If you travel to Moscow and are a Soviet history buff you need to study the web site Smart Moscow. I found many interesting Soviet cold war places that I didn’t know about. Check it out.
Posts under ‘Soviet Union’
A New Russian President
Well, this is off the subject of my blog, but I think it is worth mentioning. Looks like Dmitry Medvedev will be Russia’s newest president. There is a lot of speculation about his agenda, but I think he has said he will pick up where Putin has left off. Is this a good thing? Apparently [...]
New Year’s Again?
Yes it’s true. In Russia, the New Year comes once again. On Monday January 14, 2008 the Old New Year will be upon us. What is the old New Year? Back before Soviet times, Russia used the old Julian calendar and it was off by a couple weeks. So, January 7th is Christmas and January [...]
Soviet Era Pictures
Some interesting pics about Soviet era soda and vending machines. Enjoy! The glass sits there and it is a community glass. It is put upside down and gets washed before each use.
A Little Ekaterinburg History
The city was founded in 1723 by Vasily Tatischev and named after Saint Catherine, the namesake of tsar Peter the Great’s wife Catherine (Yekaterina). It was renamed Sverdlovsk after the Bolshevik party leader and Soviet official Yakov Sverdlov from 1924 to 1991. Soon after the Russian Revolution, on July 17, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II, his [...]
