A few amusing photos in Russia

[irish44 0]

Here are a few amusing Russian photos gathered from various sources. Enjoy!

Sometimes it takes a LONG time for the Gaz Busses to show up.

Practicing for the May Day parade?

Interesting Sleeping Arrangement!

You've seen one of these on your trips I'm sure, but...

This one's not carrying any patients!!

Russian SpongeBob

Morning Coffee

New Lada Limousine

Police on the job

[slim 1,514]

The worst part is I saw most of those things while I was there... which makes me think that's pretty much business as usual.

[Gordon 0]

Great pictures, just like my last trip to the Ukraine. It is always nice to get back the the USA. The last time I got back, the next day I was stuck in traffic on the Freeway and enjoying every minute of it. It definitely make you appreciate what we have.

[visaveteran1 33]

Looking at the photos, I wonder why we ever feared the Russians. I always enjoy looking at movies and photos of the Russian space rockets and capsules...they look very "homemade" and yet, amazingly, they fly.

I remember the story about when we captured one of the advanced Mig jet fighters and discovered the avionics were powered with old TV style vacuum tubes!

[mox 298]

Looking at the photos, I wonder why we ever feared the Russians. I always enjoy looking at movies and photos of the Russian space rockets and capsules...they look very "homemade" and yet, amazingly, they fly.

I remember the story about when we captured one of the advanced Mig jet fighters and discovered the avionics were powered with old TV style vacuum tubes!

I think you answered your own question. The Russians were to be feared exactly because they can find a solution to any problem, and those solutions are often not something we'd have ever thought of doing. For example, the Russians solved the problem of pressure suits taking up too much room in their early Soyuz capsules by just pressurizing the capsule and leaving the pressure suits at home. This turned out to be a bad thing when 3 astronauts died on re-entry when the capsule de-pressurized too early, but it did buy them time in developing a new larger capsule. Not to mention they're probably some of the most tenacious people on the planet. Looking at how they fought off the Germans in WW2, I know they're not an enemy I'd ever want to go up against.

Speaking of interesting solutions, I was talking to a guy who had gone to a supercomputing conference in Moscow, and told me this story. Back in WW2 the Russians were also trying to create computers to do things like crack codes. The big thing that held them up was that instead of going with binary state computers (where a bit can be zero voltage or positive voltage) like we did, they were trying to make trinary state computers (minus voltage, zero, and plus voltage) work. The joke was that Russian computers could give you an answer of "yes," "no," and "maybe."

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

I have seen everyone of those scenes in Kazan'. I think this is one of reasons I love Russia so much. They are more free than us. They can relax anywhere and its acceptable.

Oh and regards do the, "Why did we fear them?" I'm with Kirk. Because they find solutions. As my Alla puts it when she has a problem, "Jeffery, I will find exit to this situation."

[irish44 0]

Looking at the photos, I wonder why we ever feared the Russians. I always enjoy looking at movies and photos of the Russian space rockets and capsules...they look very "homemade" and yet, amazingly, they fly.

I remember the story about when we captured one of the advanced Mig jet fighters and discovered the avionics were powered with old TV style vacuum tubes!

I think you answered your own question. The Russians were to be feared exactly because they can find a solution to any problem, and those solutions are often not something we'd have ever thought of doing. For example, the Russians solved the problem of pressure suits taking up too much room in their early Soyuz capsules by just pressurizing the capsule and leaving the pressure suits at home. This turned out to be a bad thing when 3 astronauts died on re-entry when the capsule de-pressurized too early, but it did buy them time in developing a new larger capsule. Not to mention they're probably some of the most tenacious people on the planet. Looking at how they fought off the Germans in WW2, I know they're not an enemy I'd ever want to go up against.

Speaking of interesting solutions, I was talking to a guy who had gone to a supercomputing conference in Moscow, and told me this story. Back in WW2 the Russians were also trying to create computers to do things like crack codes. The big thing that held them up was that instead of going with binary state computers (where a bit can be zero voltage or positive voltage) like we did, they were trying to make trinary state computers (minus voltage, zero, and plus voltage) work. The joke was that Russian computers could give you an answer of "yes," "no," and "maybe."

Hey Mox, Sean, and Kazan.

I agree that I would not want to face a Russian soldier in battle. In WW2 they had the nazi's trying to kill them from the front and their own political officers trying to shoot them from the back if they did not fight. Plus they really have a love for their country.

On the subject of creativity, I totally agree with that as well. They make do with what they have and do come up with extraordinary solutions. Check this out:

Look at this device on the picture above. I wonder if there is a suitable name for it in English in Russia they called it “a burner out machine”. It was used to make drawings on the plywood, by plugging it into electricity outlet and making the needle at the end of this handle red-hot. In every Soviet and later in Russian school all the junior students got the skills of using this thing at their Applied Arts lessons.

But it seems that this artist got too much of these Applied Arts in the Soviet Union and for sure he had all A’s for this subject. Just look at what pictures he has drawn with the help of this freaky Soviet machine and a few pieces of plywood.

Looks like Russians can turn an ordinary home computer into almost everything. For example, looks like this one can fill your mug with a fresh beer. Though actually nobody can tell how this weird thing works.

Cheers!

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Funny photos, Irish. Looks like just another day in Russia to me. Russians are famous for improvising, though their methods and standards are usually not so safe. Risk is just part of everyday life there. Thanks for the photos!

[irish44 0]

Funny photos, Irish. Looks like just another day in Russia to me. Russians are famous for improvising, though their methods and standards are usually not so safe. Risk is just part of everyday life there. Thanks for the photos!

Good luck Sasha, with the upcoming interview!!

Edited February 19, 2008 by irish44

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Funny photos, Irish. Looks like just another day in Russia to me. Russians are famous for improvising, though their methods and standards are usually not so safe. Risk is just part of everyday life there. Thanks for the photos!

Good luck Sasha, with the upcoming interview!!

Hey Irish. This is Jason, but I will say "Thank you" for Sasha. I'm sure she's deep in dreamland right about now. So, don't my reply in her absence. We're both looking forward to getting past the interview successfully. But I must admit that it's been tearing our nerves up a bit. we feel pretty confident. But when you've waited so long and get this close, the anxiety consumes you. 2 more days. And we'll finally have the answers we've been seeking, finally have something concrete to base our plans upon. One way or another, we'll be given a path to take. we've made backup plans for the "just in case" situation. So, at least by friday we'll know who's going where. But we're confident that she will be coming here by the end of March. Our fingers are crossed tightly....

[Bobalouie 0]

Funny photos, Irish. Looks like just another day in Russia to me. Russians are famous for improvising, though their methods and standards are usually not so safe. Risk is just part of everyday life there. Thanks for the photos!

Good luck Sasha, with the upcoming interview!!

Hey Irish. This is Jason, but I will say "Thank you" for Sasha. I'm sure she's deep in dreamland right about now. So, don't my reply in her absence. We're both looking forward to getting past the interview successfully. But I must admit that it's been tearing our nerves up a bit. we feel pretty confident. But when you've waited so long and get this close, the anxiety consumes you. 2 more days. And we'll finally have the answers we've been seeking, finally have something concrete to base our plans upon. One way or another, we'll be given a path to take. we've made backup plans for the "just in case" situation. So, at least by friday we'll know who's going where. But we're confident that she will be coming here by the end of March. Our fingers are crossed tightly....

Actually Jason, 2 days and 1 minute from now

Edited February 20, 2008 by Bobalouie