The Russian Concorde
A result of the cold war’s technology rivalry when the Soviet Union they copied many things the west made including the some pretty impressive technology including the Space Shuttle. Another of their copies was...
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Moscow’s Magnificent
Saint Basil’s or the Cathedral of Intercession of Theotokos on the Moat is probably the most known piece of architecture in Moscow. This magnificently coloured cathedral with its onion like domes is one of...
Beautiful Saint Basil’s
The beautiful Saint Basil’s Cathedral is located in the south east end of Moscow’s Red Square which is also home to the Kremlin. Under the onion domes lay 9 chapels and are beautifully painted...
The Trans Siberian Railway
[youtube XR9w8ot7C6w] The Trans Siberian Railway is one of the world’s great railroad journeys linking Moscow to Beijing via 9,288 kilometres of track that spans eight time zones. The project to build the rail...
An adventure in Moscow
[youtube sMtsXUNsZH8] It has never been easier to visit Moscow and like all big cities theres plenty to see and there is plenty of advice. This YouTube video explains some of the things you...
Red Square
[youtube NeoIHxSaEaU] Red Square is the most famous city square in Moscow and is often considered the as the centre of Moscow. During the Soviet years Red Square is where all the important military...
Central Lenin Stadium
[youtube hX9N3Vj6ES8] Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow was originally known as Central Lenin Stadium and was the main arena of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The Stadium is part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex comprising of...
Get on board the Horizontal Lift
[youtube JboYJ2j0-OU] What is a “Horizontal Lift” you may ask? Well it a unique subway station design only found in St Petersburg, Russia. St Peterburg’s subway system was built in the late 1950’s when...
Visit a modern day ghost town
[youtube Y8jTdCUR5fA] When the Chernobyl reactor disaster occurred in 1986 a 30 klm area was set up as the Zone of Alienation and everyone that lived in that area was evacuated leaving everything behind,...
Driving and crashing in Russia
[youtube 5P5Az7AKD4Y] In some countries driving can be a bit more hectic than others. Check out this video of an intersection in St Petersburg, Russia as cars play chicken and then get tossed around...
