А до вашого дому приходять колядники та щедрівники на різдвяно-новорічні свята? До нас ходили колись дуже давно... Не часто. А коли підросли діти, то стали приходити разом із своїми друзями, ото й була

Another week of #threetunetueday challenge - and again, I select three tracks from the Russian avantgarde band NOM which I am into massively last months. Worth your attention! HOM - Стая (the Ratpack)

Invaze vojsk Varšavské smlouvy do Československa v noci z 20. na 21. srpna 1968 znamenala pro mnoho lidí konec iluzí, zt

Monument to the Conquerors of Space, Moscow

The year was 1992. It was a time of transitions, farewells and new beginnings. The German Democratic Republic was gone, as was the Soviet presence that had dominated people's lives in many areas of East

Another happy case, me unpacking the slender envelope with shaking hands; another tiny step towards filling my first album. In this review: Russian empire & early soviet stamps, 1915-1924.

Today is Tuesday, and I want to entertain you with another #threetunetuesday blog. Lets look back at #retro, some soviet epoch music accompanied with fantastic visuals from black and white movies of silent

I have a huge collection of letters and envelopes accumulated thru years. A little bit belong to my family and ancestors, biggest part is a showcase of my correspondence activities in the 2000s (in the

Here’s a satirical song exploring the comparison between Net Zero policies and life in Soviet Russia. It's written in a folk-song style with a mix of humor and critique. ▶️ 3Speak

Little information about this building was found prior to writing this. I had known of the building as of a few weeks a

Built in 1975 during the Soviet Union, the building was originally intended to serve as the Ministry of Highway Constru

Kutaisi is a relatively small city in Georgia, but it's one that had quiet an important role during the Soviet Union. L

The most interesting aspects of Tbilisi stem from its Soviet past. While Old Tbilisi is something that holds a little b

Source Its been quite a few busy days where it was hard to keep posting as I wanted although did had some time to sit down and watch a few movies, besides Roman theme movies I do love a movie that tells

In today's #ttt blog I want to introduce you one of the best bands of the current Russian musical scene. Worth your attention: Leningrad.

Wind of Change by The Scorpions was an iconic song that marked the end of an era of glasnost and perestroika. For Gen X, it was a time of hope and optimism. At least it was for me. I discuss what I remember

Today it will be a special #ttt post exclusively about Sergey Kuryokhin - soviet jazz avantgarde piano player.

Im Stadtzentrum von Burgas gibt es immer noch einige sovietische Gebäude und Denkmäler. Zentral sichtbar ist die Alyosha-Statue, die an die Befreiung Bulgariens durch die sovietische Armee im zweiten Weltkrieg

I have found this small calendar, it dates back from Soviet russian era... On the back, as you can see is the year 1985. In front, there's an anime-type image of a child with a cat, and inscription

How did World War Two start, and what was the cause of it? It happened because five events changed the course of history, and the first one was the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler. We’ll go into more detail about that later. The USSR got dragged into another war. More official German records on Operation Cobra led to D-Day. Also, Woodrow Wilson's dream of a democratic utopia ended and did not last more than half a century. World War Two started because of one crisis after the next. We’ll then examine the role of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour.