Wellcome to Siberia

[Craptain]

Nice update Stas. Many parts of USA and Canada are still just as white as Siberia, but not here in Florida. [emoji16]
Florida is also pretty influential in the space industry, being the place where our launches take place. I live across the state from Cape Canaveral, but still can see the rockets occasionally when conditions are right.

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[Stas26]

Nice update Stas. Many parts of USA and Canada are still just as white as Siberia, but not here in Florida. [emoji16]
Florida is also pretty influential in the space industry, being the place where our launches take place. I live across the state from Cape Canaveral, but still can see the rockets occasionally when conditions are right.

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Florida is a great place to live, judging by the descriptions and movies such as the TV series Dexter

 

[TurtleValley]

thanks for the mini tour of your city. It is really cool that you live in the city of Sergei Korolev! He is one of my favorite space hero's. He was a fanatic for space and died way too soon.

 

[oldironfarmer]

I enjoyed your recap of Sputnik. I was eight years old and my dad made a crude model of it to show us how big it was. I remember that well. The adults were shocked that Ivan had done such a thing.

 

[Stas26]

thanks for the mini tour of your city. It is really cool that you live in the city of Sergei Korolev! He is one of my favorite space hero's. He was a fanatic for space and died way too soon.

I enjoyed your recap of Sputnik. I was eight years old and my dad made a crude model of it to show us how big it was. I remember that well. The adults were shocked that Ivan had done such a thing.

I'm surprised that you know about Sergei Korolev

 

[Stas26]

Good afternoon for all!

Today we have elections for the tsar, oh ... president
I will show you a little what I saw at the polling station today. Electoral precincts are usually organized in schools, for residents of neighboring houses, it is very convenient that one does not need to go far to vote.
I was amazed how many people came to vote, I was surprised at this, usually much less. The weather today is very pleased with the spring sun and +5 on the street, it's a holiday!

Central entrance to the school, that Katya was ended in 2002.
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Within the school hall, a polling station is organized. There are urns for bulletins made of glass, transparent. There are stands with information about the candidates for the presidency. But no one studies them because all this is already known from the TV, news and the Internet.
The polling station is guarded by police officers, I counted about 4-5 people, 2 sympathetic girls among them, the police uniform gives them charm, especially handcuffs
By the way, I did not notice the American hackers who influence the elections.
Nobody even shouted while I was taking pictures, that I can not do this. Apparently democracy was added to Siberia too

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In order to receive the ballot, you must present the passport to the officer of the election commission, in accordance with the address of residence, and also sign in the register of the issued ballots.

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Me and my son Rostislav took 1 ballot, although I asked for us to be given 2, but answered that it was too early for him
We went into the voting booth and, in accordance with the will of the heart and mind, put a tick for the candidate.
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I explained to Rostik why we are doing this in the booth, because the voting is secret. I folded the ballot and Rostik dropped it into a glass ballot box.
In parallel with the presidential elections, we voted on some issues of municipal administration, in particular, they chose the priority projects of the mayor for their implementation. I chose to overhaul automobile city roads, build sports facilities and improve the waterfront of the city lake.
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Let's see what our voting will lead to and what will be the result.

 

[Grizz1963]

Morning Stas, 08.00 here.

A little bit of snow dusting yesterday and still a cold wind outside.

Thank you for the last two reports.

I see your sweet Katya finished school 22 years after me.

She was possibly not the same International star then, that she is today

I will be going to the Turkish shop later today to look for some good Polish and Russian meat products.

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

Sounds very similar to how we do it, although in my polling place I have never seen a hacker, police, any measure of security, or even much of a line.
The post office building in ~1893 (it is one of the older survivors) has served as a school and meeting house, and now serves as a venue for wedding and such.

and more recently

 

[Vieux]

Выборы везде проходят одинаково У нас только погода подвела, солнышко, -14 но после метели которая длилась сутки снега по самое нехочу ))

 

[Stas26]

Morning Stas, 08.00 here.

A little bit of snow dusting yesterday and still a cold wind outside.

Thank you for the last two reports.

