Russia, a country of contrasts

March 11, 2008

To say that the Russian Federation is a country of contrasts is quite an obvious statement, since: it’s the world’s largest country, its population exceeds 140 million, it has tens of ethnic groups, more than 100 languages are spoken in it, it includes 11 time zones, it has moved from communism to the wildest capitalism in just a few years, and so on.

Although all these features predispose to the most diverse and amazing situations, las week we were able to see some images that may even defy the spacetime continuum. I refer to the fact of seeing a cosmonaut on board the International Space Station, the ultimate example of human technological development at the dawn of 21st century, and Nenets indigenous, who live in the Arctic Circle like their ancestors did, doing something in common. Probably the following pictures will show better such contrast:

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A wide angle view of Russia & the former USSR

February 18, 2008

As any worthwhile blog, Soviet Russia has a complete about page. Therefore, no introductory post should be necessary… however, I wouldn’t like to start posting without placing a kind of foundating stone as a welcome message.

As the header paragraph goes: “Soviet Russia is an inquisitive look at Russia and the former Soviet Union aiming to inform and entertain covering a wide range of topics”.

So, if you share such curiosity, this is your place. Welcome.