The Russian EKIP/Tarielka. The ECIP, or Tarielka The ECIP, or Tarielka as it is affectionately known, is based of the aerodynamic hunch that a single flying wing is more efficient than today’s aircraft. Designer Lev Shukin and engineer Alexander Sobko have minimized all external structures leaving only stubby wings and fins for control. Even the … More The Russian EKIP/Tarielka.
Beriev VVA-14 Vertikal`no-Vzletayuschaya Amphibia Russia’s Amphibious Aircraft The Bartini Beriev VVA-14, or to give it its full name, the Bartini Beriev VVA-14 Vertikal`no-Vzletayuschaya Amphibia (vertical take-off amphibious aircraft), was an unusual Russian aircraft developed during the 1970s. The Bartini Beriev VVA-14 was developed to fulfil a Russian military request for an aircraft which could track and … More Russian Amphibious Aircraft
First English Trading Post The first English Embassy in Russia wasn’t much more than a trading post. According to the documents in this building the English were interested in the quality fabrics that Russia made for their sails on their fleet of ships. The materials were of such great quality the documents suggest that the … More First English Embassy in Russia
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Life in Seychelles Answering questions on life in Seychelles I’ve recently been contacted by a couple seriously considering a move to Seychelles, as this to them seems like the paradise they’ve been looking for. In trying to answer questions in all honesty and convey the true essence of life here … or at least the true … More Mirror Reflections – Seychelle Islands & Russia
Land of the Teutonic Knights What was once the land of the Teutonic Knights, today is a part of Russia. But it’s an unusual part of Russia because it lies outside the borders of Russia all together. It’s like this little tail off of the western end of Russia. The countries of Lithuania and Belarus … More Land of the Teutonic Knights
A few weeks ago, I spent a considerable amount of time with relatives of mine who live around the world. Among the masses of our tribe, I caught up with an Israeli man living in Manila and a Russian woman now residing in Italy. Others were living in countries far from those of their birth. … More We Are Not Alone
Introduction: It’s one thing to read about different lands and cultures but it’s a whole different experience to see it through the eyes of another. This Guest blogger has lived in Central Siberia off and on for over 15 years. I was so delighted when he agreed to do a post for “Life in Russia”. … More My Paradigm Shift in the Land of Buryat
JONATHAN TURLEY By Mark Esposito, Weekend Contributor Take the largest, most aggressive predators from three different continents and throw them together in a cramped Atlanta apartment and what do you get? Mahem? Well, not exactly. What you get exactly is a love story and a lesson in tolerance, perseverance and making life work. Thirteen years ago, … More BLT: The Loving Trio
Saljut VI Mission 1981 COSMONAUT MAJOR GENERAL VLADIMIR KOVALYONOK: Russian cosmonauts have seen phenomena that exceeds far beyond the experiences of ordinary people here on Earth. For ten years Major Kovalyonok never spoke about what he saw. This encounter happened to him on May 5, 1981, at about 6 PM, during the Saljut VI Mission. … More Russian Cosmonaunt has unusual UFO Encounter
Picture of the Day Proof that Rapunzel is alive and well in Russia.
Part II Hospital #7 where I was operated on and stayed for five days It ain’t the Hilton I must say of all the places where I could have been operated on I’m very thankful that it happened at Hospital #7 in Kazan. But a hospital stay in Russia is very different then one in … More Threading the Needle – A Tatarian woman and Russian woman
Part I This picture doesn’t come close to showing how high tech the operating room was, where I had my surgery Walking the Green Mile For the last week I’ve been out of commission because I was in for surgery. The hospital I had my operation at had some of the most high tech equipment … More Threading the needle- A Story about Russian Medicine
An Introduction to: Cultural Strangers – Crossing Cultures It’s very fascinating that I’m getting to introduce some very special Guest bloggers at this time, I must admit that currently I’m going through a small health crisis. Approximately 3 weeks ago I had the chance meeting through another blogger who will himself be doing a guest … More Cultural Strangers: Crossing Cultures
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I was fortunate to be involved in an amicable divorce with my ex-wife but this doesn’t mean that I’m unaware of how dysfunctional the practice of family and divorce law is in the USA. I just got lucky, that’s all! Sudden Divorce Syndrome: Consider the story of Martin Paul…
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Devotion inspires one of the purest sets of emotions, capturing love, loyalty and deep feelings of excitement that I do not think can ever be understood beyond our own personal experiences. In the world around us, so much devotion towards deities, lovers, children and nature, all linked to our…
Originally posted on The ultimate journey around Siberia!:
Yenisey woke up from sleep and breathes with joy! In evenk language it’s called Ionessi and translates as Big Water. Together with hundreds of people of Krasnoyarsk I pass by this river every day and think little about it. Just another river, what’s so special. But…
Do you ever get a feeling when you see an amazing picture, maybe a bit of Deja vu, maybe some goosebumps for some unknown reason, that you’ve been there before or the photos you are looking at come from some other worldly place. I knew when I first saw Sreejith’s work that he has an … More Theyyam: The divine dance from gods own country
Evidence of Persian Empire in Siberia? At the end of the Earth In at place called, “the end of the earth”, a group of 34 grave sites have been located, possibly believed to be of Persian descent. The actual discovery was made in Zeleniy Yar, 18 miles south of the Arctic Circle. The medieval Necropolis … More Medieval Persian Civilization found in Siberian Arctic?
