC with a request to explain how to act in this situation, the operator said: "And how do you prove that there was no laptop?", Clearly implying that the ends are no longer found, and the deadline is the recipient of the parcel. The only thing that he proposed to do, write a letter at the post office.
December 27, 2010 we filed an application to the director of EMS Post of Russia "for reimbursement of a stolen laptop from the premise. The application should be photo and video materials, which clearly confirms the theft of attachment of the parcel.
The application was accepted and registered by 13 January 2011.
Today, to call the employee, who worked with our claim, we learned that our application considered by the Commission, and the decision to refuse the payment of compensation.
In our fair question - on what grounds? " - Was received the following reply: "We received a response from the post office of Nizhny Tagil, which makes the delivery of a parcel that the parcel was transferred to a recipient in full safety and in accordance with the instructions."
From further conversations with an employee of the department, we realized one simple thing: in any case, the recipient of a parcel will NEVER be able to prove the fact of theft, if signed and accepted the administration.
Attention! Practical advice received from the employee informally: Do not take the parcel from the courier, if you do not want to fall into a similar situation. Refuse to get and receive packages at the post office, making it an autopsy in the presence of mail and witnesses.
In case of loss from a parcel, constitutes an act, and you want to register it. Only in this case you will have the chance to receive compensation.

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Abandoned Sevastopol Circus

2011-02-03T13:00:00.000-08:00

Clowns are gone, the circus sad spectacle.

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin Era

2011-02-02T11:55:00.001-08:00

Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin would have turned 80 years old. Yeltsin was president in the darkest era of modern Russia, 90. Frankly, I find it hard to remember something good that is associated with Yeltsin, although it certainly was. And without thinking immediately appear Association - Drunk President, bandit 90, the war in Chechnya. What do you remember about his reign?

Russian President Medvedev New Yacht

2011-01-29T06:08:00.001-08:00

Not only Roman Abramovich can afford doroguschy toys bought with petrodollars. Now a luxury yacht is the president Medvedev. The yacht is called Sirius, or just Sirius, if in Russian, before it was known as Leo Fun. Since the FSO believes that the price of the yacht - a state secret, the price can only be called exemplary.
So, the yacht Sirius, which was bought by the Office of Presidential Affairs, is worth about $ 40 million. Press secretary of the administration of President Viktor Khrekov said that the president will take on his vessel dignitaries Olympics 2014 The yacht is not new, previously anyone could rent it for 350 thousand dollars a week.
Guests Dmitry will meet on the deck with a Jacuzzi for 6 people, in the gym or in the dining room for 14 people with a barbecue and bar. Cabins are equipped with the latest technology, wireless internet access, ultra-modern furniture and shower. Maximum speed Siriuasa -17 knots. Now let's take a look inside.

House Of Russian Fighter Against Corruption

2011-01-28T13:13:00.000-08:00

Basmanny court of the capital issued an arrest warrant director of the bureau to coordinate the fight against organized crime and other dangerous types of crimes on the territory of the CIS Alexander Bokov. Police general suspicion of fraud on a large scale. Only photos with a search and nothing more.

Canal Moscow In Soviet Times

2011-01-25T22:29:00.000-08:00

A selection of photos devoted to the work of the Moscow Canal in the Soviet period.Very interesting shots of the canal, ships and cargo, as well as people.Now, even with a strong desire not to repeat those frames.Look.

Putin's Palace For $ 1 Billion

2011-01-19T09:17:00.000-08:00

No one really knows whether this is really the palace palace Putin, but in December, the news caused a lot of noise. St. Petersburg businessman Sergei Kolesnikov, who has entree into Putin's inner circle, has written an open letter to President Medvedev. In it he talked about the fact that the Black Sea built "holiday complex" Vladimir Putin's $ 1 billion. Construction began near the village Praskoveevka (Gelendzhik area) in 2006, but the story itself in the distant 2000m.
Yesterday appeared on the Internet photographs of the palace, made, apparently, one of the builders.

A Homemade Submarine

2010-11-03T22:36:00.001-07:00

In the St. Petersburg Yacht Club among the big boats is the only country in the private home-made submarine.
Designer and owner, Mikhail Puchkov submarine began to build its more than 20 years ago.
Now a five-meter submarine can go all the way from St. Petersburg to Helsinki and back.
On board can accommodate two people (captain passenger).
Depth of immersion - up to 50 meters.
Engine with 8 hp operates at 76-m gasoline and a top speed of 4 knots.

1896 Color Photographs Of Tsarist Russia

2010-09-22T10:43:00.000-07:00

These photos were taken by photographer Frantisek Kratky, who arrived in Russia in 1896 for the coronation of Nicholas II.

Travel Briton the USSR In Year 1990

2010-09-07T08:11:00.000-07:00

Regular photos of Soviet times. At this time in 1990. Photos made by an English photographer.

Miss Ukraine 2010

2010-09-06T08:20:00.000-07:00

The title of Miss Ukraine 2010 was 21-year-old from Odessa Katerina Zakharchenko. The ceremony was conducted Ivan Urgant, and in the hall was attended by Pamela Anderson, Van Damme and Chris Norman.

Abandoned Soviet Union Airfield In Ukraine

2010-09-02T07:42:00.001-07:00

About 30 years ago, these planes were part of one of the best military in the world. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union has changed. Now those forgotten empire guards are somewhere in the middle of Ukraine. L-29, An-24RT, Mi-2, the Mi-8 and the En-2 - all this is without any protection. Come on, who wants to do what you want. A sad spectacle.

Guess! What Is This?

