Travel Videos 365 - BETA version 1.02

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.

soviet anthem with many video clips from the cccp

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!

Славься, Отечество наше свободное, Братских народов союз вековой, Предками данная мудрость народная! Славься, страна! Мы гордимся тобой!

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This video starts out showing some of the islands on the western side of the Karelian Isthmus that were under attack in the Soviet move towards Viipuri in 1944. The Finns and the Soviets had great loss of life in these battles with retreating soldiers from both armies being forced to swim to survive. Then we move.... more

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.

National Anthem Of The Soviet Union, 1945. English Version.

Interesting footage from the early years of the Soviet Republic, including Lenin, Trotsky and others.