I see your sweet Katya finished school 22 years after me.

She was possibly not the same International star then, that she is today

I will be going to the Turkish shop later today to look for some good Polish and Russian meat products.

Hi Rian!
I told for Katya that she is a star now

Show me a photo of Russian meat in your store, very interesting.

Sounds very similar to how we do it, although in my polling place I have never seen a hacker, police, any measure of security, or even much of a line.
The post office building in ~1893 (it is one of the older survivors) has served as a school and meeting house, and now serves as a venue for wedding and such.

and more recently

This is a convenient excuse for our politicians to play their international games, which, as usual, are suffered by ordinary citizens around the world.
The most important thing is to come up with an excuse for attacking opponents, and to fill your pockets with money, without thinking how this will affect their electorate.

 

[Stas26]

Выборы везде проходят одинаково У нас только погода подвела, солнышко, -14 но после метели которая длилась сутки снега по самое нехочу ))

у вас там спокойно, без всяких провокацих всякими "анальными" и прочих клоунов?
страшно представить сколько солнцеликий соберет % голосов чую не меньше 110

 

[Vieux]

у вас там спокойно, без всяких провокацих всякими "анальными" и прочих клоунов?
страшно представить сколько солнцеликий соберет % голосов чую не меньше 110

Да вроде спокойно... я думаю не меньше 146% ))

 

[bolensboneyard]

Hi Rian!
I told for Katya that she is a star now

Show me a photo of Russian meat in your store, very interesting.



This is a convenient excuse for our politicians to play their international games, which, as usual, are suffered by ordinary citizens around the world.
The most important thing is to come up with an excuse for attacking opponents, and to fill your pockets with money, without thinking how this will affect their electorate.

Stas good to hear from you. It was 60F this morning and I put on a light sweater. Ginny is always too warm so she says where do you think you are going with the sweater over to visit Stas?

 

[Stas26]

Stas good to hear from you. It was 60F this morning and I put on a light sweater. Ginny is always too warm so she says where do you think you are going with the sweater over to visit Stas?

Funny!
I today put on summer sneakers and sports pants when I went to vote, but the jacket, hat and down jacket also did not forget

 

[MacTexas]

The reason you did not notice American hackers is because it is hard to hack a paper ballot.

 

[rmalkow2]

Stas,
The voting process is almost exactly the same here in my area right down to how you sign in and get your ballot, to the finish. We also use school buildings to allow easy access for all residents living near. I too am surprised they did not comment on your picture taking. You would think that would not be allowed.

Oh, those hackers sent over? I heard they were disguised as pretty girl police officers wearing handcuffs.

Thanks for the tours and the Sputnik history. I remember that time well as a young boy just fascinated with all things related to space flights.

 

[theoldwizard1]

The sun has been out the past few days around here, but the high temps are only around 4-6C when it should be 10-12C.

Well, it is good weather for maple syrup ! Do they collect the maple sap in Siberia and boil it down into maple syrup (сироп) ?

 

[Stas26]

The reason you did not notice American hackers is because it is hard to hack a paper ballot.

he he he

Stas,
The voting process is almost exactly the same here in my area right down to how you sign in and get your ballot, to the finish. We also use school buildings to allow easy access for all residents living near. I too am surprised they did not comment on your picture taking. You would think that would not be allowed.

Oh, those hackers sent over? I heard they were disguised as pretty girl police officers wearing handcuffs.

Thanks for the tours and the Sputnik history. I remember that time well as a young boy just fascinated with all things related to space flights.

Hmm, that's why they were so beautiful to divert my attention

 

[Stas26]

The sun has been out the past few days around here, but the high temps are only around 4-6C when it should be 10-12C.

Well, it is good weather for maple syrup ! Do they collect the maple sap in Siberia and boil it down into maple syrup (сироп) ?

Unfortunately in Siberia, the maple does not grow, we have in the city they are, but in very small amounts, as I understand it it is artificially brought trees from the European part of Russia. I've never tasted maple syrup.

