30000 year old plant regenerated

It was an Ice Age squirrel’s treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for over 30,000 years. From the fruit tissues, a team of Russian scientists managed to resurrect an entire plant in a pioneering experiment that paves the way for the revival of other species.

The Russian research team recovered the fruit after investigating dozens of fossil burrows hidden in ice deposits on the right bank of the lower Kolyma River in northeastern Siberia, the sediments dating back 30,000-32,000 years.

Tot articolul: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russians-regenerate-flowering-plant-from-30000-year-old-frozen-burrow-of-ice-age-squirrel/2012/02/20/gIQAB1ejPR_story.html?tid=pm_pop

The Gift

The Gift from BLR_VFX on Vimeo.

Directed by Carl E. Rinsch, ‘The Gift’ Belongs to the "pararell Lines" Phillips Cinema campaning. Placed in Russia, The Gift is a Sci-Fi short with a savage Chase sequence on it. We made more than 20 full CGI shots for the short. Check out the animated pictures to see how it has been done. We also made the vechicles and some characters desings. We enjoyed creating such an unusual atmosphere and sense. Not the regular Sci-fi film we are used to see...

Restul filmelor din serie: http://www.youtube.com/user/philipscinematv

The lost astronauts

Then, on 28 November 1960, the Bochum space observatory in West Germany said it had intercepted radio signals which it thought might have been a satellite. No official announcement had been made of any launch.
“Our reaction was to immediately switch on the receivers and listen,” said Achille. After almost an hour of tuning in to static, the boys were about to give up when suddenly a tapping sound emerged from the hiss and crackle.

“It was a signal we recognised immediately as Morse code – SOS,” said Gian. But something about this signal was strange. It was moving slowly, as if the craft was not orbiting but was at a single point and slowly moving away from the Earth. The SOS faded into distant space.

As the brothers listened, the cosmonaut experimented with zero gravity. They lost the signal as the cosmonaut prepared for re-entry while whistling a communist hymn. It was only then that President John F Kennedy was awoken at 2am to be given the news that Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space.
Five weeks later, on 19 May 1961, the brothers picked up what is now their most infamous recording, which they claim is of a woman cosmonaut whose ship burned up on re-entry. Then, a few days after this, they picked up a tantalising few seconds of another transmission: “Conditions growing worse, why don’t you answer?” Both recordings are clear and accurately translated.
One fatality that we do know about from those early days was that of Valentin Bondarenko. At 24, he was the youngest cosmonaut. He met his terrible end on 23 March 1961, while in a pressure chamber as part of a 10-day isolation exercise. Bondarenko dropped an alcohol-soaked cotton swab on a hot plate, which – in the oxygen-rich environment – started a fire that ignited his suit. It was 20 minutes before the pressurised door could be opened. Bondarenko was pulled out barely alive, crying “It was my fault”, and died eight hours later, comforted by his best friend, Yuri Gagarin. News of the accident was hushed up until 1986.

Este fascinant articolul.

http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/1302/lost_in_space.html

Russian photoshop

Thanks Cristi!

Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Factory

Magnitka. Camera man's cut. from Sasha Aleksandrov on Vimeo.

Model Sukhoi Su-27

This no model, but a fully functioning RC jet. The Sukhoi Su-27 was the Soviet Union’s counterpart of the F16 and this 1/6.5 scaled version measures eleven feet long and is fully controllable. As if the 80-page build log wasn’t enough, the flight video is nothing short of jaw-dropping.

Pagina proiectului:http://www.su27.de/seite83.htm

Moscow-Vladivostok: trans-siberian virtual journey on Google Maps

The great Trans Siberian Railway, the pride of Russia, goes across two continents, 12 regions and 87 cities. The joint project of Google and the Russian Railways lets you take a trip along the famous route and see Baikal, Khekhtsirsky range, Barguzin mountains, Yenisei river and many other picturesque places of Russia without leaving your house. During the trip, you can enjoy Russian classic literature, brilliant images and fascinating stories about the most attractive sites on the route. Let's go!