2010-08-26T09:25:00.001-07:00

What's in the suitcase? Hint: it was created in the USSR in the 70's. No, this is not a nuclear suitcase. Another idea?

This portable baby stroller open "Butterfly"!

Moscow and Leningrad In Photos 1990

2010-08-24T09:45:00.000-07:00

Interesting photos of Moscow and Leningrad, made in 1990.

Smoky Mascow

2010-08-09T14:18:00.000-07:00

Summer 2010 will be remembered to Muscovites, and many other residents of Russia, the terrible heat and smog. They say that the smoke clears in the capital only to the environment. I propose to see a small selection of photographs of Moscow in the smoke.

Soviet bills and that you could buy with that money

2010-08-08T04:45:00.000-07:00

My childhood and youth in the USSR. And though it was many years ago, something I still remember. For example, remember the Soviet currency. And remember that they could buy (not all, of course, remember - but something to remember). One ruble - it was not such a small sum. A 100 rubles - and a fortune. Of course, in different regions of the USSR, prices vary, but not significantly. I remember on canned food (for some reason remember it was canned) were prices for I, II, III zones. But again, the price difference was - a dime.
So, if you remember (and some people born after the collapse of the Soviet Union, to his surprise and learns) what and how much you could buy at the Soviet ruble, then we obtain the following.

For one ruble could be bought:

-100 Boxes of matches (boxes - one penny);
-50 Thin school notebooks (one notebook to 12 sheets - 2 cent);
-50 Calls from public phone (to call from the phone booth, in a special slot in the upper right corner had to throw a coin in 2 cent);
-20 Times to ride on public transport (tram / trolley / bus ticket cost 5 cents, but I still found the time when tickets were not universal, and the bus cost 5 cents, trolley - 4 kopek, but streetcar - 3 cent);
Or 5 kilometers to ride in a taxi - it cost 20 cents a kilometer;
-25 Kilograms of tomatoes - yes, 4 kopeks per kilogram, was such a price;
-10 Kilogram of potatoes, or 3 pounds on the ruble, but on the market, and if "the car", then to 5 cents per kilogram;
-10 Spools of thread (10 koppeek for katushechku);
-English-Russian dictionary pocket size to 18 thousand words worth 57 cents;
-Could subscribe to a lot of newspapers - such as: "Work", "Komsomolskaya Pravda, Izvestia and 3 were a penny (but it's optional), but the" Pioneer truth "made a voluntary-forced to write all the pioneers in the school - True, the price for it was purely symbolic - 1 penny per room;
-After school with good and warm weather always running around in the park - ride on the swings, roundabouts. Ride cost 5 to 10 cents;
, Many went to the movies - a ticket to a children's session was worth 10 kopecks, as an adult - 25 cents;
-On changes loved to run to the pharmacy for "treats" - mint tablets from the pressure cost 2 kopecks per pack, and sweet askorbinka - 6 cents;
-Still love to buy from grandmothers roasted sunflower seeds, and their small dose (vodka) and a glass tumbler more (and then poured into a paper bag, twisted a newspaper into a cone-shaped) - respectively first cups worth of 3 and 5 cents, it is true then - 5 and 10 kopecks;
Or ran to a nearby store for ice - cream in the cup cost only 7 cents (but then rose in price to 20 cents), but milk ice cream was worth 10 kopecks, and fruit - 12 cents. But Kashtan - chocolate ice-cream (the one that was on a stick) was relatively "expensive" - 20 cents;
In breast-cafe could order a cocktail (with milk) for 10 cents;
Or shikanut - buy a pack of gum production zhvatelnoy USSR - just exactly 1 ruble (import cost more);
, And in the dining room could be full meal - the first, second, fruit compote and brioche (inclusive dinner and treated to 45-60 cents), lunch in the diner was worth about 80 cents;
-33 Glasses of lemonade with syrup, especially in the summer heat - the most it:);
Or 8 liters of tap kvass from the barrel (which was poured in enameled cans) - 12 cents per liter;
Or 10 glasses of tomato juice and 10 kopecks for a glass;
Well, or 16 small cups of kvass (6 cents);
Or 5 bottles of "Narzan" to 20 cents per piece of work;
Or 3 bottles of lemonade to 30 cents per bottle;
-Drink coffee and cake, with a pocket of one ruble, also not a problem - coffee cost 13 kopecks, a cake with custard was worth 22 kopecks, a cake, potatoes - 15 cents);
-You could buy lots and lots of rolls (usually "tea" roll cost two kopecks, and cakes and buns with poppy seeds and jam cost of 10-15 cents);
Da and bread was not particularly expensive - 16-20-24 cents;
Borodino, for example, you could buy as much five loaves of bread - 20 cents a loaf;
-4 Loaf of white bread (loaves were to 900-1000 grams, not like now);
-5 Liters of milk on tap, or 6 bottles of milk to 0.5 liters - from 16 cents per bottle;
-3 Glass jars of mayonnaise for 200 ml - to 33 kopeks per jar (jars, sktati could then be put into glass reception and return of money paid for mayonnaise);
-3 Jars sea cabbage - cabbage, too, was for 33 kopeks per jar;
-The funny thing is that canned food - gobies in tomato sauce - also cost 33 per cent of canned food:)
-For fans of perversions - 10 pies with kittens (10 cents for a pie);
-Dozen eggs for 10 cents apiece;
-Kilo of sugar (granulated sugar - was from 78 cents a kilogram, and then rose in price to 94 kopecks, or sugar - 88 kopeks);
-2 Liters of sunflower oil, by the glass "(1 liter - 50 cents);
To-extreme - 100 km ride hitchhiking (kilometer - penny);
-2 Bottles of good beer (yet to surrender and stayed, but the bottle could take), although it was beer and 25 cents per bottle, and cold even to 22 per cent glass;
-8 Packs of cigarettes are not very good, or 2 packs of Bulgarian cigarettes by 50 kopecks a pack;
-Closer to the fall could be a bargain at the bazaar 6 kilograms of watermelons, or 3 kilograms of melons (although eslipopadali for sale "on the machine, it was possible to buy watermelons at 3-5 cents per kilogrammchik);
-5 Times to go to a male hairdresser or bath;
-8 Bars children's soap for 12 cents;
-Pay for hospital beds per night, resting "savage" in the south during the holiday season;
Non-food-iron bucket (in the economy all come in handy:) for 90 cents.