 

[Theyeti83]

Wow cool posts from Siberia

 

[djones1a]

Very interesting. Cool to see what it is really like in Russia.

 

[Stas26]

Wow cool posts from Siberia

Very interesting. Cool to see what it is really like in Russia.

 

[ambenz]

.... I photographed at this time, so now we'll start to scare you with our winter, snow and frost. .....

Hey Stas, greetings from the Land of Lincoln!
Interesting picture here...snow is pretty high on the side of the road maybe 1.5 meters or 4 feet high at the lowest points (look at some of the mountains of snow on left!!!) enough so that the road signs have to be about 3.5 meters or 12 feet from the ground!
As tall as the dump truck.
They are high up!!!...so they don't get buried in the drifts!
Just interesting as our road signs are not as tall....interesting to me.

I am also curious why isn't it cheaper to just dump the snow in the river right next to town?!?! Looks like they are driving out of the city.

Here in Chicago, we just dump the snow in the lake if it gets tall enough to stop the city from working...which is a rare event...we use a lot of salt to melt snow and keep the streets clear.
We also melt the snow with a diesel machine, dumping the water into rivers and catch basins.
"If comrads can put Sputnik into space, can't comrades just melt the snow and drain it into storm drains???"

I was also wondering about how buildings are heated in the city.
Do you have natural gas?
I do believe you said your apartment was heated electrically.
The picture of the Lenin era apartments on Lenina st, it looks like chimneys are on the buildings, did they use to heat with wood, coal, or coke...natural gas?

How thick are the walls of these older buildings and what did they do for insulation in the walls and ceilings back when the old buildings were built?
I am guessing they used natural fibrous materials like wool, cotton, milk weed, used cloth, paper, grass???
Why are the ceiling wood and not plaster?
As always Stas, you do not have to answer any of my questions, it is very cool you share pictures and a little bit of your life...many thanks!
Love your thread and a peek into Russia.

Florida is a great place to live, judging by the descriptions and movies such as the TV series Dexter

Sure wish Russia made movies and television shows for America to watch!
I would like to see people of Russia and how they live in various places.
Maybe the opposite version of Red October where Americans in a submarine want to defect to Russia!
A Russian Rambo, A Russian Stas Mc Cain in Diehard, or just a sitcom like Dexter in Zheleznogorsk!!!
In America, we do not see a lot of non English translated television.
I was in Italy a while ago, and watched a American television show called "The Dukes of Hazzard" and they were talking in Italian!
Being hillbillys with a American accent, hearing them talking in Italian was very funny to me...
Stay warm Stas...um, when does all the snow melt in Zheleznogorsk??? Late June?

 

[Stas26]

Hey Stas, greetings from the Land of Lincoln!
Interesting picture here...snow is pretty high on the side of the road maybe 1.5 meters or 4 feet high at the lowest points (look at some of the mountains of snow on left!!!) enough so that the road signs have to be about 3.5 meters or 12 feet from the ground!
As tall as the dump truck.
They are high up!!!...so they don't get buried in the drifts!
Just interesting as our road signs are not as tall....interesting to me.

I am also curious why isn't it cheaper to just dump the snow in the river right next to town?!?! Looks like they are driving out of the city.

Here in Chicago, we just dump the snow in the lake if it gets tall enough to stop the city from working...which is a rare event...we use a lot of salt to melt snow and keep the streets clear.
We also melt the snow with a diesel machine, dumping the water into rivers and catch basins.
"If comrads can put Sputnik into space, can't comrades just melt the snow and drain it into storm drains???"

Hello! I like you questions!

First of all about road signs

GOST R 52289-2004.The national standard of the Russian Federation.Technical means of organizing traffic.The rules for the use of road signs, markings, traffic lights, road barriers and guiding devices"
(approved by the Order of the Rostekhregulirovaniye from December 12, 2004 N 120-st) (as amended on 09.12.2013)

5.1.8. The distance from the lower edge of the sign (without taking into account signs 1.4.1 to 1.4.6 and plates) to the surface of the pavement (installation height), except for cases specifically stipulated by this standard, should be:
- from 1,5 to 3,0 m - when installed on the side of the roadway outside settlements (figure B.1а), from 2,0 to 4,0 m - in the settlements (Figure В.1b);
- from 0.6 to 1.5 m - when installed on elevated guide islands, elevated safety islands and on the carriageway (on portable supports);
- from 5.0 to 6.0 m - when placed above the carriageway. Signs placed on span structures of artificial structures located at an altitude of less than 5.0 m from the surface of the pavement shall not protrude beyond their lower edge.