Intr-un fel sunt trist ca a aparut asta. Traseul trans-siberian e unul pe care toata viata mi l-am dorit sa il parcurg... acum e pe google :(

http://www.google.ru/intl/ru/landing/transsib/en.html

Cum se construieste un metrou

Asta se intampla in St. Petersburg. La noi solutia aleasa de tovarasii guvernanti a fost sa faca un proiect pe 6 ani cu exproprieri si sa sape de la suprafata apoi sa acopere tunelul inapoi? De ce? Ca sa exproprieze pe cine trebuie.

Toata galeria: http://acidcow.com/pics/7362-building-a-subway-17-pics.html

Armament de buzunar

In Staraya Poltavka someone Igor Boldenkov lives and creates miniature copies of weapons. Have a look at the fruits of his hobby.

Galerie completa: http://englishrussia.com/?p=8332#more-8332

Nobody there when you need them

UVB 76 and the "number stations"

UVB-76 is the callsign of a shortwave radio station that usually broadcasts on the frequency 4625 kHz (AM full carrier). It's known among radio listeners by the nickname The Buzzer. It features a short, monotonous buzz tone (help·info), repeating at a rate of approximately 25 tones per minute, for 24 hours per day. The station has been observed since around 1982.[1] In rare occasions, the buzzer signal is interrupted and a voice transmission in Russian takes place. Only three such events have been noted.

Mai multe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UVB-76

Este plina lumea de aceste statii. Se presupune ca sunt sisteme Dead Hand. Daca se opreste transmisia se presupune ca patria mama a fost distrusa si rachetele automate nucleare se lanseaza. Din fericire e doar o teorie. Probabil ca sistemele dead hand folosesc o tehnologie mai complexa in zilele noastre.

De asemenea exista si asa zisele "Number Stations" care sunt folosite pentru a transmite mesaje spionilor.

Alte ciudatenii deasupra Rusiei

The identity of the shape has not been confirmed. Russian reports ruled out a UFO but police refused to comment

Articol: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/ufo/6837200/UFO-pyramid-reported-over-Kremlin.html

Dupa evenimentele dubioase de acum cateva saptamani in care era implicata Rusia acum au loc alte evenimente ciudate. Rusii fac ceva... important.

Spiralele de pe cer

In ultimele zile au aparut pe cerul tarilor nordice niste spirale ciudate.

Varianta oficiala este ca prima a fost cauzata de un test esuat al unei rachete rusesti.
A mai fost una:

Sunt convins ca sunt niste teste dar chiar sa esueze doua rachete exact la fel? Ce motoare testeaza rusii?

Matrix 1905 cu Charlie Chaplin

Matrix 1905, Starring: Chaplin

Leopardul

Leopard Rides Shotgun

See more like this on kontraband.com

25 of the Scariest Science Experiments Ever Conducted

25 de experimente reale incredibile

Tot articolul: http://io9.com/5390389/25-of-the-scariest-science-experiments-ever-conducted?skyline=true&s=x

SF rusesc

Black Lightning is a story of Moscow University's student who becomes the owner of ordinary from the first sight, been-used, but... able to fly "Volga" car. With this car he will be able to not only avoid Moscow traffic jams, but unexpectedly for himself turn to city's defender, mysterious fighter against Evil.

Daca ar fi fost american ar fi fost regizat de Michael Bay cu un buget de 1 miliard de dolari.

Tank on the moon

Tank on the moon - documentar istoric cum rusia a pus roboti pe luna cu ani de zile inainte de misiunile Apollo

Casele de lux antebelice ale rusilor

Inainte ca rusii sa reprezinte arhetipul bogatasului snob care nu stie decat sa copieze prost ce vede prin reviste si inainte de glorioasa epoca rosie (la care incearca sa se intoarca) nobilii rusi aveau propriul stil. Isi pastrau identitatea culturala la toate nivelurile si asta se reflecta si in casele lor. In ciuda tehnologiei de constructii din caramida de la acea vreme rusii preferau sa isi construiasca casele din lemn si sa adopte un stil arhitectural unic. Chiar daca nu va place este interesant.

Sursa si galerie: http://englishrussia.com/?p=1872

Sankt Petersburg atunci si acum

O serie de fotografii facute in Sankt Petersburg si apoi intersectate cu cele istorice din timpul asediului din al doilea razboi mondial

Sursa: http://englishrussia.com/?p=2720