At three rubles could buy:

Kilo-doctoral sausage for 2 rubles 20 kopecks (more would have left a great deal of surrender);
-True, there was sausage and 2 rubles 90 kopecks;
-And yet there was sausage tea - 1 ruble 60 kopeks per kilogram;
Or a kilogram of cheese - Russian cheese was worth exactly 3 rubles per kilogrammchik if simpler - something for 2rublya 60 kopeks per kilogram;
-Almost 1.5 kilograms of beef (a kilo of meat worth 1 ruble 80 kopeks);
Or a kilogram of pork for 2 rubles 50 kopecks + delivery;
-2 Pounds of tangerines for 1 ruble 50 kopecks;
-2 Liters of sour cream and 1 ruble 50 kopecks;
-Bottle of vodka in Moscow for 2 rubles 14 kopecks;
-Can eat no more nor less, and 5-6 persons (in the original or the school cafeteria, of course);
, But dinner in a restaurant would cost 3 rubles only one, but what a lunch ...;
-Cake "Fairy Tale" for the holiday would cost 2 rubles 64 kopecks, as usual such a cake - and 2 rubles 20 kopecks;
-A good book on quality paper;
-2 Vinyl large diameter (they cost from 1 ruble 45 kopeks to 1 ruble 70 kopecks);
Or import a record for 3 rubles;
-Doll or other toy of domestic production;
Normal wine bottles (such as "Crimean");
Or 2 bottles are not very "normal" wine - "dining room" was worth 1 ruble 10 kopecks;
-Enameled pot for 3 liters of 3 rubles;
Or an aluminum pot, which, depending on the size of the cost from 50 cents to 2 rebley 50 kopecks;
-Cultural excursion at the weekend the whole family, including snack;
-2 Packs of imported cigarettes (such as "Pal Mal", "Marlboro") for 1 ruble 50 kopecks per pack, respectively (although the domestic cost from 40 to 70 cents);
, And another 3 BR - it was such a sum in his pocket child, which he horribly jealous of other kids:)

For five rubles could buy:

-At least - 55 rolls (buns cost of 2 cents to 9 cents per piece of work);
-50 Kilograms of salt "Extra" - 10 cents per kilogram;
-At least - 25 briquettes Ice Cream-cream cone (at first he was worth 19 kopecks, and then rose in price to 20 cents per brick);
-At least - 20 loaves of white bread (white bread was 13 cents to 24 cents, black was from 16 cents to 22 cents for a loaf);
-20 Threaded loaves for 25 cents per piece of work;
Two pounds of bananas (exotica cost about 2 rubles per kilogram);
-Kilogram clippings on the market (4 rubles 50 kopecks per kilo) or 2 pounds of meat at the store ("state" was worth 1 ruble 50 kopecks to 2 rubles 50 kopecks) - beef was on 2 rubles 20 kopecks, and pork - for 2 rubles 50 kopecks;
-Kg commercial sausage for 4 rubles 20 kopecks + Delivery:)
-Almost half a kilogram Smoked "Poltava" sausage for 3 rubles 60 kopecks, or a pound of boiled-smoked "sausage" to 4 rubles 30 kopecks;
And a half kilograms of "amateur" sausage for 2 rubles 90 kopecks per kilo;
Nearly a half-kilogram of "Swiss" cheese 3 rubles 60 kopecks;
-Almost half a kilogram of butter for 3 rubles and 50 kopecks per kilo;
"It was almost a month's rent on the family for a two-bedroom apartment, considering all utilities (electricity, for example, was 4 cent per kWh, if the stove in the kitchen you had gas, and 2 cent per kWh, if the stove was electric), heating and telephone
Tape MK domestic production - for 4 rubles 50 kopecks (imported in the market worth 2 times more expensive);
Ticket for the train to the region "Leningrad - Tallin" cost 5 rubles (student ticket cost half as much laundry + 1 ruble);
-Pounds of very good chocolates - Chocolate "Bear in the north" and "Squirrel" worth exactly 5 rubles per kilogram (mostly candy cost 3 rubles 50 kopecks per kilo);
-A few bars of chocolate - it cost 80 kopecks to 1 ruble 20 kopecks per tile;
-Half-liter bottle of vodka "Wheat" for 3 rubles 62 kopecks (and still is "Extra" for 4 rubles 12 kopecks);
-Bottle of "Soviet" champagne for 3 rubles 67 kopecks;
-Liter bottle of Hungarian "Vermouth" for 3 rubles 50 kopecks;
-10 Packs of cigarettes "Opal" made in Bulgaria - 50 kopecks per pack;
-But were still very fashionable, and therefore terribly expensive ... Overseas plastic bags - 5 rubles (!!!) for a prank ...;
Or packaging of imported chewing gum;
-Out clothes, footwear: a pair of home slippers, for example - they cost from 3 to 5 rubles per pair;
Pair of women's tights for the price of 3 rubles to 4 rubles 50 kopecks;
Bra-cost domestic production also from 3 to 5 rubles;
Sweatshirt-working, such as "quilted jacket, worth about 5 rubles;
Summer-dress a child too was worth around 5 rubles.

