Ice chess – Game over if it melts!
This was one of those games, played almost a fortnight back, where winning was a not a criteria. The clash between Russian and British chess masters Anatoly Karpov and Nigel Short (respectively) ended up in a draw, ending the “cold war”.
The pawns were made from ice; some of these pawns were carved in a way that they represented various famous landmarks of the two cities. The game was held on a chessboard measuring 64 square yards, with each team being allotted 30 seconds for each move.
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Kamchatka. Russia
Kamchatka, a good place in Russia to visit. It is famous for its volcanoes, the valleys of hot springs, wild bears that don’t afraid men, very snow but not cold winters and low population rate, and yes it’s next to Atlantic.
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Photos made in Moscow subway. Russia
If you ever think about travel to Russia and visit Moscow, you might like visit Moscow subway. It’s definetely worth looking. First of all architecture of Moscow subway is astonishing, I think I’ll make a separate post about architecture of Moscow subway, because each stop, each station is so nice. During Soviet era amounts worth of millions dollars were invested in the construction of Moscow subway.
Each station is like museum, with huge patchworks occupying some walls, high ceilings and antique type chandeliers. And in those magnificent interriors nowadays you can meet people that look like really weird.
You can meet Comrade Stalin for example, sitting on the common passenger seat of Moscow subway.
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Stone Idols of Komi. Russia
This is one of the most mysterious places of Russian North. Those stone idols attract tourists from all the Russia. They stand alone on the wide plateau with no any stones or mountains around. Who built them? What for? Those questions have no answers.
Source: EnglishRussia.com
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Horror by the River. Russia
When the night comes to this small town in Russia its dwellers dress their into their best cloths and go to the promenade by the city river bank among the steel horror sculptures erected by unknown genius.
Another View on St.Petersburg, Russia
This photographer has his own view of one of the most beautiful Russian cities and he expresses it with his photos.
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