SEVEN SIMEONS In an empire, in a country beyond many seas and islands, beyond high mountains, beyond large rivers, upon a level expanse, as if spread upon a table, there stood a large town, and in that town there lived a Tsar called Archidei, the son of Aggei; therefore he was called Aggeivitch. A famous … More Russian Folklore – Seven Simeons
The Scythians The Scythians of Russia can be accounted for from a time beginning around the 7th century B.C. Scythia was considered the region to the northwest of the Black Sea. Mount Caucasus, is where Prometheus, of Greek legend, was bound. The Scythians themselves are made up of three primary tribes. They called themselves the … More A Plow, Battle ax, Cup and Yoke – The Story of the Scythians
Deep in the psyche of ever man Photo by: Thomas Goisque The empty spot in our souls. Deep in the psyche of ever man (and woman) is the desire to find peace and a bit of solitude. If we don’t feed this primal nature in some way there will forever be an empty spot in … More From Paris to Lake Baikal – Living the Simple Life
10. I’m pretty sure levitation is a mode of transport, Anybody want to dispute me? (Even if it’s Alcohol induced) 9. Hey, who says bears can’t fly. This is Russia. Okay, so it’s a F-16. But I still say i’s a bear in the cockpit. 8. Honest, I can see, really I can. 7. … More Top Ten Craziest Mode’s of Transport in Russia
Life in Nicaragua I am a big fat liar. Really, I am. Yesterday, I re-read the “About the Ex-Pats” page of the blog and I laughed out loud and thought, “what a crock of shit.” The honest-to-God-truth is that I didn’t love anything about this country during our first visit here, which ironically was two … More Mirror Reflections – Nicaragua & Russia
Photo Credit: PRG “VICTORY DAY” May 9th is observed as “Victory Day” for Russia and for 17 other countries including “Great Britain”. This day commemorates the the defeat of Nazi Germany 69 years ago. Victory Day is a day of remembrance, giving honor to the 27 million Soviets, both military and civilians who lost their … More A Day to Celebrate – “Victory Day”
The following gentleman who has contributed a post to “Life in Russia” spent several years living a working in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. I became very intrigued with what he was doing since he and I have a lot of common ground. It’s not an easy decision to make drastic changes in one’s life. He’s also an … More He’s One in a Million – Meet Ken Kerr
It’s a High Heeled Nation So I’m at the bus stop yesterday waiting for the bus, which isn’t a uncommon event in my life here in Russia. It’s actually a very good system of getting around the city, the buses can get overcrowded at times but I’ll save that for another post. Even Ballerinas would … More It’s a High Heeled Nation.
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“Return Memorial” in background with cattle car and tree of prayer flags in front I wandered along to the “Return Memorial” on a hill on the outskirts of town. It commemorates the Kalmyk people who died on the long forced journey to Siberia and afterwards in the gulags and wilds…
Malawi has two sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.Lake Malawi National Park was first listed in 1984 and the Chongoni Rock Art Area was listed in 2006 Life in Malawi These peoples brought centralised systems of governance and established the Maravi Empire around 1480. This was a confederacy of different groups ruled by … More Mirror Reflections – Malawi & Russia
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