Ten rubles could buy:

Bottles of the cheapest brandy "Pliska" 7 rubles 70 kopecks + starter to surrender;
-2 Bottles of vodka "Extra" to 4 rubles 12 kopecks + snack on delivery;
-All sorts of raw could be bought for 5 rubles 40 kopecks per kilo (but then the price has risen to 11 rubles 40 kopecks per kilo same);
-Almost 3 kilograms of "Swiss" cheese 3 rubles 60 kopecks per kilo;
-Recorded "studiyku" (it is - artists, vinyl records that do not get it on sale, enterprising citizens were recorded on tape and sold record) for 6 rubles 90 kopecks (recording an album cost 4 rubles);
Foreign-cassette-type "SONY" - they cost about 9 rubles;
Meter crepe de chine (the material is:) - just 10 rubles;
-Women's tights production GDR - 7 rubles;
For imported bras had to give to 6-7 rubles;
For a pair of felt boots women's domestic production - 10 rubles;
For a pair of felt boots men's domestic production had to pay from 5 to 6 rubles;
-Electric can be purchased for 6 rubles;
Buy-forks-spoons of stainless steel for the whole family - (they were at 60 cents apiece);
First, it was possible to buy 2 iron to 3 rubles and 50 kopecks, but then irons went up to 6 rubles (although they have improved - irons from 6 rubles were with humidifier);
-Road is technically a toy, such as "A set of young radio amateurs;
-As suggested to me in a comment, a set of "Young Chemist" cost 7 rubles with coppers;
Or a desktop toy, such as "Driving" or "Pool";
Ticket on commuter aircraft (direction "Leningrad - Novgorod cost 7 rubles);
Ticket for the train to the region "Leningrad - Moscow - reserved seats cost 10 rubles, sedentary ticket - 8 rubles (student ticket price was half + underwear 1 ruble);
Ticket for the train to the region "Leningrad - Riga, 8 rubles worth (the price of student tickets was half + underwear 1 ruble);
-Could be exchanged for $ 10 (at the rate of $ 1 - 96-98 cents);
Is a sum which takes "to pay";
-It - the amount of which was not ashamed to remind the occupant:)
-As it was a universal currency for different services (this sum gifts to plumbers, electricians, stevedores, local doctors, etc.).

In the north, when the Soviet Union salary for 2 days of work was about 25 rubles (such as 13 rubles per day). Therefore, if the Soviet people would quickly and a lot of money, they were fed "to work" to the North. For a long time there is usually no delay - living and working conditions harsh. But even for a very short period of time could safely earn on car / furniture / TV / recorder, etc. But the apartments in the USSR people were receiving free of charge, from the state (though, were more "cooperative apartments - for those who did not want to stand in line and wait, and he wanted" everything now ", but this is" another story "© . And even these "cooperative apartments, cost is quite affordable - up to 15 thousand rubles).

Go with friends in a restaurant - also was not a problem if you have with them RUR 15. With this amount of money could easily go to a restaurant a second price category - to "eat and drink, it would take about 10 rubles (salad, main course, vodka, beer, snacks, mineral water). If, after the meal you want to browse - so walk "©, you could go home in style to ... taxi (1 mile - 20 cents). And the remaining money could have lunch set meal the next day at the same restaurant (where you walk the day before), but - during the day (inclusive dinner was costing dinner in a restaurant by day in an amount up to one ruble).

At the same 15 rubles could buy food for a whole week (including meat, frankfurters, sausage, butter, cottage cheese, milk, biscuits, candies, cereals, vegetables and fruit). Here such here "consumer basket" is, above all - dragged to the house:)

And with 25 rubles in your purse, you could do yourself, anything does not deny.

Over twenty-five rubles could buy:

-156 Packages of milk (if you count to 16 kopeks per half-liter bag);
-120 Loaves of white bread (to remind - the bread was at 13-20 cents);
-45 Packs of cigarettes with a filter;
-13 Kg sweets (1 ruble 80 kopeks per kilogram candy);
-10 Kilogram of cooked sausage (recall - sausage was 2 rubles 20 kopecks to 2 rubles 80 kopecks per kilo);
-12 Kilogram of the best beef (beef with a tiny sugar bone was to 2 rubles per kilogram);
-Almost 10 bottles of cheap vodka (or - if specified - 6 bottles of Stolichnaya ");
Or 20 bottles of wine (for 1 ruble 20 kopecks per bottle);
Or 2 bottles of brandy, 2 bottles of vodka + more and a snack would be left:)
-Almost 2 kg of caviar;
Two sacks of flour of first grade for 10 rubles 50 kopecks per bag;
-Almost two sacks barley - bag cost 13 rubles (in the bag - 50 kg, to 26 cents per kilogram);
-500 Times to ride the subway (or bus / trolley);
-Pay for 2 years for the telephone;
-10 Textbooks (by 20-30 cents for a textbook, depending on the subject);
From 10 to 15 rubles worth album of reproductions;
For 16 rubles a month a child could learn in a musical, artistic or choreographic school (at least in the 80-ies);
-Or could be to attach a child in kindergarten for 22 rubles and 50 kopecks per month;
-Union trip to Pioneer Camp for 20 days worth within 12-13 rubles;
-A plane ticket local airlines direction "Leningrad - Moscow" was worth 18 rubles;
-Or you could buy two tickets for commuter aircraft, for example, "Leningrad - Pskov to 11 rubles a piece of work);
Two tickets for the train to the region, Leningrad - Moscow: coupe cost of 12 rubles per ticket (student ticket price was half + underwear 1 ruble);
Ticket in second-class train from Moscow to Zaporozhye cost about 13 rubles;
A plane ticket from Moscow to Zaporozhye cost 22 rubles;
-Could well put on shoes (shoes domestic production cost of 15 rubles to 27 rubles per couple);
, And sandals in the summer you can safely buy for 13 rubles (and they were really no worse than imports);
And dress - the meter worsted cost around 13 rubles;
Two meters of crepe de chine dresses for summer (at 10 rubles per meter);
, Or buy ready-made summer dress from acetate rayon (in store it costs around 15 rubles);
-Camera "Change" (it cost 13 or 15 rubles);
-Six-string guitar for 17 rubles;
50-milliliter bottle of French perfume - just 25 rubles;
-Tea service for six (cups, saucers, Lucky Tea-Kettle, zavarnichek, saharnichka - all, as in "the best houses in Paris" :)));
-Real French cognac cost of 25 rubles and above;
-The money you could buy 1250 condoms (2 penny per pack);
And - as we say seasoned people - service road muddled cost is 25 rubles:)