The rules for the installation of road signs and markings are standardized and very strictly observed by road services. When practicing law on the return of driving permits in court, we often sought positive decisions in favor of the client if the road services did not correctly place the road sign, violating GOST (standard) and, for example, it was not visible to the driver, and so he committed a violation.

For second about

melt the snow with a diesel machine

It's very expensive in my humble opinion (in Moscow they using melting stations for snow)
I think for our long cold winter it's unreal for melting all snow from roads and around of it.

I was also wondering about how buildings are heated in the city.
Do you have natural gas?
I do believe you said your apartment was heated electrically.
The picture of the Lenin era apartments on Lenina st, it looks like chimneys are on the buildings, did they use to heat with wood, coal, or coke...natural gas?

Pipes on the roof it's are the ventilation shafts of the extract and input ventilation system
In the city, almost 90% of buildings are heated centrally (hot water in heating pipes and radiators). Until the last nuclear reactor was shut down at the Mining and Chemical Combine (MCC), the city received heating from reactors and several fuel oil boilers that maintained heat when the reactors were shut down for scheduled maintenance and reloading of heat-releasing elements from uranium. At the time of President Yeltsin, who was doing everything to have a "like" from the west partners, at the initiative of the Americans, our reactors were stopped in exchange for paying the US for the construction of Zheleznogorsk TPP in Sosnovoborsk (running on coal), which now heats our city, as well as old oil fuels Boilers are still used for additional heating in severe frosts.

Natural gas is not developed enough for us, because the Moscow authorities believe that it is better to sell it to the countries of the west and earn dollars in order to provide their pockets, not the interests of the population of our country. It irritates me very much, but our people are probably masochists, because, as they say in the Russian saying: "Mouses are crying, prickling but continued to eating cactus." I'm talking about the outcome of the presidential election, I initially doubted the rating of Putin, but after interviewing my parents, Katya's parents and questioning her, I realized that% of votes for him is extremely large, I'm shocked by this.
Now a pipeline to China is being constructed from the west to the east, with the name "Siberian Power", if after the completion of construction we have no gas in Krasnoyarsk, I will finally confirm my point of view about selling all the riches abroad with the enrichment of only a very narrow stratum of society in the form of state officials and oligarchs.

How thick are the walls of these older buildings and what did they do for insulation in the walls and ceilings back when the old buildings were built?
I am guessing they used natural fibrous materials like wool, cotton, milk weed, used cloth, paper, grass???
Why are the ceiling wood and not plaster?
As always Stas, you do not have to answer any of my questions, it is very cool you share pictures and a little bit of your life...many thanks!
Love your thread and a peek into Russia.

The walls are built of solid brick, the wall thickness is about 1 meter. There is no additional insulation, because the brick has good thermal insulation properties. Inside and outside the building is plastered with mortar for laying bricks. The ceiling is also plastered using wooden slats stuffed crosswise. On the walls are usually pasted paper wallpapers for beauty

Sure wish Russia made movies and television shows for America to watch!
I would like to see people of Russia and how they live in various places.
Maybe the opposite version of Red October where Americans in a submarine want to defect to Russia!
A Russian Rambo, A Russian Stas Mc Cain in Diehard, or just a sitcom like Dexter in Zheleznogorsk!!!
In America, we do not see a lot of non English translated television.
I was in Italy a while ago, and watched a American television show called "The Dukes of Hazzard" and they were talking in Italian!
Being hillbillys with a American accent, hearing them talking in Italian was very funny to me...
Stay warm Stas...um, when does all the snow melt in Zheleznogorsk??? Late June?

