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Former Gulag places visited by Latvian researchers in 1990. Vorkuta is a coal mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic circle in the Pechora coal basin, at 67°30′N 64°02′E. Its population as of the 2002 census was 84,917. It had its origin in one of the more.... more

A techno version of the "Hymn of the USSR", the original of which was also adopted by Vladimir Putin as the anthem of the Russian Federation in 2001, with revised lyrics. An abomination or an improvement?? I'll let viewers decide.

In October 2006 I visited Balaklava in the Crimea, Ukraine and went into the former submarine base dug deep into a cliff. This was once one of the USSR's most secret facilities during the Cold War. It's now a museum but could pass as a set for a James Bond or Indiana Jones movie!

Presently Located At The Maritime Museum of San Diego One of a fleet of diesel electric submarines the Soviet Navy called Project 641, B-39 was commissioned in the early 1970s and served on active duty for more than 20 years. 300 feet in length and displacing more than 2000 tons, B-39 is among the largest.... more

New Russian classic jeeps given by the Russian government to the Afghanistan National Army. Now called UAZ Patriot.

Tour a Soviet Gulag in Lithuania, only 35 Euro's!

the first 10 seconds of vid are lame but dont worry it picks up

unmanned test flight of Buran, 1.01 The Russian Space Shuttle, at 03:00 hours UT on 15 November 1988. The stack employed a specially modified Energia booster. This, the only flight of Buran, was 206 minutes (two orbits) in duration and ended with the landing of the orbiter at Baikonur Cosmodrome. A second flight may.... more

National anthem of the Soviet Union.

A grab from the Russian TV of their anthem, which is essentially the same as the old Soviet one, but with different lyrics. Found at www.hymn.ru.