Fifty rubles were not just money, but huge denzhischami. Judge for yourself - 50 rubles amounted scholarship student of good marks or a small pension (at least in 1979, it was so). This money could easily spend a month, but, of course, without any frills.

Over fifty rubles could buy:

-Over fifty rubles could buy:
-500 Pounds of potatoes selected for the price of 10 cents per kilogram;
-250 Loaves of white bread (if you count to 20 cents per loaf);
-14 Kilogram of butter for 3 rubles and 50 kopecks per kilo;
-13 Kilogram "Swiss" cheese 3 rubles 60 kopeks per kilogram;
-10 Kilogram kilograms of chocolates "Bear in the north" or "Squirrel" - they were worth exactly 5 rubles per kilo;
-At least 11 kilograms of first grade tenderloin on the market (4 rubles 50 kopecks per kilo);
-18 Bottles of imported wine dry (capacity 0.7) for 2 rubles 70 kopecks per bottle ("Balaton", "Murtaflyar", "Cotnari");
Patent leather shoes, women's worth in the region of 40-45 rubles;
-10 Meters of artificial silk (meter cost of 3 rubles 50 kopeks to 5 rubles 50 kopecks per meter);
Teen-bicycle;
-From excesses: 100-milliliter bottle of French perfume - exactly 50 rubles;
, Men's watches Minsk Watch Factory (production in 1961 to 23 jewels with a gilt frame) cost 40 rubles;
Union-start in Terskol (Elbrus) for 2 weeks - with the full cost of 102 rubles, for it really had to pay only 30 rubles 60 kopecks;
-A plane ticket "Tallinn-Voronezh" cost 32 rubles;
-A plane ticket from St. Petersburg to Adler cost 45 rubles;
A compartment on a train ticket (again, from Peter to Adler) cost about 25-27 rubles.

The biggest bill that I can remember - 100 rubles. It was just a huge sum (at least for me then:).

100 rubles - it was a monthly salary of the "poor" engineer, university graduates (more precisely, a salary of 120 rubles). An experienced engineer at the plant received from 150 rubles to 250 rubles + 30% bonus (which, of course, was not always, but very often).

It's like a doctor to pay the 1970's was from 65 to 90 rubles a month, in the 1980's kind of like raised to 120-140 rubles a month (at least I said so). Physicians, it's true? :)

At least 150 rubles - this was the average salary in 1980.

And another 100 rubles - it was a good pension.

Over a hundred rubles could buy:

-250 Half-liter cans of squash eggs (40 cents per jar);
-At least - 208 servings of ice cream (ice cream in the Soviet Union cost of 8 cents to 48 cents per serving);
-200 Packs of Bulgarian cigarettes by 50 cents a pack;
-100 Bars of chocolate (chocolate then cost 80 kopecks to 1 ruble 20 kopecks);
-45 Kilogram doctoral sausage (2 rubles 20 kopecks per kilo);
-28 Liter bottles of Hungarian vermouth (bottle cost 3 rubles and 50 kopecks);
-27 Bottles of champagne (if you count to 3 rubles 67 kopecks per bottle);
-27 Bottles of vodka (if you count to 3 rubles 62 kopecks per bottle);
-20 Packs of cigarettes overseas superkrutyh 5 rubles a pack (you can buy only speculators);
-10 Three-star bottles of brandy (it cost 8 rubles to 12 rubles per bottle);
-A plane ticket to South (and back);
-The money could well put on shoes (footwear domestic production cost of 15 rubles to 27 rubles per couple);
-Shoes were imported from 50 rubles to 70 rubles per pair;
-At least, the Hungarian men's shoes cost about 60 rubles per pair;
And dress - suit of good quality cost of 70 rubles;
Pair of good shoes or sandals were worth from 30 to 70 (the main thing - get it);
Women's winter boots, were from 50 to 70 rubles (the speculators, they went from 100 rubles or more per pair).

3D Pictures Art In Parks Of Moscow

2010-08-06T22:16:00.000-07:00

The duo of artists from Germany creates a 3D picture - visual illusions, for a racing club Nike «I'm running.