In occasion of films and serials, we have a lot of them shoot, but they can not beat the classics of Soviet cinema for a very long time. Films shot by genius directors Ryazanov, Gaydai in the 60-70s of the 20th century, I still watch with great pleasure, a subtle humor about the USSR, on the verge of possible ridiculing the negative features of the ruling regime in the USSR and thus was the outlet of ordinary people of our country. I think that even if you translate them into English without knowing the situation in the country and people's lives, you will absolutely not understand anything, especially those places where you need to laugh sliding to the table.

 

[Hugo L.]

You’ve never had maple syrup? Man, that’s just wrong. I don’t know if it would work, but I guess I could try to send you a can. We got lots of it here (I’m from Québec in Canada. We put maple syrup in everything : yogurt, eggs, coffee, etc...

 

[Stas26]

You’ve never had maple syrup? Man, that’s just wrong. I don’t know if it would work, but I guess I could try to send you a can. We got lots of it here (I’m from Québec in Canada. We put maple syrup in everything : yogurt, eggs, coffee, etc...

Hello!

Yes, I've never tasted maple syrup
If you send I will happy

For all
We were on holiday in Vietnam, so there was no time for the forum. Now deal with the affairs and write

 

[Craptain]

We were on holiday in Vietnam, so there was no time for the forum. Now deal with the affairs and write

Does this mean more pictures of your lovely wife in a bikini?

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[Grizz1963]

Does this mean more pictures of your lovely wife in a bikini?

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Craptain, you bad bad man....

You certainly have voiced the opinion of half the readers on Stas’ thread.

I had contemplated sending you some Maple syrup from England, but we possibly get fake stuff and not the quality one could get In Canada
I love the stuff too.
You may like it a lot.

Looking forward to sharing in your Vietnam Trip Stas.

 

[Stas26]

HELLO! HI! GOOD EVENING! GOOD MORNING! GOOD NIGHT! FOR ALL!

My long absence is explained by the great employment in work and the trip to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with my family to rest!

Move to the past time like Marty McFly in the movie "Back to the Future" (my favorite movie from childhood and for now I saw it about 200 times, crazy? But I liked it very much and I learning my son for liking that movie )

11 march 2018... Time to go for а DACHA (country house).

White snow it's very perfectly
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I like pine-tree because that is green tree all times of the year
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Arbor for rest and lunch is not finished
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We get inside the house on the "lower" Dacha (earlier, I explained that Katya's parents had 2 dachas on the slope, one lower, and the second higher up the slope - of her Grandfather).
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There will be a steam room (sauna) BANYA/БАНЯ
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A living room in which the old furniture from the apartment of Katya's parents
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Fireplace
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The future entrance hall and kitchen with stove (the back of the fireplace)
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Road from Dacha to Zheleznogorsk (about 5km to border of a town)
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Checkpoint-3 to Zheleznogorsk. We show a pass or passport and open the trunk in the car for inspection
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After the dacha, we went to the garage of Katya's grandfather, for potatoes and other pickles from the cellar. This is an old garage cooperative, on the way to the city cemetery Let's not talk about sad things!
As usual a little snow around
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The garage is on a slope, and so sometimes it is very difficult to get in there, especially if 2WD
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Entrance
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UAZ Patriot
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view from above
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Let's move to March 12, 2018. Krasnoyarsk, street Dubrovinsky, 112. The warehouse of spare parts Mazda. We clean the roof from snow and ice.

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Then we move to March 14, 2018. Autotower GAZ near my house
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And then there was a vacation! Do not switch to another channel

 

[Grizz1963]

Great report and photo set Stas.

Thank you also for the dialogue and description.

Snow is a pain in therearend, but beautiful

Look forward to more reports.

 

[Stas26]

Good night!

