Chemical element with symbol Ru is Ruthenium – silvery-gray precious metal, belonging to the platinum group of the Mendeleev periodic table, one of the platinum analogues. Ruthenium was discovered in…
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Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova
Yelena Serova may become the fourth woman astronaut in the history of Russia and the USSR. Her first flight is scheduled for 2014. Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova was born April…
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Made in USSR cameras
Made in USSR cameras. Having appeared in the Soviet Union cameras won the hearts of all, rare person didn’t want to get his own photo-camera. Technological advances made a great…
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Telepathist Wolf Messing
It is difficult to imagine that some half a century ago, the name of telepathist Wolf Messing was on the lips of all Europe. In the Soviet Union Wolf Messing…
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Russian Space wedding. Yuri Malenchenko
Russian Space wedding. Yuri Malenchenko. Some brides worry on their wedding day that the groom won’t turn up. But Ekaterina Dmitrieva arrived at her wedding ceremony knowing that her future…
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Ordinary Miracle school in Yoshkar-Ola
Ordinary Miracle school in Yoshkar-Ola, the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia, resembles fairy tale castle. The locals call it Hogwarts School (meaning architectural style), but the oficial…
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