There are millions of reasons to postpone important decisions until "Monday", for example, the decision to start running. All of these obstacles - just an illusion. To demonstrate this, and Nike has invited the masters of the genre 3D paintings on pavement - German artists Marion Ruthardt and Gregor Vosika in a Moscow park.

The five parks, one of those that have a running club Nike "I run", the artist depicted the bottomless pit, through which we can pass on a log, a waterfall, over which hung a rope bridge that rift in the earth, which can be overcome, jumping on the islands , drifting ice floe, and blocking the way, the closed gate.

On the creation of a single image artists need more than 8 hours. First, a special technology the image is put on the asphalt with chalk, then the artists began to work painting. 3D-effect draws attention and is particularly noticeable in the photographs.

3D-images created for a racing club Nike «I run" can be found in the park "Vorob'evy gory, in" Silver Forest ", Bitza park, heartwarming and Kuskovo.

The task of racing club - to teach people to run properly, with pleasure, and to show how different can be workout. You can run alone or with friends, music and without it, the park or on the quay, day or night. Main does not come running to first, and myself a goal and achieve it.

Join the club chassis Nike «I'm running!", Learn the routes running, ask questions of coaches, to find music that are running around like-minded people around the world, can anyone. Details can be found in the group Nike Running in Vkontakte.ru or website newrunners.ru.

Hotel Saint-Petersburg Free Of Charge Via Internet In May

2010-05-11T03:37:00.000-07:00

Do not know? And now booking hotels in St. Petersburg in May and is free of charge via the Internet! Company - Information service " hotels of St. Petersburg " . It is unique since ten years, yet it is here all the information about all the hotels of the city! And most importantly free. Payment for the same hotel room as soon as possible by electronic money.

As they reached the free provision - services? Very simply - they pay for their own hotel facilities. In addition, since hotels Spb interested in filling the hotel stock, the price for booking through this information service are lower than in the hotel. This is the first free service - with free booking, free telephone and online payment. With prices even lower than in hotels!
You need to book a hotel in St. - Petersburg, but this must be sought on the Internet sites of hotels, direct dial premium rate numbers (HSE, roaming), and arrange a booking? Now everyone has to - to another!

By accessing the website of reference services for booking hotels in Saint Petersburg - http://otz.ru , you make sure that the booking of hotels in St. - Petersburg 1 MAY become free through the Internet!
on the site, you will immediately receive access to the cost of any facilities in the hotel, and you can not only choose the right number and costs, but also see the number itself, which is very accessible!

They chose the right number, but do not want, as usual to pay for my reservation? Hotel St. Petersburg in May and is free of charge through the Internet!Book a room, but how do you find the hotel on arrival in the city? Previously it was necessary to go to Yandex, type the desired address and a long time to understand, how to reach the hotel from the station? " This thing of the past! Through this site, you can easily find their way into the hotel, there is a great scheme of travel.Also on site is a convenient search the entire catalog of hotels on the main selection criteria that will allow you to narrow the range of hotels and save considerable time.
Booking rooms in hotels of St. Petersburg through reference service "hotels of St. Petersburg, you can be confident that number will remain yours at all times. And even if you must cancel your reservation, or transfer your reservation, do it at least 48 hours before the universe! In this case, you return your money in full that you will agree, very nice. An additional advantage is the fact that now the calculation of the number can be made, and electronic money. Besides, you can find tours of cultural capital in accordance with your wishes and the size of purse.

22 Geek Cufflinks Designs By Gourji

2010-04-30T04:20:00.000-07:00

Gourji (Gurzhiy) - Russian jewelry brand, created a businessman, jeweler and collector Dmitri Gurzhy. The main theme of cufflinks Gourji is Russian and Soviet history. Ornaments made of gold, silver, and precious stones such as diamonds, emeralds, rubies and rock crystal. The collection of cufflinks is divided into different thematic series, each of which refers to a certain stage of our history.

More cufflinks Gourji site www.artoffice.ru

In North By Northwest, Baku

2009-10-03T05:12:00.000-07:00

Once we Maxim visited the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul, we came back to Bishkek. We spent another night in Jannat, collected bags and boarded a bus to Tashkent. The trip to Tashkent was hard. At night in our broken window threw a stone (it is a local entertainment) because of inter-state showdown, we had to go to Kazakhstan to get to Uzbekistan (which means that 15 hours we had to walk 3 boundaries); bus threw us somewhere the steppe and we caught the car to the Uzbek border, the border guards tried to take away from Max's money, to Tashkent, we went to another taxi. In general, there is nothing good in public disputes with its neighbors. In Tashkent, we spent three days grave. As soon as we entered the land of the capital of Uzbekistan, Maxim came down with fever, dizziness, pain and delirium. In general, my comrade seized intestinal flu, so the city we could not see. All the time I took care of one another; some of his cured and placed her on a plane to Moscow. I myself spent almost all his money and bought a plane ticket to Baku. Our plans have changed - the central point of the whole trip were the Uzbek city of Samarkand, Khiva and Bukhara. But the journey always consists of expectations and failures, and can not stop. So I decided to go on, now all alone.

Three days was in Baku. In the evening the first day I suddenly was struck by the idea, which so far seems to be completely idiotic. I suddenly remembered that Baku - the capital of Azerbaijan, while Azerbaijan is a member of the CIS.
I, frankly, still do not really believe that those three days were held on the territory of CIS. At first I thought that the Alma-Ata - rich southern city. Now I know that the Alma-Ata, near Baku - a relative, who leads neshibko profitable, but steady business. If I suddenly came to the streets of central Baku and did not know that it is Baku, I would say that this must be Paris, Milan can be. In general, far from our territories. No, unfortunately, absolutely no words to describe how good the city of Winds.

