Monatsarchive: Juli 2018

Moscow

St. Basil’s. Red Square is full of tourists, as are surrounding streets. The atmosphere is similar to tourist venues in Athens, Budapest, Split, Berlin. People take selfies in front of the internationally recognized backdrops. Something which is funny to me … Weiterlesen

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Gagarin jet crash site

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Apartment building of Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner

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Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin

This is the conning tower of the submarine that sank the Gustloff. I can’t tell you how bizarre it is to see this here with a plaque celebrating Marinesko sinking the ship with 7,000 soldiers and fascist Germany officers. We … Weiterlesen

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Ulyanovsk Museum of Civil Aviation

Soviet SST. I remember the Tu-144, the SST, and the Concorde. When I was a kid space travel and supersonic transportation was the future. I rode a hovercraft across the English Channel once. Fastest propeller-driven plane in the world since … Weiterlesen

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Ulyanovsk

Lenin’s birthplace Rockin‘ English language dance music is playing from the PA.

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Samara

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Kazakhstan

It’s very nice! At first I thought the road had disappeared, but then I realized only the pavement part was gone.

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Saratov

Saratov is rightly proud of the city’s role in the space race. This is inside the entrance to the very nice park where I’m having dinner.

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Smelovka

This was the spot where Yuri Gagarin landed. I was pretty excited to be here! The space race was a big part of my childhood. What looks like a shelf in the hatch opening is where after reentry Gagarin’s seat … Weiterlesen

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The Motherland Calls

Saying this is the largest statue of a woman in the world doesn’t communicate its majesty. It really is impressive. The Motherland is approached via a series of memorials. I find them all moving. People are taking each other’s photos … Weiterlesen

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„Treasonous Traitor“

I just read this piece on CounterPunch and thought it was really funny, then I realized that Hopkins actually had a link to his mention of a New York Times piece with the title Trump, Treasonous Traitor, and I clicked on … Weiterlesen

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