I was thinking about what I want to show for you? Rian gave me an idea - Katya?
Ok, I was checked my photo archive and find some hot photo (around 2010? )

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I found a few more interesting photos taken in August 2011, which I did during a trip with my sister to my grandmother on my father's line, who lived in the Zabaikalskiy kray, unfortunately she died a few years ago. Our flight on the route Krasnoyarsk-Ulan-Ude-Chita, and then by train to the village Kokui. We arrived in Chita, previously it was the capital of Chita region, and then after the unification of Chita region and Aginsky Buryat Autonomous Okrug formed Zabaikalskiy kray. We were flight on a plane ATR-42-500 it was made in France. We flew with airline NordStar.

https://goo.gl/maps/HRFW7YpHEs22

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While we were waiting for the train, my sister and I went for a walk in Chita, we went to the Museum of the Zabaikalskiy (Trans-baikal) military district, there is a whole bunch of exhibits of military equipment, which I was climbed as a child at the age of 3-4 years. Decided to remember his childhood

It is worth mentioning that Zabaikalskiy kray (Transbaikalia) is an outpost on the border with China, during the Soviet period there were military clashes on the borders of the Far East, in particular on the Damansky Island. At that time, our border guards made a feat and repulsed the Chinese invasion, after which the Chinese side no longer made attempts to invade our territory. Many of those border guards were posthumously represented for awards, including the Hero of the Soviet Union. Blessed memory of them!

Entrance to the Military museum in Chita city.
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Anti-aircraft gun SN-37, date of issue 1939. My sister, Lera, depicts an anti-aircraft gun.
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Tank is-2, release date 1943. The inscription on the tower - for our Soviet Homeland
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SU-100 (in center).
Soviet self-propelled anti-tank artillery during the Second World war, a class of tank destroyers, the average mass. It was created on the basis of the t-34-85 medium tank by Uralmashzavod design Bureau in late 1943-early 1944.
Tank PT-76, date of issue 1951. (in the left)
PT-76
Soviet light floating tank. Adopted on weaponry in 1951. During the serial production, from 1951 to 1967, repeatedly modernized, a total of 3039 PT-76, as well as a number of machines on its basis. The tank was in service with the Soviet Army, but later was mainly replaced by the BMP
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BM-13.
Soviet war machine jet artillery, the period of the great Patriotic war, the most massive Soviet war machine of this class. Most widely known under the popular nickname "Katyusha", the soldiers of the Third Reich called it the "Stalin organ" because of the sound made by the tail of the missile. Like my wife Katya - Strong power
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Smile and FIGHT with Enemy (faschism) or terrorists now!
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D-1 Howitzer Lera the gunner
152 mm howitzer model 1943
Soviet howitzer during the Second world war. This weapon was mass-produced from 1943 to 1949, was or still is in service with the armies of many countries of the world, used in practically all major wars and armed conflicts, middle and end of the twentieth century. The adoption in 1943 of a mobile and powerful howitzers D-1 has enhanced the capacity of tank and motorized parts of the worker-peasant red army to break through in advance and a well-fortified defensive lines and areas of the enemy
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I was just allowed to touch
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Aircraft MIG-21.
The MiG-21 (NATO: Fishbed) is a supersonic Soviet light tactical third-generation fighter developed by OKB Mikoyan and Gurevich in the mid-1950s. The first" MiG " with a triangular wing.

The most common supersonic aircraft in history, also the most massive fighter of the 3rd generation. In the process of serial production was repeatedly modified in the direction of increasing the flight performance and functional capabilities (training, interceptor, scout). It has been used in many armed conflicts.
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Is — 4 (gbtu Index — Object 701) is a Soviet heavy tank of the post-war generation. Was created in SKB-2 Chelyabinsk tractor plant. Adopted by the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 961-403 of 29 April 1946. It was mass-produced from March 1947 to January 1, 1949
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I'm between IS-4 (left) and IS-3 tank (right)
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On the way back from Chita to Krasnoyarsk, we landed at Ulan-Ude airport and I was stunned when I saw the Russian air company planes (they carry) the top officials of our country and the US air force planes! SHOCK?! I was surprised.

US AIR FORCE ZZ 909 TH ARS Young Tigers in Ulan-Ude airport.