Here are some of the entries that I could do in your phone. Perhaps they are somehow able to clarify the situation to be more informative.
"At the Airport named after Heydar Aliyev - a big oil company advertising"

"In Azerbaijan, points-system license. If you rack up 10 points, then Teb take away a driver's license. Assessed in violation points removed from the accounts of exactly one year later. To return to the right, we must again undergo training and pass an exam. In a year. This however, does not alter the fact that in Baku drive badly, fast and scary "

"Crisis. And Baku does not matter: soon discover great boutiques Dior, Ferre, Versace, Kenzo, Yves Laurent Sav "

"Some words are similar to the Azeri Russian counterpart, but the impression that they translit. Balansirovka. Kafe-Klub. Kredit. Mebel. Bazar. Laminat. Elektromarket. Magnit"

"El dolma with the workers in the dining room at the construction site of residential complex Sweet Home"

"Baku-empty beach. Far away in the Caspian Sea are neftevyshki. Naked Azerbaijanis being removed from the bottom of the sea and large stones somewhere to take away their fun. Others are buried in the dirty sand and bad sleep"

"Moscow so visitors get acquainted with girls (- Devushka, how are you?" Can you ask for?), Because they quite sincerely think that the way things should be acquainted. In Baku it all done. However, the result is the same as in Moscow - no "

I liked in Baku.

Russian Sollers Plans Reduce Debt To 20.5 Billion Rubles

2009-09-11T10:02:00.000-07:00

Sollers plans to reduce net debt by up to 2009 to 20.5 billion rubles. Told CFO Nikolai Sobolev. According to him, currently the company's net debt is 25 billion rubles, and at the end of 2008 this indicator stood at 18.8 billion rubles. Sobolev said that in 2009, 85% of debt will represent long-term loans. CFO Sollers predicted revenues up in 2009 at about 36 billion rubles, the profitability of EBITDA, he said, amount to 5-6%.

Earlier today, Sollers said that the company's net loss for the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for 2008 totaled $ 38 million compared with net profit 102 million dollars in 2007. Revenues from sales amounted to 2 billion 480 million dollars, whereas in 2007 it amounted to 1 billion 921 million dollars, according to the materials company.

In Moscow Passenger Car Crashed Into A Train

2009-09-11T09:57:00.000-07:00

In Moscow on Paveleckij direction of the Moscow railway in the area of the platform on the stretch Velyaminovo Barybino - Mikhnevo clashed VAZ-2107 and passenger train, killing two people. According to RBC, the press service of the Moscow railway, the incident occurred last night at 01:22. VAZ left on a railroad track in a place not intended for vehicular movement. As a result of a passenger car ran into a passenger train along the route Saint Petersburg - Samara. The engineer applied the emergency brake but was unable to avoid a collision. As a result of the accident killed two passengers VAZ, the train was injured.

Winzavod ART Bazar Mascow

2009-09-06T20:57:00.001-07:00

This weekend at Winzavod is the last in this season of ART-Bazar. This is a flea market where you can find designer odds and ends, antiques, posters, posters, clothing, toys, etc. From conventional flea markets ART Bazaar has higher prices and a large number of conceptual youth.

At VINZAVOD under Art Bazaar fund «life line» hosted charity event «Someone's life - is not a trifle»

All guests invited to dig into a piggy bank and hand a trifle in the special banks at the stand lifeline.

All funds received will be transferred to the operation Strelkova Nikita, 2000-year of birth, diagnosed with congenital heart disease.

As part of the action known contemporary artists and designers (Andrei Bilzho, Oksana Yarmolnik Sergei Tsigal, Andrei Sharov, Svetlana Tegin, etc,) have transferred their decorated glass jars - the symbols of the action - the charity fund «life line».

Subsequently, the art objects will be auctioned and all proceeds transferred to the holding of high-tech operations to children suffering from heart diseases.

Someone passed a trifle banks.

After putting coins put into the hands of Commons logo.

Trifles were many.

Coins poured in collector bag.

«We're all in this world - close together, and if many people, small or large, young or already an old bad - believe me, it concerns us. And most importantly, that everyone in the extent of their abilities can change our world for the better. - Said Faina Zakharova, president of «life line».

Designer in the center. Faina Zakharova, president of «life line» on the right.

Next was an interesting stand with solar rabbits.

For 200 rubles you could buy a rabbit, hang it on the neck and run on occasion.

But in the hangar that was that sold designer clothes.

The website "Art Bazaar" event announced as: "5 th and final in this season VINZAVOD ART-Bazar, the most nepafosny and cozy market in Moscow, where everyone can find himself something to their liking."

As always in our marketplace, following the slogan« Give glamorous old-Moscow bloshinku! », You can measure your level of pathos and glamorous, looking straight laid out on the drums, and fanerkah newspaper in Green Angara VINZAVOD beautiful designer clothes from Olga Soldatova, antiques with history , old vinyl records, t-shirts, ball gowns, books, stamps, badges and much more. " - Write site Winery ART-Bazaar

Shaolin Kung Fu Add In Russian International Tattoo Festival

2009-09-05T06:05:00.000-07:00

The evening of September 4, Moscow, Russia Red Square, Russia's International Tattoo, held on the eve of the opening of the general rehearsal. The First Russian International Tattoo Festival will be held September 5 to 10 was held in Moscow's Red Square.

Fifth Anniversary Of Beslan Condolences Events

2009-09-03T04:24:00.000-07:00

September 1 in Beslan, North Ossetia in Russia anniversary of the event 5. Many families of the deceased at the gym organizing rallies of mourning. In 2004, the terrorists in the Russian school in Beslan, North Ossetia Republic of thousands of students taking the confrontation with the police three days, resulting in 330 people lost their lives.

500 Brawny Baby Contest

2009-08-31T08:07:00.001-07:00

August 29, more than 500 brawny Russian in St. Petersburg to participate in a very interesting game - bubble Barbara Challenge. The whole event is about 110 km, participants must carry inflatable doll to be completed on foot, swimming, cycling race three projects.

Typhoon-Class Nuclear Submarine Dismantling Project

2009-08-25T00:42:00.000-07:00

Dismantling nuclear submarines have been part of Typhoon-class strategic nuclear submarine, number TK13. 2008 Nian 7 months, the boat was delivered to Severodvinsk in northern Russia's Ziwei Zi Docjka (Zvezdochka) shipyard. Where decommissioning and dismantling. Warship dismantling works are being carried out, from the picture in terms of progress have been completed about one-third.

Ukrainian Wedding In Star Wars Dressing

2009-08-21T08:09:00.000-07:00

Generally, the traditional type of wedding is prevailed in Eastern Europe, but it just proves how popular the Star Wars saga is.
So these guys from Lviv decided to immortalize the happiest day of their life with this Star Wars wedding.

Red Bull Flugtag Moscow 2009

2009-08-12T04:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, August 9, the Moskva River in the Moscow area Strogino for the first time in Russia was the famous Red Bull Flugtag, which has come to see over 70,000 spectators.
Fantasia samoletostroiteley no limit. The ony condition - no motors, just power down and twist of the wrist. The flights were estimated audience and jury on three parameters: wing span, the originality of the device and the flight itself: its peculiarity, its quality and range.

The first festival of "Red Bull Flugtag" was held in Vienna (Austria) in 1991, Since then, around the world - from Ireland to San Francisco - more than 35 summer festivals "Flugtag", which was attended by over 300 000 spectators. Record-range flight to date is 195 feet (59.4 meters). It was installed in 2000 at the Festival "Red Bull Flugtag" in Austria.

New Mariinsky Theater

2009-08-06T05:13:00.000-07:00

Today, Valery Gergiev said that the new design for the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg chosen Diamond + Schmitt Architects.

New Mariinsky Theater is fully funded by the Russian government. The budget for the new theater at 295 000 000 euro. The project should be completed by 2011.

TK-20 Strategic Nuclear Submarines

2009-08-03T23:49:00.000-07:00

Russia plans huge powerful Russian nuclear submarine Typhoon-class
TK-20 strategic nuclear submarines cruising No. tough construction plans of the former Soviet Union, the first six "Typhoon"-class submarines are now the three were removed. 3 In addition, only one still in operation, the first boat that No. Dmitry Donskoi, the boat will serve as a new type of "brava" sea-based intercontinental ballistic missile test platform. Source: World Wide Web

The photo shows the boat was laid watt silencer.

The photo shows docked at the pier of the Russian Typhoon-class nuclear submarine monsters.

Displacement: 23,200 tons of water, 26,500 tons of underwater specifications: a total length of 172.8 meters, width 23.3 meters wide, 11 meters draft.

Armed: SS-N-20 ballistic missile 20, each missile has 6-9 to return to multi-target warhead Atmospheric independent vehicle (MIRV), warhead power for 100,000 tons, 533 millimeters torpedo tube 2, 650 millimeters torpedo launch tube 4, SS-N-15 anti-submarine missiles (which can be 533 millimeters from the torpedo tube launch), SS-N-16 missiles (which can be 650 millimeters from the torpedo tube launch), all the missiles can carry nuclear warheads.

Host: 2 OK-650 type pressurized water reactors, with a total power of 380 MW turbine gear-type host group, 2X50000 horsepower, 4 Self-kilowatt turbine generators 4X3200 maximum speed double sculls 12 Water, water maximum speed under 25.

The photo shows the implementation of tasks of combat readiness cruise No. TK20.

Typhoon class submarine is the former Soviet Union to counterbalance the United States, "Trident" class strategic missile submarines designed, plans to build 12. The first ship Typhoon "-class nuclear submarine from the start of construction in 1977, but after the construction of the project will have six stopped.

At present, only the Russian military to carry out patrolling TK20

TK-20 The photo shows some of the boat was off-watt silencer.

Typhoon-class nuclear submarine is the world's largest

The photo shows contrast sailors ship bow out of the enormous size wind.

At present, only three Russian Typhoon-class in service.

The construction of the former Soviet Union had six Typhoon-class

Underwater weapons platforms such technical data is alarming. It has a titanium shell to create a total length of 173 meters, 24.6 meters wide, 42.7 meters high, which is equivalent to a 10-story buildings, surface water depth of 13 meters, when to eat, underwater displacement of 26,500 tons can be achieved, the surface speed per 30 kilometers an hour, submerged speed of 50 km per hour, maximum dive depth of 500 meters, continuous sailing time to reach 120 days. During the cold war, 6, "Typhoon"-class submarines is located 50 kilometers from the border of Norway Zapadnaya Litsa Naval Base.

The photo shows rows of TK20-ship missile launchers bow covers

Typhoon-class nuclear submarines during the Cold War era was born, as a silent witness witnessed the great changes taking place in the world, as well as the collapse of the Soviet Union. Today, although the Cold War has ended, but the "Typhoon"-class nuclear submarines are still sailing in the ocean.

The picture shows Cruise in the TK-20 Typhoon-class submarine.