909th Air Refueling Squadron

TU-154 aircraft or Russia airlines and URALtrack in the front and Boeing of USA Air Force
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Young tigers in center of Russia
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It turned out, that President Medvedev had flown in Ulan-Ude to to meet in Kim Jong-Il, leader North Korea. I don't remember why there were U.S. air force planes, but I was surprised at this meeting. I searched now in Yandex, what kind of aircraft-it turns out the tanker of the US air force from the air squadron of the Pacific ocean based in Japan.
КимченИР и Медведев


The special flight detachment "Russia "(the legal name of fgbu "SLO" Russia") is an enterprise providing transportation by air of the first officials of the Russian Federation, and also heads of FSB of the Russian Federation subordinated to administration of Affairs of the President of the Russian Federation.

In a special flight squadron "Russia", which serves the top officials of the state aircraft fleet in may 2013 was 66 flight units, including 52 aircraft and 14 helicopters. Any of these vehicles can be flown by the President.

But if we talk about official visits to other countries, the President used the Il-96-300PU.
These aircraft have 4 units, their onboard numbers: RA-96012, RA-96016, RA-96020, RA-96021.

The first aircraft RA-96012 built in 1995 for Yeltsin.

Second, the RA-96016 took off in April 2003. Updated and improved version for the administration of the new President.


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I hope you were interested! I wish you luck, happiness and love!

 

[Grizz1963]

Aaaaaahhhhhh Katya.

And the Stalin organs.

I never heard them, but we saw them in Angola.

Thank you for all the history and photos.

The MiG is a spectacular aircraft.

 

[930dreamer]

Very nice pictures of everything.

 

[Hdonly0]

Stas26, hello from sunny Florida. What a great time I had reading your thread. Great pictures and really enjoyed reading about your country and your life. Cheers to you with a mug of "Russian Imperial Stout" that I made recently. I make all my beer at home. Again, a wonderful thread.

 

[Stas26]

Aaaaaahhhhhh Katya.

And the Stalin organs.

I never heard them, but we saw them in Angola.

Thank you for all the history and photos.

The MiG is a spectacular aircraft.

I knew you'd like it.

Very nice pictures of everything.

thx!

Stas26, hello from sunny Florida. What a great time I had reading your thread. Great pictures and really enjoyed reading about your country and your life. Cheers to you with a mug of "Russian Imperial Stout" that I made recently. I make all my beer at home. Again, a wonderful thread.

Morning! It's a dark beer? What % alcohol? It would be interesting to look at the equipment and the cooking process.

 

[Hdonly0]

Very dark beer. It is about 9.5% alcohol. I have a 8 gallon stainless steel pot with a stainless electric water heater element in it that I cook the beer with. I don't do all grain brewing yet, just using dry malt and liquid malt extract. I use five gallon fermenting buckets and then keg it using older soft drink kegs with Co2 to pressurize it.

I will take some more pictures of my equipment for you today.

 

[Grizz1963]

Very dark beer. It is about 9.5% alcohol. I have a 8 gallon stainless steel pot with a stainless electric water heater element in it that I cook the beer with. I don't do all grain brewing yet, just using dry malt and liquid malt extract. I use five gallon fermenting buckets and then keg it using older soft drink kegs with Co2 to pressurize it.

I will take some more pictures of my equipment for you today.

And this............^^^^^

Is why I love this forum so much.

I am no great beer drinker, but love the science and sharing.

Love your dispensing unit

 

[Stas26]

Very dark beer. It is about 9.5% alcohol. I have a 8 gallon stainless steel pot with a stainless electric water heater element in it that I cook the beer with. I don't do all grain brewing yet, just using dry malt and liquid malt extract. I use five gallon fermenting buckets and then keg it using older soft drink kegs with Co2 to pressurize it.

I will take some more pictures of my equipment for you today.

9,5%?!?!
I will die after drink it
Today I prefer Tomskoe Firmennoe (Made in Tomsk city)

 

[Hdonly0]

Ha Ha. I do make some lighter beers also.

 

[Stas26]

Ha Ha. I do make some lighter beers also.

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